Tour Spain

Around Iberia: 22 days

Cordoba, Sevilla, Jerez, Cadiz, Costa Del Sol , Granada, Valencia and more.
Covering the highlights of the Iberian Peninsula
On Wednesdays

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Itinerary: Tour Code (C-05/262)

Departure: WEDNESDAYS ( Mid Apr to Mid October)
1st day. MADRID - CORDOBA - SEVILLE
Departure from the tour terminal, Oriente Sq., set out by 9 a.m., making the most of our time aboard to introduce ourselves to each other and learn more about what lies ahead. Our route takes us into La Mancha, the landscape of romance and adventure where Don Quixote tilted at windmills.

We'll wind across hills and down into irrigated valleys, to Puerto Lápice, a town lost in time, looking much as it did in the seventeenth century. We might even espy the establishment where an innkeeper conferred knighthood upon Don Quixote. Then we’ll pass onward through the region of Valdepeñas, where fine Tempranillo grapes are grown, and cross the Canyon of Despeñaperros, and pass through the town of Bailén on our way to Cordoba.

Here we'll visit the famous Mosque, one of the most notable in the days of Moorish rule.

Then we'll continue onward to Andalusia,Ecija, Carmona and Seville where dinner and comfortable beds await us in Seville.

2nd day. SEVILLE
Breakfast, lunch - We'll stay all day in Seville, where the Moors have left their mark in whitewashed houses, tile roofs, graceful archways, and a warren of intimate lanes with surprises at every turn.

Our visit will take us to the monumental and stunning tower of La Giralda, the Cathedral that once echoed with daily calls to prayer, and the Palace of the Alcazar, with its delicately carved stonework and pleasure gardens that still delight.

Your afternoon is free to wander the alleyways of Seville on your own, and perhaps to stop in and sample the tapas at an inviting establishment

3rd day. SEVILLE - JEREZ - CADIZ - ALGECIRAS -COSTA
DEL SOL
Wine Tasting Tour
Breakfast and departure to Jerez where an important wine cellar will be visited. Continue to Cádiz. with a Panoramic tour of the city then it is on to Tarifa and Algeciras. Optional visit to Gibraltar, continuing to Costa del Sol. Dinner & Overnight.

4th day. COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA (B,D)
After breakfast we head for Granada.
Take your time! We’ve built an extra day into this itinerary to allow you to explore Granada independently. Perhaps you’ll return to the fabled Alhambra for a stroll through its fantastical gardens. Or, you can wander the Albaicin, the last quarter of the city occupied by the Moors, with its charming maze of alleys lined with houses with secret patios. According to whim and interest, you’ll visit the museum of composer Manuel de Falla, or the Fine Arts or Archaeology museum, or spend your day café-sitting and shopping. We’ll be pleased to arrange a tour, if you wish, from a number of options. (Breakfast, Dinner)

5th day. GRANADA (B)
Breakfast. We’ll visit the Palace of the Alhambra, which inspired caliphs, conquerors, and writers as noted as Washington Irving, with its magnificent rooms and intricately decorated Moorish archways. We’ll stroll through its fabled Generalife gardens and summer residence of the caliphs, of course, and there will be time to wander and shop on your own before you retire to your lodgings.

6th day. GRANADA - ALICANTE
Breakfast and departure to Alicante. (Lunch not included.) Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight.

7th day. ALICANTE - CALPE - VALENCIA
Breakfast. Morning at leisure. Departure to Peñón de Ifach. Short stop, continuing to Valencia. Dinner and overnight.

8th day. VALENCIA - BARCELONA
Breakfast. Optional sightseeing. Departure to Barcelona. Overnight

9th day. BARCELONA
Breakfast and overnight. Morning, city sightseeing. Afternoon at leisure. Optional sightseeing tours.

10th day. BARCELONA - ZARAGOZA - MADRID
Breakfast. Departure to Zaragoza. Time at leisure. In the afternoon, continuation to Madrid. Overnight.

11th day. MADRID - BURGOS - SAN SEBASTIAN
Breakfast and departure to Burgos. Lunch, continuing to San Sebastian. Dinner and overnight.

12th day. SAN SEBASTIAN - BILBAO -CASTRO URDIALES - SANTANDER
Breakfast and short panoramic sightseeing. Departure to Bilbao . Short panoramic sightseeing, proceeding to Castro Urdiales. (Lunch not included.) Departure to Santander. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight.

13th day. SANTANDER - SANTILLANA -COVADONGA - OVIEDO
Breakfast and departure to Santillana del Mar. Departure to Covadonga. Brief visit. Lunch, proceeding to Oviedo. Dinner and overnight.

14th day. OVIEDO - GIJON - LUGO
Breakfast and departure to Gijón. Panoramic sightseeing (Lunch not included, continuing to Lugo. Dinner
Dinner and overnight.

15th day. LUGO - LA CORUÑA - SANTIAGO
Breakfast. Departure to La Coruña. Panoramic sightseeing. Free time. Optional tryp through the Rias Altas.
Departure to Santiago. Dinner and overnight.

16th day. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Breakfast, lunch included and overnight. Morning sightseeing tour of the monumental city. Afternoon at leisure.

17th day. SANTIAGO - RIAS BAJAS - LA TOJA - VIGO
Breakfast. Departure to the charming gallician Rías Bajas and the Island of La Toja. Time at leisure, following to
Vigo. Dinner and overnight.

18th day. VIGO - OPORTO - COIMBRA - FATIMA
Breakfast and departure to Oporto, where an important wine cellar will be visited. (Lunch not included.) Departure to Coimbra. Panoramic sightseeing, proceeding to Fátima. Dinner and overnight.

19th day. FATIMA - BATALHA - NAZARE - LISBON
Breakfast and departure. Visit of the Monastery in Batalha proceeding the drive, in order to get to Nazaré charming fishing-village. (Lunch not included.) Departure to Lisbon. Overnight.

20th day. LISBON
Breakfast and overnight. Morning, panoramic sightseeing of Lisbon. In the afternoon, optional excursion to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril.

21st day. LISBON
Breakfast and overnight. Full day at leisure to enjoy the fascination of this peculiar town and live a «soiree» of Fado.

22nd day. LISBON - MERIDA - MADRID
Breakfast and departure to Mérida. Lunch and visit of the Roman Theater, continuing to Madrid, to the tour TERMINAL.


COMBINED TOUR

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