Day 1 | Madrid
Arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Accommodation: Overnight in Madrid at Meliá Castilla / Princesa Plaza - 4-star hotels or similar with breakfast.

Day 2 | Madrid
In the morning, enjoy a panoramic city tour will take us through Madrid’s medieval origins, including the Arab fortress and the Barrio de la Morería, known for its ancient buildings and traditional taverns. We will explore the district of the Hapsburgs, characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque buildings at Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, and Plaza de la Villa.

We will see the Madrid of the Bourbons and the urban planning of Charles III, including the Royal Palace, the Cibeles Fountain, the Neptune Fountain, and the Puerta de Alcalá. We will admire 19th-century landmarks such as the elegant Plaza de Oriente and the Prado Museum. We will also get to know contemporary Madrid with avenues like Gran Vía, Paseo de la Castellana, the Salamanca neighborhood, Parque del Oeste, commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Afternoon at your leisure.

Accommodation: Overnight in Madrid at Meliá Castilla / Princesa Plaza - 4-star hotels or similar

Day 3 | Madrid – Cordoba - Seville
Drive through La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land, going by a typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows an enormous heritage from a splendorous past. Reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two hour ride reach Seville.

Accommodation: Overnight in Seville with breakfast.
Standard option: Catalonia Santa Justa - 4-star hotel or similar
Superior option: Meliá Lebreros / Meliá Sevilla or similar - 4-star hotel or similar

Day 4 | Seville
Morning panoramic city tour visiting the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of light city.

Accommodation: Overnight in Seville with breakfast.
Standard option: Catalonia Santa Justa - 4-star hotel or similar
Superior option: Meliá Lebreros / Meliá Sevilla or similar - 4-star hotel or similar

Day 5 | Seville - Granada
Drive east through the Caliphate Road to the heart of Andalusia observing an endless number of olive trees on the way to Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world-renowedAlhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by Washington Irving.

Accommodation: Overnight in Granada with breakfast.
Standard option: Sabica - 4-star hotel or similar
Superior option: Meliá Granada - 4-star hotel or similar

Day 6 | Granada - Valencia
After breakfast at the hotel, departure towards the east to arrive in Valencia, one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast, featuring its modern City of Arts and Sciences complex, which includes six buildings: the Hemispheric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanogràfic, Palau de les Arts, and Ágora. Valencia is also the birthplace of the internationally renowned “Paella.”

Accommodation: Overnight in Valencia at Las Artes 4-star hotel or similar with breakfast.

Day 7 | Barcelona
Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings. Early afternoon departure northward all along the Mediterranean coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco. Reach Barcelona principal Mediterranean city homeland of the famous architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalonian modernism.

Accommodation: Overnight in Barcelona with breakfast.
Standard option: Catalonia Barcelona 505 - 4-star hotel / Evenia Rocafort - 3-star hotel or similar
Superior option: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza / Evenia Rosselló - 4-star hotels or similar

Day 8 | Barcelona
Morning city tour of Barcelona, well known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudi such as La Pedrera or Casa Mila and Casa Batlló – declared World Heritage buildings. The Montjuic Park with spectacular views of the city, Olympic Ring and monument to Columbus. The afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city full of attractive offers as well as exquisite and varied gastronomy.

Accommodation: Overnight in Barcelona with breakfast.
Standard option: Catalonia Barcelona 505 - 4-star hotel / Evenia Rocafort - 3-star hotel or similar
Superior option: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza / Evenia Rosselló - 4-star hotels or similar

Day 9 | Barcelona
Transfer back to the airport.

Important information
- During your stay in Madrid, the tour escort service is not available. 
- If the panoramic tour of Madrid cannot operate due to technical reasons, it will be replaced with the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus for one day or a walking tour of the Hapsburg Quarter (as determined by the operator). 
- If Alhambra and Generalife tickets are not available for certain dates, alternative compensation will be offered at the operator's discretion.




Starting point: LANDMARK - Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid,  - (Longitude: -3.567598, Latitude: 40.498332)
Ending point: Same - Same as Starting Point

Inclusions: 
 
3-4 Star Hotel
Tour leader during the trip
Guide
Travel Insurance
Breakfast
Transport
Entrance to Alhambra and Generalife Gardens.. Mosque ticket. Cathedral entrance fee.
 


Exclusions: 
 
Dinner
Lunch
 


Important Info: 
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