7 Days Andalucia and Mediterranean Coast With Barcelona
Enjoy 7 days of tourism!
Departure place
Departure from Madrid
Days of operation: Monday only
Itinerary
Day 1
(Mon.) MADRID – CORDOBA – SEVILLE
The departure will be made from our scheduled hotels in Madrid. Please check your documentation for more details about the collection. Drive south along the land of Don Quixote, "The Man of La Mancha". Brief stop at the typical sale of Don Quixote in Puerto Lapice.
Through the natural pass of "Despeñaperros" we arrive in Andalusia, a region with an enormous heritage of a splendid past. Arrival in Cordoba. Visit of its impressive Mosque/Cathedral that will relax our mind and encourage us to walk through the narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short journey of about two hours, arrival in Seville.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Day 2
(Mar.) SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, monumental and panoramic tour of the city, including entrance to the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after Saint Peter's in Rome. Typical Barrio de Santa Cruz, natural setting of "Carmen" as well as the place where the myth of "Don Juan" developed. Maria Luisa Park and Spain Square. – Free afternoon to discover different perspectives and specific flavors of this active city full of light.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Optional visit of a Flamenco show
Day 3
(Wed.) SEVILLE – GRANADA
Breakfast at the hotel and departure heading east through the route of the Caliphate towards the heart of Andalusia observing an endless number of olive trees. Arrival in Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental surroundings, the last bastion of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada until 1492. Visit of the world-famous complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens, fountains, gardens, patios that with their sights and sounds have inspired authors like W. Irving in his "Tales of the Alhambra".
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
At night, optionally, Zambra Flamenca show in the Sacromonte neighborhood
Day 4
(Thu.) GRANADA – VALENCIA
After breakfast at the hotel departure to the Mediterranean coast. Via Murcia, capital of the fertile garden of the Segura River, we continue north to via Alicante, the second largest city in the Valencia region, arriving in Valencia one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast with its modern Architectural Complex of the Arts and Sciences made up of six buildings: Hemisfèric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanogràfic, Palau de les Arts and Ágora.
From Valencia is also the origin of the internationally known "Paella".
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 5
(Fri.) VALENCIA – BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit this luminous city contemplating its old town and then go through the old Turia riverbed and visit the most “avant-garde” complex, the City of Arts and Sciences, to admire its emblematic buildings from the outside. In the afternoon departure north along the Mediterranean coast towards Catalonia via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco.
Arrival in Barcelona, main city of the Mediterranean and birthplace of the famous architect Antonio Gaudí, symbol of Catalan Modernism.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6
(Sat.) BARCELONA
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit the city known worldwide for its 1992 Olympic Games, tour the main avenues with its impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí and contemplate its most emblematic works: Casa Milá, La Pedrera and Casa Batlló, declared World Heritage buildings. . Montjuic Park with spectacular views of both the city and the port, the Olympic Ring, the Columbus monument and the Gothic Quarter with its historic center.
The afternoon is at your disposal to continue discovering the attractions that the city offers, as well as its varied and exquisite gastronomy.
Overnight at the hotel.
Day 7
(Sun.) BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – MADRID
After breakfast at the hotel, departure to the southwest through an industrial and agricultural area of certain importance in Europe. Arrival in Zaragoza, capital of the province of Aragon, located on the banks of the Ebro River, which is the mightiest in the Iberian Peninsula. Zaragoza, known as Cesar Augusta during the Roman period, had a very important role in Spanish history.
Free time to visit the impressive architecture of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar. Continuation to Madrid.
Includes
Visits in Córdoba (with entrance to the Mosque)
Seville (with entrance to the Cathedral)
Granada (Alhambra and Generalife Gardens)
Valencia and Barcelona
Accompanying guide assistance during the circuit
Transportation by luxury air-conditioned coach
Accommodation in selected class
Daily breakfast and 3 dinners
Travel insurance.
Not included
Nothing that is not specified
Activities
Guided visits (included)
Notes
Barcelona Local Tourist Tax not included, to be paid directly at the hotel.