Jewels of Andalucia Tour - Standard Class Hotels

Depart from our established hotels in Madrid. Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information. Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land, passing by a typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through the natural border of “Despenaperros” 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 widing streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short twohour ride reach Seville. Overnight in Seville. 

After breakfast enjoy a panoramic city tour of Seville. Visit the exterior of 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 Gardens and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure to explore the city with its amazing views. Specific flavours of this active full of light city. Optional Flamenco tour. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (B)

After breakfast at the hotel 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-famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. At night, optionally, Zambra Flamenca is shown in the Sacromonte neighborhood. Overnight in Granada. (B)

Breakfast at the hotel and free day to enjoy the Nazari capital. Granada is more than the Alhambra; the Muslim heritage runs through every corner of the city and mixes with the Christian tradition, giving rise to a unique city. Overnight in Granada. (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus River, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo –World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together. Resume of the Spanish art, history and spirituality, the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid where the tour concludes at the terminal. (B)