Spain & Portugal - 9 Nights & 10 Days
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- Day 1: Meeting at Barcelona airport, city tour, free time. Overnight in Barcelona.
- Day 2: Departure to Valencia. City tour and free time on arrival. Overnight in Valencia.
- Day 3: Departure to Granada. Visit to Alhambra Palace and city center. Overnight in Granada.
- Day 4: Departure to Seville. Visit to Cordoba en route. After our visit there, continue to Seville. Overnight in Seville.
- Day 5: Full day Seville city tour, free time and overnight in Seville.
- Day 6: Departure to Lisbon. Visit Belem, Alfama and city center. Overnight in Lisbon.
- Day 7: Departure to Porto. Visit to Obidos, Fatima and Coimbra en route. After our visits, continue to Porto. Overnight in Porto.
- Day 8: Visit to Porto and departure to Madrid. Overnight in Madrid.
- Day 9: Visit to Toledo and Madrid. Overnight in Madrid.
- Day 10: Depending on the flight time free time in the city then departure for Madrid Adolfo Suarez Airport.
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After meeting at Barcelona airport we will head to the city center to start our panoramic trip by our bus. We will see Montjuic Hill, Olympic Area and Stadium, Plaza España, Port of Barcelona, marina, Barceloneta district, Port Olímpic, Cathedral of Sagrada Familia (from outside) and Champs-Élysées of Barcelona: Paseo de Gracia. We will leave our bus in the Plaza of Catalunya and we will start our walking tour to discover the secret wonders of Barcelona. The city was planned by arcane freemason Ildefonso Cerda in the 19th century over the Roman and medieval Barcelona. We will search the mysteries of the city in the streets of the Gothic district. La Rambla, Laietana, Temple of Augustus, La Boqueria, Aragon archives and Cathedral of Barcelona will be only some of them which we will see in this pleasant trip. After our trip, we will make a small free time for shopping and we will head to our hotel for overnight.
Today we will leave Barcelona and head to Valencia to continue our trip passing through the beautiful Mediterranean coast. In our city tour we will see Turia Gardens, Park of Gulliver, Palacio of Musica, City of Arts and Science, Palacio of Arts Renia Sofia, Mercado Central, La Loja, Plaza Redonda, Plaza de Reina, Cathedral of Valencia and Palace of the famous Borgias family. After our trip, we will have some free time for shopping and dinner. Make sure you try the famous paella of Valencia while we are here. We will finish our day in our hotel in Valencia.
After having breakfast we will drive to the lands of dreams: Al Andalus. Reaching Granada, Alhambra Palace, the “pearl” of the Al Andalus, will be waiting for us. After a guided tour here for around 3 hours, we will start to explore beautiful Granada. Albayzin old Muslim district, Moroccan bazaars, Calle Elvira, Plaza de Isabel de Catolica, Old Bedesten Corral de Carbon, Cathedral of Granada (from outside) will be some spots to visit. In our free time in the city center, you have a chance to try “tapas”, incredible traditional food of Andalusia. We will finish this day in our hotel in Granada with unforgettable memories of this city.
This morning we are leaving Granada to head to Seville and we will visit Cordoba en route. We will start our tour here with a walk on the streets of the old district, between old Andalusian houses, streets with flowers and fountains. Cordoba used to be the capital of Muslims for 500 years in the Medieval Period. It was known as the capital of scholars, capital of culture and the Andalusian caliphate. Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Maimonides and many others worked and lived in this amazing medieval capital. You can still feel this unique history on the streets of Cordoba. Also we will see the 2000 year-old Roman Bridge which remained from its Roman founders’ and the tower added by Muslims: Tower of Callahora and the marvelous mosque: Mezquita-Catedral of Cordoba. After our visit here we will drive to Seville for overnight.
The capital and the biggest city of the modern province of Andalusia, Seville, will be our first destination today. We will start our visit in avenue of palm trees and see “casas” of the countries of American continent, Plaza of America and stop in peerless Plaza of España. Then we will continue our visit passing through the historical district “Santa Cruz” seeing old traditional houses of Seville, and its narrow streets and feeling the memories of the inquisitional period. Upon reaching the Plaza de Triunfo (Victory Square) we will see the most famous monuments of Seville: The Cathedral of Seville, The Bell Tower: Hiralda, The Palace of Castilla Kings: Alcazar, the building of Indian Archives. After our visit here, we will have some free time for shopping and return to our hotel for the night.
Today our destination is Lisbon, capital of Portugal. After a 5 hours bus journey, we will reach the city and start our tour by visiting Belem district. We will see the famous Belem Tower, Jerónimos Monastery and Monument to the Discoveries. We will give a small free time to taste amazing traditional desserts of Belem. After that, we will continue to the city center and see Praça Comercio, Baixa district, Rossio and Restauradores squares, Liberdade Street, Marques de Pombal Square and historical Alfama district. We will leave our bus in Alfama and start our walking tour in the streets of Alfama to see old houses, traditional fado restaurants and markets. We will finish our day with a free time in this neighborhood full of history and then will head to our hotel in Lisbon for overnight.
Today our destination is Lisbon, capital of Portugal. After a 5 hours bus journey, we will reach the city and start our tour by visiting Belem district. We will see the famous Belem Tower, Jerónimos Monastery and Monument to the Discoveries. We will give a small free time to taste amazing traditional desserts of Belem. After that, we will continue to the city center and see Praça Comercio, Baixa district, Rossio and Restauradores squares, Liberdade Street, Marques de Pombal Square and historical Alfama district. We will leave our bus in Alfama and start our walking tour in the streets of Alfama to see old houses, traditional fado restaurants and markets. We will finish our day with a free time in this neighborhood full of history and then will head to our hotel in Lisbon for overnight.
Early morning we will start our visit in wonderful Porto. We will see the Boavista district; modern town center, Queijo Castle, Douro River, Foz neighborhood; old fisherman’s quarter, Cathedral of Porto, old city walls, Plaça Carmo, historical city hospital, famous library Lello, Clerigos Church, Plaça Aliados and finally Riberia district, near the harbor on the river. We will have some free time here for shopping. You have an option to join a boat trip on the river in your free time. Then, we will drive to Madrid for overnight.
After breakfast we will have a panoramic tour by our bus in Madrid. Plaza de Toro (bullfight arena), Plaza de Independencia, Puerta de Alcalá, Paseo de Castellana, Biblioteca Nacional, Plaza de Colón, Nuevos Ministerios, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Plaza Castilla, Puerta de Europa, Plaza Cibeles, Palacio de Comunicaciones (Ayuntamiento), Banco España, Instituto Cervantes, Plaza Neptuno, Museo Prado, famous Gran Via (Broadway of Madrid) and Plaza España will be some spots which we will be seeing in this panoramic tour. Then we will leave the bus and start walking to pass through the Royal Palace, Cathedral, Calle Mayor, historical square Plaza Mayor and will stop in the main square of the city Puerta del Sol. Later, we will take our bus and continue to Toledo: the historical capital of the Kingdom of Castilla. Toledo, the town itself, is an open air museum which has been declared as a world heritage by UNESCO. We will start our trip in Toledo from San Martin Bridge, after we will pass by Jewish quarter and see old synagogues. Cathedral of Toledo, one of the oldest cathedral of Spain, the main square of Zoco, Alcazar of Toledo, Castle of San Servando and iron workshops making peerless “damasquinado” works will be other spots that we will see. After our visit in Toledo, we will head back to Madrid for overnight.
Today is the departure day. Depending on the flight time, we will have some free time in the city, after breakfast at our hotel. Then we will drive to the airport and finish our tour with unforgettable memories.