Andalusia - Costa del Sol - Toledo

An Eight day tour of Spain
Departure Weekly - Year Round

T-05/229 & A-05/229 + Extras

Rates are per person in USD$ Start in Madrid or in Barcelona

Granada , Toledo , Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Costa Del Sol
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Day 1 . MADRID - Arrival - Private Transfer to your Hotel - Tuesday - Weekly Year Round
Our local rep. will meet you at the airport with a sign in your name, and escort you to yoru hotel : Puerto de Toledo ( 3 stars ) , or : Convencion or Emperador for ( first class) , transfer is on a private basis.

Day 2 . MADRID - CORDOBA - SEVILLE - Wednesday
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the tour terminal, Oriente Sq., or the tour coach may stop at your hotel to pick you up ( we will confirm to you ) , from the toru termina, we set out by 9 a.m., please check-in at least no later than 08:30 AM. , 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.

Day 3 . SEVILLE - Thursday
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. ( Breakfast )

Día 4 .º SEVILLA - EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA - CADIZ -COSTA DEL SOL
Friday
After breakfast departure to El Puerto de Santa María where we will visit one of its famous wine cellar, after which we will board the lovely steamer “Adriano” for a cruise around the beautiful bay of Cadiz . Panoramic tour of Cadiz before leaving for Tarifa and Algeciras. Optional tour : to Gibraltar (from Algeciras). On to Costa Del Sol , we arrive late in the afternoon .Overnight.

Day 5 . COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA (B) Saturday
After breakfast we head for Granada (Breakfast)

Day 6 . GRANADA (B) Sunday
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. ( Breakfast )

Day 7 - GRANADA, TOLEDO, MADRID (B ) Monday
Our northward route takes us back through central Spain, to the historic city of Toledo, where fine steel making is a tradition and a craft, where Jews and Muslims and Christians all flourished in the Golden Age of Moorish Spain. Notable sights will include the Cathedral, of course, with masterpieces by El Greco; and the Alcázar, a fortress site from Roman times right into this century. Afternoon will see us back aboard the coach, on our way to Madrid and your hotel , overnight in Madrid : Puenta De Toledo ( ***) , or Emperador or Convencion of ( ****) category.

Day 8 -Departure MADRID (B ) Tuesday
Breakfast is included at the hotel. Transfer to the Airport . Bon Voyage y Hasta Luego.

Inclusions :

• Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including entrance fees.
  
• English speaking Escort during the whole trip.
  
• Air conditioned deluxe motor coach.
  
• Daily breakfast
  
• Visit to a wine cellar in Jerez.
  
• Porters.
  
• Travel bag delivered in Spain.
  
• Hotel accommodation, including continental breakfast daily & tax.
  

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