Andalusia and Toledo from Madrid – 5 Day tour

Get to know South of Spain on this 5-day guided tour to Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo. Departing from central Madrid on an air-conditioned luxury coach, visit these cities that proudly show their artistic legacy. Discover how Arabs and Jews left their mark through the included guided visits of principal UNESCO monuments such as Mosque of Cordoba, the Alhambra in Granada and much more.

INCLUDED

• Departure from established central located hotels in Madrid
• Guided city tour with local guides in Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo
• Entrance tickets to: Cordoba Mosque, Cathedral of Seville and Alhambra in Granada
• Bilingual tour director throughout the journey (English and Spanish)
• Transportation in air-conditioned luxury coach
• 4-night of accommodation at selected hotel class
• Daily breakfast
• Travel insurance
  ITINERARY

  Day 1 : Madrid – Cordoba – Seville

  Breakfast at the hotel. Depart from our established hotels in Madrid. Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information. Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land. Brief stop at typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through 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 hours ride reach Seville. Accommodation at the hotel.

  Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Melia Lebreros, Hesperia Sevilla or similar

   

  Day 2 : Seville

  Breakfast at the hotel. 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 at the hotel. Optional visit of a Flamenco show.

  Accommodation: T Class: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar // A Class: Melia Lebreros, Hesperia Sevilla or similar

  Day 3 : Seville – Granada

  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 show in the Sacromonte neighborhood. Accommodation at the hotel.

  Accommodation: T Class: Hotel Los Alixares or similar // A Class: Catalonia Granada or similar

  Day 4 : Granada

  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. Optionally, you can participate in this spirit and be immersed in the magical neighborhood of El Albaicín, a World Heritage Site, to discover its secrets: beautiful visits to the Sierra Nevada, old mosques converted into churches and old palaces, still saturated with Arab aromas. Overnight at the hotel.

  Accommodation: T Class: Hotel Los Alixares or similar // A Class: Catalonia Granada or similar

  Day 5 : Granada – Madrid

  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. END OF OUR SERVICES