8-Day Southern Spain Tour from Madrid Cordoba Seville Costa del Sol Granada and Toledo

8-Day Southern Spain Tour from Madrid Cordoba Seville Costa del Sol Granada and Toledo

Get to know Spain in just eight days on this tour from Madrid to Toledo and Andalusia's most famous cities: Cordoba, Seville, Costa del Sol and Granada! You’ll visit beautiful sites like the Great Mosque of Cordoba, UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alhambra Palace, the Generalife Gardens and Seville's Alcazar, and you’ll hear interesting commentary from your expert guide along the way. Enjoy sightseeing tours of Granada and Toledo and have free time in Seville and Costa del Sol to explore the cities at your own pace!

Itinerary

Day 1: Madrid - Córdoba - Seville

Pass By: Castile-La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha
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.

Stop At: Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba, Calle del Cardenal Herrero 1, 14003 Cordoba Spain
Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows and 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. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Santa Justa / Catalonia Giralda

Superior plus: Melia Lebreros

Day 2: Seville

Stop At: Catedral de Sevilla, Avenida de la Constitucion s/n, 41001 Seville Spain
You will visit the exterior of the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Barrio Santa Cruz, Seville Spain
Visit the natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed, Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España.
Duration: 2 minutes

Stop At: Parque de Maria Luisa, Avenida La Palmera s/n, 41013 Seville Spain
Maria Luisa Park
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Plaza de Espana, Avenida de Isabel la Catolica, 41004 Seville Spain
Plaza de España
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Santa Justa / Catalonia Giralda

Superior plus: Melia Lebreros

Day 3: Seville - Costa del Sol

Stop At: Costa del Sol, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Early afternoon transfer to the Costa del Sol, one of the most modern and important international tourist complex
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Sol Principe

Superior plus: Melia Costa del Sol / Ibsersol Alay

Day 4: Costa del Sol

Stop At: Plaza Costa del Sol, Torremolinos Spain
Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Sol Principe

Superior plus: Melia Costa del Sol / Ibsersol Alay

Day 5: Costa del Sol

Stop At: Costa del Sol, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Sol Principe

Superior plus: Melia Costa del Sol / Ibsersol Alay

Day 6: Costa del Sol

Stop At: Costa del Sol, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Sol Principe

Superior plus: Melia Costa del Sol / Ibsersol Alay

Day 7: Costa del Sol - Granada

Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Breakfast. Departure towards the city of 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. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior: Alixares

Superior plus: Melia Granada

Day 8: Granada - Toledo - Madrid

Stop At: Casco Historico de Toledo, Toledo Spain
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.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Damasquinados Suarez, Paseo Circo Romano 8, 45004 Toledo Spain
Proceed with a visit to a famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron) factory.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.