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

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

Experience the highlights of Spain’s Andalusia region, as well as the UNESCO World Heritage City of Toledo, on this 8-day tour of Spain from Madrid. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens in Granada; explore the beautiful Mediterranean coastal region of Costa del Sol; and witness the mix of three cultures of Spain -- Christian, Moorish and Jewish -- in Toledo. Enjoy seven overnight stays in 3- or 4-star hotels as well as several guided tours and round-trip transportation by deluxe coach.

Itinerary

Day 1: Madrid

Stop At: Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport, Av de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Meet and assistance at the airport. A transfer will be waiting for you to bring you to the hotel. After that, you will have the rest of the day for you.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Superior: Mayorazgo / Florida Norte

Superior plus: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Catalonia Gran Via

Day 2: Madrid

Stop At: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle de Bailen s/n, 28071 Madrid Spain
Discover the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Paseo del Prado Paseo Del Prado, 1, Madrid Spain
Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Street Gran Via, 28013 Madrid Spain
Wander around the contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior: Mayorazgo / Florida Norte

Superior plus: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Catalonia Gran Via

Day 3: Madrid - Cordoba - Seville

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 and enjoy an 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.
Duration: 3 hours

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

Superior plus: Meliá Lebreros

Day 4: Seville

Stop At: Catedral de Sevilla, Avenida de la Constitucion s/n, 41001 Seville Spain
Join a panoramic city tour visiting 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
Discover the Santa Cruz neighborhood, a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España.
Duration: 1 hour

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

Superior plus: Meliá Lebreros

Day 5: Seville - Ronda - Costa del Sol

Stop At: Regio Andalusie, 29400 Ronda Spain
You will have free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sol Don Pablo/Don Marco / Sol Principe

Day 6: Costa del Sol - Granada

Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Arrive to the last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492 and 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.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter.
Accommodation included: Superior: Los Angeles

Superior plus: Abades Nevada Palace

Day 7: Granada - Toledo - Madrid

Stop At: 45003 Toledo, Spain
Reach 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. Take a short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Damasquinados Suarez, 45004, 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
Accommodation included: Superior: Mayorazgo / Florida Norte

Superior plus: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Catalonia Gran Via

Day 8: Madrid

Pass By: Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport, Av de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid, Spain
After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.

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