Your itinerary
13 Days ~ Portugal &
Spain
Tour Pace
This is a relaxed tour with
three-night stays
in the major cities of Lisbon, Seville,
Madrid and Barcelona. This allows you
to get acquainted with each destination
on included city sightseeing tours, which
leaves time to revisit any places of
interest on your own.
DAY
1 – SAT – UK - LISBON
Welcome to Portugal! After your
scheduled flight to Lisbon
airport there are complimentary
transfers to the tour hotel at 9.30,
11.30, 13.30 & 15.30 hours. Take
time to relax
or explore before joining your fellow
travellers for a Welcome Drink. Hotel:
Marriott.
(D)
DAY 2 – SUN –
LISBON SIGHTSEEING
A guided tour takes you along the
avenues of the
Lower Town and across the tree-shaded
squares. Pass beneath hilltop Bairro Alto
to the Terreiro do Paco, the finest
square in the city. Visit Jeronimos
Monastery
with its superbly ornate cloister.
Nearby, see the modern ‘Monument to
the
Discoveries’ and ancient Belem
Tower. The afternoon is at leisure. Why not
consider spending the evening enjoying
dinner to the haunting sound of
‘Fado’ music? (BB)
DAY 3 – MON –
LISBON AT LEISURE
The day is free for you to explore
the Portuguese
capital at your own pace. Take the
funicular up to the steep alleyways of
the Old
Town, explore the terraces of the Alfama
district or join an optional tour to Fatima
and Obidos. (BB)
DAY 4
– TUE – LISBON –
SEVILLE
Travel over the modern Tagus Bridge
and cross
the wide Alentejo plateau to the Spanish
border. Continue through the green slopes
of the Sierra Morena to Seville, the
exquisite capital of Andalusia and the
setting
for the opera Carmen. This evening,
enjoy a Highlight Dinner and
entertainment featuring
a fiery Flamenco show. Hotel: Barcelo
Gran Hotel Renacimiento.
(BB,HD)
DAY 5 – WED
– SEVILLE SIGHTSEEING
A sightseeing tour introduces the
immense 15th
century cathedral, burial place of
Christopher Columbus, the Alcazar and
the slender
Giralda Tower. Tour the Santa Cruz
Quarter, with its flower-decked wrought
iron
balconies, before taking time to relax
or explore on your own. Consider visiting
Maria Luisa park with its archeological
museum. (BB)
DAY 6 –
THU – SEVILLE AT LEISURE
The day is reserved for relaxing,
shopping or
enjoying an optional day trip to the
sandy beaches of Portugal’s Algarve
region.
(BB)
DAY 7 – FRI
– SEVILLE – MADRID
Drive along the Guadalquivir valley
to the perfectly
preserved Moorish city of Cordoba. See
the famous 2000-year-old bridge before a
guided visit to the magnificent
Mezquita, an 8th century mosque with a
Christian
church built inside it. Cross the Sierra
Morena mountains and the plains of La
Mancha
to Madrid. Tonight, transfer to a local
restaurant for a Highlight Dinner. Hotel:
NH Alcala. (BB,HD)
DAY 8
– SAT – MADRID
SIGHTSEEING
A guided tour takes you along the
leafy avenues
of the city, seeing the Plaza
España with its Cervantes Monument,
the grandiose
Cibeles Fountain and Puerta del Sol. See
also the Parliament and Royal Palace before
a Highlight visit to the magnificent
Prado museum, one of the great art
galleries
of Europe. This afternoon is yours to
enjoy at leisure. (BB)
DAY 9 – SUN –
MADRID AT LEISURE
Explore the city at your own pace.
There is also
an optional excursion into the
Guadarrama Mountains to visit the
austere Escorial
Palace and the amazing Valley of the
Fallen. (BB)
DAY 10 –
MON – MADRID –
BARCELONA
Bid farewell to Madrid and travel
through Castille,
where the legendary Don Quixote
‘tilted at windmills’. Reach
the Ebro
River at Zaragosa where the Virgin is
said to have appeared to St James the
Apostle.
Enter Catalunya, a land that retains its
own distinctive language and traditions,
and stay in the vibrant Mediterranean
port of Barcelona. Hotel: Melia. (BB)
DAY 11 – TUE –
BARCELONA SIGHTSEEING
A local guide introduces you to the
Gothic Quarter
where, among the narrow streets, you
visit the ancient Cathedral. In complete
contrast,
drive out to the Eixample District to
see some of Gaudi’s extraordinary
architecture,
including the unfinished Sagrada Familia
Cathedral. In the afternoon, stroll along
the leafy Ramblas with its market stalls
and buskers, or take an optional excursion
to the ancient Monastery of Montserrat,
dedicated to the ‘Black Madonna’.
(BB)
DAY 12 – WED
– BARCELONA AT
LEISURE
The day is set aside for you to
explore this amazing
city at your leisure: visit shops,
stroll the streets of the Spanish
Village or
visit the Bullfighters’ museum. As
night falls, enjoy a Highlight Catalan
dinner
at a local restaurant. (BB,HD)
DAY 13 – THU –
BARCELONA - UK
The tour ends after breakfast with
transfers to
the airport at 08.30 & 11.00 hours.
(BB)
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