Grand Tour of Spain and Portugal
Madrid , Portugal and Andalusia
All in 11 days

Start in Madrid Weekly on Fridays
Madrid - Lisbon - Aracena - Seville - Granada - Toledo

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Itinerary: Start in Madrid Weekly on Friday:
Class «T» (T-05/225) +MAD - Class «C» (C-05/225) +MAD

Day 1. MADRID -Friday
Arrival at Madrid Barajas Airport. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel.

Day 2- Panoramic Tour Madrid & The Royal Palace Half a Day (B) - Saturday
Pick up from your hotel and the start of the : Group tour: Half day tour of the Royal Palace & a visit to the royal residence of El Pardo
The beautiful ROYAL PALACE, one of the best-preserved in all of Europe, is a fine example of 18th-century domestic regal architecture. It has enormous cultural and political symbolism as well. As the embodiment of Madrid as the capital of the Spanish realms, it is the site of glittering official receptions, royal audiences, gala dinners, and treaty signing ceremonies, as well as the presentation of credentials by diplomats to His Majesty the King.

Our visit will include the Principal staircase, the chambers of the Alabarderos, columns, throne, Gasparini, and Carlos III; the porcelain room; the Gala Dining Room; the Museum of Silver; the Museum of Musical Instruments; the Principal Courtyard; the Royal Chapel; and the New Rooms

The tour will conclude at the terminal, Oriente Square, Madrid. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel

Day 3 . MADRID - LISBON - Sunday
Breakfast is included daily. We meet up at the hotel to escort you this morning to the coach terminal in Madrid and set out , to the Portuguese border. (Lunch not included).
Continue to Lisbon and your hotel .

Day 4 . LISBON - Monday
Breakfast . Morning panoramic city sightseeing. Afternoon at leisure. Optional sightseeing tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril.

Day 5 . LISBON - FATIMA - LISBON - Tuesday
Breakfast . Excursion to Fatima. Afternoon free.

Day 6. LISBON - ARACENA - SEVILLE - Wednesday
Breakfast and departure to the Spanish border to arrive in Aracena, charming mountain village among an impressive nature. Free time leaving in the afternoon to Seville.

Day 7 . SEVILLE - Thursday (B)
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 )

Day 8 . SEVILLE - Friday
Full day at leisure to enjoy the fascinating city of Seville . Optional tour is available to Cordoba and it's mosque. (Breakfast)

Day 9 . Seville - Granada - Saturday (B)
After breakfast we head for Granada. 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 ( Breakfast )

Day 10 . GRANADA - TOLEDO - MADRID - Sunday
Breakfast. 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 . Afternoon will see us back aboard the coach, on our way to Madrid. In Madrid , the coach will stop by your hotel, or transfer will be provided from the tour terminal to your hotel.

DAY 11 - RETURN HOME (B) - Monday
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home , hasta luego.

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Inclusions :

• All transfers in Madrid.
• Hotel accommodation as per itinerary.
• Guided visits and entrance fees as per itinerary.
• English speaking Escort
• Air conditioned deluxe motor coach.
• Daily breakfast
• Entrance fees.
• Porters.
• Travel bag delivered in Spain .

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