Itinerary
- Day 1
Madrid
Madrid- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner in a local restaurant with Travel Director at 18:30, featuring delicious food and wine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (The Westin Madrid Cuzco)
Included Activities
- Welcome Dinner with Travel Director at a local restaurant
- Day 2
Toledo - Granada
Toledo - Granada- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Vincci Albayzín, Granada)
Included Activities
- Visit Toledo, Spain's former capital during the Golden Era
- Meet a master artisan in a Damascene workshop for insight into ancient craft of gold and silver inlay
- Guided walk through Toledo's narrow cobbled streets with Local Expert
- Visit Church of Santo Tomé to view El Greco's 'The Burial of the Count of Orgaz'
Landmarks Toledo Church of Santo Tomé River Tagus - Day 3
Granada to Seville
Granada to Seville- Meals
- Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Meliá Sevilla, Seville)
Included Activities
- Visit the Alhambra Palace with a Local Expert and walk through its courtyards, carved plasterwork and palace rooms from the Nasrid period
- Explore the Generalife water gardens, the summer retreat of the Nasrid rulers
Landmarks Alhambra Palace Generalife Seville Cathedral Giralda - Day 4
Seville
Seville- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Meliá Sevilla, Seville)
Included Activities
- Visit Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world
- Flamenco dance lesson and performance at Cristina Heeren Foundation
Optional Activities
- Visit Pilatos Palace to admire architectural elegance
- Explore Alcázar of Seville and nearby Plaza América with pavilions from 1929 Ibero-American Exposition
- Guided walk through Santa Cruz Quarter with Local Expert
- Scenic drive around Seville viewing city's iconic landmarks including riverfront near Torre del Oro and avenues from 1929 Ibero-American Exposition
Landmarks Seville Cathedral Giralda Santa Cruz Quarter Pilatos Palace Alcázar of Seville Plaza América Torre del Oro María Luisa Park - Day 5
Seville - Évora - Lisbon
Seville - Évora - Lisbon- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Evolution Valbon, Lisbon)
Included Activities
- Visit Évora, one of Portugal's best-preserved medieval towns
- Visit Capela dos Ossos (Chapel of Bones), decorated with 5,000 human remains
Optional Activities
- Dinner at a family-run restaurant in Lisbon serving seasonal Portuguese seafood
Landmarks Évora Capela dos Ossos - Day 6
Lisbon
Lisbon- Meals
- Breakfast, Snack (Pastéis de Belém: crisp layers of pastry encasing custard complete with a dusting of cinnamon, from the patisserie using the same recipe since 1837)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Evolution Valbon, Lisbon)
Included Activities
- Guided sightseeing tour of Lisbon with Local Expert focusing on Baixa district and Pombaline layout
- Visit Belém Quarter with views of Monument to the Discoveries and Belém Tower
- Taste Pastéis de Belém from patisserie using same recipe since 1837
- Visit National Coach Museum to view royal carriages from 16th to 19th centuries
Optional Activities
- Visit Portuguese Riviera
Landmarks Belém Quarter Monument to the Discoveries Belém Tower National Coach Museum Baixa District River Tagus - Day 7
Lisbon - Fátima - Salamanca
Lisbon - Fátima - Salamanca- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Alameda Palace, Salamanca)
Included Activities
- Visit Sanctuary of Fátima with Chapel of the Apparitions, commemorating 1917 appearance of Virgin Mary
- Explore Salamanca's golden stone buildings and Plaza Mayor arcades
- View Puente Romano with 15 of 26 arches dating to ancient Roman times
Landmarks Sanctuary of Fátima Chapel of the Apparitions Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary Plaza Mayor Puente Romano River Tormes - Day 8
Salamanca - Ávila - Madrid
Salamanca - Ávila - Madrid- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Lively dinner with Travel Director and fellow travellers at a local restaurant)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Meliá Princesa, Madrid)
Included Activities
- Explore Ávila's ancient city entirely enclosed within 11th-century walls
- Guided exploration of Madrid's Old Quarter with Local Expert
- Farewell Dinner with Travel Director and fellow travelers at a local restaurant
Landmarks Ávila Ávila City Walls Madrid Old Quarter - Day 9
Madrid
Madrid
