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English speaking only From Barcelona to Costa del Sol
The Best of Spain Barcelona, Madrid, Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada, Costa del Sol. 11 Days /10 Nights
from $ 2,649 - Land Package
DAY 1:Friday - Barcelona.Upon arrival to Barcelona Airport you will be met and transfered to your hotel in the city centre. During the afternoon meet with your local hostess in the hotel for a welcome briefing regarding your available options when in Barcelona. Accommodation. DAY 2: Saturday - Barcelona. Breakfast at the hotel and departure for a Half day Panoramic tour of Barcelona including a visit to Montjuic, site of the International 1929 exposition and 1992 Olympics, from where a wide and superb panoramic view over the Barcelona skyline and the pier can be admired. During this panoramic tour, your will see (outside visit) the most famous and still unfinished masterpiece of Gaudi: the Holy Family Church (la Sagrada Familia). It is an expiatory temple, which means that only donations and tips can be used to pay the construction, and though a burn destroyed part of the plans, after Gaudi’s death, these where reconstructed after a large investigation work, following the ideas of Gaudi, being the current architect Mr. Josep Mª Subirats. It became the monumental symbol of Barcelona all along the world. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at your hotel in Barcelona. DAY 3: Sunday -
Barcelona.Breakfast at your hotel. Day at leisure to explore the hidden cornes of this cosmopolitan town. Accommoda- tion at your hotel. DAY 4: Monday - Barcelona - Madrid. Breakfast at your hotel. Morning departure transfer to the railway station to board the AVE High Speed Train) for a short 2,30 hours train trip to Madrid. Upon arrival to Madrid railway station you will be met and transfered to your hotel in the city centre. During the afternoon meet with your local hostess in the hotel for a welcome briefing regarding your available options when in Madrid. Accommodation. DAY 5:Tuesday -
Madrid.Today enjoy a half day guided City Tour of Madrid. A panoramic tourby bus of the most important highlights of Madrid with the impressive buildings surrounding Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza de Colón and Puerta de Alcalá. This tour will end with the visit of the Royal Palace (Borbones period), a beautiful exponent of the 18th Century and one of the best preserved in Europe. A Visit is included to: Principal staircase, rooms of Alabarderos, Columns,
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throne, Gasparini, Carlos III, porcelains, Gala dining room, museum of silver, musical instruments, principal courtyard, Royal Chapel and the new four rooms. Accommodation. DAY 6:Wednesday - Madrid - Toledo - Madrid. Breakfast at your hotel. Departure by bus for a full day tour to Toledo. Used to be the old Spanish empire capital and only changed into Madrid because of a fancy of a king. It still maintains its original characteristics. We will start this visit in Zocodover, which is the main square in the city and we go on to the Museo de Sta. Cruz with a gorgeous Plateresque façade. We will continue walking to the Synagogue of Santa Maria La Blanca of Mudéjar style. Will continue to the Cathedral which is a marvellous symbiosis of gothic and Barroc, Mudejar and Churrigue- resque, whilst the Romanic neoclassic and Herrerian forms fraternise which the Arabs collected from the roman and Vizigod artistic work. Return to Madrid. Check-in at your hotel & Accomodation. DAY 7:Thursday -Madrid - Cordoba -
Seville.Breakfast at your hotel. Departure transfer to Madrid railway station for a short trip by AVE hisg speed train to Córdoba. Upon arrival to Córdoba you will be met by you Tour Escort and start a visit to Córdoba, the former Capital of the Omeya Califat during the Arab Domination, located on the banks of the Guadalquivir river. On arrival Visit the magnificent Mosque, typifing the strengh and importance of the Muslim influence in its past. After the capture of Cordoba by the catholics, however, the Mosque was converted into a cathedral – later major modifications were made, a carefully planned process which took almost 2 ½ centuries, resulting in an amazing blend of architectural styles and retaining the majority of the original construction. In contrast, take in the charm of the Jewish Quarter – its colourful patios tastefully decorated with plants, flower pots, bird cages and the inevitable whitewashed walls, fountains and wrought iron. Will pay a visit to the Synagogue, considered one of the most significants in Spain together with El Tránsito & Santa María la Blanca in Toledo. Lunch on own. Late afternoon continue to Sevilla. Dinner at a local typical restaurant & Accommodation in your Hotel.
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