Southern Spain & Portugal
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Madrid.
Day 2 - Arrive Madrid (2 nights) You are met at Madrid airport and transferred to your hotel . Time to relax or explore this lively Spanish capital. Later enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Day 3 - Madrid Sightseeing This morning our guided sightseeing tour features views of the Royal Palace, Puerta del Sol and the Cervantes Memorial. Then time at leisure to relax or perhaps take an excursion to see the Valley of the Fallen. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - Madrid — Toledo — Granada This morning we travel to Toledo, capital of Castile. On our arrival a guided walking tour highlights the Jewish Synagogue and the church of Santo Tome. Next into Andalusia to hilltop Granada with its views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. This evening dinner is included in our hotel. (Buffet Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 5 - Granada - Costa del Sol (Estepona) Our morning sightseeing tour visits the Alhambra Palace, Spain's most beautiful Moorish building and former residence of the Moorish Kings. Then on to the Costa del Sol where tonight you may wish to sample the nightlife of this lively resort area. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 6 - Costa del Sol — Gibraltar — Seville (2 nights) Today we continue along the Costa del Sol to La Linea, where we cross to the imposing Rock of Gibraltar, with time for duty free shopping. Next our journey takes us through the sherry wine region of Jerez to Seville where we spend the next two nights. (Buffet Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 7 - Seville Sightseeing & at leisure Today's morning sightseeing with our local guide is dominated by the Bell Tower and weather vane of Giralda. We will also see the pools and fountains of Maria Luisa Park, Christopher Columbus' tomb and enjoy a walking tour of the Jewish quarter.Afterwards, enjoy some time on your own in this city steeped in Moorish history and culture. (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Seville — Lisbon (2 nights) Our journey today takes us via the 'Jabugo' (ham centre) of Spain, and past mighty castles. Later we enter the Alentejo region of Portugal with its many cork forests. We continue from here to Lisbon, the capital, for the next two nights. You may wish to dine on local specialities this evening. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 9 - Lisbon Sightseeing & at leisure Our guided tour shows us the Monument to the Discoveries, the beautiful suspension bridge across the Tagus and the Belem Tower. Then time at leisure perhaps to shop for pottery, cork and fisherman's sweaters in the nearby fishing villages of Cascais and Sintra. Tonight we enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our Tour Director and fellow travellers. (Buffet Breakfast, Farewell Dinner)
Day 10 - Lisbon — USA After breakfast — time to bid farewell to our new found friends as we transfer to the airport for our return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)
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