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DAY 1 WELCOME To MADRID Your airport transfer departs Madrid airport for your hotel at 09:00, 11:30, 13:30 or 16:00. While in Madrid, explore the elegant boulevards expansive parks and varied architectural styles. At 18:30, join your Travel Director for your Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant. (DW) Hotel Riu Plaza Espaiia, Madrid. DAY 2 THE OLD CAPITAL OF TOLEDO AND ON TO GRANADA Venture south to meet a master artisan ina Damascene workshop for a personal insight into this ancient craft, handed down by the Moors. centuries ago. Continue to the fascinating city of Toledo, situated high above the River Tagus. This was Spain's capital during the golden era, where Arab, Jewish and Christian cultures flourished side-by-side through the Middle Ages. Walk within the city walls, through the narrow cobbled streets, led by your Local Expert. Visit the Church of Santo Tomé, housing El Greco's famous painting, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.’ Your journey continues to Granada. (B) (DW) Vincci Albayzin, Granada. DAY 3 THE ALHAMBRA PALACE AND SEVILLE, CITY OF CARMEN ‘Give him alms, woman, because there is nothing sadder in life than being blind in Granada,’ proclaims the inscription on the walls of the Alhambra. Bathed in the morning light, the Alhambra Palace awaits - a fantasy of arabesque gardens, fountains and stone cut like lace. Explore with your Local Expert before visiting the exotic water gardens of the Generalife, the summer residence of the Spanish royals Take a moment to relax in the sunshine as you enjoy the fine views over the town and its three verdant hills before continuing to Seville Visit the Seville Cathedral, the burial place of Christopher Columbus. Explore the city with Insight Choice. Choose to embark on a walk through the old Jewish quarter. Alternatively, enjoy a drive with panoramic views. (B) Catalonia Giralda Hotel, Seville. KEY 38 Join/Leave Options ff uNesco Heritage Site O central Hotels + Nights PORTUGAL @Place Visited Opti | Pi Visited O Optional Place Visite; uy ons) CHOOSE YOUR GROUP SIZE Me ea both classic and small Pret eects Noes Senge Nt Pret ar prac DAY 4 FREE TIME AND FLAMENCO IN SEVILLE Relaxed Start. This day is yours to completely relax or continue exploring this fascinating city. Perhaps join an Optional Experience to Cordoba and visit the magnificent Mezquita, an 8th century mosque with a Christian cathedral built inside it? Visit the Cristina Heeren Foundation, a private flamenco dance school and beneficiary of a ‘TreadRight Foundation grant, for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Put your rhythm to the test during a dance lesson, before witnessing emotions come to life in a flamenco performance. (B) DAY 5 EVORAAND ONTO LISBON Relaxed Start. Continue to the lively university town of Evora Visit the fascinating Capela dos Ossos, a chapel decorated with human bones, before making your way to Lisbon. (B) Turim Saldanha Hotel, Lisbon. DAY 6 LISBON AND THE AGE OF THE DISCOVERIES Relaxed Start. During your stay, a guided orientation of the city with your Local Expert takes you along the avenues of the Lower Town and beneath the hilltop Bairro Alto to the Terreiro do Paco, the finest square in the city. Visit the Belém Quarter and enjoy a taste of Pastéis de Belém from the patisserie that has been using the same, secret recipe for almost 200 years. View the Monument to the Discoveries and the historic Belém Tower. This fortress was originally set in the middle of the river, but is now left high and dry on the riverbank. Visit the 500-year-old Jerénimos Church with its beautiful Manueline architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site With the afternoon at your leisure, perhaps join an Optional Experience to the beautiful Portuguese Riviera? (B) MADRID. (ays1.869) fm SEVILLE fa (oases Cordoba oa 8 GRANADA. Andaivca CRANAE DAY 7 HOLY FATIMA AND SALAMANCA Relaxed Start. Travel into the green hills north of Lisbon to visit Fatima, the most celebrated place of pilgrimage in Portugal. Visit the chapel commemorating the appearance of the Virgin Mary to three children in 1917. Cross the border and continue to Salamanca to see its golden stone buildings, the handsome arcades of the Plaza Mayor and the Puente Romano. (B) Hotel Alameda Palace, Salamanca. DAY 8 AVILAAND MADRID Travel to Avila to walk within the ancient city, still entirely enclosed within 11th century walls. Return to Madrid to explore more of the capital with your Local Expert. Ata local restaurant, join your Travel Director and newfound friends fora lively Celebration Dinner. (B) (DW) Melia Madrid Serrano/Melia Madrid Princesa. DAY 9 FAREWELL MADRID After breakfast, transfers arrive at Madrid airport at 07:00, 09:00 and 11:00. (B) TOP RATED HIGHTLIGHT Walk within the city walls with your Local Expert. (Photo by @Concept_by_kym, Day 3, Granada) TOP RATED HIGHLIGHT Take a chance to see Plaza de Esparia during your time in Seville. (Photo by @Travelling_insighttim, Day 3, Seville) rite Cuno smart phone to view the ails of this trip on cv aoc 81 fe} o o 9 a fe) = ree) a = oO =) Ec a le) [oo Zz Fs wn
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