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NEW Spain 9 days from Barcelona

spain

9 Days / 8 Nights

SPAIN
barcelona / madrid / SEVILLE /
GRANADA / vALENCIA / toledo/ madrid                                   

For Travel agents and companions
9 days

2024

April 05, 12, 19 &26
May 03, 10, 17, 24 & 31
June 07, 14, 21, & 28
July 5, 12, 19, & 26
August 2, 09, 16, 23, & 30
September 06, 13, 20 & 27
October 4, 11, 18, & 25
November 15
December 20
2025
January
February
March 07, 14 & 21

Departures on Friday

Day 1 Friday Barcelona
Meet and greet at the airport. Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation Catalonia Barcelona 505 or similar

 Day 2 Saturday Barcelona
Breakfast at the hotel. Highlights city tour of Barcelona. Half-day sightseeing tour around Barcelona that will allow you to discover the history of the city while visiting some of the most important places in a comfortable and easy way. The first part of the visit consists in a guided walking tour through the small and narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter, the oldest part of the city. During this early visit we will see the Cathedral Square, The Cathedral, the Old Jewish Quarter, among other interesting places.

Later we will take our bus to start with a panoramic tour around the rest of the city. We will head towards the Mountain of Montjuic, the main scenery of the Olympic Games in the 1992. We will see the Olympic stadium from the bus and later we will have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the city riding the aerial tramway (subject to the weather conditions).

At the end, back to the bus, we will leave Montjuic and come back to the city centre passing through España square, the twin Venetian towers, the MNAC and the Shopping centre Las Arenas, build in an old bullring. We will pass through the elegant Passeig de Gràcia Street, where there are located two of the most important Gaudi’s buildings (Casa Batlló and Casa Milà “la Pedrera”). We will arrive to Estació del Nord, and we will end up the tour.

Afternoon is at leisure to enjoy this wonderful city and surroundings. Accommodation at the hotel. 
Accommodation Catalonia Barcelona 505 or similar
 

Day 3 Sunday Barcelona/ Zargoza / Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart to Madrid. Arrive to Zaragoza capital city of Aragon, Some free time to see impressive Baroque architecture.

Continue to Madrid. Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel.
Accommodation Princesa Plaza or similar

Day 4  Monday Madrid / Cordova / Seville
Breakfast at the hotel.
 Depart to Seville via Cordoba Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land. Brief stop at typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows an enormous heritage from a splendorous past. Reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter.

In the afternoon, after a short two hours ride reach Seville. Accommodation at the hotel. 
Accommodation Catalonia Santa Justa or similar  

Day 5 Tuesday Seville
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España.

Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of light city. Accommodation at the hotel. Optional Flamenco show.
Accommodation Catalonia Santa Justa or similar

Day 6 Wednesday Seville to Granada
After breakfast at the hotel drive east through the Caliphate road to the heart of ANDALUSIA observing an endless number of olive trees on the way to Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving.

Accommodation at the hotel. At night, optionally, Zambra Flamenca show in the Sacromonte neighborhood.
Accommodation Hotel Sabica or similar

Day 7 Thursday Granada
Breakfast at the hotel and free day to enjoy the Nasrid capital. Granada is more than the Alhambra; the Muslim heritage runs through every corner of the city and mixes with the Christian tradition, giving rise to a unique city.

Optionally, you can participate in this spirit and be immersed in the magical neighborhood of El Albaicín, a World Heritage Site, to discover its secrets: beautiful visits to the Sierra Nevada, old mosques converted into churches and old palaces, still saturated with Arab aromas. Overnight at the hotel. 
Accommodation Hotel Sabica or similar  

Day 8 Friday Granada  / Toledo / Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus River, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo – World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together.

Resume of the Spanish art, history and spirituality the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets.

Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel. 
Accommodation  Princesa Plaza or similar

Day 9 Saturday Madrid
After breakfast transfer to airport for departure. END OF SERVICE

 COST PER PERSON: LAND ONLY
Low season
January 2024 - March 2024
ravel agent rate from $1700.00
Companion rate from $1800.00

High season
April 2024 - March 2025
Travel agent rate from $1900.00
Companion rate from $2000.00

Supplement Season
March 22, 2024
2025
April 12, 19 & 26
September 20
December 20

INCLUSIVE FEATURES
Guided city tour with local guides in Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Toledo
Entrance tickets to: Cordoba Mosque, Cathedral of Seville and Alhambra in Granada
Bilingual tour director throughout the journey (English and Spanish)
Transportation in air-conditioned luxury coach
8-night accommodation at selected hotel class
Daily breakfast 
Transfers from/to Airport to your hotel 

NOT Included
Barcelona Local City Tax is not included, to be paid directly to the hotel
Any other service not specified

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tour combined with other circuits, not all participants may have the same destination. According to the segment of the circuit, the accompanying guide could change.
During the train journey to Madrid and stays in Madrid, there will be no accompanying guide service.
If the visit to Barcelona could not be carried out for technical reasons, it would be replaced by the Barcelona City Tour 1-day Tourist Bus.
Only one piece of luggage per person is allowed. Passengers have to go through customs control with their own luggage.
Offered hotel category Superior T first-hand selected, guarantee to all our clients a comfortable accommodation with high quality standards.
Even though our tours run bilingual, please select the preferred language at time of booking.    

Agency information
Meet and greet at the airport. Provide flight details at least 7 days prior departure
Kindly note that it is mandatory to present your passport the day you visit the Alhambra complex. 

"Please note that 1 regular suitcase and 1 handbag per person is allowed. Any extra luggage is likely to be charged. Luggage handling is responsibility of the customer" 
You will be traveling with regular passengers but paying travel agent rate

(*) This tour might be a combination of different programs. If applies there might be a change in the tour escort and passengers between the programs.
(*) In the event that the panoramic tour of Madrid and Barcelona is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead

EXTENSIONS ARE AVAILABLE