Splendours of Andalusia 8 days

FIRST DAY ARRIVAL TO MALAGA AND TRANSFER TO GRANADA

Arrival at the airport of Malaga. Meeting with the driver and transfer to Granada, the last bastion of Muslim Spain, until 1492, when the Catholic Monarchs defeated Boabdil, the last Moorish king, after centuries of occupation.

Granada is a city highly influenced by its Arab heritage, both in the layout of its streets and in its architecture, landscape and gastronomy. Strolling through the palaces of the Alhambra or the Albaycin evoke that golden age of the Nazari dynasty, the last who lived in Al Andalus.

Arrival. Delivery of rooms and accommodation at the hotel.

If Granada is characterized by something it is because in its bars, as you order a beer, they offer a Spanish tapas with it, we recommend the experience of trying it.

Overnight at hotel.

SECOND DAY ALHAMBRA AND ALBAICIN OF GRANADA

Breakfast at the hotel

Granada is world famous for its most important monument, the Alhambra, which annually receives millions of visitors. This palace consists of several main parts: the Alcazaba, the Palacio de Carlos V, Nazari Palaces and the Generalife gardens, so it is imperative you to visit it. From the vantage point of the Alhambra, overlooking the whole city, you will enjoy spectacular views of the Albaycín and Carmens.

Los Carmenes are landscaped homes, its gardens are terraces are at different heights, creating a unique type of residential house.

During the afternoon we recommend a walk through the neighborhood of Albaycín and to climb to the viewpoint of San Nicolas, from where you have the most beautiful views of the Alhambra. At the end of the day, during the sunset the walls of the Palace become pink  and the sun is lost in the gardens of the Generalife. Thanks to this spectacle, Granada will remain engraved in our minds as one of the most beautiful places that our eyes  will ever contemplate.

Overnight at the hotel.

THIRD DAY GRANADA CORDOBA

Breakfast at the hotel.

We recommend you to not leave Granada without a stroll through the city center, where you should not miss the Royal Chapel, where the tomb of the Catholic Kings is located. Right there is also the Cathedral of Granada, built during the Renaissance. Near this area, you should also visit another place known as Corral del Carbon, which was in Muslim time, a granary or inn that served to accommodate traders in transit,  and their products were sold in the souk and the Alcaiceria.

At noon we will head towards Córdoba, capital of the Omaya caliphate in the tenth century, which was one of the most important cities in the world that had nothing to envy to Constantinople. The Guadalquivir river (Oued El Kebir or "large river", like the Arabs called it), bathes the Caliphate city, refreshing the hot summer afternoons, dotting riverfront and giving impetus to the mills of Arab water, which still remain on its shores,  remembering  to us ancient times.

Cordoba was the capital of the world in the tenth century Culturally speaking, under the government of the Omayas, was constructed here a powerful city, adorned with palaces, mosques, madrassas and libraries. As a cradle of great men and symbol of coexistence of three cultures, Arab, Jewish and Christian, Córdoba bequeathed to history figures as Maimonides, Seneca and Averroes.

FOURTH DAY CORDOBA - SEVILLA

Breakfast at the hotel

10.30 hrs  Walking group visiting the most significant monuments of Cordoba, on a guided tour of about three hours and a half walk.

 The itinerary begins by visiting the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, to continue in the Great Mosque of Cordoba, then the treasure of Andalusian Omayas, where we will be impressed by its "forest of columns".

Then we will visit the famous Jewish quarter, where we will walk through its picturesque streets, squares, full of local color, to conclude in the Synagogue of Cordoba, the only preserved in Andalusia.

 In the afternoon , we will go on the way to Seville.

Arrival at the hotel.

Overnight at the hotel.

FIFTH DAY SEVILLA

Breakfast at the hotel.

Guided tour of Sevilla ; Fascinating and Monumental discovery of the essential corners of the Andalusian capital.

We will begin our tour with a visit to the Royal Palace, oldest still in use in Europe, the Alcazar of Seville, imposing monument of architectural and artistic beauty, declared a World Heritage Site.

Then we give an unforgettable walk through the beautiful and peaceful streets and squares of the Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter of Seville.

Then we will visit the largest Gothic cathedral in the world, the Cathedral of Seville, full of priceless works of art. We will contemplate the Hall of Treasures, as well as the place where rests officially the Admiral, Christopher Columbus.

You can complete this unforgettable journey by visiting the symbol of the city, La Giralda, from where the views of the Andalusian capital are breathtaking.

Afternoon free to enjoy this wonderful city.

Overnight at the hotel.

SIXTH DAY SEVILLA JEREZ DE LA FRONTERAS

Breakfast at the hotel.

Early departure to the province of Cadiz, famous for its gastronomy related to seafood and  Jerez wines, that are known worldwide.

 We will visit the city of Jerez de la Frontera and will have the occasion to enjoy a visit to a winery of these famous wines with tasting included.

Overnight at the hotel.

SEVENTH DAY PUEBLOS BLANCOS RONDA MARBELLA COSTA DEL SOL

 Breakfast at hotel.

Today in the morning we will make the famous route of the white villages of the Sierra de Cadiz. We will begin by visiting Arcos de la Frontera, to continue Zahara de la Sierra and reach the famous town of Ronda. In the millenarian Round are joined and link the threads that make up the multicolored fabric of one of the most interesting cities in Andalusia. The landscape, urbanism, history, the romantic legend of bandits, the place where lot of bullfighters and artists find their origin, will always make Ronda a unique city.

We will visit the city of Jerez de la Frontera and we shall enjoy a visit to a winery  with tasting  included.

Overnight at the hotel.

EIGHTH DAY COSTA DEL SOL DEPARTURE

Breakfast at the hotel.

At the hour planified  transfer to Malaga Airport.

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