6-Day Andalusia & Mediterranean Coast Tour

A 6-day guided excursion of the beautiful Andalusia cities - Cordoba, Seville, Granada and Valencia.

This tour commences on Sundays.

2019 Guaranteed Departures

*SPTC Offer

• 40% off applicable to the second passenger.
• Offer is valid for bookings done from 1 November 2018 to 28 February 2019 on selected dates.
• Offer is valid on the following departure dates - 30 December 2018 and 24 March 2019.
• Offer is not combinable to other offers or discounts of senior, triple etc.
• Discount does not apply to departure or Christmas supplements.

Day 1, Barcelona - Zaragoza - Madrid
Departure from the bus terminal (Calle Balmes 5,300 mts far from Plaza Catalunya) at 08:30 am. Drive southwest along an industrial and agricultural area with certain relevance within Europe. Arrive to Zaragoza, capital city of Aragón, within the banks of Ebro River the most copious within the Iberian Peninsula. Zaragoza, known as Cesar Augusta during the Roman period had an important role in Spanish history. Somefree time to see the impressive Baroque architecture of the Basilic Temple of Our Lady Pilar. Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 2, Madrid - Cordoba - Seville
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the bus terminal, located in the underground parking of the Plaza de Oriente. Departure at 08:30 a.m. 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 and 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. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 3, Seville
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of 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 flavours of this active full of light city. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Flamenco Tour.

Day 4, Seville - Granada
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. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter.

Day 5, Granada - Valencia
After breakfast at the hotel, start driving looking for the Mediterranean coast. Via Murcia, capital of the fertile garden of the Segura river, continue north via Alicante, the second largest city within the region of Valencia. Reach Valencia one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast with its modern Arts and Sciences Architectural Complex integrated by six elements: Hemispheric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanographic, Palau de les Arts and Ágora.Valencia is also the home of the internationally well-renowned and delicious “paella”, Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 6, Valencia - Barcelona
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings. Early afternoon departure northward all along the Mediterranean coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco. Reach Barcelona principal Mediterranean city, homeland of the famous architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalonian modernism. End of tour.

• Guided visits in Cordoba, Seville, Granada (Alhambra & Generalife Gardens) & Valencia
• Tour escort during the tour
• Air conditioned deluxe motor-coach
• Accommodation at selected class
• Daily breakfast and 3 dinners

• Optional gratuities
• Hotel pick-up & drop-off
• Any other services not mentioned