I Love Andalusia - Highlights of Spain

• Morning departure from Costa del Sol towards the city of 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.
• Overnight in Granada

• 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 throught  its narrow streets. Then proceed with a short visit to a  famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron) factory. Continue to Madrid, capital of Spain and its largest city, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the diplomatic and economic centre and counts with a big offer of well known museums –among other important cultural offers- as El Prado, Thyssen Bornemisza and Reina Sofia Museums, Royal Palace, etc.
• Accommodation and overnight in Madrid.

• Breakfast at the hotel. Full day at leisure for you to discover the enchantments of this busy and, at the same time, historical city or to optionally visit to  nearby places like Escorial, Segovia, etc.
• Overnight in Madrid. 

• Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized  by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. A stop will be made at the famous “Hard Rock Café” to enjoy a free drink. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. 
• Overnight in Madrid. 

• Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to 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 overnight in Cordoba.

• 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.
• Overnight in Seville. 

After breakfast at the hotel drive south passing typical villages. Reach Ronda; free time to admire this town of Roman origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range. In the afternoon continue on to the Costa del Sol where your tour ends.