The Best of Spain
Discover the fascinating ancient history of Spain!
Explore the Best of Spain! From Madrid to Barcelona, Spain has many beautiful corners for you to enjoy. Explore the UNESCO-listed sites to create your historical adventure on this 11 Days trip and come back home with more memories than you ever thought!
Places Visited
Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Córdoba, Granada, Seville.
11 Days | 10 Nights
Details & Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome To Madrid<br />
Once arrived in Madrid, you will be welcomed by your guide and transferred to your hotel, check-in and spend the rest of the day as you please or relax after the long flight.
Meals: No Meals.
Overnight in Madrid.
Day 2: Madrid’s City Tour
After your breakfast, be ready for a big dose of Madrid culture in a short period of time. By skipping the line with priority access tickets you will be able to enjoy your guided trip to the sumptuously decorated Royal Palace with its 2000 rooms and its tons of luxurious tapestries and chandeliers everywhere in the palace. It is one of the great palaces of Europe. Then visit one of Europe’s premier art museums the masterpiece-packed Prado, there you will enjoy some beautiful paintings by Velazquez, El Greco, Goya, and other famous painters, visit the Reina Sofia, Spain’s greatest modern art museum of Picasso, then enjoy the beauty of the most popular park in Madrid (The Petiro Gardens), after this amazing day you will head back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Overnight in Madrid.
Day 3: Toledo<br />
After your breakfast you will head to Spain’s historical old capital city of Toledo, one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites, which is considered a museum city, dating back to ancient Roman times, where you can feel all kinds of ancient cultures in every corner of the town. Toledo has been occupied by different cultures over the last centuries from Romans to Visigoths to Arabs, and represented three major religions. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which are shown till now in its preserved historical structures, from synagogues to cathedrals to mosques, you will enjoy visiting the old Cathedral of Toledo and the Alcazar palace which is a historic mixture of the ancient cultures, then head back to Madrid.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Overnight in Madrid.
Day 4: Barcelona, City Tour
After your breakfast you will travel to Barcelona by AVE, (one of Europe’s fastest trains), after about 3 hours, you will arrive in Barcelona, the proud capital of Catalunya, then after you’ve settled in your hotel, be ready for your amazing tour to the highlights of Barcelona, the colorful modernist masterpieces works of Antonio Gaudi, with its beautiful Curves, Complex mosaics, it’s the most widely renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain, marvel the Gothic grandeur of the Gothic Quarter, La Sagrada Familia and the beautiful sculptures in Park Guell, and enjoy the Montjuic Park, after this amazing day, you will back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Overnight in Barcelona.
Day 5: Barcelona, Picasso Museum and Barri Gòtic
Breakfast, then go to enjoy a visit to the best collection of Picasso paintings in Europe, in Picasso Museum, then explore Barcelona’s maze, like Gothic Quarter, and explore its Roman Foundations to the spires of its candle and its cathedral, after your trip, head back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and dinner.
Overnight in Barcelona.
Day 6: Barcelona, Museum of Catalan Art – Back to Madrid
After your breakfast and check out from your hotel, enjoy visiting the historic Montjuïc Hill and the Museum of Catalan Art, then head back to Madrid by the AVE.
Meals: Breakfast.
Overnight in Madrid.
Day 7 : Córdoba
After breakfast, take the high-speed train again but this time to Córdoba in the Andalusia region. The journey to Córdoba will take about 2 hours, Córdoba takes you to another world back in time, this city has a great history that dates back to the 10th century. Córdoba was the past capital city of Al Andalus and represents the Muslim empire in Southern Spain. It was an important city during the period of Islamic rule, there you will visit the Córdoba’s Mezquita, the grand mosque. This amazing ancient structure dating back to the 8th century is one of the biggest mosques in the world and the most important Islamic monument in Western Europe. Although it was later converted to a cathedral, the Mezquita is a triumphant example of Muslim architecture, when visiting the surrounding area, enjoy the Juderia, the Medieval Jewish quarter and walk in the narrow paths and see the small country yards and ancient synagogues, then check into one of the historical hotels nearby and feel the history around you everywhere like never before.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Overnight in Cordoba.
Day 8 : Seville
After your breakfast, and checkout, you will travel to Seville by the AVE, the journey takes less than an hour. Seville is the capital city of Andalusia and one of its gems. It gives you a taste of the southern Spain lifestyle and culture of the traditional festivals and Flamenco dance, enjoy a guided tour to the most important sites through the old town, through Seville’s Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter. Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site, the gorgeous cathedral, Alcazar, the largest of its kind in all of Europe and famously houses, the tomb of Christopher Columbus, and the tomb of the famous explorer Archivo de Indias, it contains also unique treasured documents from Spain’s period of discovery into the Americas, an invaluable part of the United States as well as Spain’s rich history. The complex is undoubtedly a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most stunning places to visit in Spain. Then check into one of the beautiful boutique hotels in a lovely authentic Andalusian house in an old town section of Seville. The afternoon is at your leisure to relax or continue sightseeing in Seville. You are welcome to engage with everyday life as theater played out in fashionable streets.
Meals: Breakfast and lunch.
Overnight in Seville.
Day 9 : Granada and Visit the Alhambra Palace
After your breakfast and checkout, take the train from Seville to Granada. It’s the perfect ending to your Andalusia tour, it was the center of the last Muslim kingdom in the 15th century and was a stronghold of Muslim power until the final Christian Reconquest of Spain. Granada has always been a place of mixed cultures, for long centuries, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and the Roma (Gypsy) communities lived here in harmony. Upon arrival check into your hotel, then enjoy a tour of the Alhambra Palace, a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Alhambra Palace is the residential palace of the Nasrid Sultans, and it exemplifies the splendid civilization of the Moorish kingdom. You will skip the tourist lines to enter the palace and it takes you inside the other royal palaces including the palace of Carlos V. Then visit the gorgeous Generalife Gardens, which is a symbol of Moorish wealth and richness. The greenery and fountains all around offer an amazing sense of peacefulness. Then visit Granada’s beautiful Renaissance cathedral and Capilla Real, the stunning Gothic chapel that is lavishly decorated, and enjoy the city’s cultural heritage. At night be ready for an authentic Flamenco show, the perfect way to conclude your tour to Spain, this is an evening that you will never forget!
Meals: Breakfast.
Overnight stay in Granada.
Day 10 : Travel to Madrid
After your breakfast, you will transfer to the train station to travel back to Madrid by first-class train, upon arrival check into your hotel, free for leisure or you may continue your adventure in Madrid.
Meals: Breakfast.
Overnight in Madrid.
Day 11: Final Departure
After Breakfast, free till transfer to the Madrid airport for your return flight home.
Meals: Breakfast.
Included In Package
5 Nights in Madred based on Bed and Breakfast.
2 nights in Barcelona based on bed & breakfast
1 night in cordoba based on Full board.
1 night in Seville based on Full board.
1 night in Granada. based on Full board.
The entrance fees of all visits as mentioned in the program.
Transportation in a private air-conditioned new car.
All Taxes and services are including.
9 Breakfast, 7 lunch, 0 dinners.
All transfers as mentioned.
Meet and assist at the airport upon arrival and departure.
Expert English speaking tour guide,
Excludes
International airfare to Madrid
The tips for guide, driver.
Beverages and drinks.
Entry visa
Any optional excursions not included in the program.
About Your Trip
This price is for not less than 2 people sharing a double room, for solo travelers or groups, please contact us for more information.
This trip could be customized to your needs: change or add any destination to this itinerary, just contact us to customize it for you.
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