Madrid-Andalusia-the-Mediterranean-Coast-with-Barcelona

Madrid, Andalusia & Barcelona

Highlights

• The opportunity to visit the most important places on board of comfortable motor coaches.
• Professional multilingual tour escorts and guides.
• An unexpected experience of new cultures, people and gastronomy. 
• Optional tours during your free time.

• General Info
• • STARTING PRICE $1637 or €1475
  • AIRPORT Madrid Airport
  • DURATION 8 nights
  • DEPARTURE DATES
    • Saturdays:
    • 20 & 27 July 2024
    • 03, 10, 17, 24 & 30 August 2024
    • 07, 14, 21 & 28 September 2024
    • 05, 12, 19 & 26 October 2024
    • 09 & 16 November 2024
    • 14 & 21 December 2024
    • 11 January 2025
    • 15 February 2025
    • 01, 08, 15 & 22 March 2025

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• ITINERARY
• • Madrid, Andalusia & Barcelona - 9 days / 8 nights

  Day 1: Arrival to Madrid

  Meet and assistance at Madrid airport, transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Madrid.

   

  Day 2: 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, and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.

   

  Day 3: Madrid - Cordoba - Sevilla

  Breakfast at the hotel. 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, reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites 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.

   

  Day 4: Sevilla

  Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of the Cathedral, Santa Cruz quarter, Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views. Accommodation at the hotel.

   

  Day 5: Sevilla - 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 (entrance included) 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.

   

  Day 6: Granada – Valencia

  After breakfast at the hotel start driving looking for the Mediterranean coast, 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 7: 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 and homeland of the famous architect Gaudí, symbol of the Catalonian modernism. Accommodation at the hotel.

   

  Day 8: Barcelona

  Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona well known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. - declared World Heritage buildings. - The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring and the monument to Columbus. Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city.

   

  Day 9: Departure from Barcelona

  After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.

   

   

  Notes:

  - In the event that the panoramic tour of Madrid is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead.

  - During your stay in Madrid tour escort service is not available.

• Pricing
• For your info

• Madrid, Andalusia & Barcelona - 9 days / 8 nights

Day 1: Arrival to Madrid

Meet and assistance at Madrid airport, transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Madrid.

 

Day 2: 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, and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel.

 

Day 3: Madrid - Cordoba - Sevilla

Breakfast at the hotel. 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, reach Cordoba. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites 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.

 

Day 4: Sevilla

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of the Cathedral, Santa Cruz quarter, Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views. Accommodation at the hotel.

 

Day 5: Sevilla - 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 (entrance included) 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.

 

Day 6: Granada – Valencia

After breakfast at the hotel start driving looking for the Mediterranean coast, 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 7: 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 and homeland of the famous architect Gaudí, symbol of the Catalonian modernism. Accommodation at the hotel.

 

Day 8: Barcelona

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona well known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. - declared World Heritage buildings. - The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring and the monument to Columbus. Afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city.

 

Day 9: Departure from Barcelona

After breakfast at the hotel transfer to the airport.

 

 

Notes:

- In the event that the panoramic tour of Madrid is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead.

- During your stay in Madrid tour escort service is not available.

• STARTING PRICE $1637 or €1475
• AIRPORT Madrid Airport
• DURATION 8 nights
• DEPARTURE DATES
  • Saturdays:
  • 20 & 27 July 2024
  • 03, 10, 17, 24 & 30 August 2024
  • 07, 14, 21 & 28 September 2024
  • 05, 12, 19 & 26 October 2024
  • 09 & 16 November 2024
  • 14 & 21 December 2024
  • 11 January 2025
  • 15 February 2025
  • 01, 08, 15 & 22 March 2025

Send Your Request HERTZ GSA for outbound reservations from Lebanon.