Day 1 - Granada

Scheduled flight to Malaga – transfer with our tour manager in our private executive coach to Granada – a short orientation tour of the delightful maze of winding streets in its old Christian and Gypsy quarters – check in at the 4* Hotel Macia Condor – dinner in the hotel.

Day 2 - Alhambra Palace

Guided tour of the 14th century Alhambra Palace, the home of many of the Arabic Sultans who ruled the whole province and recognised as the world’s greatest Moorish monument, with gardens, fortifications and sumptuous palaces.

Day 3 - Cordoba & The Mesquita

Leave Granada and travel to Seville – en route visit the Moorish capital of Cordoba, once famous for its Jewish community and now known for The Mesquita, the grandest Mosque ever constructed by the Moors – travel on to Seville and check in to the 4* Tryp Macarena Hotel – dinner in the hotel.

Day 4 - Seville guided tour & Reales Alcazares

Guided tour of Seville, the capital of Andalusia made famous by the Conquistadors, was once one of the richest cities in the world and is now home to the world’s largest cathedral – afternoon guided tour of the Reales Alacazares, a stunning Moorish palace which was the Spanish kings’ royal residence for seven centuries.

Day 5 - Museo de Bellas Artes

Guided tour of the Museo de Bellas Artes, one of Spain’s finest galleries with a particular focus on artists from Seville including works by Goya, Murillo, Millan, Zurbaran and Ribera – afternoon at leisure in Seville with time to explore the cathedral or to take a leisurely lunch.

Day 6 - Jerez de la Frontera & Cádiz

Tour and tasting at the Tio Pepe bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera, the capital of sherry production – founded by the Phoenicians around 1100 BC, Cádiz is one of the oldest settlements in Spain and during your time at leisure you may wish to visit the Baroque and Neo-Classical Cathedral Nueva, one of Spain’s largest with stalls from a Carthusian monastery, or just enjoy wandering the old town with its narrow alleys and twisting streets.

Day 7 - Ronda

Lying within an amphitheatre of limestone hills and standing above 120 metre cliffs, our guided tour of Ronda explores one of the most dramatically sited towns in Spain with the Moorish part of the town divided from the modern part by the extraordinary Tajo, a 90 metre gorge with the river flowing below – transfer to Malaga Airport for our flight home.

Two nights at the 4* Hotel Macia Condor, a twenty minute walk from the centre of Granada. Four nights in Seville at the 4* Tryp Macarena Hotel, just a short bus ride or twenty five minute walk from the Cathedral. Facilities at both hotels include a restaurant and a bar and all rooms are en suite. Dinner is served on the first night at each hotel and the remaining nights are on bed and breakfast basis.

Single room supplement £169

Insurance

Entrance fees to places of interest

Gratuities

 

Remember this itinerary is just our suggestion. Tailor make this tour exclusively for your group to suit your members’ budget or preferences. You could:

• visit Malaga including its old town, the Museo Picasso & Picasso’s birth place
• stay at 3* and/or central hotels throughout
• on half board basis throughout
• with fewer or different excursions
• for more (or fewer) days
• bring your own specialist lecturer
• include all entrance fees & gratuities