Spanish Ring With Lisbon

Upon arriving at the airport, we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy some free time until the beginning of your tour. Please check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area, which have all the information about the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travelers. Towards the end of the day, we provide a transfer to Plaza Mayor and La Latina: Madrid’s most famous area for nightlife and tapas restaurants where you can dine at your preferred restaurant: Indian, Chinese, Spanish, and Middle Eastern are some of the options available.

The morning starts with a comprehensive tour through the center of Madrid, including the Paseo del Prado, Cibeles, Neptuno, the Gate of Alcalá, Plaza de Colón, and Plaza Mayor. Then we will visit Retiro Park, an oasis in the city center, where we will see the lake and the Glass Palace. Entrance is included to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the football stadium of Real Madrid, for many, the best club in the world. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at your own leisure. At the end of the evening, we will return to the hotel.

In the morning, we leave for Aragón through the lands of Castile. In Zaragoza, we make a brief stop to see the Pilar Basilica. We continue to the Monastery of Poblet, surrounded by its walls in a beautiful site that is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in the world (entrance included). Following this, we will continue to Barcelona, arriving in the evening.

We will travel south along the Mediterranean. We will make a stop in Peñiscola, a small medieval walled city surrounded by beautiful beaches. Time for a walk. We continue to Valencia, where we will arrive at lunchtime. In the afternoon, we will make a visit with a local guide of this port city on the Levantine coast, with more than 2000 years of history that dot its urban layout with monuments from all periods that contrast with the architectural avant-garde of buildings such as the City of the Arts and Sciences. Free time.

Today we will continue our trip and head to Alicante. We will have time to take a walk in this charming, coastal city and, after lunch, we will make our way to the Murcia region, where we will visit Caravaca de la Cruz, a town considered by the Catholic Church as one of the five holy cities. Its church holds a relic of Christ’s Cross. We will also take a train ride up to its historic area, which we can explore, before we continue our trip along scenic roads on our way to Andalusia. We will end the day in Granada.

Full day in Granada and if you have purchased the tour with the entrance included, visit the immense Alhambra Palace and its beautiful Generalife gardens, built in the Arab era. Free time in the afternoon, during which you can visit the cathedral that houses the tomb of the Catholic Monarchs. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: The number of people authorized to visit the Alhambra is limited by law. To guarantee entry, the ticket will be issued when confirming the reservation of the tour. For this, it is necessary to have the client’s correct personal data (full name and passport/ID number). Since there is no possibility of cancellation, in case of cancellation of the reservation, the ticket costs will be passed on to the client. In very limited cases, when the Alhambra reservation is canceled, the Real Alcázar of Seville with similar characteristics will be visited.

Departure from Granada. We travel towards the Costa del Sol. Málaga, arrival and time for a walk through its historic center, where the cathedral and the Picasso museum stand out. After that, we continue along the coastal highway, with beautiful landscapes over the Mediterranean. Puerto Banus, located in Marbella, a beautiful high-level recreational port. In the afternoon, we continue the route through the mountains, stories of bandits before arriving in Ronda, a beautiful white town with its large gap that cuts the city in half. We continue to Seville. Arrival in the evening.

In the morning, we include a city tour. You will be able to see the cathedral and its famous Giralda, the banks of the Guadalquivir River, and the popular neighborhoods of Santa Cruz and Triana. After the visit, we will include a boat ride along the Guadalquivir River. Enjoy the panoramic views from the boat. In the evening, we offer you the possibility to attend a popular flamenco tablao.

We will leave Seville among pleasant landscapes of soft mountains and large pasture lands, traveling towards Extremadura. Mérida, entrance included to the archaeological complex of the Roman Theater and Amphitheater, of excellent conservation, World Heritage Site. Time to have lunch and a walk in the pleasant pedestrian historic center with lots of life and restaurants. We will continue to Portugal, making a stop in Évora, a city also declared a World Heritage Site, with its white streets, its Renaissance palaces, and its cathedral. Lisbon, arrival in the evening.

In the morning, we will have a city tour, during which we will get to know the Portuguese capital of the 7 hills, the alleys and the tiles, the “saudade,” and the Atlantic light. We will also approach the Belem neighborhood, from where the great Portuguese navigators, who crossed the oceans in the 15th century, left. Free time in the afternoon to walk and go to the Bairro Alto and its viewpoint; if you’d like to, you could take an optional excursion to the towns of Sintra, Cascais, and Estoril. In the evening, we return from the Restauradores Square, full of atmosphere with its bars and cafes, to the hotel.

After breakfast, end of service.