Spain group tour from Madrid: Andalusia and Mediterranean Coast

In the morning, you will depart from Madrid at 8:00 a.m. towards the region of Extremadura and arrive in Caceres where you will have free time to discover its Plaza Mayor and to walk through the Old Town of Caceres and its famous medieval quarter, very well preserved and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

In the afternoon, you will have enjoy lunch on your own.

After lunch, you will travel southwards to Andalusia and arrive in Seville.

Dinner and accommodation in Seville.

In the morning, you will depart to Cordoba. On arrival in the city, you will enjoy a guided walking tour starting at Almodovar Gate through the Jewish Quarter and continue visiting the famous Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is the most important monument of all the Islamic West and one of the most wonderful in the world. Its history summarizes the complete evolution of the Umayyad style in Spain, as well as the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles of Christian construction.

After the guided walking tour of the city of Cordoba, you will have free time to enjoy lunch on your own.

Dinner and accommodation in Cordoba.

The day will begin by following the Route of the White Villages and Ronda. The city is situated in a mountainous area on a plateau cut by a deep gorge carved by the Guadalevín River about 750 m above mean sea level. The picturesque panorama of the city and the variety of its monuments has made Ronda a remarkable tourist center.

You will have some free time in Ronda to enjoy the city on your own, after which you will depart to Costa del Sol.

Dinner and accommodation in Marbella or Torremolinos.

In the morning, you will travel to Granada where you will visit the spectacular group of monuments of Alhambra and Generalife, former residence of the Moorish kings, with its magnificent fountains,
gardens and arches, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Generalife is located outside the walls of Alhambra and is made up of a set of buildings, patios and gardens, which make it one of the greatest attractions of the city of Granada, and, together with Alhambra, one of the most outstanding architectural ensembles of Muslim civil architecture.

Dinner and accommodation in Granada. Optional visit to the caves of Sacromonte and attendance of a typical show of gipsy flamenco.

The day will begin with the departure via Guadix, Baza and Puerto Lumbreras towards the Mediterranean coast and Valencia.

Accommodation in Valencia and free time. You can walk around the city, go to the beach or try the famous Valencian paella.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have some free time. At mid-morning you will leave for Catalonia to reach the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona. As the capital of Catalonia and the second most important city in Spain, Barcelona is renowned for its cultural, financial, commercial and tourist importance. The city has one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean and is also an important point of communication between Spain and France, due to the highway and high speed rail connections.

Accommodation in Barcelona and free time.

The day will start with a guided tour of Barcelona city to see Montjuïc Park with spectacular views, the Olympic Ring, Christopher Columbus monument and the old Gothic quarter. The mountain of Montjuïc is an excellent lookout point to contemplate the city and is full of tourist attractions. Barcelona is known for the architecture of Antonio Gaudi, the greatest representative of Spanish modernist architecture. Antonio Gaudi designed striking buildings and endowed them with innovative solutions based on the forms of nature. He made great works and projects in Barcelona such as the Sagrada Familia known as Expiatory Church of the Holy Family and Park Güell in Barcelona, which are his best-known masterpieces worldwide, but he is also the creator of amazing buildings such as La Pedrera, Casa Batlló, Casa Vicens, Casa Calvet, or the lampposts of the Plaza Real.

This 9-day Tour of Spain from more Madrid: Andalusia and Mediterranean Coast offers you the possibility to enjoy a free afternoon on this day, so that you can walk around the city on your own.

After breakfast, you will depart via Lerida and Zaragoza. You will have free time to discover the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Patroness of the Hispanic people. It is considered the first Marian temple of Christianity and together with the sanctuaries of Torreciudad, Montserrat, Meritxell and Lourdes make up the Marian Route, an itinerary guided by Marian spirituality and devotion, which possesses a great patrimonial, gastronomic and natural wealth.

After visiting Zaragoza, you will arrive in Madrid, where this tour will end.