Andalusia and Portugal completely Madrid

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IMPORTANT -IF YOU REQUESTED
ADDITIONAL NIGHTS upon arrival at the hotel, you would have your room booked,
but your trip guide would normally contact you at the beginning of the included
activities. YOUR TIME THEREFORE BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS FREE. The hotel staff can help you with all the information you need.

Note: The schedules that you will find in this itinerary are indicative. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the trip, may adjust the schedules.
Upon arrival at the airport, we shall be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Check the informative panels in the hotel reception area for the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travellers to receive information about the trip.

In the evening we provide transfers to the Plaza Mayor and La Latina, Madrid´s most famous area for night life and tapas restaurants, where you can dine at your preferred restaurant: Indian, Chinese, Spanish and Middle Eastern are some of the options.

The day starts around 08.30 hrs with a city tour through the centre of Madrid, including Paseo del Prado, Cibeles, Neptuno, the Gate of Alcalá, Plaza de Colón and Plaza Mayor.

We will visit Retiro Park, an oasis in the city centre, where we will see the lake and the Glass Palace. Entrance to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the football stadium of Real Madrid. We get to know the areas reserved for the players as well as the public areas and the small museum about this team, considered by some as the best in the world.

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon.

At the end of the evening, we will return to the hotel.

Total distance: 450 km

Landscapes: The plains of La Mancha with the shadow of some mills and the great extensions of olive groves in the province of Jaén.

07:45 hrs. - Madrid – departure (the schedule may vary slightly depending on the pickup points).
We will make a stop at Puerto Lápice, a beautiful town in La Mancha with memories of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
13:30 hrs. - GRANADA – Arrival at the hotel. Lunch included. In the afternoon (or the next morning in case of difficulty obtaining tickets) we will visit, with a local guide, the immense Alhambra Palace and its beautiful Generalife gardens, built in the Arab era. After the visit free time. We recommend to have a walk through the Albaicín neighborhood.

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.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: To access the Alhambra, it is necessary to present the document with which you confirmed the reservation (passport or ID).

Total distance covered: 390 km
Scenery: Beautiful landscapes by the sea. Mountains and white villages.


08:00 hrs. - Granada – departure. We travel towards Mediterranean Sea.
10:00 hrs. - Málaga - arrival. A time to walk through the historic center, where the cathedral stands out.

11:30 hrs. - Málaga - departure. We follow the coastal highway next to the sea.
12:30 hrs. - Puerto Banus, we will have a stop and time in this exclusive area that is a part of Marbella. In the heart of the Costa del Sol. Time to walk along its marina and its shopping streets.

15:00 hrs. - Marbella – salida. We leave the sea cost and travel towards the Andalusian mountains, beautiful towns along the way, great views.
16:30 hrs. - Ronda – arrival. Impressive white city, its alleys, its immense gap that divides the city. Time for a walk.

18:00 hrs. - Ronda – departure. We continue through beautiful landscapes of hills and white villages.
20:00 hrs. - Seville – arrival in the evening.

Our visit to Seville will be very special, we combine a part by bus and on foot with a boat ride along the Guadalquivir River that will allow us to appreciate the best views of the monuments and places that the city offers.


A local guide will explain the history and culture of the capital of Andalusia and show us its most beautiful corners. We will begin with the visit around nine in the morning. We passes by the Cathedral-Giralda, Santa Cruz neighborhood, Banks of the Guadalquivir River, Torre del Oro, Maestranza Bullring, Cartuja Island, where the Expo took place and which currently houses the "Isla Mágica" amusement park, María Luisa Park with the beautiful Plaza de España. Total duration of the visit is about 3 hours (including the boat ride). Free time in the afternoon. The guide will offer you optionally the possibility to visit the cathedral and in the evening to attend a popular flamenco tablao.

Total distance: 345 kmScenery: Attractive landscapes of white-painted villages, mountain ranges and castles.
Note: In Portugal we must set our watches back one hour.


09:00 hrs. - Seville - Departure. We travel through pleasant landscapes of soft mountains and large pasture lands towards Extremadura.
11:30 hrs. - Mérida. Arrival in the capital of Extremadura. Admission included to the archaeological complex of the Roman Theater and Amphitheater, the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, a World Heritage Site, recognized not only for its good state of conservation, but also as an example of the importance that spectacle and entertainment had the ancient Rome in all of its provinces. Mérida has a pleasant pedestrian historic center with a lot of life and places, where you can have lunch.


15:30 hrs. - Mérida - departure. Beautiful landscapes of large meadows. We pass to Portugal. We enter the Alentejo region.
16:30 hrs. (Portuguese time) - Évora - Arrival. The capital of Alentejo, one of the oldest cities in Portugal that has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Time to walk through the historic center with its white streets, its cathedral, its old churches, a taste of southern Portugal. Overnight in Evora.

Total distance covered: 305 km.


Scenery: Pleasant landscapes, white villages, castles, farmlands.


08:30 hrs. - Évora - departure.
10:15 hrs. – Marvao - very picturesque walled town that offers us a fantastic panoramic view of the region.




11:15 hrs. – Marvao - departure.
11:45 hrs. - Castelo de Vide - Time to enjoy this Alentejo town with its large castle, its old Jewish quarter with a medieval synagogue (now a museum) that we can visit and have lunch in the labyrinth of narrow and irregular streets whose Gothic arcades invite us to walk.


13:45 hrs. - Castelo De Vide, departure.
15:30 hrs. - Tomar. – Arrival -. We include the entrance to the immense Convent-Castle of Christ that belonged to the Templars and today dominates the city.
16:30 hrs. - Tomar – departure.


17:15 hrs. - Fátima - Before arriving, we make a brief stop in Aljustrel, the village where the three little shepherds were born, we can see Lucia´s house. After that we arrive in Fátima, an important sanctuary, a place of pilgrimage that reminds us of the apparitions of Our Lady to the three Little Shepherds. The chapel was built in 1919 in the place, where the apparitions took place, in Cova de Iría and, since then, the Sanctuary space continued to be built in response to the influx of pilgrims. Free time, when, if you’d like, you could participate in the candle procession (it is not held in winter). Dinner included.

Total distance covered: 210 km.


Scenery: Pleasant green hills.


08:30 hrs. - Fatima - departure.
11:00 hrs. - Porto - arrival. We will visit the city for approximately two hours with a local guide: the Douro River, its historic center that has been declared a world heritage site, the iron bridges... we will also include a visit to one of its centuries-old wineries where the famous "Port Wine" is produced. Free time.


Note: From November to April, the Porto visit make take place in the afternoon.

Total distance covered: 385 km.


Scenery: Green landscapes of northern Portugal. Very beautiful landscapes in the Douro Valley.


Note: The schedules in this stage from November to March are modified to adapt the route to sunlight.


08:00 hrs. - Porto - departure.
09:00 hrs. - Braga - arrival. A time to walk in the religious capital of Portugal with its old cathedral. After that we go to the base of the Bom Jesus sanctuary. We include the climb on the oldest cable car in the world... Powered only by water; after visiting the sanctuary we suggest you walk down to admire its beautiful staircase.


11:15 hrs. - Bom Jesus - departure.
11:45 hrs. - Guimaraes - arrival. Free time in the city that was the first capital of Portugal, its Palace of the Dukes reminds us of it. Time for lunch.


14:00 hrs. - Guimaraes - departure. Beautiful landscapes full of vineyards going down to the Douro Valley. We pass through Sabrosa, the birthplace of Magellan.
16:45 hrs. - Pinhao – arrival - we visit its wonderful train station with all its tiles and we include a short cruise of approximately one hour along the Douro River (Note: From November to March the cruise does not operate, instead the journey is taken along the panoramic road with stops at viewpoints following the Douro bank).


17:45 hrs. - Pinhao –Departure-
20:15 hrs. - Coimbra. Arrival at the end of the day. Dinner included in the hotel.

Total distance covered: 280 km.


Scenery: Pleasant landscapes, hills, forests, ocean.


After breakfast a transfer to the historic center to walk in the third city of Portugal, a city with a very important past that has one of the oldest universities in the world and the oldest in Portugal. Enjoy its streets, its patios and its student life.


11:30 hrs. - Coimbra -departure.
12:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - entrance included in this impressive medieval mausoleum of kings with great historical significance given that the decisive event for the consolidation of the Portuguese nation took place there. You can see the monastery inside or see its impressive facade and stroll through the small shopping streets that surround it.


13:30 hrs. - Batalha Monastery - departure.
14:00 hrs. - Nazaré – arrival to this beautiful fishing town. We include the elevator that takes us up to the ancient city on the top of the cliff with stunning views over the ocean and the popular beach. Time for lunch and rest.


16:30 hrs. - Nazaré - departure.
17:00 hrs. - Óbidos - Arrival. Town full of charm with important medieval walls, with its castle, its streets full of flowers and commercial life.


18:15 hrs. - Óbidos - departure.
19:30 hrs. - Lisbon - arrival.

Note: Due to the fact that the Nazaré elevator is under restoration at this time, and while the repair works continue, the ascent to the old city will be done by coach.

City tour of Lisbon. In the morning city tour with a local guide lasting approximately 2 hours. During this visit we will pass through the following points: Eduardo VII park, Baixa Pombalina (Marqués de Pombal square, Rossío square with views of the San Jorge castle, Alfama), Estrela
neighborhood, Estrela Basilica, Monument to the Discoveries, Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery. The visit will finish in the city center. Free time in the afternoon to continue exploring the city. We suggest you taking the Elevator da Gloria to visit Bairro Alto and the viewpoint São Pedro. Our guide will optionally offer you to visit the beautiful towns of Sintra with its castle and Cascais and Estoril by the sea.



20:30 hrs. - We return from the Restauradores Square, an area with numerous restaurants and cafes, to the hotel.

After breakfast, end of our services.

Note: Remember that hotels check-out time is usually at 10.00 hrs. In most cases, you can leave your luggage at the hotel reception at check-out time, so you can enjoy the city and pick it up at the time you require that same day. If you need more time to use your room, please consider booking an additional night at the end of your tour.