HIGHLIGHTS OF SPAIN (CLASSIC GROUP)

• Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for your Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.

Arrival Transfer: Depart the airport at 09:30, 12:30, 15:00

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 18:00

• Follow the sunny Costa Dorada, past the rice fields of the Ebro Delta.
• Stop at the seaside resort of Peñíscola and see the hilltop castle used in the film ‘El Cid’.
• Pass through the famous orange groves to Valencia and see the City of Arts and Sciences. Later see the Old City and take in its medieval charm
• Valencia is home to one of the world’s greatest dishes, paella.
• Meet the chef of a local family-run restaurant in the heart of the Old City and learn how to make this local specialty during a Cooking Demonstration.
• Later, indulge in the delicious flavours of this classic dish with a glass of sangria at your Highlight Dinner.

• Travel south toward Andalucía, passing the castle at Lorca and troglodyte dwellings hollowed out of the soft rock near Guadix.
• Enjoy views of the Sierra Nevada mountains from a distance as you reach glorious Granada.
• This historic city was a Moorish kingdom for almost eight centuries and was the last stronghold to fall to the Catholic monarchs of Spain in 1492.
• Overlooking Granada stands the Alhambra, one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built.
• Led by your Local Expert, explore this exquisite palace, built as a citadel by the Moors in the 13th century.
• A fantasy of arabesque gardens, fountains and stone cut like lace.
• Later, stroll through the elegant exotic gardens of the Generalife, the Royal summer residence.

• Visit the Seville Cathedral, the burial place of Christopher Columbus.
• Explore Seville with Insight Choice.
• Choose to embark on a walk through the old Jewish quarter.
• Alternatively, join a scenic drive around the city and enjoy panoramic views.
• This evening, visit the Cristina Heeren Foundation, a beneficiary of a TreadRight Foundation grant for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience.
• This private dance school is dedicated to promoting the conservation of flamenco and supports young enthusiasts from all over the world with a special focus on new talent from the Andalusian region.
• Feel the passion behind the choreography as you put your rhythm to the test during a dance lesson before witnessing emotions come to life in a flamenco performance.

• Set off early along the Guadalquivir Valley, passing villages and towns studded with Moorish towers and fortresses.
• Stop in the perfectly preserved Moorish city of Córdoba and see the famous Roman bridge, built in the 1st century BC.
• Meet a local historian and visit the magnificent Mezquita, a beautiful 8th century mosque with a Christian cathedral built inside it.
• Make the most of your time at leisure and stroll the narrow streets of the city.
• Follow in the footsteps of Don Quixote as you travel through La Mancha and on to the capital, Madrid.

• Today bid farewell to your journey along Spain and Portugal as you transfer to the airport.