Dreamy Andalucia
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8 Nights from $1347*
$1501 w/tax
This sample price: priced within the past 14 days for arrival on Monday, December 28, 2009, departure from Los Angeles Intl, CA. Choose your own departure city and dates.
Itinerary Includes:
• International round-trip airfare
• Rental car for 9 days
• Hotel for 3 nights in Granada
• Hotel for 1 night in Cordoba
• Hotel for 2 nights in Seville
• Hotel for 1 night in Ronda
• Hotel for 1 night in Marbella
• Daily breakfast (if stated in hotel info)
• Hotel taxes
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your visit to Spain around the hightlights of Andalucia. Visit Malaga, Granada,
Cordoba, Seville and Ronda. |
| Following is our suggested
itinerary, please note that you may extend the number of nights in each city,
as well as select the hotel of your choice. |
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Day 1: Malaga
- Granada
Upon arrival at the Malaga International Airport, you will pick up your rent
a car and proceed towards Granada, which is 130 km's away (approximately
1 hour and 40 minutes). Overnight. |
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Day 2: Granada
Breakfast. First thing this morning depart for a visit to the Alhambra, the
most incredible Arabian palace in the world. A complete work of sensuality characterized
by the magical usage of space, light and water. The Caliphs that built it gave
body to their idea of an earthly paradise. Be sure to walk though the Generalife
Gardens next door. They were built as a summer place, designed to deal with
the heat of the summer. In the afternoon, head for the New City (built after 1492) and visit the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel where the Catholic
Kings are buried. Continue for a visit to Albayzin, the old and very well preserved
Arab quarters with narrow, steep streets, white houses, beautiful palaces and
small squares where you can sit and watch the world go by. Be sure to experience
the sunset from the San Nicolas Balcony and experience how the sun slowly changed
the colors of the Alhambra, going from a brilliant orange to an intense red
and finally into darkness and at that point, it becomes illuminated. An unforgettable
experience! |
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Day 3: Granada - Guadix - Las Alpujarras
- Granada
Breakfast. Depart Granada for a different experience far from the city. Your
first stop is Guadix, which was a Roman colony and, under the Visigoths, an
Episcopal see. It contains an 18th-century cathedral and the remains of a Moorish
citadel. Just outside the city are many picturesque caves inhabited by Gypsies.
From there, you continue south crossing the Sierra Nevada Natural Park towards
the Alpujarras which was the last Arab point of resistance as they were deported
by the Catholic Kings in 1492. It offers beautiful scenery, deep valleys and
white villages. |
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Day 4: Granada -
Jaen - Ubeda - Baeza - Cordoba
Breakfast. Today you depart towards Jaen, which offers different scenery from
what you have observed so far. Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in
the world and this region is a predominant producer. Miles of olive trees, perfectly
aligned that get lost in the horizon will enthrall you. Upon arrival in Jaen,
be sure to climb up to the Santa Catalina Castle for an incredible view. Then
proceed to Ubeda and Baeza, with its unusually rich Renaissance architecture:
Palaces, Churches, Convents and homes belonging to ancient nobilities turn this
area into an outdoor museum. Continue to Cordoba and overnight. |
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Day 5: Cordoba -
Carmona - Seville
Breakfast. Spend the morning visiting this beautiful Andalucian city, World
Heritage site since 1994. Wander through the Jewish Quarter with streets, squares
and patios which transport you back to the Tenth Century, when Cordoba was the
largest city in the world with over a million in population. Today it is under
300,000. Do not miss the Mezquita, with over 850 columns of granite and marble,
which appear as a forest. Continue to Seville, by way of Carmona. A typical
andalucian town, nestled in a hill. Its historical center is a mixed of Palaces,
Churches and Convents from the XV to XVIII centuries. Enjoy a cup of coffee
at the Parador that was the Castle of Pedro the Cruel and enjoy the history
before continuing to Seville. Overnight in Seville. |
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Day 6: Seville
Breakfast. Spend today discovering this beautiful city, capital of Andalucia.
Once again, you need to wander the city and admire its beauty. Be sure to visit
the Giralda, ancient lookout of the mezquita that existed there. If you have
the energy, walk up to the highest part and observe the wonderful view. Then
continue for a visit to the Cathedral, the largest in Spain, a gothic jewel.
Then enter into the Alcazar and feel the tranquility once you pass through its
walls. It has majestic rooms and an oasis of peace in its gardens. From there
continue for a walk around the Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish Quarter;
a labyrinth of narrow streets that represent the purest and most romantic area
of Seville. Return in the evening and sit on a sidewalk café to enjoy
the ?Noche Sevillana?. And do not miss the Plaza de España
with a canal and boat rides and 52 ceramic benches that represent all the provinces
of Spain. |
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Day 7: Seville -
Arcos - Ronda
Breakfast. Depart for a day filled with beautiful scenery and unique little
villages. The first stop will be Arcos de la Frontera, for many the loveliest
town in Andalucia. The old town, officially declared to be of historic and artistic
interest, is perched on top of a very high ridge, overlooking silently winding
Guadalete River. Narrow, torturous and steep streets, flowers in every corner,
it is a very hard place to describe, better to experience it! Arcos is the archetype
of the ?white villages? of the area. From Arcos to Ronda you will
follow its route, named after the color of the lime that covers the houses.
Little villages constructed on hills as a defense because these towns where
in the border between the Christian and Arab kingdoms during 3 centuries. Upon
arrival in Ronda, be sure to wander through the historic area of this little
city before you go to bed. Overnight.
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Day 8: Ronda - Marbella
Breakfast. Ronda is one of those special places that almost everyone loves.
It could hardly be more unusual in its situation. The old city stands on a
bluff with precipitous drops on three sides, and the fourth side is separated
from the newer part of town (post Reconquest) by an incredible slice of 300-feet
deep gorge. From this aerie, views over the valley and distant hills are nothing
short of stupendous. Everyone, beginning with the Celts, made a stronghold
of the impregnable old city, but it was the Moors who left the most long lasting
remains. Only surprise and the use of metal cannonballs for the first time
in Spain allowed Ferdinand to capture it in 1485. Ronda also boasts of the
oldest bullring in Spain. On the way to Marbella, be sure to visit the lovely
town of Mijas, another lovely Andalusian village, very close to the coast,
from where you can have some lovely views. Overnight. |
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Day 9: Malaga - out
Breakfast. Depart for the USA. Please be sure to give yourself enough time to
drop the car off at the Malaga airport. |
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