Visit Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, and Granada

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 and choose from different sightseeing tours.

Day 1: USA - Madrid
After your overnight transatlantic flight from the United States and passing through customs, you will head to your selected hotel . After that you will have the rest of the morning free. Afternoon at leisure for optional sightseeing tours or to visit this lovely city on your own. You may want to take a stroll through the most interesting parts of the old section of Madrid, much of which is only accessible by foot. Overnight stay.
Day 2: Madrid - Cordoba
Breakfast. First thing in the morning, you will leave the Madrid Atocha train station for Cordoba on the high velocity train, AVE. In less than two hours, you will be in what was, a thousand years ago, the largest city in the Western World. Spend the balance of your day visiting the Mosque and the old Jewish Section; both named Humanity Patrimony Sites by the UNESCO. The impressive forest of columns of the thousand-year-old Mosque and the intricate narrow streets of the Jewish District will transport you back to periods of amazing splendor. Overnight.
Day 3: Cordoba - Seville
Breakfast. Early this morning, catch the AVE for your trip to Sevilla. You will be there in less than an hour. Spend the balance of your day visiting the city of the orange trees. In the squares of the ancient Jewish District of Santa Cruz, you will be enveloped in the magic of one of the most beautiful and lively cities on the European continent. We recommend that you enter in the sumptuous palace of the Royal Alcazares, the oldest royal palace in Europe, before visiting the Cathedral of Seville, the third largest cathedral in the Christian World and where Christopher Columbus is buried. The rest of the day will be at your disposal for you to enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of this lovely city and to wander the same streets as Don Juan, Carmen and the painter Velázquez. Overnight stay in Seville.
Day 4: Seville - Granada
Breakfast. Today we recommend that you take our regular sightseeing tour to Granada. It will transfer you, together with others, to the city of Granada. After a bus trip along roads where the countryside alternates between vineyards and olive trees, you will arrive in Granada. There, a local city guide will accompany you on a visit to the Alhambra, one of the most impressive and best conserved monuments of the Arabic Worlds, although today of course, found on Christian soil. This romantic palace, in reality a compendium of various constructions of distinct periods and styles, has captivated the imagination of all those who have visited it during its 600 years of existence. Washington Irving, Ambassador of the United States in Spain, wrote in one of its rooms, the lovely book, Tales of the Alhambra. Continuing with the guide, you will visit the Generalife Gardens, which were the summer residence of the Granadian Sultans. Once the visit is finished you?ll have the rest of the day at your disposition to continue your visit to the city. You could enter the Capilla Real (Royal Chapel), where the Catholic Kings (Catherine and Ferdinand) who supported the expeditions of Columbus are buried, enter the Albayzin District and other fascinating zones of this mythic city. At night, its active nightlife will entice you into one of the many taverns and restaurant for a full meal, or, why not, some tapas. Please note: should you not want to take the tour, we also over a Regional Train that will take you from Seville to Granada in approximate 3 hours. Overnight stay in Granada.
Day 5: Granada - Madrid
Breakfast. You will have the morning free to make any last minute buys or visit another monument of this impressive city, undoubtedly the most Arabic of Western European cities. During the afternoon you will take the Talgo train for your return to Madrid. You will lodge in the hotel of your choice and enjoy a last evening and night to say goodbye to Spain, at least for the moment. What a choice to be had, for shows and activities of all types adorn the famed Madrid nightlife. Indeed, the problem will be the wealth of choice. Overnight stay in Madrid.
Day 6: Madrid - USA
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