Includes

• De luxe Air-contidioned motorcoach throughout
• Bilingual speaking Escort throughout
• 7 Nights accommodation in First Class hotels
• 7 Full Buffet Breakfasts
• 1 Tapas-Dinner
• 1 Lunch including “Cooking Lesson”
• 2 Dinners
• Guided city tours in:
  • Granada
  • Córdoba
  • Sevilla
• Jerez
• Entrance fees to monuments
  • The Prehistoric Caves of Nerja
  • Alhambra & Generalife Gardens in Granada
  • Mosque & Synagogue in Cordoba
  • Cathedral & Giralda in Sevilla
• Winery visit & wine tasting in Jerez
• Horse riding exhibition in Jerez
• Travel Insurance

Itinerary

DAY 1 – Saturday : COSTA DEL SOL

Arrival Transfer to the hotel – Day at leisure.

“TAPAS DINNER” at a local Restaurant.

Overnight stay.

DAY 2 – Sunday : TORREMOLINOS – NERJA – GRANADA

Breakfast. Departure by motorcoach to Granada. On route, visit of the Prehistoric Caves of Nerja. Continue on to the Alpujarras, a beautiful nature area known as the ‘Little Switzerland’, with typical mountain villages such as Bubión or Lanjarón. Here we will stop for Cooking Lessons and a later Lunch to test your cooking skills .After lunch, continue to Granada for an early evening arrival .Panoramic city tour showing the great Renaissance Cathedral adjoined by the exquisite late Gothic Royal Chapel with the tomb of the Catholic Kings; the Alcaicería, the narrow market close to the Corral del Carbón, the old market; the Albaycin quarter with old minarets and well-cared for Cármenes (villas with beautiful gardens). The Plaza Nueva with the Chancery and the elegant Mudejar tower of Santa Ana.

Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 3 – Monday : GRANADA

Breakfast. Guided tour of the Alhambra (13th-15th C.), a fortified palatine city. Built by the Nazarite Kings, which also includes its Alcazaba Citadel and the Palaces of Los Leones and Comares; the Generalife, a summer residence set in beautiful gardens; the so-called Royal Room of Santo Domingo, built in the orchards of Almanxarra and the Palace of Alcazar Genil used by the Nazrid Queens. The Palace of Charles V, designed in 1526 by Pedro Machuca in the heart of the Alhambra as a symbol of new power, is the most outstanding Renaissance work in Granada.
Dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 4 – Tuesday : GRANADA – CORDOBA – SEVILLE

Breakfast. Departure to Cordoba. Guided tour of the Aljama Mosque. Abderraman I initiated in the 8th Century the construction of one of the most emblematic buildings of Islamic Art. Extended on various occasions it comprises a lavish in which a Cathedral of Gothic, Baroque and Plateresque elements has been built. It is a fascinating building which offers surprising light and colour effects as well as beautiful doors and nearly a thousand columns. Later continue to Seville.

Overnight stay.

DAY 5 – Wednesday : SEVILLE

Breakfast. Panoramic tour of this charming city, the well cared for gardens at Maria Luisa Park, walk through the typical district ofSanta Cruz and a visit to the Cathedral (15th C.), the largest Gothic Church in christendom, with its magnificent chancel, carvings by Martinez Montañes and paintings by Murillo, Zurbaran and Goya. Of the Almohade Aljama Mosque (12th C.) there remains, its striking minaret, the slenderest tower in Muslim architecture The Giralda , to which an exquisite bell tower was added in the 16th Century and not far away another amazing monumental complex to see, the Alcazar, an Arabic Palace which was completed by Peter 1st the Cruel and is outstanding for its Mudejar style and Moorish gardens.

Afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay.

DAY 6 – Thursday : SEVILLE – JEREZ – COSTA DEL SOL

Breakfast. Departure to Jerez the Capital of Sherry Wines and Horse-breeding. Besides these two important activities as the trade marks of the city, it also has a beautiful heritage of palaces, museums, flamenco, etc, which will complete a large offer to make a must the visit of this important Andalusian town. We will visit one of the most famous wineries, ” Bodegas Williams & Humbert”, the mother winery of the famous sherry wine ‘Dry Sack’ and the brandy ‘Gran Duque de Alba’ ending with a Wine Tasting . Afterwards,into one of the cellars of the winery we will attend one of the most beautiful Horse Riding Exhibition you can see nowadays!! The “Amazing Dancing Andalusian Horses ” show is an equestrian ballet accompanied by Spanish music and 18th Century style costume.

Free time for lunch and then we continue to the Costa del Sol.

Overnight stay.

DAY 7 – Friday : COSTA DEL SOL

Breakfast and day at leisure to explore the Coast.

Overnight stay.

DAY 8 – Saturday : COSTA DEL SOL – Departure

Breakfast.

Departure transfer to Malaga Airport.

END OF SERVICES!

Hotel Accommodation (or similar):

• COSTA DEL SOL: Hotel Cervantes 4****
• GRANADA : Hotel Carmen 4****
• SEVILLE : Hotel Fernando III**** or Becquer 4****

Notes

• All departures are guaranteed if the reservation is made 60 days before the start of each tour.
• If the request is made after this deadline, booking is subject to confirmation.

Cancellation Policy

• Until 60 days before departure = No charge
• Between 59 and 40 days = 10% penalty
• Between 39 and 20 days = 20% penalty
• Between 19 and 1 days = 100% penalty