to do in Portugal and Spain
When we talk about Portugal, we think of words like Port Wine, Fado, Discoveries, Art, and on this tour, we will be able to feel what they really convey.
Art, flamenco, and traditions are alive in all the cities of Andalusia.
Are you ready to discover the best that Portugal and Spain have to offer you?
Book this 11-day trip from Madrid now and bring the whole family, they will love it too!
Combine the best of Portugal and Spain in one tour.
Visit the most important cities of Portugal and the most historic cities of Andalusia.
Spend 11 days on the road to discover the Iberian peninsula with an expert guide.
Explore Salamanca, Porto, Coimbra, Fatima, Batalha, Nazaré, Alcobaça, Lisbon, Caceres, Cordoba, Seville, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Granada and Toledo in a journey which starts in Madrid.
LANGUAGES
English and Spanish.
STARTING POINT
Established hotels in Madrid
DURATION
11 days.
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays.
1st Day - MADRID – SALAMANCA – PORTO
Depart from Madrid and drive to Salamanca. Free time in this University City Heritage of Humanity of great architectural and artistic wealth. Departure to the Portuguese border until you reach Porto. Accommodation at the hotel.
2nd Day - PORTO
Breakfast included at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building, and Santa Clara church. To finish, we will take a cruise on the Douro River to have another perspective of the city and visit a famous cellar with tasting of the world-famous port wine. Free time. Accommodation at the hotel.
3rd Day - PORTO – COIMBRA – FÁTIMA
Breakfast included at the hotel. Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Then to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, the heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. Accommodation at the hotel.
4th Day - FATIMA – BATALHA – NAZARÉ – ALCOBAÇA – LISBON
Breakfast included at the hotel. Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) visit the XII C. church and admire the tombs of Pedro and Inés de Castro and then to Lisbon. Accommodation at the hotel. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, a typical Portuguese song, and music.
5th Day - LISBON
Breakfast included at the hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds like a missing past or optional excursion to Sintra and Cascais. Accommodation at the hotel.
6th Day - LISBON – CACERES – CORDOBA
Breakfast incuded at the hotel. Departure at 07:30 hrs to Caceres considered as World Heritage place because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic, and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. Afterward, continue on towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate. Accommodation at the hotel.
7th Day - CORDOBA – SEVILLE
Breakfast included at the hotel. An impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two hours, ride reach Seville. Accommodation at the hotel.
8th Day - SEVILLE
Breakfast included at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of the light city. Accommodation at the hotel. Optional Flamenco show.
9th Day - SEVILLE – RONDA – COSTA DEL SOL
After breakfast included at the hotel drive south passing typical villages. Reach Ronda; free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range. In the afternoon continue on to the Costa del Sol, one of the most modern and important international tourist areas. Accommodation at the hotel.
10th Day - COSTA DEL SOL – GRANADA
Breakfast included at the hotel. Departure towards the city of Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world-famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. Accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter.
11th Day - GRANADA – TOLEDO – MADRID
Breakfast included at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus river, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo –World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together. Resume of the Spanish art, history, and spirituality the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historic old town through its narrow streets. Then proceed with a visit to a famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron) factory. Continue to Madrid.
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100% charges if the cancellation occurs in 9 days or less before the departure of the activity or in case of no-show.
25% charges if the cancellation occurs between 15 and 10 days before the departure of the circuit.
15% charges if the cancellation occurs between 30 and 16 days before the departure of the circuit.
Accommodation is as follows:
* Superior T class:
Porto (2 nights): AC Porto
Fatima (1 night): Sao Jose
Lisbon (2 nights): Roma
Cordoba (1 night): Sercotel Medina Azahara
Seville (2 nights): Catalonia Santa Justa
Costa del Sol (1 night): Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Principe.
Granada (1 night): Alixares.
* Superior Plus A class:
Porto (2 nights): Vila Gale Porto // Fenix Ipanema // Bessahotel
Fatima (1 night): Santa Maria / Aurea / Estrela / Regina
Lisbon (2 nights): Lutécia / Vip arts / Vip Entrecampos / Turim Iberia
Cordoba (1 night): Hesperia Córdoba.
Seville (2 nights): Hesperia Sevilla/Melia Lebreros / Melia Sevilla
Costa del Sol (1 night): Sol Don Pablo, Don Marco, Sol Principe.
Granada (1 night): Catalonia Granada / Melia Granada
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