to do in Portugal and Spain
Have you ever thought that in 13 days you can get to know the true essence of Portugal and Spain, by the hand of specialized guides? It's true, all of this is possible on this escorted tour. Pack your bags and come with us. And don't forget the little ones, they are welcome!
A unique tour to discover the beautiful "Cidade Invicta"(Porto), bathed by the Douro river, the colors of Lisbon, to admire the art and history of Andalusia and be close to the Mediterranean in the cities of Valencia and Barcelona.
Enjoy this fantastic 13-day trip from Madrid.
Take this opportunity to get to know Portugal and Spain in 13 days.
Combine the most amazing Portuguese cities with Andalusia cities and the Spanish Mediterranean cities.
Visit sacred places such as Fátima and Medieval streets such as the Gothic Quarter.
This tour includes the cities of Salamanca, Porto, Coimbra, Fatima, Batalha, Nazare, Alcobaça, Lisbon, Caceres, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona and Zaragoza.
LANGUAGES
English and Spanish.
STARTING POINT
Established hotels in Madrid
DURATION
13 days.
SCHEDULE
Tuesdays.
1st Day - MADRID – SALAMANCA – PORTO
Depart 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. In the afternoon, the possibility of an optional visit to a famous winery with tasting of its world-famous “port wine”. Accommodation at the hotel.
3rd Day - PORTO – COIMBRA – FATIMA
Breakfast. 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 – NAZARE – 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 or doing the optional tour to Sintra and Cascais. Accommodation at the hotel.
6th Day - LISBON – CACERES – CORDOBA
Breakfast included 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 tour.
9th Day - SEVILLE – GRANADA
Breakfast included at the hotel. Drive east through the Caliphate road to the heart of Andalusia observing an endless number of olive trees on the way to 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.
10th Day - GRANADA – VALENCIA
After breakfast at the hotel (included), start driving to the Mediterranean coast. Via Murcia, capital of the fertile garden of the Segura river, continue north via Alicante, the second largest city within the region of Valencia. Reach Valencia one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast with its modern Arts and Sciences Architectural Complex integrated by six elements: Hemispheric, Umbracle, Science Museum, Oceanographic, Palau de les Arts and Ágora. Valencia is also the home of the internationally well renowned and delicious “Paella”, Accommodation at the hotel.
11th Day - VALENCIA – BARCELONA
Breakfast included at the hotel. Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings. Early afternoon departure northward all along the Mediterranean coast to Catalunya, via Tarragona, the Roman Tarraco. Reach Barcelona principal Mediterranean city homeland of the famous architect Gaudí symbol of the Catalonian modernism. Accommodation at the hotel.
12th Day - BARCELONA
Breakfast included at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona well-known worldwide for the Olympic Games during 1992, drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. – declared World Heritage buildings. – The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city, Olympic Ring, the monument to Columbus and the Olympic Port. The afternoon is for you to keep on discovering this city full attractive offers as well as exquisite and varied gastronomy. Accommodation at the hotel.
13th Day - BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – MADRID
After breakfast included at the hotel departure southwest along an industrial and agricultural area with certain relevance within Europe. Arrive in Zaragoza, the capital city of Aragón, within the banks of Ebro river the most copious within the Iberian Peninsula. Zaragoza, known as Cesar Augusta during the Roman period had an important role in Spanish history. Some free time to see the impressive Baroque architecture of the Basilic-Temple of Our Lady Pilar. Continue to Madrid.
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*Tour combined with other circuits, some of the participants might not have the same destination. According to the segment of the tour the guide might change
Local city tax (to be paid directly to the hotel)
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): São José
Lisbon (2 nights): Roma
Cordoba (1 night): Córdoba Mediana Azahara
Seville (2 nights): Catalonia Santa Justa
Granada (1 night): Sabica
Valencia (1 night): NH Las Artes
Barcelona (2 nights): Catalonia Barcelona 505
* Superior Plus A class:
Porto (2 nights): Vila Gale Porto / HF Fenix Ipanema / BessaHotel Boavista
Fatima (1 night): Santa María / Aurea / Estrela / Regina
Lisbon (2 nights): Lutécia / Vip arts / Vip Entrecampos / Turim
Cordoba (1 night): Hesperia Córdoba
Seville (2 nights): Hesperia Sevilla or Melia Lebreros / Melia Sevilla
Granada (1 night): Melia Granada
Valencia (1 night): NH Las Artes
Barcelona (2 nights): Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
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