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Highlights
- Visit Toledo’s most interesting sites: the cathedral, the narrow and winding streets
- Explore Córdoba
- Visit to Seville is an entertaining Andalusian cooking class
- Visit the famous Seville cathedral, the largest in Europe, where we see the majestic tomb of Christopher Columbus
- Visit the Royal Site of San Lorenzo of El Escorial
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- Round-trip airfare from Boston or New York (airfare price can be deducted)
- 13 nights in elegant accommodations of regional character
- All breakfasts and 9 dinners
- Full-time tour leader
- Visits to: Toledo, Madrid, Córdoba, Granada, Nerja, Frigiliana, Costa del Sol, Ronda, Jerez de la Frontera, Sevilla, Cáceres, Trujillo, El Escorial
- Guided visits to El Prado Museum and Palacio Real in Madrid
- Transportation in a comfortable mini-coach or mini-van
- Visit to the Alhambra in Granada
- Visit to the famous Caves of Nerja
- An authentic Flamenco show
- Local private expert guides
- Sherry tasting in Jerez de la Frontera
- All tour guides, tips and taxes, and entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
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Itinerary
Depart the United States, flying overnight to Madrid.
Meals: Dinner
Arriving at the Madrid Airport, we drive to the enchanting city of Toledo, where we stay in a former archbishop’s palace turned elegant hotel. After some free time to relax or explore, we enjoy a dinner of mouth-watering Andalusian cuisine.
Overnight: Toledo
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Today we explore Madrid. Our first stop is a visit to the Palacio Real, a monumental Royal Palace consisting of some 2,000 rooms overflowing with art treasures and antiques. Our next stop is El Prado Museum, unquestionably one of the...
Meals: Breakfast
With our expert local historian and guide, we visit Toledo’s most interesting sites: the cathedral, the narrow and winding streets, ancient churches, medieval houses and palaces. In the 16th century the painter El Greco came to live in Toledo a...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner for (Day 4 and Dinner)
We take a scenic drive through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to spend the next two nights in a beautiful restored mansion, now a four-star hotel in the fascinating old city of Córdoba. The Mezquita Mosque-Cathedr...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
We take a short drive to another spectacular wonder, the Alhambra of Granada. Set high on a hill, this remarkable fortress is brimming with palaces and gardens dating from the 14th to the 16th centuries, many containing mosaics, scul...
Meals: Breakfast
After a relaxing morning by the seashore we take an excursion into the mountains to explore the picturesque village of Frigiliana. After lunch we tour the magnificent Nerja caves with 20,000-year-old prehistoric wall paintings. Tonight we can try some fresh local seafood and then perhaps a bit of flamenco dancing!
Overnight: Nerja
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
We leave Nerja to take a beautiful drive along the Mediterranean Costa del Sol—the Sun Coast—and then turn north for an exciting drive high into the mountains. We stop in the striking hilltop town of Ronda for lunch. As we drive down...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
One of the highlights of our visit to Seville is an entertaining Andalusian cooking class. Fun, informative and, of course, delicious—we feast on the fruits of our labor. In the evening we enjoy a traditional flamenco spectacle and tap our way back to our hotel.
vernight: Sevilla
Meals: Breakfast
From our hotel’s ideal location we can walk to many wonderful sights with our local guide. We visit the famous Seville cathedral, the largest in Europe, where we see the majestic tomb of Christopher Columbus; the Plaza de España with its stunni...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Today we drive north into the rugged region of Extremadura. In the ancient Roman city of Mérida we see the spectacular Roman theatre and amphitheatre. We soon arrive in Cáceres, where we will stay the next two nights. Cáceres has a u...
Meals: Breakfast
Cáceres has a remarkable historical center dating back several centuries. Trujillo, just to the east, is built on a granite ledge of a hillside and is known for being the birthplace of several conquistadors, most notably Francisco Pisarro, conq...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Madrid
Heading back east toward Madrid, we visit the Royal Site of San Lorenzo of El Escorial. This magnificent 16th century World Heritage Site is a beautiful complex including a majestic basilica, an enormous roya...
Meals: Breakfast
In the morning we depart for the Madrid airport.
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More than twenty years ago, Jean Moss began Olde Ipswich Tours, which occupies a unique niche among European tour companies, motivated by her love of travel, history and fine culinary experiences. She is proud of the detailed, and carefully planned itineraries that have offered so many clients unique travel experiences over the years.
These escorted, small tours (groups of 6 to 16) are designed to offer an intimate, quality experience of our favorite regions of Central Europe, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, England, Ireland and our own New England. We are always looking to add to our offerings of skillfully created tours for our loyal friends and customers.
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Our small group tours of Europe are aimed at experiencing and enjoying regional culture. As such, we do not pick destinations off a map at random. Rather, we hand-select the most fascinating, fun, and culturally rich destinations and activities that a given region has to offer. On our Europe tours, you experience the region’s history, art, architecture, food and drink. What’s more, the experience is not of outsiders looking in, but as the guests and friends of our local hosts and expert guides. These, truly, are memories you will treasure for years to come.
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