SPAIN, PORTUGAL & MOROCCO TOUR

Day by day

The itinerary

1. Day 1 · Barcelona

   Arrive Barcelona

   Arrival at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.

   Hesperia President / Evenia Rosselló or similar

2. Day 2 · Barcelona

   Barcelona

   Pick up at 09:00 hrs from the hotel entrance. Presentation 10-15 minutes earlier. Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of Barcelona. Drive along the main avenues with its impressive Gaudi modernist buildings such as La Pedrera and Casa Milá. The Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring, monument to Columbus and the Olympic Port. Visit the most important landmark in the city of Barcelona, Sagrada Familia. Admire Gaudi’s masterwork by the hand of your expert local guide. Afternoon at leisure.

   Hesperia President / Evenia Rosselló or similar
   Breakfast

3. Day 3 · Madrid

   Barcelona - Madrid

   Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the train station to take the high-speed train to Madrid. Arrival and transfer to your hotel.

   Hyatt Regency Madrid or similar
   Breakfast

4. Day 4 · Madrid

   Madrid

   Pick up at 09:30 from the hotel entrance. Presentation 10-15min earlier. Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the beauties of the city with a guided city tour. Barrio de la Morería, the Hapsburgs District, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon at leisure to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Join your fellow travelers for an authentic Welcome Tapas Dinner (pick up at 19:45 hrs).

   Hyatt Regency Madrid or similar
   Breakfast, Dinner

5. Day 5 · Porto

   Madrid – Salamanca – Porto, Portugal

   Meet the group at hotel entrance at 08:30hr. Presentation 10-15min earlier. Breakfast at the hotel. Bound for Portugal, we will drive towards Salamanca. Enjoy some free time in this University City and World Heritage Site of great architectural and artistic wealth. Continue to the Portuguese border to reach Porto. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European towns, and proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

   BessaHotel Boavista or similar
   Breakfast

6. Day 6 · Porto

   Porto

   Breakfast at the hotel. Guided sightseeing tour of Porto. Admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a Douro River Cruise and discover famous Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting experience included. Rest of day at leisure.

   BessaHotel Boavista or similar
   Breakfast

7. Day 7 · Fátima

   Porto – Coimbra – Fátima

   After breakfast, we depart to Coimbra, one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Continue 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, and the Chapel of the Apparitions, 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.

   Santa Maria, Aurea, Regina, Estrela or similar
   Breakfast

8. Day 8 · Lisbon

   Fátima – Batalha – Nazaré – Lisbon

   Breakfast 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) with its Gothic church and Cistercian monastery, whose origins date back to the XII C. We continued to Lisbon.

   Lutécia /Vips Hotels / Turim or similar
   Breakfast

9. Day 9 · Lisbon

   Lisbon

   After breakfast, join a morning city sightseeing of the ancient Olissipo. Drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, 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”. Join your fellow travelers and enjoy a typical Portuguese dinner visiting one of the oldest Fado venues in the city and located in one of the most interesting cultural neighborhoods in the area.

   Lutécia /Vips Hotels / Turim or similar
   Breakfast, Dinner

10. Day 10 · Córdoba

    Lisbon – Cáceres – Córdoba

    Breakfast at the hotel. Bound for Andalusian soils, back in Spain, we drive to Caceres, considered World Heritage site 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. We continued towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate.

    NH Califa or similar
    Breakfast

11. Day 11 · Seville

    Córdoba - Seville

    Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the impressive tour of Cordoba´s Mosque (entrance included) and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, continue your journey towards Seville.

    NH Collection / Hesperia Sevilla or similar
    Breakfast

12. Day 12 · Seville

    Seville City Tour

    Breakfast at the hotel. Morning city tour of the Andalusian Capital, Seville. Visit the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome. Continue to Santa Cruz quarter, the natural scenario of Carmen as well as the myth of Don Juan; continue to Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon is at leisure for you to enjoy the city of light.

    NH Collection / Hesperia Sevilla or similar
    Breakfast

13. Day 13 · Torremolinos

    Seville – Ronda - Torremolinos

    After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive south passing through typical Andalusian villages to reach Ronda. Enjoy some free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range. We continued our journey with an authentic Olive Oil Experience at a local Almazara, LA Organic. Walk through their olive tree fields and taste their organic olive oil production.

    Sol Principe / Vista Mar or similar
    Breakfast

14. Day 14 · Torremolinos

    Torremolinos

    Breakfast at the hotel, then a day at leisure on the Costa del Sol.

    Sol Principe / Vista Mar or similar
    Breakfast

15. Day 15 · Casablanca

    Torremolinos – Tarifa – Casablanca, Morocco

    Arrival to Tangier, disembark, clear customs and drive southwards to Casablanca, current industrial and economic capital and the most populated city housing 10% of the country population. Time at leisure. Dinner at the hotel.

    Grand Mogador City Center or similar
    Breakfast, Dinner

16. Day 16 · Marrakech

    Casablanca - Marrakech

    Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of the most interesting places in the city, such as the United Nations Square, the Boulevard de la Corniche and the Hassan II Mosque. Departure to Marrakech and complete visit that begins in the magnificent Menara Gardens, which has a side pavilion and countless olive trees. Afterwards, visit the outside of the Koutoubia Tower, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville. Once inside the old part of the city, there is a visit to the Bahía Palace, owned by a nobleman from the city. Finally arrival at the Jmaa el Fnaa square, one of the most interesting places in Morocco from where you can access the souks and the medina. Guilds of wood, ceramic, furriers or spice artisans will be some of the places that will be visited. Dinner at the hotel. Optionally dinner and show at “Fantasia Chez Ali”.

    Palm Plaza or similar
    Breakfast, Dinner

17. Day 17 · Fez

    Marrakech – Rabat – Meknes - Fez

    After breakfast northeast departure to Rabat, diplomatic and administrative capital, official residence of the King Mohamed VI. City tour visiting the important sights as the Royal Palace from outside, Mohamed V Mausoleum and the unfinished Hassan Tower which are important examples of the Almohade architecture. Afterwards departure. Continue to Meknes, old walled (40 Km.) imperial city located in the heart of the Mid Atlas. Guided tour; admire the great Bab Al Mansour Gate, Morocco’s most beautiful gate and the most well-known monument in town. Afterwards departure to Fez, the most monumental one of the Imperial Cities, its University of “Karaouyne” is the largest Islamic sanctuary in Morocco, ancient theological schools, etc. Dinner at the hotel.

    Royal Mirage or similar
    Breakfast, Dinner

18. Day 18 · Fez

    Fez

    Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a morning city tour of the most ancient and monumental of the Imperial Cities visiting the most interesting points: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, Jewish Quarters or Mellah, gate of Bab Bou Jelous and walking tour of the “Medina” (Old City), declared World Heritage Site. Afternoon free. Dinner at hotel. Optional dinner with show.

    Royal Mirage or similar
    Breakfast, Dinner

19. Day 19 · Torremolinos

    Fez – Tangier – Tarifa – Torremolinos, Spain

    After breakfast at the hotel departure to Tangier. Transfer to the pier to board the ferry to return across the strait of Gibraltar back to Spain.

    Sol Principe / Vista Mar or similar
    Breakfast

20. Day 20 · Torremolinos

    Torremolinos

    Breakfast at the hotel, then a day at leisure on the Costa del Sol.

    Sol Principe / Vista Mar or similar
    Breakfast

21. Day 21 · Granada

    Torremolinos - Granada

    Enjoy your daily breakfast at the hotel and depart to one of our favorite jewels in Spain, Granada. With its breathtaking monumental environment, we will visit the world-famous Alhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens. After some time at leisure, join your fellow travelers to experience the most authentic Gypsy Flamenco show including dinner.

    Catalonia Granada or similar
    Breakfast

22. Day 22 · Madrid

    Granada – Toledo - Madrid

    Breakfast at the hotel. Bound for the impressive Imperial city of Toledo, World Heritage City, where the three cultures, Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together for centuries. Enjoy a guided city tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid.

    Hyatt Regency Madrid or similar
    Breakfast

23. Day 23 · Madrid

    Depart Madrid

    Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel and you are transferred to the airport.

    Breakfast