Itinerary Details
Avanti Destinations: Culture and Tradition
Day 1 Madrid
Welcome to beautiful Madrid! Enjoy your private transfer from the Madrid airport to your hotel.
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Day 2 Madrid
After breakfast at your hotel, you have a morning city tour, free time in the afternoon followed by dinner this evening.
Madrid Private Car and Driver:Departure from your hotel with private local guide and driver. First of all, we will have a city tour of Madrid as well as an introduction to its history. Madrid, Spain’s capital, is now a cosmopolitan city. The Madrid area has been settled since the Lower Paleolithic age, but it was not until 1561 that King Philip II made it the capital of his mighty empire. The historic old town, also known as ‘Madrid de las Austrias’ (referring to the Hapsburg Empire) is an example of the city’s 16th and 17th century life, as is its impressive Plaza Mayor.
Dinner at La Vaca Veronica Restaurant:Please arrive on your own for your 8:00 p.m. reservations at La Vaca Veronica Restaurant, a long-standing local favorite in Paseo del Prado with great service.
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Day 3 Madrid
After breakfast, enjoy the day at leisure, or take an optional tour.
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Day 4 Madrid, Córdoba
After breakfast in your hotel, meet your driver in the hotel lobby for your private transfer to the Atocha rail station, where you’ll catch your train to Córdoba. This was an important city in Roman times and later the capital of the Arabic Caliphate which comprised almost all of the Iberian Peninsula. In the tenth century Córdoba was the largest city in Europe. Rich in architecture, explore this city on a two-hour walking tour with a local guide in the afternoon.
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Day 5 Córdoba, Seville
After breakfast at your hotel, you have free time until your train departs for Seville. Please arrange your own transfer to the train station, and also from the Seville train station to your hotel.
Centrally Located Hotel In Seville, (B)
Day 6 Seville
After breakfast at your hotel, you have a Seville City Sightseeing Tour, with your afternoon at leisure, followed by a Flamenco Show and dinner in the evening.
Arrive on your own for your Hop-on/Hop-off Seville City Sightseeing Tourat Torre del Oro, to experience the historical masterpiece that is Seville with it Moorish monuments, gardens, Flamenco festivals, Museum of Fine Arts, medieval Jewish quarter and so much more. Best of all, you can hop-on and hop-off at the major points of interest over a 24-hour period.
Flamenco Show with Dinner:Please arrive on your own to Hosteria Del Laurel for your tapas dinner, then walk to Barrio del Arenal for your traditional Flamenco show. The flamenco show includes one beverage Per Person.
Centrally Located Hotel In Seville, (B, D)
Day 7 Seville, GranadaAfter breakfast at your hotel, go to the train station on your own for your first-class rail to Granada, a strikingly beautiful city set at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains and at the confluence of four rivers. Granada is most famous as the location of the Alhambra, a 1000-year-old Moorish palace of stunning architecture and art - one of the world’s great buildings and a UNESCO heritage site. Granada’s cathedral is a mixture of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements.
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Day 8 GranadaAfter breakfast you’ll have a city tour. Explore Granada and all it has to offer from the comfort of a Double-Decker bus. The city’s science museum (Parque de las Ciencias) is a must-see attraction which is high on both value and entertainment. With an optional Planetarium experience, there are plenty of things to do for the whole family. For a taste of history, visit Albaicin, a World Heritage Site and the old Moorish quarter of Granada or stroll around the Museo San Juan de Dios or the Museo Federico G’lorca. Marvel at the impressive structure of The Granada Cathedral or hop off at the Monasterio Cartuja, one of the most beautiful monasteries in the country. Gaze in awe at the The Palacio de Generalife, which was once a summer palace and country estate, and unwind in the beautiful sanctuary of its peaceful gardens.
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Day 9 GranadaAfter breakfast at your hotel, head for the train station or airport for your next Avanti adventure, or to return home.
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