Benahavis Trip Overview
Get to know Spain in just seven days on this tour from Torremolinos to Madrid and Andalusia’s most famous cities: Granada, Toledo, Cordoba, Seville and Ronda! You’ll visit beautiful sites like the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alhambra palace, the Generalife Gardens and Seville’s Alcazar, and you’ll hear interesting commentary from your guide. Enjoy sightseeing tours of Toledo and Madrid and have free time in Seville, Madrid and Ronda to explore the cities at your own pace.
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* Duration: 7 days
* Starts: Benahavis, Spain
* Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Benahavis, Andalucia, Spain
Get to know Spain in just seven days on this tour from Torremolinos to Madrid and Andalusia’s most famous cities: Granada, Toledo, Cordoba, Seville and Ronda! You’ll visit beautiful sites like the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alhambra palace, the Generalife Gardens and Seville’s Alcazar, and you’ll hear interesting commentary from your guide. Enjoy sightseeing tours of Toledo and Madrid and have free time in Seville, Madrid and Ronda to explore the cities at your own pace.
Itinerary
Day 1: Costa del Sol – Granada
Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Morning 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. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Optional Gipsy Flamenco show at Sacromonte quarter.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Alixares
Superior plus hotel: Melia Granada
Day 2: Granada – Toledo – Madrid
Stop At: Toledo, Toledo, Province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
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 historical old town through its narrow streets.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Damasquinados Suarez, Paseo Circo Romano 8, 45004 Toledo Spain
Then proceed with a short visit to a famous “Damasquinado” (gold and silver inlaying in iron) factory.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Continue to Madrid, capital of Spain and its largest city, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the diplomatic and economic center and counts with a big offer of well-known museums –among other important cultural offers- as El Prado, Thyssen Bornemisza and Reina Sofia Museums, Royal Palace, etc.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza España
Day 3: Madrid
Stop At: Madrid, Spain
Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, 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. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza España
Day 4: Madrid
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Full day at leisure for you to discover the enchantments of this busy and, at the same time, historical city or to optionally visit to nearby places like Escorial, Segovia, etc.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza España
Day 5: Madrid – Cordoba – Seville
Stop At: Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba, Calle del Cardenal Herrero 1, 14003 Cordoba Spain
Depart from our established hotels in Madrid.
Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information.Drive along La Mancha, Don Quixote’s land. Brief stop at typical site in Puerto Lapice. Cross through the natural border of “Despeñaperros” and get into Andalusia, a region for itself that shows and enormous heritage from a splendorous past. Reach Cordoba. 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.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Seville, Seville, Province of Seville, Andalucia
In the afternoon, after a short two hours ride reach Seville
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Santa Justa
Superior plus hotel: Melia Lebreros
Day 6: Seville
Stop At: Catedral de Sevilla, Av. de la Constitución, s/n, 41004 Sevilla, Spain
The second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Barrio Santa Cruz, Seville Spain
A natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Parque de Maria Luisa, Paseo de las Delicias, s/n, 41013 Seville Spain
Maria Luisa Park
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Plaza de Espana, Avenida de Isabel la Catolica, 41004 Seville Spain
Plaza de España
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Santa Justa
Superior plus hotel: Melia Lebreros
Day 7: Seville – Ronda – Costa del Sol
Stop At: Ronda, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
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. END OF OUR SERVICE.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
