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Day 1: Madrid - Arrival.
Welcome to Madrid!
Welcome to EuropaMundo!!!.
IMPORTANT - IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need.
NB: The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.
Upon arrival at the airport, we shall be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Check the informative panels in the hotel reception area for the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travellers to receive information about the circuit.
Towards the end of the day, we provide transfers to the Egyptian Debod temple, Plaza de España and Gran Vía, a vibrant district where you can dine at your preferred restaurant, Indian, Chinese, Spanish and Middle Eastern are some of the options.
Day 2: Madrid.
Highlights: Guided tour and stroll through Retiro Park. Visit to Las Ventas Bullring (admission included) and transfer to Plaza del Oriente.
The day starts about 08.30 hrs with a comprehensive tour through the centre of Madrid including Paseo del Prado, Cibeles, Neptuno, the Gate of Alcalá, Plaza de Colón and Plaza Mayor.
Visit to Retiro Park, an oasis in the city centre, where we will see the lake and the Glass Palace. Admission to Las Ventas Bullring included. This is one of the most famous bullrings in the world where we will learn about the tradition of “corridas” in the Bullfighting Museum.
Enjoy the rest of the afternoon.
At sunset we provide a transfer to Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, an elegant and bustling area with many restaurants serving different exquisite cuisines (Indian, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Spanish, International) in which to enjoy a pleasant dinner. Return to hotel.
Day 3: Madrid - Granada.-
Total distance: 450 km
Scenery: The plains of La Mancha with the shadow of some mills and the great extensions of olive groves in the province of Jaén.
Note: if the group of English-speaking travelers is fewer than 10, they will share the trip to Granada with Spanish-speaking passengers).
08:00 hrs. - Madrid – departure. We travel to the South. We stop at PUERTO LÁPICE, a beautiful town of La Mancha plain evoking the figure of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
13:45 hrs. - GRANADA – Arrival at the hotel. Lunch included. After lunch, we head to the Alhambra to visit the palace and the gardens of the Generalife; Reservation, local guide and entrance included.
19.00 hrs.- Enjoy an evening transfer to the Albaicín of Granada, a World Heritage site along with the Alhambra, where you can enjoy dinner in a restaurant in the narrow winding streets of this captivating Medieval Moorish quarter. Return to hotel. Tonight you have the option to attend a flamenco dance show and the traditional neighborhood of Sacramonte.
Note: In the Alhmabra complex, the Nazari palaces allow a limited number of people in at a time. Sometimes your visit may be in the afternoon, depending on the timetables in which we are allowed in. In the highly improbable case of not being able to visit this area of the Alhambra, a visit to the Alcázares, which have similar architecture and features, will be included in Seville
Day 4: Granada - Malaga - Marbella - Ronda - Seville.
Total distance: 400 km
Scenery: Mediterranean and mountain scenery.
08:00h Granada – We set out for the Costa del Sol.
10.00 hrs- Málaga- Arrival and time for a stroll in the historic centre with its cathedral and the Picasso Museum.
11:30h.- We will leave Malaga and continue along the coastal motorway with beautiful views of the Mediterranean.
12.30 hrs.- Arrival at Puerto Banus, in Marbella, a pretty high level recreational port. Time to stroll on the marina, with its cosmopolitan, luxurious atmosphere.
15.00h Marbella – We leave for the mountains, which was once overrun by bandolliers.
16.30 h Ronda – Arrival at the “White City”, located in a magnificent natural setting with its large gorge that divides it in two. Time to explore.
18:00h Ronda – Continuation to Seville.
20:00h Seville – Arrival at the end of the afternoon.
Day 5: Seville.-
Highlights: Guided visit with local expert in Seville. Boat trip along the river Guadalquivir. Evening transfer.
After breakfast, a local expert guides you through a scenic visit of Sevilla (if the English-speaking group is fewer than fifteen people, the tour can be conducted in both English and Spanish). Lasting one hour and a half featuring the Cathedral and the Giralda, Plaza de España, the beautiful banks of the river Guadalquivir, the Golden Tower, the districts of Santa Cruz and Triana, the Maestranza Bullring, and Cartuja Island. After the tour, we will include a boat trip along the river Guadalquivir, enjoying the panoramic views from the boat. Enjoy leisure time straight afterwards or the tours to the Cathedral or the Flamenco Show that will be offered as optionals by your guide.
At the end of the afternoon, we will go to the historic city centre area (calle Alfonso XII) where many different restaurants can be found. You can choose your favorite cuisine: Indian, Halal, Chinese, Spanish, International and so on. Return to the hotel.
Day 6: Seville - Rabida Monastery - Mertola - Evora - Lisbon.
Total distance: 495km
Scenery: : Attractive landscapes of white villages, mountain ranges, castles en route.
Note: In Portugal we must set our watches back one hour.
08.30 hrs.- Seville- – departure-. We travel to the west of Andalusia. Pleasant landscapes en route.
10.00 hrs.- Rabida Monastery – We visit (entrance included) this Franciscan monastery where Christopher Columbus got help to start his journey. We will know the monastery. After the monastery we will visit the Caravels Museum, an open air museum located in Palos de la Frontera, the port from where he embarked on his voyage, where there are replicas of the caravels with which Columbus left for the Americas.
12.15 hrs.- Palos de la Frontera. We leave Andalusia to set out for Portugal. We enter the Algarve region and continue between mountains towards the interior of the country.
13.15 (14.15h. in Spain)- Mertola. We stop in this picturesque white city, old Muslim population. Its present church was once a mosque. Time for lunch.
14.45 hrs.- Mertola. Departure. We travel through the Alentejo region.
16.30 hrs. - Évora. – Arrival. To the capital of the Alentejo, one of the oldest cities in Portugal with its wide streets, its Renaissance policies and its cathedral, a city declared by Unesco World Heritage. We include entrance to the Chapel of the Bones built with 5000 skeletons.
18.30 hrs. - Évora. -departure.
20.00 hrs. – Lisbon. Arrival.
Day 7: Lisbon.-
Highlights- Comprehensive tour of Lisbon. Night transfer to Restauradores Square.
09:00h.- Start of our tour with a local guide (explanations may be given by our guide if the group has fewer than 12 people). We visit traditional neighborhoods, which take in the Belem district, which is the birthplace of the great Portuguese navigators who sailed the oceans in the fifteen century. We shall look round the Monument to the Discoveries, Belem Tower and to the beautiful Jeronimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The afternoon is free so that you can explore this great city independently.
18:00h.-At the end of the afternoon, we include transportation to Restauradores Square , full of atmosphere with its bars and cafes from where you can take the "Elevador da Gloria" (not included) that brings you to the Upper district and its viewpoint of San Pedro with beautiful views over Lisbon and the Bairro Alto.
Return to hotel.
Day 8: Lisbon- Fatima- Porto.-
Total distance covered: 320 km.
Countryside: Pleasant green scenery, hills, historic cities.
07:30 hrs - Lisbon - Departure.
09:15 hrs - Fatima -Arrival. Time to visit the Sanctuary.
11.00 hrs - Fatima - Departure.
13:30 hrs - Oporto. - Arrival. Time for lunch. In the afternoon, we will make a tour of the city of approximately two hours with a local guide: the river Duero, its historic centre declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Iron Bridge. At the end of the tour, we will also visit one of its centenary wineries where the famous "Vino de Oporto” is made. Free time.
Day 9: Porto- Bom Jesus Sanctuary- Cambados- Santiago de Compostela.-
Total distance covered: 270 km.
Countryside: Beautiful green countryside and views over the Rías Bajas.
NB: Remember that we will be taking a boat trip. Have you got warm clothing for the crossing?
08.00hrs.- Oporto -departure.
09.00 hrs.- in the city of Braga is the sanctuary of Bom Jesus; we include a trip on the oldest funicular in the world... Moved only with water, after a visit to the sanctuary, we suggest walking down the beautiful staircase admiring the views and the sanctuary gardens.
10:15 hrs Bom Jesus -departure. We go into to Galicia, with views over the Galician estuaries. We will see the Ría de Arosa.
13.00 hrs (12.00 hrs in Portugal) - Cambados - Arrival. A historic maritime town. We include a glass bottomed boat trip along the Ría de Arosa estuary. We will be told how mussels are grown. On the boat, we include wine tasting and mussels. Time afterwards to stroll in Cambados and have lunch.
16.00 hrs -Cambados. - Departure.
16.45 hrs -Santiago de Compostela. - Arrival. We include a panoramic tour of the city with a local guide. They will tell us how St James brought pilgrims over the centuries, we will stroll through the mediaeval streets in the centre and admire the cathedral.
NB: On some dates (particularly on the festivity of Santiago, or St James) our groups may be accommodated in a town near Santiago.
Day 10: Santiago de Compostela- Lugo- O Cebreiro- León- Madrid.-
Total distance covered: 660 km.
Countryside: Attractive green scenery, villages. Castilian landscapes.
08.00 hrs. - Santiago -departure. Following the ancient way of St James amidst picturesque scenery, we travel to Lugo.
09:30 hrs.- Lugo - Free time, you can stroll around its walls built more than 2000 years ago by the Romans, declared UNESCO World Heritage.
11.00 hrs.- Lugo -departure. We travel to Castile, and on our way we make a stop at O Cebreiro, a small Galician stone village that shows us this region’s traditional way of life.
14:15 hrs. -Leon. - Time for lunch and stroll in this historic Leonese capital which stands on the Way of St James. Its Gothic cathedral stands out with magnificent stained glass windows.
16:45 hrs -Leon. - Departure. We leave Leon for MADRID, arriving at around 21.00hrs.
Note: If the number of travellers from Leon to Madrid is very small, the trip may be done by train or regular transport.
Day 10:
End of our services. Check the time of your flight in case you need an additional night.
Price includes
Included
- Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
- Includes arrival transfer
- City tour in: MADRID, GRANADA, SEVILLE, LISBON, PORTO, SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
- Boat: along Guadalquivir river in Seville in SEVILLE, Wine and mussel tasting in a boat trip in Cambados in Cambados
- Evening transfer: Debod Temple and Plaza de Espana/Gran Via in Madrid in MADRID, Plaza de Oriente in Madrid in MADRID, Albaicin in Granada in GRANADA, Historic center of Seville in SEVILLE, Praça dos Restauradores in Lisbon in LISBON
- Ticket admission: Las Ventas bullring in Madrid in MADRID, Alhambra Palace in Granada in GRANADA, La Rabida Monastery and Caravel Museum in La Rabida Monastery, Chapel of Bones in Evora in EVORA, Old cellars in Porto in PORTO
- Funicular: to Bom Jesus Sanctuary in Braga in Bom Jesus do Monte Sanctuary
- 1 Lunch Included in: GRANADA
Planned Hotels
SPAIN
PRAGA
914690600****
hotelpraga@h-santos.es
c/Antonio Lpez 65
28019 MADRID
ESPAÑA
NH VENTAS
913610288****
nhventas@nh-hotels.com
Biarritz, 2
28028 MADRID
ESPAÑA
ILUNION PIO XII
913876200****
jagarcia.confortel@ilunion.com
AVENIDA PIO XII 77
28016 MADRID
ESPAÑA
NOVOTEL MADRID CITY LAS VENTAS
917247600****
Albacete, 1 esq. Avda. de Badajoz
28027 MADRID
ESPAÑA
HOTEL SARAY
958130009****
emontemarani@h-santos.es
CALLE ENRIQUE TIERNO GALVAN 4
18006 GRANADA
ESPAÑA
CORONA DE GRANADA
958521250****
corona@hotelesporcel.com
Calle Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, 10
18005 GRANADA
ESPAÑA
SEVILLA CONGRESOS
954259000****
sevillacongresos@hoteles-ma.es
av/alcalde luis uruñuela s/n
41020 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
RIBERA DE TRIANA
954268000****
reservas@hrtriana.com
Plaza Chapina s/n
41010 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
ILUNION ALCORA SEVILLA
954349600****
Carretera San Juan a Tomares, km 1, San Juan de Aznalfarache
41920 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
TRYP SANTIAGO
981534949****
reservas@trypsantiago.com
C/ Restollal 24
15702 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
ESPAÑA
CLARIDGE
915519400****
nsacristan@hotelclaridge.com
PLAZA CONDE DE CASAL No 6
28007 MADRID
ESPAÑA
MELIA AVENIDA AMERICA
914232400****
melia.avenida.america@melia.com
Calle de Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 36
28027 MADRID
ESPAÑA
WEARE CHAMARTIN
913344900****
reservas@hotelchamartin.es
Calle de Agustn de Fox, s/n
28036 MADRID
ESPAÑA
IBIS STYLES MADRID CITY LAS VENTAS
917247600****
Albacete, 1 esq. Avda. de Badajoz
28027 MADRID
ESPAÑA
SERCOTEL GRAN LUNA DE GRANADA
958282913****
reservas@granhotellunadegranada.com
PLAZA MANUEL CANO, 2
18004 GRANADA
ESPAÑA
NOVOTEL MARQUES NERVION
954558200****
h3210@accor.com
av/ eduardo dato 71
41005 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
HILTON GARDEN INN SEVILLA
955054054****
svqgi_info@hilton.com
Calle Ingeniera no11 Parque Torneo
41015 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
OCA PUERTA DEL CAMINO
981569405****
hotel@puertadelcamino.com
Miguel Ferro Caaveiro, s/n, San Lazaro,
15707 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
ESPAÑA
NOVOTEL CAMPO DE LAS NACIONES
917211818****
H1636@accor.com
C/Amsterdam, n°3 Campo de las Naciones 28042 MADRID
28042 MADRID
ESPAÑA
SILKEN PUERTA MADRID
917438300****
ventas.puertamadrid@hoteles-silken.com
Calle de Juan Rizi, 5, 28027 Madrid
28027 MADRID
ESPAÑA
ELBA MADRID ALCALA
913756800****
madrid@hoteleselba.com
Alcala 476
28027 MADRID
ESPAÑA
HOTEL ALIXARES
958225575****
reserva@hotelesporcel.com
Paseo de la Sabica, 40
18009 GRANADA
ESPAÑA
SILKEN AL-ANDALUS PALACE SEVILLA
954230600****
silken@hoteles-silken.com
Avenida de la Palmera s/n, esquina Paran
41012 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
LUX ALJARAFE
954170515**
HOTEL@HOTEL.COM
Calle de Zaragoza, 37, 41927 Mairena del Aljarafe, Sevilla
41927 SEVILLA
ESPAÑA
EUROSTARS SAN LAZARO
981551000****
info@eurostarssanlazaro.com
Av Fernando Casas Novoa, s/n, 15703 Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña
15703 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
ESPAÑA
PORTUGAL
SANA METROPOLITAN
217982500****
sanametropolitan@sanahotels.com
Rua Soeiro Pereira Gomes, 2 1600-198 Lisboa
1600-198 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
HOTEL 3K EUROPA
21192605****
geral@hotel3keuropa.pt
Avenida da República 93, 1050-190 Lisboa, Portugal
1050-190 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
ROMA LISBOA
217932244***
info@hotelroma.pt
Avenida de Roma 33, 1749-074 Lisboa, Portugal
1749-074 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
VIP EXECUTIVE ZURIQUE
217814000***
res.zurique@viphotels.com
R. Ivone Silva 18
1050-124 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
MY STORY TEJO
218866182***
atavares@mystoryhotels.com
Rua dos Condes de Monsanto, 2, Lisboa, CP 1100-159
1100-159 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
AC MARRIOTT PORTO
225072650****
acporto@ac-hotels.com
RUA JAIME BRASIL, 40
4350-005 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
URBAN AMADEOS
1229399700***
R. Conde Alto Mearim 1229
4450-036 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
PARK PORTO GAIA
1220125100***
geral.gaia@parkhotel.pt
Rua da Bélgica, 3172, 4400-049 Vila Nova de Gaia
4400-049 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
VILA GALE OPERA
213605400****
opera@vilagale.pt
travessa do conde da ponte
1300-141 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
TURIM EUROPA
210330800****
turimeuropahotel@turimhoteis.com
Rua So Sebastio da Pedreira 19, 1050-206 Lisboa,
1050-206 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
TURIM ALAMEDA
218411550****
groups@turimhoteis.com
Av. Rovisco Pais 34, 1000-268 Lisboa, Portugal
1000-268 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
VIP EXECUTIVE DIPLOMATICO
213839020****
hoteldiplomatico@viphotels.com
R. Castilho 74
1250-071 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
HOLIDAY INN PORTO GAIA
223747500****
info@hiportogaia.com
RUA DIOGO MACEDO, 220
4400 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
CROWNE PLAZA PORTO
226072500*****
opocp.info@ihg.com
Av. da Boavista 1466
4100-114 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
HOTEL VIP GRAND LISBOA HOTEL SPA
2104350000*****
claudia.loucao@buzzportugal.com
AV. 5 DE OUTUBRO 197
1050-054 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
TURIM AV LIBERDADE HOTEL
211589270****
turimavliberdadehotel@turimhoteis.com
Av da Liberdade, 247
1250-143 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
VIP EXECUTIVE ENTRECAMPOS HOTEL CONFERENCE
210043000****
hotelentrecampos@viphotels.com
AV 5 DE OCTUBRO 295
1600-035 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PLAZA SALDANHA
1910781889***
gmlisbonsaldanha@newpalm.pt
Avenida Joao Crisosomo, 40-42 , Lisbon, 1050-162
1050-162 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS PORTO EXPONOR
229995400***
hieportoexponor@newpalm.pt
Av. Dr. Antnio Macedo 163, Lea da Palmeira
4450-617 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
OPORTO AIRPORT BUSINESS
224963455****
comercial@oportoairporthotel.com
R. Casimiro Albano Monteiro nº 35, CP 4470-428 Maia
4470-428 OPORTO
PORTUGAL
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