Depart US for Overnight Flight

It’s time to rest or to join the locals in El Retiro Park. At 6 pm, we’ll meet our Tour Director and traveling companions and have a welcome dinner at our hotel. (D)

The capital since 1561, Madrid today is a strikingly modern city, the showcase of a country resolutely turned towards the future. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide takes us to the Puerta del Sol, Plaza de España with its monument to Cervantes, the Parliament, Cibeles Fountain, elegant Calle Alcala, and Paseo de Castellana. Then, the highlight: a visit to the palatial Prado Museum with its priceless art treasures. We’ll enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Exciting optional excursions are available. (B)

From the Plateau of Castile, we’ll wind our way through three sierras to rustic Aragonian and Catalonian landscapes and arrive in Barcelona, the proud capital of Catalonia. (B &D) 

We’ll enjoy Sightseeing with our Local Guide featuring the Columbus Monument, elegant tree-lined Ramblas and Plaza de Cataluna, Paseo de Gracia, the Church of the Holy Family, a panoramic view of the city and harbor from Montjuïc Hill, and a visit to the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia. In the afternoon, we enjoy a comfortable drive to Valencia, once a royal capital. (B)

Valencia’s Roman, Moorish, and Spanish history comes alive during our walking tour. We’ll enjoy free time before driving inland towards the mountains. We pass troglodyte cave dwellings hollowed out of the soft tufa stone near Guadix and Purullena, and cross Mora Pass on our way to the splendors of Granada. (B & D)

We’ll enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide featuring Granada’s main attraction, the Alhambra, a fantasy of “lace in stone” surrounded by arabesque gardens and fountains. Also we'll amble through the exotic Water Gardens of the General Life before we depart for vibrant, festive Seville. (B & D)

We’ll listen to our Local Guide’s account of the Andalusian city’s role in Roman times, its conquest by the Moors in 712 AD, and its contribution to the discovery of the New World. Admire Maria Luisa Park. We’ll drive to the Plaza de España, the Gold Tower on the Guadalquivir River, and the university that used to be the tobacco factory of Carmen fame. Visit the Cathedral with Columbus’ tomb and stroll through the narrow lanes of the charming Santa Cruz Quarter. The rest of the day is at leisure. For a truly Andalusian night out, reserve a seat at our optional flamenco show. (B)

Our short drive down to Cordoba, where sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Alcazar, the Roman Bridge, and the medieval old Jewish Quarter. We’ll tour the magnificent 8th-century Mosque Caliphs for its 850 pillars of porphyry, marble, and jasper, before returning to Madrid. Tonight, why not join an optional dinner outing to celebrate the success of our Spanish vacation? (B)

Our homebound flights arrive the same day. (B)

Spain 2009

 

This vibrant singles vacation includes Spain’s most popular cities. We'll start and end in Madrid, stay overnight in Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, and Seville, and also stop in Cordoba. We'll be hosted by a local tour guide in all major cities. Highlights are a visit to Madrid’s Prado Museum, to Barcelona’s Cathedral of Santa Eulalia, Granada’s Alhambra and Water Gardens of the Generalife, Seville’s cathedral with Columbus' the tomb and the Santa Cruz quarter, and Cordoba’s Mosque of the Caliphs. An unforgettable singles vacation!

 

 

 

 

 

• Visits with Tours in the Following Cities:
  • MADRID - Welcome dinner; Guided Sightseeing to Include: Puerta del sol; Plaza de España; the Parliment; Cibeles Fountain; Calle Alcala; Paseo de Castellana; Prado Museum; Plateau of Castile
  • BARCELONA - Guided Sightseeing to Include: Columbus Monument; Ramblas and Plaza de Cataluna; Paseo de Gracia; Montjuïc Hill; Cathedral of Santa Eulalia
  • VALENCIA - Guided Sightseeing to Include: Troglodyte Cave Dwellings; Mora Pass
  • GRENADA - Guided Sightseeing to Include: Alhambra; Water Gardens of the General Life;
  • CORDOBA - Guided Sightseeing to Include: Alcazar; Jewish Quarter; Mosque of the Caliphs
  • SEVILLE - Guided Sightseeing to Include: Maria Luisa Park; Plaza de España; Cathedral with Columbus’ Tomb; Santa Cruz Quarter; Optional Flamenco Show
• 8 breakfasts (B); 4 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome dinner at the hotel in Madrid
• Company of Other Singles
• Full International Travel Insurance

 

 

Holiday Inn - Madrid, Saray Hotel - Granada, Melia Costa Del Sol - Torremolinos

 

Be sure to arrive in Madrid  4/11 as our tour begins 6 pm for a welcome dinner.

Departure 4/19 Anytime.