Amazing Spain and Portugal (10 Days starting from $1,535)

Amazing Spain and Portugal

A 10-Day tour starting from $1,535

Length:	10 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	2007-08 European Fall, Winter and Spring
Operator:	Insight
Tour Code:	W300

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About This Tour

Highlights range from the cobbled medieval streets of Toledo to the arabesque design of the Alhambra. Add to this list; the massive Seville Cathedral, Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon and the walled town of Avila.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
SPECIALS

Insight's First Class Services

Escorted by a professional Tour Director
Luxury 40 seat touring coach with extra legroom & onboard toilet
First Class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
Complimentary transfers Day 2 & Day 10 between the airport and your tour hotel

Quality Dining

Highlight Dinner in Madrid at a local restaurant (HD)
8 buffet breakfasts (BB), 2 three course table d’hôte dinners, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

10 Days ~ Spain & Portugal

Tour Pace - A well paced tour with two night stays in Seville and Lisbon, allowing plenty of time for in-depth sightseeing. Other driving days are comfortable, interspersed with sightseeing en route.

Fellow Passengers - This popular tour attracts those who wish to take advantage of the milder climate of Spain and Portugal. Passengers are also interested in the Moorish heritage and architecture of Spain.

DAY 1 – DEPART USA
Overnight flight to Madrid.

DAY 2 – ARRIVE MADRID
Welcome to Madrid, Europe’s highest capital, occupying the very centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Complimentary transfers depart Madrid Airport to the tour hotel at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 hours. The rest of the day is at leisure to begin to get to know this stylish city. Tonight, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director.
Hotel: NH Alcala.

DAY 3 – MADRID – GRANADA
Set off southwards this morning to the city of Toledo, situated high above the River Tagus, and famous for its burnished steel swords, which have been crafted here for centuries. Walk through the cobbled streets to the great Gothic Cathedral and visit the Church of Santo Tomé, housing El Greco’s famous painting, ‘The Burial of the Count of Orgaz’. Continue on through the dry plains of Don Quixote's La Mancha, before crossing the Sierra Nevada to reach Granada, capital of the Moorish Kingdom of Spain till the Moors' defeat in 1492.
Hotel: Saray/Alhamar. (BB,D)

DAY 4 – GRANADA – SEVILLE
‘There is no pain in life so cruel as to be blind in Granada', cries the inscription on the walls of the Alhambra. Bathed in morning light, the Alhambra Palace awaits: a fantasy of stone cut lace, arabesque gardens and fountains, built as a citadel by the Moors in the 13th century. You also visit the exotic water gardens of the Generalife, the royal summer residence. Relax here in the sunshine, and enjoy the fine views over the town and its three verdant hills before embarking on a scenic drive to Seville.
Hotel: Melia Lebreros. (BB)

DAY 5 – SEVILLE SIGHTSEEING
Your guided sightseeing tour of Seville reveals the city in all its glory! Enter the immense 15C cathedral, to see the final resting place of Christopher Columbus. Back outside, see fabulous Alcazar and the slender Giralda Tower. Soak up the atmosphere in the fashionable Santa Cruz Quarter, with its flower decked wrought iron balconies. The rest of the day is at leisure. Tonight, why not enjoy dinner and flamenco show? (BB)

DAY 6 – SEVILLE – LISBON
Bid ‘adiós’ to Seville and head for the green slopes of the Sierra Morena. After crossing the Portuguese border, continue through the infinite horizons of the Alentejo Plateau. Once over the amazing Tagus Bridge, you arrive in Lisbon, historic capital of Portugal - according to the poet Camoes, "the princess of the world...before whom even the ocean bows"!
Hotel: Marriott. (BB)

DAY 7 – LISBON SIGHTSEEING
A panoramic guided tour takes you along the spacious avenues of the Lower Town and beneath the hilltop Bairro Alto to the Terreiro do Paco, finest square in the city. Visit the Belem Quarter from where sailing ships set forth to discover unknown lands. See the modern Monument to the Discoveries and the more ancient Belem Tower, a masterpiece of Manueline style. It was erected to protect Jeronimo’s Monastery which you visit next. Take some time to admire the fabulous double tiered cloisters. Then you are at leisure. Perhaps join a tour to the beautiful town of Sintra which was the summer residence of the Kings of Portugal? (BB)

DAY 8 – LISBON – SALAMANCA
Drive into the green hills north of Lisbon to visit Fatima the most celebrated place of pilgrimage in Portugal. Visit the Basilica commemorating the appearance of the Virgin Mary to three children in 1917. Then cross the border back into Spain and continue to Salamanca, famous for its golden stone buildings. During your stay see the handsome arcaded Plaza Mayor, 16th century University Buildings and Puente Romano bridge across the river Tormes - 15 of its 26 arches still date from the time of the ancient Romans!
Hotel: Artheus Carmelitas/Hotel Monterrey. (BB,D)

DAY 9 – SALAMANCA – MADRID
Cross the rock strewn hills of La Morana, towards St. Theresa's city of Avila, still entirely enclosed within perfect 11th century walls, and unique in Europe. Walk awhile within the ancient city, before returning to Madrid for a sightseeing tour. Here, your local guide introduces you to the Plaza de España and the statue of Cervantes, the Royal Palace, Cibeles Fountain and Parliament. This evening, bid farewell to your new found friends with a Highlight Dinner at a local restaurant.
Hotel: NH Alcala. (BB,HD)

DAY 10 – RETURN USA
After breakfast, transfers from the tour hotel arrive Madrid Airport at 07.00, 09.00 & 11.00 hours. (BB)

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
1/9/2009 - 1/18/2009	$1,535
2/13/2009 - 2/22/2009	$1,535
3/13/2009 - 3/22/2009	$1,560
3/20/2009 - 3/29/2009	$1,560
3/27/2009 - 4/5/2009	$1,560

Hotels - Hotels on this tour are mostly modern and comfortable with first class facilities. They are centrally located, close to amenities and shops, except for the scenically located Lisbon Marriott, which has splendid views.

Highlights - Highlights range from the cobbled medieval streets of Toledo to the arabesque design of the Alhambra. Add to this list; the massive Seville Cathedral, Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon and the walled town of Avila.

Enjoy our Premium Highlights plus these extra tour features

Excursions & Sights

See the Alcazar, Giralda Tower & Santa Cruz Quarter in Seville
Visit the Monument to the Discoveries & Belem Tower in Lisbon
Visit the great Basilica in Fatima
See the Plaza Mayor and Puente Romano bridge in Salamanca
Visit the walled town of Avila
See the Puerta del Sol, Gran Via, Royal Palace and Cibeles Fountain in Madrid

Guided City Tours

Indepth sightseeing tours, with audio headsets where appropriate, in Toledo, Granada, Seville, Lisbon & Madrid.
Orientation tours of Fatima, Salamanca & Avila

Insight's First Class Services

Escorted by a professional Tour Director
Luxury 40 seat touring coach with extra legroom & onboard toilet
First Class hotels with all service charges, taxes and porterage
Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
Complimentary transfers Day 2 & Day 10 between the airport and your tour hotel

Quality Dining

Highlight Dinner in Madrid at a local restaurant (HD)
8 buffet breakfasts (BB), 2 three course table d’hôte dinners, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

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