Barcelona-Madrid-Andalucia Experience

Arrival

Secret Barcelona*

• Visit to the ”Plaza Catalunya”, the most central point of Barcelona, ​​and also the crossing point between the old part and the new part of the city as well as the starting of the most import routes of Barcelona, “Las Rambas”, that if you go down, it will lead you to San Jose Market.
• Visit the Gothic Quarter, the old part of the city where you will explore some famous gourmet shops – the Escribà pastry, the chocolate shop “La Farga”, the “Casa Gispert” specializes in traditional products (roasted beans, jellies, jams, etc.), the Coffee “El Magnifico”, the herbal shop “Del Rey”, among others.
• Visit to the Santa Catarina Market, a building with an exuberant architecture thanks to its colorful roof (like a flying carpet, a masterpiece of Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. This market has more than 100 stalls and many restaurants. Enjoy shopping here, because this market is full of creativity.
• Free afternoon to enjoy the typical Mediterranean food, to rest, to explore the city or to do any other kind of activity.
• Finish the day enjoying some tapas and Flamenco Dancing!!*

Penedes Gastronomic Experience: Wine & Chocolate (1/2 day. Free afternoon)*

• Start your day with an early visit to one of the most important “Cava” brands (a sparkling kind of wine, made of various wine bases) in the world, the “Cava Codorniu”.
  Through a guided tour and an audiovisual aid, you will learn the history of this brand: how the wi ne is transformed into “cava” , and you will have the opportunity to make your own “cava” !

• Visit the chocolate factory Simón Coll, one of the best brands of chocolates in the world. Through an innovative visual presentation you will have the opportunity to find out how chocolate is made from cocoa bean to molded chocolate. You will also have the opportunit y to visit the production lines of this factory and also to participate in a workshop where you will be taught how to make chocolate.

Trip to Madrid (1/2 day, free afternoon)

• Arrival at Madrid, where you will stay at a 3 * or 4 * hotel. Time to rest.

• Free afternoon to explore the city, shopping or do another activity to your liking.

Secret Madrid*

• Discover the stories of this wonderful city, called Madrid. Scroll along its roads and for 1h30 enjoy a guided tour at Prado Museum, one of the best museums in the world.
• Beginning at Plaza Mayor, and for 2 hours, an expert guide will introduce you to the origins of Madrid, its history, culture and its legends, all in a mag ical atmosphere. You will have the opportunity to get to know emblematic places like the Plaza de Oriente or the Barrio de Santiago , or go back to the medieval times while visiting the Plaza de la Paja and the Plaza de la Villa.
• The rest of the afternoon is free to relax, explore Madrid and its shops, or other activity to your liking.
• And before returning to the hotel, dine in one of the many trad itional restaurants of this city where you can discover, enjoy and learn more about the Spanish cuisine.

 Aranjuez city (1 day)*

• Visit to this city for its landscapes and exceptional
  Value was classified by UNESCO
  The World Heritage Site.
• You will visit the Royal Palace of Aranjuez and its gardens, the
  Ne of the official residences of the King of Spain: for a moment, let yourself be dazzled by the magnum Ificence of this wonderful and
  Majestic space.
• Enjoy life, music and good company. So have lunch in this air
  Ea indulge yourself with the Traditional dishes that this city has to offer.
  
• In the afternoon you will have the chance to become more familiar w
  Ith Aranjuez past and Future of Aranjuez while you enjoy a boat tour.

Trip to Sevilla (1/2 day, free afternoon)

• Arrival at Sevilla, where you will stay at a 3 * or 4 * hotel.Time to rest.
• Free afternoon to explore the city, shopping or do another a ctivity to your liking.

Secret Sevilla *

• Discover the soul of Seville through this monumental World Heritage tour: its Islamic past, Christian roots and Jewish legacy.
• Did you know that the Cathedral of Seville is the third largest of the world ? Built on the remains of a mosque,¡900years of history!
• Three palaces, royal chambers, centenary gardens and chapels which take us deep into different history periods…scenery of many dynasties as well as cinema and serials like Game of Thrones.
• You will discover the Alcazar, Santa Cruz Quarter and the Cathedral of Seville with an official guide, finishing the visit with an incredible view from th e Giralda tower.

Expend the day in Córdoba*

• Full tour by the city of Cordoba. In this tour you will discover the history of the old Córdoba.
• Jewish Quarter, where we will discuss the origin of this city and of Sephardic Jews in the Plaza del Cardenal Salazar.
• The Chapel of St. Bartholomew, the best example of Moorish art in our city.
• Jews pass by the street and see the synagogue, place of worship for this population and one of the three best preserved in Spain.
• Finally, we end up changing the Jewish religious culture, as we shall see the Baths Caliphate, an example of one of the many bathrooms that made the Muslims in this area.
• The next part of the tour is the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, ancient palace and fortress of s. XIV and the scene of important events such as the visit of Christopher Columbus. Also we appreciate here Roman elements such as mosaics and sarcophagus, and, of course, impressive gardens.
• Finally, we can enter the Grand Mosque-Cathedral, symbol of Cordoba, whose sequence of arcs of two colors will lead you to an absolute abstraction. They can marvel at the richness of the mihrab and, of course, see in it the Cathedral built after the Christian conquest.

Trip to Málaga (1/2 day, free afternoon)

• Arrival at Sevilla, where you will stay at a 3 * or 4 * hotel.Time to rest.
• Free afternoon to explore the city, shopping or do another activity to your liking.

Explore Málaga Tour*

• Learn about the most important events in Malaga ́s history. Full of legends, funny facts and tales.
• The birth of the city with the arrival of the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians passing through during Punic Wars, the remains and culture left to us by the Romans and Visigoths, the interesting Arabic castles with their ingenious defense systems and the conversion made by the Christians after the Reconquest.
• Explore the most important monuments in Malaga as the Cathedral, the Roman Theatre, the Muslim Castles and a lot more!

Enjoy Marbella

• Enjoy a wonderful day in beautiful Marbella.
• Sunbathing, swimming in quiet Mediterranean waters, having lunch in a beachside restaurant, enjoying a drink in an exclusive beach club, these are just some of the options open to you on the 27.9 kms of Marbella’s beaches, the finest on the Costa del Sol.

Discover The Alhambra of Granada*

• Discover this unique Medieval Muslim City, the best preserved in the world, the Alhambra, visiting Palacios, Mexuar, Comares, Lions, Generalife; walking through the courtyards of the myrtles, the fence, the ditch, the Sultana; and enjoying their gardens Partal, of course Medina and Generalife with its graceful fountains, its labyrinthine design …

Return to the Málaga Airport or Train station

• Transport to the Málaga Airport or Train Station.
• End of the tour.