| Day 01
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CANADA – MADRID
Departure from Canada for Spain
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| Day 02
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ARRIVE MADRID
Afternoon arrival transfer to hotel - at leisure before
dinner (D)
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| Day 03
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MADRID – SEGOVIA –
MADRID
Enjoy our day trip to Segovia, the Classic example
of an Old Castillian town that spans pre-Roman and medieval
worlds – “ El Puente”, the Roman aqueduct
is one of the highlights along with the fairy tale looking
Alcazar (Palace) - it was here that Isabella was proclaimed
Queen of Spain before sending off Colombus on his explorations
a few years later – return to Madrid in time for
dinner (B,D)
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| Day 04
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MADRID
Morning City Tour including the Royal Palace, Puerta
del Sol and the Cervantes Memorial and we end the tour
with a visit to the famous Prado Museum, afternoon at leisure
for shopping before dinner (B,D)
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| Day 05
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MADRID – EL ESCORIAL
– AVILA – MADRID
All day excursion to El Escorial with the Palace and
then on to Avila, a beautiful walled city and once one
of the strongholds of the reconquest which ended in 1492
– the battlements of Avila have to be considered
amongst the best examples of medieval fortifications –
return late afternoon and evening Flamenco Show (B,D)
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| Day 06
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MADRID - TOLEDO - GRANADA
In the morning we leave for Toledo, the town where
El Greco, the famous painter spent a number of years -
we visit the Gothic Cathedral and the Church of Santo Tome
as well as a Toledo steel workshop, then we head for Granada
- check in and dinner (B,D) |
| Day 07
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GRANADA
Morning tour of the town including the Alhambra, the
greatest marvel of Moorish culture in Europe - in the afternoon
you have time on your own and to check out the historic
Albaijcin quarter on your own – after dinner maybe
enjoy an evening with Gypsy music in one of the caves along
the hillside (B, D)
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| Day 08
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GRANADA - MALAGA –
GIBRALTAR – SEVILLE
Past Malaga we travel along the Costa del Sol to the
Rock of Gibraltar, overlooking the Straits – we switch
to mini vans as we visit St.Michael’s caves and of
course the famous apes, running still wild atop the Rock
- in the late afternoon we continue on past the Punta de
Tarifa to Seville, the Pearl of Andalusia - check in and
dinner (B,D) |
| Day 09
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SEVILLE
City Tour in the morning with the Bell Tower, Maria
Luisa Park, and the massive Gothic Cathedral with the tomb
of Christopher Columbus – time to visit the Santa
Cruz district with its quaint shops and bars or do some
shopping in the most beautiful city of Spain (B,D)
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| Day 10
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SEVILLE – CORDOBA
- SEVILLE
Join us for a trip to Cordoba where we visit the impressive
mesquite, one of the legacies the Islam left behind during
its 700 years reign of the Iberian peninsula - later in
the afternoon we return back to Seville (B,D) |
| Day 11
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SEVILLE - ALGARVE
Today we travel to the Algarve, the South Coast of
Portugal – en route we pass Huelva, from where Columbus
set out to find the sea passage to India – these
days the Algarve has developed into one of the summer hot
spots of Europe and travelers come to enjoy the scenery
as well as the favorable climate (B,D)
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| Day 12
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ALGARVE – LISBON
Drive along the coast to the Sagres Peninsula and
the Compass Rose of Henry the Navigator on Europe’s
most southwesterly point – enjoy the coast, the fishing
villages and maybe a visit to Portimao – we depart
late afternoon for Lisbon – check in and dinner (B,D)
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| Day 13
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LISBON
In the morning we tour the medieval quarter with the
tomb of Vasco da Gama inside the Hieronymite monastery
as well as the Tower of Belem and St.George’s castle
– some time at leisure and in the evening we enjoy
melancholic Fado melodies and local dances during our farewell
dinner evening (B,D)
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| Day 14
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LISBON - CANADA
Transfer to the airport for our flight home (B) |
