All Insight Vacations Holidays that
we feature have been discounted 7% from their brochure prices.When booking please
quote Travel 55 Refs:T55IN.Group
Travel Available - contact us for details.
Highlights
of Spain
10 Days
Highlights Alhambra Palace in Granada,
architecture of Barcelona, the white washed village of Peniscola
& the contrasting cities of Seville, Valencia & Madrid.
Highlights of Spain - Itinerary
DAY 1 – FRI – UK –
MADRID Welcome to Madrid! After your scheduled flight, transfers
depart Madrid Airport at 09.00, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00hrs. The afternoon is at leisure – relax and settle
in. Later, join your fellow passengers and Tour Director for a Welcome Drink. Hotel: Melia Galgos.
DAY
6 – WED – GRANADA - SEVILLE A beautiful drive through
gleaming white villages and brilliant fields of golden sunflowers
leads to Seville exquisite capital of Andalucìa, and one ofthe
most charming cities in Spain. You’ll stay in this‘city of
Carmen’ for the next two nights, so settle into your hotel.
Hotel: Melia Lebreros. (BB)
DAY 2 – SAT – MADRID
- BARCELONA Follow the wide arid plains
of Castille. After passing Guadalajara, follow the Jalón River
Valley, dotted with Mudejar Towers which are survivors of
the bygone era of Moorish domination in Spain. Continue eastwards,
passing Zaragoza in the province of Aragón, before encountering
a different culture and language in Catalunya. Your home for
the next two nights is the dynamic city of Barcelona. Hotel:
Melia. (BB)
DAY
7 – THUR – SEVILLE SIGHTSEEING Seville has a distinctive
character and presence which a local guide will unfold. Visit
the massive cathedral, burial place of Christopher Columbus
and enriched with the spoils of the New World. Pass the slender
Giralda Tower, once the minaret of the Great Mosque, see the
Alcazar and tour the fashionable Santa Cruz Quarter with its
flower decked wrought iron balconies. This afternoon is at
leisure. Tonight, enjoy dinner at your hotel. (BB,D)
DAY
3 – SUN –BARCELONA SIGHTSEEING Visit the Gothic quarter on a guided tour
and see the ancient cathedral, and see the famous Ramblas, with its open-air markets and cafes. In
contrast to the old part of town, drive along the broad, elegant avenues of the Eixample district to
admire Gaudi’s extraordinary unfinished creation, the Sagrada Familia church, about which opinions are
so strongly divided. Tonight, visit all of Spain in one park at the ‘Pueblo Español’, before your Dine-
Around evening, where you can choose from a selection of restaurants. Before returning to your hotel,
drive past the Olympic Games site and enjoy glittering views over the harbour. (BB,DA)
DAY
8 – FRI – SEVILLE - MADRID Set off early along
the Guadalquivir valley, past villages and towns studded with
Moorish towers and fortresses, stopping in the perfectly preserved
Moorish city of Cordoba. See the famous 2000-year-old bridge
before a guided visit to the magnificent Mezquita, an 8th
century mosque with a Christian church built inside it. Cross
the Sierra Morena mountains and the plains of La Mancha, following
in the steps of Don Quixote, on your way back to Madrid. Hotel:
NH Eurobuilding. (BB)
DAY
4 – MON –BARCELONA - VALENCIA Follow the Costa Dorada
south, stopping in Peñìscola to view the white-walled cottages
clustered around the sea-lapped castle used in the film El
Cid. Continue past the famous orange groves to Valencia, your
home for the night. An orientation tour with your Tour Director
shows you the City Gates of Serranos and Cuarte, the Gothic
Generalidad Palace, El Miguelete Cathedral with its octagonal
bell tower, and the ultra modern Centre of Arts and Sciences.
Hotel: Reina Victoria. (BB,D)
DAY
9 – SAT – MADRID SIGHTSEEING Enjoy a sightseeing tour along the noble avenues to see the statue of Cervantes’ fictional hero, Don Quixote, in the Plaza de España. Continue past Cibeles Fountain and the Parliament, and cross the Puerta del Sol. Visit the Prado Museum to admire the world famous paintings of Velázquez and Goya. Take time out to relax at a café or shop in the boutiques of Serrano. In the evening, consider joining a farewell dinner in the heart of town, complete with wine and music. (BB)
DAY 5 – TUE – VALENCIA
- GRANADA Leave for the Costa
Blanca, passing through the stately waving palm tree forests
of Elche and past the lemon groves in Murcia. Drive through
the superb sceneryof the Sierra Nevada with magnificent
mountain views on all sides, and cross the Mora Pass to
reach glorious Granada. Here, over looking the town, awaits
one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built,the Alhambra.
Explore this exquisite palace; a fantasy of stone cut lace,
arabesque gardens and fountains, built as a citadel by the
Moors in the 13th century. Also visit the exotic water gardens
ofthe Generalife, the Royal summer residence. Hotel: Saray.
(BB,D)
DAY
10 – SUN – MADRID - UK The tour ends after
breakfast with transfers to Madrid Airport at 7.00, 9.00
& 11.00 hours. (BB)
Highlights
of Spain
Departure Dates & Prices 2008 - Tour Code E936
A 7% discount pp can be claimed off the brochure prices
below
WHEN BOOKING Quote Travel 55 Ref T55IN plus the Tour Code E936 Contact Insight Vacations on 01475 741203
To book or to check availability Contact Insight Vacations on 01475
741203
Quote Travel 55 Ref T55IN plus the Holiday Code
Itineraries and prices are subject
to change and are based on availability. Please refer
to our brochures for Booking Conditions, other restrictions
and page references not included in this site.
Not responsible for errors/omissions or updates
Insights 5% Frequent traveller discount will not
apply when booking through travel 55
unless you have booked your Insight tour through T55
before.
Copyright
2001 - 2008 CenNet Ltd. All rights reserved
