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Spain - Andalucia

Code: LE02SP
From: 1990.- EUR

DAY 1:

LONDON - MURCIA - MOJACAR

We pick you up at your selected hotel in London and drive you to the airport from where we take the morning flight to Murcia. You meet your DG at the airport, board your maxi-van and start this expedition. We enter Andalucia from the east to the Costa of Almeria. We stay overnight in Mojacar where you have time to stroll around the old Mojacar Pueblo. Dinner and overnight in Mojacar area.

DAY 2:

CABO DE GATA - ALMERIA

Breakfast. Full day touring the narrow roads of the Cabo da Gata where the desert meets the sea. In the afternoon we arrive in Almeria and have a panoramic tour around the most important sights which are really just a hint of the things to come. Overnight in Almeria.

DAY 3:

LAS APUJARRAS - GUADIX

Breakfast. Time to explore the beautiful white villages along the several dry river valleys below the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada. On the northern side of the range lies Guadix, a very interesting place as people here still 'dwell in caves'. Even our rooms in the hotel are caves, so you get a good idea how living like this feels. Overnight in Guadix.

DAY 4:

GRANADA

Breakfast. In Granada we visit the most impresive building in Andalucia - The Alhambra which inspired the 1001 Arabian Nights and invokes romanticism. We visit the many different parts of the palace and Generalife Gardens and later stroll around the city and particularly its bazaar market. Overnight in Granada.

DAY 5:

GRANADA

Breakfast. We spend this day in Granada - visiting the cathedral and the Royal Chapel. Also you might take a stroll in the old gipsy quarter. Granada is a city of rich cultural diversity and was the favourite of caliphs and Catholic royals. Overnight in Granada.

DAY 6:

CORDOBA

Breakfast. Cordoba is another known city from Spain's history. We visit its most imposing building and (after St. Paul's) the second biggest church in Europe. The cathedral and a mosque - the Mezquita. With its rows of two-tier arches and the elaborate mihrab it is not something you would want to miss. We take a walk around the Jewish quarter and see the famous patios. Overnight in Cordoba.

DAY 7:

SEVILLE

Breakfast. The expedition continues along the Guadalquivir river toward Sevilla. There is a stop at the Almodovar del Rio to enjoy a panoramic view of the river valley. Once in Seville we visit both sites of World Exhibitions. In the evening we walk around the old Juderia and its narrow streets. Overnight in Seville.

DAY 8:

SEVILLE

Breakfast. The Alcazar and the Cathedral with the famous La Giralda minaret are our primary goals for the day. The first is very much the Alhambra - beautiful in its details, the other is where Columbus may be burried. Another place you wouldn't want to miss is The Archivo of the Indias which houses about 80 million pages of documents dating from Columbus' discovery of America until the end of the 19C. Overnight in Seville.

DAY 9:

WHITE VILLAGES - RONDA

Breakfast. We explore the Ronda mountains with its many white villages - like Zahara, Grazalema and Ubique with its old leatherwork craftsmen. Over the 100-meters deep El Tajo Gorge lies the city of Ronda. It is an old Muslim town with its three bridges and the Plaza del Toros from where modern bullfighting was invented. We visit the Museum and the bullring. Overnight in Ronda area.

DAY 10:

CASARES - GIBRALTAR - COSTA DE LA LUZ

Breakfast. We continue our backroads expedition, seing more beautiful villages like Casares before diving towards the Costa del Sol and along the coast to the famous Rock of Gibraltar. With its view of both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterrenean Sea and the 'free jumping' monkeys it is a bit different to the rest of the tour. This day ends on the Costa de la Luz, for many the best coast of Spain. Overnight on the Costa de le Luz.

DAY 11:

CADIZ - JEREZ

Breakfast. The port of Cadiz may very well be the oldest city in Europe. After the golden era of American colonization was over, Cadiz fell into a decline, from which we may say it's still recovering. The nearby Jerez gave its name to sherry. In the evening we invite you to a bodega to taste the drink. Overnight in Jerez.

DAY 12:

LUGARES COLOMBINOS - HUELVA

Breakfast. We drive around the Natural Reservation Park of Donana which is a paradise for bird-watchers to the province of Huelva. We visit three villages which are linked with Columbus - Palos, from where he set sail, Moguer, which provided him with half of his crew and La Rabida, where the Wharf of the Caravels holds the replicas of the ships and an exhibition of his life. Dinner and overnight in Huelva area.

DAY 13:

HUELVA - LONDON

Breakfast. Drive to the airport from where we fly to London. End of our expedition.