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Iberian Tour Eur 2.650 GROUP TOUR ESE 2111 PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE OCCUPANCY IBERIAN TOUR EUR 2.650.- (North Spain – Portugal – Andalucia – Levante – Barcelona) Surplus single room EUR 1105.- SIB-Round trip 20 days/19 nights Surplus high season (Jul 1 – Oct 31) EUR 110.- This tour will take you through the most spectacular places of the Iberian Peninsula starting with GROUP TOUR the Capital of Madrid towards the Cantabrian Sea of green mountains. Let you surprise with cities SET DEPARTURES 2021 like Zaragoza, San Sebastian, Bilbao and Santander. Then the tour will take us to the provinces of 04.05 11.05 18.05 Asturias and Galicia before you reach the most visited spots in Portugal. Coming back to Spain, 25.05 01.06 08.06 Andalusia is the next step in the tour with its unique cities and monuments and to end in the 15.06 22.06 06.07 13.07 20.07 27.07 Mediterranean Sea with its emblematic points such as Valencia and Barcelona 03.08 10.08 17.08 So, we invite you to enjoy the highlights of this Iberian tour, such as the elegant city of San 24.08 31.08 07.09 Sebastian in a privileged location before the sea; the typical Galician city of La Coruña with its beautiful avenues and "The Tower of Hercules" one of the oldest lighthouses in the world; the INCLUDED SERVICES narrow streets of Santiago de Compostela and its cathedral in the magnificent Plaza del Obradoiro; • Guided visits to San Sebastian, Bilbao, La Coruña, Santiago, Porto, Lisbon, Córdoba, the bucolic city of Porto on the banks of the Douro River that created the famous wine of the same Seville, Granada (Alhambra & Generalife name; the vibrant Lisbon; Granada with its monumental Alhambra and the majestic Mediterranean gardens), Valencia and Barcelona and cities of Valencia and Barcelona. Come and live your Iberian adventure with EUROLATINO! panoramic sightseeing tours of San Sebastian, Bilbao and La Coruña • Tour escort during the tour DAY 1 (Tuesday) ARRIVAL IN MADRID • Air-conditioned deluxe motor-coach After your international flight to Spain and arrival at the International Airport in Madrid, • Accommodation at selected class reception and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure for private activities or shopping. • Daily breakfast and 4 dinners We can help you to choose the right optional tour for the day. • Travel insurance. DAY 2 (Wednesday) MADRID – ZARAGOZA – SAN SEBASTIAN NOT INCLUDED Breakfast at the hotel. The journey starts today at the hotel. Drive on a SIB-Autocar towards o International and domestic Flights Zaragoza. Free time to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of The Pilar, patroness of Hispanity and stroll o Meals or other Tours not mentioned in the itinerary through the old streets of Zaragoza. In the afternoon we will continue to San Sebastian, it’s one o Personal expenses of the most famous tourist destinations where they hold the International Film Festival. o Tips for guides, drivers and porters Panoramic city tour of this marvel style bourgeois city, seeing the extraordinary landscape o Personal expenses dominated by the bay and the magnificent La Concha beach. Accommodation. (B) DAY 3 (Thursday) SAN SEBASTIAN – BILBAO – CASTRO URDIALES – SANTANDER Breakfast at hotel. We will approach Mount Igueldo, to contemplate the marvelous views of the city and then proceed towards Bilbao. Panoramic driver in Bilbao and free time on the esplanade where The Guggenheim Museum is located in order to admire this modern architectural building. Proceed to the old fishing village “Castro Urdiales”. Free time. Departure to Santander, a port city located between the sea and the mountains, well known for its Sardinero Beach, one of the best-known beaches in Spain. Free time to stroll through this elegant city. Overnight. (B) DAY 4 (Friday) SANTANDER – SANTILLANA – COVADONGA – OVIEDO Breakfast at hotel. Departure to Santillana, it’s one of the most important historical artistic towns in Spain. It contains architectural treasures such as the Collegiate of Santa Juliana, a Jewel of the Romanesque Arquitecture in Cantabria. Continue to Covadonga, where you will have free time to see the Sanctuary and the Grotto where you will see the patroness of Asturias our Lady of Covadonga. In the afternoon, departure to Oviedo, where you will see on a series of hills the beauty of Saint Maria de Naranco Church, Jewel of the pre Romanic asturian architecture. Free time to explore Oviedo, many of their streets are pedestrian, where you will be able to see World Heritage sites like The Cathedral, a splendid example of gothic asturian architecture. Accommodation. (B) DAY 5 (Saturday) OVIEDO – LUGO – LA CORUÑA Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the Galician region. Arrive to Lugo. Free time to be able to contemplate the Roman remains that still retains like its walls, declared Patrimony of the Humanity. Continuation to La Coruña. Brief panoramic driver through the main avenues of this EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] fabulous town driving by the Marine Avenue to admire the elegance of this city with the typical Galician architecture of glass house galleries. Brief stop in one of the wonders of the world the oldest working lighthouse the “Tower of Hercules” dating back from the roman period. Afternoon at leisure where you can assist an optional tour to the Rias Altas. Accommodation. (B) DAY 6 (Sunday) LA CORUÑA – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Breakfast at hotel. Departure to Santiago de Compostela declared World Heritage as it is one of the most important center of Christian Pilgrimages in Spain as the end of the Camino de Santiago route built during the Roman Empire. City tour where we will see the main square called Obradoiro and also the Cathedral (entrance included) dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. Balance of the day at leisure to explore the narrow cobblestone streets and get the feel of the student atmosphere. Accommodation. (B) DAY 7 (Monday) SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA – RIAS BAJAS – LA TOJA – VIGO Breakfast at the hotel. Departure towards one of the most marvelous areas of Galicia, the Rias Bajas (Spanish Fjords). Driving through this magnificent landscape we will arrive to La Toja Island, universally known for its spa. Free time and continue to the Ria de Arosa, passing through Pontevedra to arrive to Vigo, situated in the middle of the Rias Baixas. Accommodation. (B) DAY 8 (Tuesday) VIGO – VIANA DO CASTELO – BRAGA – PORTO Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Portuguese border. Arrive to Viana do Castelo, city located between the mouth of the river Miño and Porto. Free time and continue to Braga. Short stop and continue to Porto. Accommodation. (B) DAY 9 (Wednesday) PORTO Breakfast. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto considered World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. In the afternoon, possibility of an optional visit to a famous winery with tasting of its world-famous “port wine”. Accommodation. (B) DAY 10 (Thursday) PORTO – COIMBRA – FATIMA Breakfast. Departure to Coimbra. City seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Then to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. Overnight. (B) DAY 11 (Friday) FATIMA – BATALHA – NAZARE – ALCOBAÇA – LISBON Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) visit the XII C. church and admire the tombs of Pedro and Inés de Castro and then to Lisbon. Accommodation. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical Portuguese song and music. (B) DAY 12 (Saturday) LISBON Breakfast at the hotel. Morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square, Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas” where Fado sounds as a missing past. Accommodation at the hotel. (B) DAY 13 (Sunday) LISBON – CACERES – CORDOBA Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at 07:30 hrs. to Caceres considered as World Heritage place because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. Afterwards, continue on towards Córdoba, once the capital of the Caliphate. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B) (D) EUROLATINO Tour Operators [email protected] DAY 14 (Monday) CORDOBA – SEVILLE Breakfast at the hotel. Impressive tour of its Mosque and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two hours ride reach Seville. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B) DAY 15 (Tuesday) SEVILLE Breakfast at the hotel. Morning panoramic city tour visiting: the exterior of the Cathedral (the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome), Santa Cruz quarter (a natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed), Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon at leisure for you to discover exclusive views, specific flavors of this active full of light city. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
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