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13D10N SPAIN & PORTUGAL TOUR CODE: ESMADW

Dynamic culture, compelling history, to-die-for cuisine – the Iberian Peninsula will give you a true example of riches in every sense. Soak up the Moorish history of Lisbon and Cordoba, explore the astounding red-clay fortress of the Alhambra, and witness Gaudí’s Barcelona with your own eyes

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SPAIN SALAMANCA SPAIN BARCELONA • University of • Casa Batlló and Salamanca Casa Milà • Plaza Mayor • La Sagrada Familia • Salamanca Cathedral 2 (Entrance included) PORTUGAL Barcelona • Columbus MADRID Segovia Monument • Royal Palace of 1 Peniscola 1 1 • Montjuïc Hill Madrid (Entrance Salamanca Madrid Valencia • Las Ramblas included) Fatima • Santa Caterina • Cibeles Fountain Market • Santiago Bernabéu • La Roca Village Stadium Lisbon 2 GUADIX SEGOVIA Cordoba • Cave houses of • Aqueduct of Guadix Segovia Guadix Seville 2 • Segovia Cathedral 1 Granada VALENCIA Flight path • Valencia Cathedral • Alcázar of Segovia Traverse by coach • Serranos or Featured destinations PORTUGAL Cuarte Towers Overnight stays 1 2 GRANADA FATIMA • Alhambra • Religious Sanctuary (Entrance included) of Fatima • Generalife garden • Chapel of DELICACIES SPECIAL (Entrance included) Apparitions • Berlin Wall CÓRDOBA Meal Plan • Free WiFi on board • Mezquita Mosque LISBON 10 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 8 Dinners (Entrance included) • Rossio Square • entrance • Historic centre • The Alfama Specialities • Designer factory outlet of Cordoba • Castle of São • Traditional Seafood Paella RONDA Jorge • Spanish Tapas • Puente Nuevo • Cristo Rei • Portuguese Piri-Piri Chicken (New Bridge) • Port of Lisbon • Segovia’s Famous Roast Suckling Pig • El Tajo Canyon • Belem Tower • Plaza de Toros de • Jeronimos Ronda (Entrance Monastery DAY 1 DAY 3 included) • Discoveries HOME → BARCELONA BARCELONA SEVILLE Monument Meals on Board Breakfast • Seville Cathedral Assemble at the airport and take-off to the Browse the bespoke boutiques of the (Entrance included) cosmopolitan city of Spain, Barcelona. sophisticated shopping center at La Roca • Giralda Bell Tower Village. Peruse all of the shops within this (Entrance included) DAY 2 stylish and spacious complex and save percent • The Tomb of BARCELONA off the recommended retail price of luxurious Christopher Meals on Board, Dinner designer brands. You may also wish to pay an Columbus Experience Barcelona in its full splendour optional visit to the Monastery of Montserrat • Plaza de Toros • Plaza de España through a tour, where you can view the located in Catalonia. lauded art nouveau style buildings such as Note: Factory outlet close on public holiday and Casa Batlló and Casa Milà along the elegant Sunday, outlet replacement is subject to change 4★ HOTELS Passeig de Gràcia avenue and enter the without prior notice in the event of unforeseen statuesque La Sagrada Familia church and circumstances. BARCELONA Fira Congress be wowed by the stunning interior. Marvel VALENCIA AC Hotel at the towering Columbus Monument and DAY 4 GRANADA Abades Nevada Palace the impressive Monumental Bullring before BARCELONA → PENISCOLA → SEVILLE Hilton Garden Inn heading up to Montjuïc Hill for a spectacular VALENCIA LISBON Novotel vista of the city and its harbour. Then, visit Breakfast, Dinner Seafood Paella SALAMANCA Vincci Ciudad the Santa Caterina Market before make your Driving along the Mediterranean coast, we MADRID Holiday Inn way to Las Ramblas, a treelined pedestrian will stop by Peniscola, a town is located on mall that stretches for 1.2km along the street the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d’Irt. *Note: Hotels subject to final confirmation. Should there in central Barcelona. We stop here and enjoy the beautiful coast. be changes, customers will be offered similar accommodations as stated in this list. Note: If La Sagrada Familia is closed, it will be replaced Embark on a sightseeing tour of Valencia with a visit to Park Güell. where you can admire the unique Gothic

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SKYLINE VIEW OVER ROSSIO SQUARE, LISBON PORTUGAL

exterior of Valencia Cathedral, and stop and an Islamic cultural centre during the DAY 8 for some photos at the imposing Towers Middle Ages. Meander around the squares SEVILLE → LISBON of Serrano or Cuarte that were designed as and alley streets in the Historic Centre Breakfast, Dinner – Portuguese Piri-Piri defensive structures along the old city walls. of Córdoba and proceed to enter the Chicken grand Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Set off on an introductory city tour and DAY 5 an important testament to the presence take in the sights of the Plaza de Toros, VALENCIA → GUADIX → GRANADA of Islam in the West and a unique artistic an impressive bullring that took several Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner – Tapas achievement of its time due to the sheer decades to construct, and the Plaza Journey to the Troglodyte Town of size and height of its ceilings. As night de Espana, a building complex that is a Guadix to visit the famous Cave Houses falls, head down to Seville to spend the beautiful work of Spanish Renaissance of Guadix. These cave houses are build night. Revival style in architecture. Also, up in the hills and they are named as the Note: The entrances of Alhambra Palace and visit the majestic Seville Cathedral, Troglodyte Quarter (Barrio Troglodyte) Generalife are subject to availability. where the burial tomb of Christopher of the city. The cave houses have been Columbus is also located, and enter built for over a thousand years. They DAY 7 the Giralda bell tower, one of the were hollowed out of the rock and then SEVILLE → RONDA → SEVILLE three remaining Almohad minarets in a wall would be built at the front of the Breakfast, Dinner the world. Enjoy a smooth drive as we cave to enclose it. Then we proceed our Make your way to Ronda, an ancient continue our journey to the capital of way to Granada. city located about 750 meters above sea Portugal, Lisbon. level, and make a beeline for the Puento DAY 6 Nuevo bridge to enjoy a thrilling view of DAY 9 GRANADA → CÓRDOBA → SEVILLE the 100-metre deep El Tajo gorge and a LISBON Breakfast, Dinner breathtaking panorama over the Serranía Breakfast Embark on a city tour as a local guide de Ronda mountains. Pay a visit to the Today explore the Lisbon City and stop brings you to visit the Alhambra Palace, Plaza de Toros de Ronda, one of the by Lisbon’s most iconic monument, the a UNESCO World Heritage Site where oldest in Spain and learn more World Heritage Belem Tower, and also varying transformations come about about the sport at the in- not forgetting the Jeronimos Monastery as the light and water create different house museum. If time permits, you may with its exquisite cloisters, the Discoveries decorative effects on the special clay wish to take part in an optional excursion Monument built in honour of Henry the walls. Then, move on to the Generalife to the city of Gibraltar. Gibraltar, one Navigator. Enjoy the lively atmosphere of and be wowed by the lush greenery of the most unique destinations in the Rossio Square, the medieval alleyways of the and sprinkling fountains in the extensive Mediterranean, you’ll experience great Alfama quarter, the impressive view of the gardens of the leisure residence that Gibraltarian hospitality along with the Castle of São Jorge, the outstanding Cristo ©123RF belonged to former Arab kings. Depart proud British traditions. Rei, and the scene of swaying cruise boats

to Córdoba, an important Roman city docked at the Port of Lisbon. Enjoy the PHOTOS:

44 Southern & Eastern Europe | EU Holidays rest of the day for some shopping or you orientation tour of the historic city and visit DAY 13 may also join an optional tour out of Lisbon the 2000- year-old Aqueduct of Segovia, HOME SWEET HOME to the medieval village and coastal towns. one of the most significant and best- We hope you enjoyed your trip with EU Marvel at the sheer coastal cliffs of Cabo do preserved ancient Roman monuments Holidays and we look forward to seeing you Roca. Explore the medieval town of Sintra on the Iberian Peninsula. Whip out your again for your next trip. and visit Cascais, a well-preserved fishing camera for the magnificent sights of village dating back to the 12th-century to the Segovia Cathedral and the Alcázar Suggested Excursions: learn the history of this charming coastal of Segovia, before settling down for a Additional activities that complement your holidays town and admire Portugal’s stunning coasts sumptuous meal of Segovia’s famous Roast will be at your own discretion and is entirely optional.*minimum group size may apply. and beautiful beaches, which line the shores Suckling Pig for lunch. Then, proceed • Sanctuary of Montserrat: €60 from Estoril. to Madrid for a guided city tour which • Gibraltar: €70 includes the Royal Palace and its lavish • Cabo Da Roca + Cascais + Sintra: €59 DAY 10 gold and scarlet throne room as well as the • Toledo: €50 LISBON → FATIMA → SALAMANCA Cibeles Fountain which is one of Madrid’s Tipping Guideline: (based on 13D10N) Breakfast, Dinner most prominent symbols. Also, drive past • €91 per person Embark on a stroll through Fátima to arrive in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium – home to the one of the most important Catholic shrines Real Madrid football club, for a fleeting glimpse Note: in the world, the Sanctuary of Fátima. Here, into the heart of Madrid culture. Continue to • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required you will be greeted with the sight of the El Corte Ingles, the biggest department store for a confirmed departure. • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and Berlin Wall at the entrance, followed by the group in Europe for your shopping fix. hotels are subject to change without prior notice in Chapel of Apparitions at the very heart of the event of unforeseen circumstances. the sanctuary where four million pilgrims DAY 12 • Activities are subject to weather conditions. converge yearly. Depart to Salamanca, Enjoy MADRID → HOME • During major events and festivals, accommodation an idle walk through the university town for Breakfast, Meals on Board may be re-located to outside of the city or in another city without prior notice. a close-up view of the splendid Baroque Enjoy the rest of your day at your leisure till it • Upgrades of hotels are subject to hotel room architecture in Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor, the is time to transfer to the airport for your flight availability. Old and New Cathedral, the University of home. If time allow, you could also take a • Wi-Fi on board service is currently available in Salamanca and the House of Shells. trip out to Toledo, also known as the city of Spain only. Service is strictly subject to availability three cultures – Arabic, Christian and Jewish by thecoach and service provider, it cannot be guaranteed. DAY 11 – and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. SALAMANCA → SEGOVIA → MADRID Breakfast, Lunch - Roast Suckling Pig, Dinner Head northwest to Segovia for an

VIEW OF PILLARS AND CEILING - ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR OF SAGRADA FAMILIA CHURCH, BARCELONA

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