Itinerary
Day 1: (Friday) MADRID-SALAMANCA-VIGO (630 kms)
Pass By: VPT Viajes Para Todos, Calle Ferraz 3, 28008 Madrid Spain
Departure from our bus terminal at 8:00 a.m. to Salamanca. Time at leisure to walk through this monumental city and its famous Plaza Mayor. Continuation to Vigo. Dinner and accommodations
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Accommodation included: Hesperia Vigo Hotel or similar
Day 2: (Saturday) VIGO-VIANA DO CASTELOBRAGA-PORTO (220 kms)
Pass By: Vigo, Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia
Breakfast. Crossing the Portuguese border we arrive to Viana do Castelo, city located between the mouth of the river Miño and Porto. Free time to visit the old town with cobbled streets and emblazoned buildings. We continue to Braga known as the city of the archbishops and the third most populated city in Portugal. Free time.
Departure for Porto. Accommodations.
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Accommodation included: Holiday Inn Porto Gaia / Yotel Porto Hotel or similar
Day 3: (Sunday) PORTO
Pass By: Porto, Porto, Porto District, Northern Portugal
Breakfast. Porto is considered as World Heritage city. Panoramic tour to admire the Cathedral, the Stock Exchange building, St. Clara church... we will finalize at a local winecellar to enjoy a tasting of the famous “Port wine”. Accommodation.
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Accommodation included: Holiday Inn Porto Gaia / Yotel Porto Hotel or similar
Day 4: (Monday) PORTO-COIMBRA (120 kms)
Pass By: Coimbra, Coimbra, Coimbra District, Central Portugal
Breakfast. Departure to Coimbra, site of one of the oldest universities in Europe and birthplace of the Fado, the music of Portugal. Time at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
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Accommodation included: Coimbra Affiliated by Meliá Hotel or similar
Day 5: (Tuesday) COIMBRA-FATIMA-LISBON (222 kms)
Pass By: Fatima, Fatima, Santarem District, Central Portugal
Breakfast. Departure to Fatima, important pilgrimage centre. Free time to visit the Shrine and afterwards continuation to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal located at the mouth of the river Tagus. Accommodation. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical Portuguese songs and music
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Accommodation included: Lutecia Hotel or similar
Day 6: (Wednesday) LISBON
Pass By: Lisbon, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
Breakfast and accommodation. Morning city sightseeing tour: old Alfama Quarter, Tower of Belem, Monastery of Los Jeronimos, etc. Afternoon at leisure. Optional tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril.
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Accommodation included: Lutecia Hotel or similar
Day 7: (Thursday) LISBON-CACERES-SEVILLA (575 kms)
Pass By: Caceres, Caceres, Province of Caceres, Extremadura
Breakfast. Departure to the border with Spain and continuation to Caceres. Time at leisure to know its Plaza Mayor and to walk through the old city and its famous medieval quarter, very well preserved and considered as World Heritage place. Lunch at your own. Continuation southwards to Andalucia and arrival to
Sevilla. Dinner and accommodations.
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Accommodation included: Silken Al-Andalus Palace Hotel or similar
Day 8: (Friday) SEVILLA
Pass By: Seville, Seville, Province of Seville, Andalucia
Breakfast in the hotel. Morning city tour visiting the typical Barrio de Santa Cruz with its narrow streets, the Park of María Luisa and Plaza de España, with a panoramic sightseeing of the city. Optional Artistic tour including the Royal Alcazar Palace. Lunch at a restaurant. Afternoon at leisure. Accommodations.
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Accommodation included: Silken Al-Andalus Palace Hotel or similar
Day 9: (Saturday) SEVILLA - RONDA - COSTA DEL SOL (190 kms)
Pass By: Ronda, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Province of Malaga, Andalucia
Breakfast. Then departure to the Route of the White Villages and Ronda. Free time. Continuation to Costa del Sol. Dinner and accommodations.
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Accommodation included: Sol Principe (Torremolinos) Hotel or similar
Day 10: (Sunday) COSTA DEL SOL- GRANADA (180 kms)
Pass By: Granada, Granada, Province of Granada, Andalucia
Breakfast. Departure to Granada. Visit to the spectacular group of monuments of the Alhambra and Generalife, former residence of the Moorish kings, with its magnificent fountains, gardens and arches. Dinner and accommodations. Optional visit to the caves of
Sacromonte and attend a typical show of gipsy flamenco
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Accommodation included: Los Ángeles Hotel or similar
Day 11: (Monday) GRANADA-TOLEDO-MADRID (446 kms)
Pass By: Toledo, Toledo, Province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
Breakfast and departure towards the Imperial City of Toledo, full of history and monuments. Lunch and city sightseeing throughout its narrow streets and alleys. Continuation back to Madrid. Arrival and end of our services
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No accommodation included on this day.