8-Nights Best of Spain: Barcelona, Madrid, and Seville — CALL
Avanti Destinations
OFFER ID 1523499
Best of Spain
Enjoy the works of world-renowned architect Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona, savor tapas and the amazing social scene in Madrid and experience a traditional Flamenco show with dinner in Seville – your opportunity to experience the Spanish passion for life, music and art to the fullest.
Includes:
- Arrival and Departure Transfers Per City
- 3 Nights Barcelona
- Private 2-Hour Barcelona Tour
- 1 Lunch in Barcelona
- 3 Nights Madrid
- Private 2-Hour Madrid Tour
- 1 Dinner in Madrid
- 2 Nights Seville
- Seville City Tour
- Flamenco Show with Dinner in Seville
- 1st Class Rail Between Cities with Seat Reservations
- Daily Breakfast
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Itinerary Details
Avanti Destinations: Best of Spain
Day 1 Barcelona
Welcome to beautiful Barcelona! Enjoy your private transfer from the Barcelona airport to your hotel with 2-hour orientation tour.
Centrally Located Hotel In Barcelona,
Day 2 Barcelona
After breakfast, enjoy the day at leisure or take an option tour.
Centrally Located Hotel In Barcelona, (B)
Day 3 Barcelona
After breakfast, you have your morning free before lunch.
Today, arrive on your own for lunch at Marina Moncho’s Restaurantwith reservations at 1:00 p.m. Moncho’s restaurant features grilled seafood, meat and Spanish classics, and is known across Europe for exceptional service, quality cuisine and generous portions. (Please present voucher before ordering, voucher is good for 1 lunch Per Person; gratuity and drinks not included.)
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Day 4 Barcelona, Madrid
After breakfast, meet your driver in the hotel lobby for your private transfer to the rail station where you’ll catch your train to Madrid with reservation in 1st class. In Madrid, meet your driver on the train platform for your transfer to the hotel.
Centrally Located Hotel In Madrid, (B)
Day 5 Madrid
After breakfast at your hotel, you have a morning city tour, free time in the afternoon, followed by dinner in the evening.
Madrid Private Car and Driver:Departure from your hotel with private local guide and driver. First of all, we will have a city tour of Madrid as well as an introduction to its history. Madrid, Spain’s capital, is now a cosmopolitan city. The Madrid area has been settled since the Lower Paleolithic age, but it was not until 1561 that King Philip II made it the capital of his mighty empire. The historic old town, also known as ‘Madrid de las Austrias’ (referring to the Hapsburg empire) is a living example of the city’s 16th- and 17th-Century, as is its impressive Plaza Mayor.
Dinner at Restaurante Cuevas del Duque:Please arrive on your own for your 8:30 p.m. reservations at Cuevas del Duque featuring Hernampérez Cheff Carlos, recently judged one of the top cooks in all of Madrid. (Please present your voucher before ordering, includes dinner with wine and mineral water, gratuity not included.)
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Day 6 Madrid
After breakfast, you have a full day at leisure, or add an optional tour or excursion.
Toledo Full-Day Tour:Toledo is a museum city of great artistic beauty. It was once the capital of Spain and is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Toledo has many magnificent examples of architecture from different eras and has been declared a Heritage of Humanity destination by UNESCO. Visit its most famous monuments, such as: the Cathedral (Primada of Spain), St. Tome Church, Santa Maria La Blanca Synagogue; and more.
Centrally Located Hotel In Madrid, (B)
Day 7 Madrid, Seville
After breakfast, meet your driver in the hotel lobby for your private transfer to the rail station where you’ll catch your train to Seville with reservations in 1st class. Once in Seville, meet your driver on the train platform for your transfer to the hotel.
Centrally Located Hotel In Seville, (B)
Day 8 Seville
After breakfast at your hotel, you have a Seville City Sightseeing Tour, with your afternoon at leisure followed by a Flamenco show in the evening.
Arrive on your own for your Hop-on/Hop-off Seville City Sightseeing Tourat Torre del Oro to experience the historical masterpiece that is Seville with its Moorish monuments, gardens, flamenco festivals, Museum of Fine Arts, medieval Jewish quarter and more. Best of all, you can hop-on and hop-off at the major points of interest. (Exchange voucher for a 24-hour ticket; live commentary in English)
Flamenco Show With Dinner:Please arrive on your own to Hosteria Del Laurel by 8:00 p.m. for your tapas dinner (drinks not included) then walk to Barrio del Arenal for your traditional Flamenco show (starts 10:00 p.m.). The flamenco show includes one beverage Per Person.
Centrally Located Hotel In Seville, (B)
Day 9 Seville
After breakfast, meet your driver in the hotel lobby for your private transfer to either the Seville rail station or airport and on to your next Avanti destination!
Centrally Located Hotel In Seville, (B)
Excursions
Historic Influences of Seville (8 hours)
Historic Influences of Seville (8 hours)
Highlights:
Explore the vibrant heart of Andalucía during your full day shore excursion today. You receive a warm greeting by your driver at the port in Cádiz prior to your private transfer to Seville (a 2-hour journey approximately). Upon arrival, you will be met by your expert guide who will take you on an absorbing walking tour.
Visit the 15th-century Cathedral, one of the most breath-taking in all of Christendom. Your guide also shows you Seville's most famous monument, the Moorish tower of La Giralda. Other highlights of your tour include the Alcazar, a magnificent 14th-century Mudejar palace and the labyrinth of streets and squares of the Barrio de Santa Cruz which are delicately perfumed with orange blossom. This area is the old Jewish Quarter and every street and courtyard offers a new story that your guide will bring to life for you. After your tour, your driver transfers you back to your ship in Cádiz.
- Discover Seville's most famous monument, the Moorish tower of La Giralda
- Visit Alcazar, a 14th-century Mudejar palace
Tour can operate: Morning/Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: Please enquire for more information
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transport by luxury car or minivan
- An expert local guide for 8 hours
- Entrance fees to all sights and museums
- All taxes
- All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
- Gratuities
Excursions
Barcelona: A Walk Through Barcelona and The Sagrada Familia Park Guell for Families- 6 Hours
Barcelona: A Walk Through Barcelona and The Sagrada Familia Park Guell for Families- 6 Hours
Your chauffeur and your guide will
be waiting for you at the port. They will be at disposal for 8 hours. Your chauffeur will drive you to the city center of Barcelona.
A Walk Through Barcelona
You will start your day by an exciting 2-hour walking tour of the oldest parts of Barcelona: the Barri Gothic and Born neighborhoods. You will follow your guide as he/she leads you into the small, narrow streets to discover the vibrant, trendy ambiance of Born and the historical atmosphere of the Gothic Quarter. You will see the Santa Maria Del Mar church, the Royal Palace and the world famous “Las Ramblas” avenue. The fun facts and stories
told by our guide will keep your children highly engaged. The children will each get a game booklet to keep them engaged and entertained. After this tour, you will enjoy a
lunch break. Your guide will be there to give recommendations depending on your taste.
Included:
- A Walk Through Barcelona:
- Private certified guide
- 2 hour walking tour
- Game booklet for
- each child
- 2-hour experience
The Sagrada Familia and Park Güell
In the afternoon, you will enjoy a 3-hour tour inside the two iconic Gaudi sites in Barcelona, the Sagrada Familia and the Park Güell. You will follow your guide inside the
jaw-dropping and daring church and listen to the stories about its architecture, construction and future. After 1,5 hours spent in the Sagrada Familia, you will head out to
Park Güell. There you will witness the beauty of Gaudí’s mosaics as well as enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of Barcelona. To keep the children entertained during this 3-hour tour, they will all get their own fun-filled game booklet. A perfect way to combine both educational discovery and fun!
The Sagrada Familia and
- Park Güell:
- Private certified guide
- Skip-the-line tickets to
- Sagrada Familia and
- Park Güell
- Transfer in a private
- mini van
- Game booklet for
- each child
- 3-hour experience
At the end of the tour, depending on your cruise departure time, your chauffeur will drive you back to the port.
Art and Architecture in Barcelona (8 hours)
Art and Architecture in Barcelona (8 hours)
Highlights:
An architectural delight awaits you today in Barcelona, one of the most exciting cities in Europe. Receive a warm greeting at the port by your private guide and driver and commence your full-day tour with a visit to Gaudi's masterpiece, the impressive, but unfinished Sagrada Familia. Although work started on this project in 1882, this iconic church is not expected to be complete until 2028!
Next, visit Parc Guell, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi's most colourful creations. Continue along Passeig de Gracia, to view Gaudi's Casa Batlló and Casa Mila from the outside, with its brilliant wave-like façade.
After lunch, lose yourself in the narrow streets of the true heart of the city - the medieval Gothic Quarter. Here you will visit the magnificent 13th-century Cathedral, and the Picasso Museum, where some of the painter's earliest works are housed. At the end of your tour you are transferred back to the port.
- Walk the labyrinthine alleys of the medieval Gothic Quarter to find architectural gems like the Church of Santa Maria del Mar
- Admire the Sagrada Familia and the Picasso Museum, where some of the artist's earliest works are housed.
Tour can operate: Morning/Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: Please enquire for more information
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transport by luxury car or minivan
- An expert local guide for 8 hours
- Entrance fees to all sights and museums
- All taxes
- All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
- Gratuities
Gaudi’s Barcelona (4 hours)
Highlights:
Receive a warm greeting at the port from your private guide and driver and commence your half-day tour with a visit to Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi’s masterpiece; the impressive, but unfinished Sagrada Familia. Although work started on this project in 1882, this iconic church is not expected to be completed until 2028!
Continue on to Parc Guell, a beautiful municipal garden with a superb panoramic view over the city; the focal point is a colourful sea-serpent-shaped central terrace. Visit the gatehouse where Gaudi lived during his later years which is now a museum dedicated to him. Transfer back to the port at the end of your tour.
- Visit the impressive, but still unfinished Sagrada Familia, masterpiece of the Catalan architect
- Wander through Parc Guell, the UNESCO World Heritage Site considered Gaudi's most colourful creation
Tour can operate: Morning/Afternoon
Wheelchair Accessible: Please enquire for more information
Physical Activity Level: Light
Inclusions:
- Private transport by luxury car or minivan
- An expert local guide for 8 hours
- Entrance fees to all sights and museums
- All taxes
- All cruise travel, personal items, meals and associated costs
- Gratuities
Vacation Details
* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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