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8-Nights Highlights of Spain - Small Group from $3,675
Insight Vacations
OFFER ID 1517338
Highlights Of Spain
Goya’s art and Gaudí's architecture, the magnificent Alhambra to pintxos and paella, Spain is showcased in style.
Dining Summary
- 4 Dinner (D)
- 8 Breakfast (B)
- Choose between two carefully selected activities
- Seville: Stroll through Barrio de Santa Cruz with a Local Expert and learn about its history.
- Seville: See the city's top sights on a panoramic tour with your Local Expert.
- Valencia: Learn the authentic recipe of paella joining a local chef for a Cooking Demonstration.
- Madrid: Toast to your travels and enjoy local specialties in one of the city's elegant central neighbourhoods.
- Seville: Panoramic City Tour Drive with Local Expert or Old Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Local Expert
- Seville: Stroll through Barrio de Santa Cruz with a Local Expert and learn about its history.
- Seville: See the city's top sights on a panoramic tour with your Local Expert.
- Granada: Visit the famous Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens.
- Madrid: Witness the world's finest collection of Spanish paintings as you tour the Prado Museum with an art historian.
- Barcelona: Dine at La Pau, an acclaimed restaurant for the quality of seasonal menu and social impact. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequality.
- Seville: Visit the Cristina Heeren Foundation to learn flamenco steps and watch an evocative performance. This experience advances United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 11: Quality Education, and Sustainable Cities and Communities.
- Visit the Sagrada Família • Seville Cathedral • Córdoba's Mezquita.
- City tours of Barcelona, Seville, Córdoba and Madrid, all with Local Experts.
- Welcome Dinner in Barcelona • Paella cooking demonstration in Valencia • Celebration Dinner in Madrid.
- Barcelona: View the contrasting architectural styles of Gaudí's extraordinary masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, under construction since 1882.
- Barcelona: With your Local Expert, drive along the Passeig de Grcia. Journey through the Eixample district to see Gaudi's extraordinary masterpiece, the mesmerising Sagrada Família.
- Peñíscola: See the seaside castle featured in the film 'El Cid'.
- Valencia: See the ultra-modern Centre of Arts and Sciences and the huge gates of the old town, Torres de Serranos and Torres de Quart.
- Seville: See the Giralda Tower, former minaret of the Great Mosque and now the cathedral's bell tower, as you stroll along meandering streets with a Local Expert.
- Seville: Admire the cathedral's immense golden altarpiece and see the Tomb of Columbus held aloft by four kings.
- Córdoba: See the 2,000-year-old Roman bridge and spend some time exploring the town.
- Córdoba: Visit The Mosque–Cathedral and its forest of arches with your Local Expert.
8 nights from $3,675 per person
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Valid for new bookings deposited March 24, 2025 – May 29, 2025 for travel from September 1 – September 30, 2025 (or) on select tours departing in the next 4 months.
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Insight Vacations: Highlights of Spain
Day 1 - Welcome to Barcelona
Join your Travel Director and fellow travellers for dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodations: NH Collection Barcelona Constanza, Hilton, Barcelona
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 - Barcelona, the City of Gaudí Relaxed Start
With your Local Expert, drive along the Passeig de Grcia, adorned with elegant wrought-iron street lamps and some of the most flamboyant Modernist buildings. Continue through the Eixample district for a visit inside Gaudí’s extraordinary masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, to see the central nave with its giant, tree-like pillars, spectacular vaulting and the beautiful rainbows flooding in through the intricate stained-glass windows. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure to explore or perhaps join an Optional Experience to Montserrat and The Black Madonna.
Accommodations: NH Collection Barcelona Constanza, Hilton, Barcelona
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 - Along the coast to Valencia Relaxed Start
Follow the sunny Costa Dorada, past the rice fields of the Ebro Delta. Stop at the seaside resort of Peñíscola and see the hilltop castle used in the film 'El Cid'. Pass through the famous orange groves to Valencia and see the City of Arts and Sciences. Later see the Old City and take in its medieval charm. Valencia is home to one of the world's greatest dishes, paella. Meet the chef of a local family-run restaurant in the heart of the Old City and learn how to make this local specialty during a Cooking Demonstration. Later, indulge in the delicious flavours of this classic dish with a glass of wine at your dinner.
Accommodations: Barceló Valencia
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 - Exquisite Granada and Alhambra
Travel south toward Andalucía, passing the castle at Lorca and troglodyte dwellings hollowed out of the soft rock near Guadix. Enjoy views of the Sierra Nevada mountains from a distance as you reach glorious Granada. This historic city was a Moorish kingdom for almost eight centuries and was the last stronghold to fall to the Catholic monarchs of Spain in 1492. Overlooking Granada stands the Alhambra, one of the most remarkable fortresses ever built. Led by your Local Expert, explore this exquisite palace, built as a citadel by the Moors in the 13th century. A fantasy of arabesque gardens, fountains and stone cut like lace. Later, stroll through the elegant exotic gardens of the Generalife, the Royal summer residence.
Accommodations: Gran Hotel Luna de Granada
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 - A Scenic Drive to Seville
The morning is at your leisure to explore as you wish. Perhaps join an Optional Experience and visit the Albaicín Quarter with a Local Expert. Here, in addition to falling in love with Granada, you will also uncover its pivotal role in European history. Continue your travels to Seville, past gleaming white villages and olive groves that stretch as far as the eye can see.
Accommodations: Meliá Sevilla
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6 - Seville, the City of Carmen Relaxed Start
Visit the Seville Cathedral, the burial place of Christopher Columbus. Explore Seville with Insight Choice. Choose to embark on a walk through the old Jewish Quarter. Alternatively, join a scenic drive around the city. This evening, visit the Cristina Heeren Foundation, a private flamenco dance school and beneficiary of a TreadRight Foundation grant, for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Put your rhythm to the test during a dance lesson, before witnessing emotions come to life in a flamenco performance.
Accommodations: Meliá Sevilla
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 - Moorish Córdoba and on to Madrid
Set off early along the Guadalquivir Valley, passing villages and towns studded with Moorish towers and fortresses. Stop in the perfectly preserved Moorish city of Córdoba and see the famous Roman bridge, built in the 1st century BC. Meet a local historian and visit the magnificent Mezquita, a beautiful 8th-century mosque with a Christian cathedral built inside it. Make the most of your time at leisure and stroll the narrow streets of the city. Follow in the footsteps of Don Quixote as you travel through La Mancha and on to the capital, Madrid.
Accommodations: Barceló Torre de Madrid, NH Madrid Balboa
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8 - Madrid of the Bourbons Relaxed Start
Enjoy sightseeing with your Local Expert as they guide you through the most historic neighbourhoods in the Spanish capital. Your drive continues through the Old Quarter to discover the origins of the city. Visit the renowned Prado Museum with an art historian who will guide you through the collective works of Velázquez, Goya, Titian, Rubens and more. With the afternoon at leisure, perhaps travel to Toledo with an Optional Experience. Join your Travel Director and newfound friends at a local restaurant to toast your adventures during a delicious dinner served with wine.
Accommodations: Barceló Torre de Madrid, NH Madrid Balboa
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 9 - Depart Madrid
Today, your remarkable journey comes to an end as you transfer to the Madrid-Barajas Airport. Take a moment to reflect on the unforgettable experiences, meaningful connections and enriching encounters that have shaped your travels.
Meals: Breakfast
Vacation Details
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