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01: Coach from and to the Costa del Sol with a through escort guide 02: Guided sightseeing tours and entrance fees to monuments in Granada, Cordoba, Seville and Ronda 03: 2 dinners (Granada & Seville) - Optional Flamenco show in Seville 04: 6 nights hotel accommodation with daily breakfast 05:
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Day 01: SATURDAY - COSTA DEL SOL-GRANADA Morning departure by motorcoach to Granada. Panoramic city Tour, the great Renaissance Cathedral adjoined by the exquisite late Gothic Royal Chapel with the tomb of the Catholic Monarchs; the Alcaiceria, the narrow market close to the Corral del Carbon, the old market; the Albaycin quarter with old minarets and well-cared for carmenes (villas with beautiful gardens). The Plaza Nueva with the Chancery and the elegant Mudejar tower of Santa Ana. Dinner and Overnight. HOTEL CARMEN 4* (or similar) Day 02: SUNDAY - GRANADA-CORDOBA-SEVILLE Breakfast. Guided tour of the Alhambra (13th-15th C), a fortified palatine city. Built by the Nazarite Kings, which also includes its Alcazaba Citadel and the Palaces of Alos Leones and Acomares the Generalife, a summer residence set in beautiful gardens; the so called Royal Room of Santo Domingo, built in the orchards of Almanxarra and the Palace of Alcazar Genil used by the Nazarite Queens. The Palace of Charles V, designed in 1526 by Pedro Machuca in the heart of the Alhambra as a symbol of new power, is the most outstandingRenaissance work in Granada. departure to Cordoba. Lunch and guided tour of the Aljama Mosque. Abderraman I initiated in the 8th century the construction of one of the most emblematic buildings of Islamic art. Extended on various occasions it comprises a lavishin which a cathedral of gothic, Baroque and plateresque elements has been built. It is a fascinating building ehich offers surprising light and colour effects as well as beautifull doors and nearly a thousand of columms. Later continu to Seville for dinner and accommodation. HOTEL VERTICE 4* or HOTEL MONTE TRIANA 3* (or similar) Day 03: MONDAY - SEVILLE Breakfast.
Panoramic tour of this charming city, the well cared for gardens at
Maria Luisa Park, walk through the Typical district of A Santa Cruz
and a visit to the cathedral (15th C), the largest Gothic church in
christendom, with its magnificient chancel, carvings by Martinez Montanes
and paitings by Murillo, Zurbaran And Goya. Of the Almohade Aljama Mosque
(12th C) there reamins its striking minaret, the slenderest tower in
Muslim architecture A The Giralda to which and exquisite bell tower
was added in the 16th Century and not far away another amazing monumental
complex to see, the Alcazar, an Arabic Palace which was completed by
Peter I the cruel and is outstanding for its Mudejar style and Moorish
gardens. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight stay. Day 04: TUESDAY - SEVILLE-RONDA-COSTA DEL SOL Breakfast.
Departure to Ronda. Panoramic sightseeing tour including the old town,
the ramparts towers, the Gate of Almocabar and the George of AEOL Tajo,
which devides the city. Visit of the Collegiate of Santa Maria La Mayor
and the oldest Bullring in Spain (1785) constructed in stone with its
Museum of Bullfighting art and history. Free time for lunch and then
we continue to the Costa del Sol. Overnight Stay. Day 05 & 06: WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY - COSTA DEL SOL Two
full days at leisure to explore Costa del Sol. Breakfast daily Breakfast. Transfer to Malaga airport. END OF TOUR
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