Touring: Spanish Delights-6 days

This six day tour is ideal for anybody who's pushed for time but wishing to get a taste of magical Spain. You'll discover bustling cosmopolitan cities, as well as sleepy backwaters where little seems to have changed since the time of Don Quixote. You'll be entranced by the legacy of Moorish Andalusia and the passion and fire of flamenco. The tour is fully escorted throughout, all accommodation is in four star hotels and travel is by luxury air-conditioned bus.

On the first day we'll travel from Barcelona on the Mediterranean coast heading through the parched plains of Aragon, heading for the capital city, Madrid, located on the high Castillian meseta. We'll also make a stop at Zaragoza with its famous Cathedral on the way.

After spending the night in Madrid we'll follow the tracks of Don Quixote through La Mancha, heading for the city of Cordoba, once the capital of an Empire that extended from the Persian Gulf to the Atlantic. We'll tour this beautiful city, visiting the old Jewish Quarter and the Mosque before continuing to Seville where we'll spend the night.

In the morning we'll go on a panoramic tour of this vibrant and sensual city, visiting the Cathedral from the outside, the shady Maria Luisa gardens and the old Santa Cruz Quarter. Then in the afternoon you can explore this fascinating city at your own pace. In the evening you will have the chance to experience a sensual evening of Flamenco.

Early the next morning we'll follow the Caliphate Road to the city of Granada, capital of the last Moorish kingdom in Spain. Here we'll visit the exquisite Alhambra Palace and the lush Generalife Gardens. Again you will have the option to attend a Flamenco evening.

Next stop is Valencia, a bustling modern port city and home to the paella. On the way to the hotel we'll visit the brand new City of Arts and Sciences. The next morning you'll have plenty of time to explore this vibrant city on your own before we leave for Barcelona in the early afternoon.

Meeting / Pick up point:Carrer Balmes 5.
Duration:6 days.
Start or opening time:Sundays 8.30am.
Languages: English & Spanish.
Others: Includes bed and breakfast and 3 dinners. Customers can choose between 2 options: A (first class) and T (economy class). A class will stay at Catalonia Gran Vía **** / Santo Domingo **** hotel (Madrid), Meliá Lebreros **** hotel (Sevilla), Abades Nevada Palace **** hotel (Granada) and Abba Acteon **** hotel (Valencia). T class will stay at Regente *** / Florida Norte **** hotel (Madrid), Emperador Trajano **** hotel (Sevilla), Los Ángeles **** hotel (Granada) and Tryp Oceanic *** hotel (Valencia).

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In Spanish, A class