Day 1  

Departure from the USA bound for Spain!

Day 2

Madrid   We are met by our European Institute Tour director and taken to our centrally located hotel for an arrival briefing.

Madrid   Our local guide introduces us to her Madrid. We drive along the noble wide avenues to see the Palacio Real, Puerto del Sol, and we finish with a visit to the Prado museum where we can admire the works of Goya, El Greco and Velasquez.

After lunch, we are moved by Picasso's Guernica at the Reina Sofia Museum. This afternoon perhaps take an optional field trip to the austere beauty of El Escorial and the thought-provoking Valley of the Fallen.

Madrid   This morning we visit El Greco's Toledo. Our local guide shows us the cathedral and the Church of Santo Tome and leaves free time to explore the quaint,  medieval Old Town.

Lunch is included rather than dinner before our return to Madrid.

Seville   We drive through Don Quixote's La Mancha before arriving in Cordoba. Here we visit one of the wonders of Europe, the eighth century Mezquita, living testament of the strength and beauty of Moorish architecture.

Then on to Seville, capital of Andalucia and one of the most charming cities in Spain.

Seville   This morning we experience the magic of Seville with a local guide from the massive fifteenth century cathedral in which Christopher Columbus is buried, to the nearby Giralda Tower and the imposing Alcazar.

Tonight enjoy an included Flamenco evening.

Costa del Sol   Our first stop today is the glorious city of Granada, the former capital of the Moorish Kingdom of Spain. Our local guide shows us the impressive Alhambra Palace and Generalife water gardens.

Later we drive down through spectacular mountain vistas to the Mediterranean and the Costa del Sol.

Costa del Sol   Today we have free time to enjoy the celebrated sandy beaches or to take an optional field trip to exotic Tangiers in Morocco to visit the Medina and Casbah.

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