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Andalucia Explorer

ANDALUCIA EXPLORER
Malaga – Granada – Cordoba – Seville – Jerez de la Frontera – Ronda

self-drive tour

– 11 days/ 10 nights –

Price on request.

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Malaga
Arrival and pick-up the car from Malaga airport. Overnight in Malaga or area.

Day 2: Malaga
Breakfast at the hotel. Full day to explore Malaga and the region: take a stroll around the centre of Malaga, enjoy the museums, restaurants, historic locations… Drive around and explore some of the most famous beach towns in Costa del Sol: Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Marbella, etc. Overnight in Malaga or area.

Day 3: Malaga – Granada
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive north towards the small white village of Frigiliana – one of Spain’s most beautiful villages. Drive to Nerja – ancient fisherman’s village. Walk around the narrow streets of its city center. Enjoy the views and look over the Mediterranean Sea from the Balcony of Europe. Continue to Granada. Overnight in Granada

Day 4: Granada
Breakfast at the hotel. Free at leisure to discover on your own Granada with its historic Albaicin quarter, which has existed since Moorish times. Narrow cobblestone alleys of tightly packed whitewashed houses snake their way upwards to the various vantage points offering breathtaking views of the Alhambra nestled under the Sierra Nevada.
A visit to “Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens” it’s a must!
Overnight in Granada

Day 5: Granada – Cordoba
After breakfast, departure towards Cordoba – the town of Cordoba has been important since the Roman ages but reached its peak during the Moslem period, especially the IX and Xth centuries when it became the capital of the Caliphate and the most populated city in the world. The remainder of the day is free to discover Córdoba – we suggest a visit the Mosque and walk around the Jewish Quarter with its fresh narrow streets and Andalusian ‘patios’ where you will find one of the few perfectly preserved synagogues in Spain. Overnight in Córdoba. Overnight in Cordoba

Day 6: Cordoba – Seville
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive towards Seville. After check-in and installation at the hotel, we suggest visiting some of the Andalusian capital’s top attractions such as the Royal Alcazar palace and the Cathedral – both UNESCO World Heritage Sites – as well as Santa Cruz, its most picturesque old town neighbourhood. Overnight in Seville.

Day 7 : Seville
Breakfast at the hotel.
Continue exploring on your own the elegant capital of Andalusia, visiting the world-famous Plaza de España.
Optional ($) Flamenco dinner show.
Overnight in Seville

Day 8 : Séville – Jerez De La Frontera
Breakfast at the hotel.
Take to the road for a picturesque drive to Jerez de la Frontera, passing through some of the most beautiful countryside in Andalusia, which is dotted with rustic villages known as “pueblos blancos”. See Moorish citadels, romantic farmhouses nestling in verdant valleys, historic hilltop hamlets and towns perched precariously on precipitous ridges. Arrive in Jerez de la Frontera and check-in at the hotel.
Overnight in Jerez de la Frontera.

Day 9: Jerez De La Frontera – Ronda
Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive towards Ronda, taking a scenic inland route, passing red earth hills dotted with olive plantations. Explore Ronda at your own pace – the city is perched dramatically above a deep gorge, which separates the New Town from its Old Town, dating to Moorish rule. If you haven’t done so yet, walk across Puente Nuevo, a stone bridge spanning the gorge with a lookout offering views. Admire Mudejar towers, Renaissance palaces and baroque churches during your visit. Discover the imposing Gothic-Renaissance Church of Santa Maria la Mayor, which was built in the 1480s by the Castilian conquerors on the site of the Moorish great mosque, see what a traditional Andalusian house looks like inside with a visit to the eclectic-modernist Casa de Don Juan de Bosco and explore the bullring, the oldest in Spain, and its museum.

Day 10: Ronda – Malaga
After breakfast, drive towards Malaga. We will drive through incredible Andalusian landscapes until we reach Malaga. Check in at the hotel and rest of the day enjoy this city or its beaches. Overnight in Malaga.

Day 11: Malaga airport
Breakfast at the hotel. Return the car at Malaga airport. End of services.

 

 

INCLUDED:

  • 10 nights accommodation in double occupancy – standard rooms  (Malaga – 2 nights, Granada – 2 nights, Cordoba – 1 night, Seville – 2 nights, Jerez de la Frontera – 1 night, Ronda – 1 night, Malaga – 1 night)
  • 10 days car rental, pick-up & drop-off at Lisbon airport / manual, economy, cat. EDMR– Seat Ibiza or similar (unlimited mileage, Value Added Tax (VAT); Liability Insurance; Collision Damage Waiver (CDW); Theft Protection (TP) deductible “ZERO”)
  • Daily breakfast

 

EXCLUDED:

  • International flight from/to Canada
  • entrance fees to the various sites
  • personal expenses
  • beverages and other meals not mentioned
  • fuel, tolls, parkings, ferry
  • city tours and excursions
  • hotel taxes (payable locally: between Eur1.00-Eur6.00 per person, per night