Spanish Highlights Customized Travel Itinerary

If we begin to write of the wonders to be found in Spain and its cities, we could go on forever. Necessarily, we have had to limit ourselves, and in doing so have selected those cities that have rightly gained an international reputation as being exceptionally deserving of attention for any visitor.

Day 1. Barcelona

Arrival in Barcelona. Meet and greet at the airport and transfer to your Hotel of choice. Rest of the day at leisure . Overnight

Day 2. Barcelona
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a half day panoramic city tour . Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 3. Barcelona - Seville
Breakfast You will be met at the lobby of your hotel and transferred to the Barcelona Train Station. Take the Talgo Train to Seville. Meet and greet at the Seville Train Station and transfer to your Hotel of choice. Overnight

Day 4. Seville
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a half day tour visiting the Giralda, Royal Alcazar and Santa Cruz District. Rest of the day at leisure.

Day 6. Madrid
Breakfast You will be met at the lobby of your hotel for a half day city walk in the old town . Rest of the day at leisure.

Moorish Heritage Customized Travel Itinerary

During Moorish Arab invasion of 711 A.D., almost the entire Iberian Peninsula fell within their control. During the subsequent centuries, the Christians, from their stronghold in Asturias, slowly began to regain the lost territory, until the mid-13th century only the area that today corresponds to Andalucia remained in the hands of the Moors.

A Moorish Heritage Customized tour offers you the chance to enter into the heart of Moorish Spain. See sampling of travels below. Of course booking with Alta Tours means a vacation customized to your interests and travel needs. Read an sample of what we can plan for you!

Day 2. Madrid
Breakfast You will be Picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a half day city walk of Madrid old town. Rest of the day at leisure

Day 7. Madrid
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for your departure transfer to the Madrid Airport.

 PLEASE NOTE: We can add extra nights in Madrid at the beginning or at the end of the tour, or any other city in route also you can rent a car

during any part of the tour and combine it with train travel.

Jewish Heritage Customized Travel Itinerary

Since the beginning of its history, the Iberian Peninsula has been invaded by a succession of peoples such as the Greeks, Romans, Cartaginesse ,etc. The first Jews were believed to have arrived at the same time as the Romans between the 2nd century B.C and the 2nd century A.D, and gradually began to be assimilated into the society of the time. With the Moorish invasion, the Jewish culture in Spain reached its height of splendor, living peacefully with Arabs and Christian alike in principal cities such as Toledo, Segovia, Caceres, Tudela, Cordoba and Gerona; which preserve their Jewish District, Synagogues, etc . The Sephardic Museum of Toledo is located in a 12th century building and has one of the most important collection of this culture.

Day 1. Madrid
Arrival in Madrid. Meet and greet at the Airport and transfer to your Hotel of choice. Rest of the day at leisure . Overnight

Day 2. Madrid - Toledo - Madrid

Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a full day excursion to Toledo , visiting the Cathedral, Synagogue of Transito or Greco House`s , Santa Maria la Blanca or Santo Tome .

Day 3. Madrid - Segovia - Madrid
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a full day excursion to Segovia , visiting the Cathedral, Jewish District and the Royal Alcazar.

Day 5. Cordoba - Barcelona
Breakfast You will be picked up from your hotel for your transfer to the Cordoba Train Station. Take the Talgo Train to Barcelona Meet and greet the Barcelona Train Station and transfer to your Hotel of choice. Overnight

Day 6. Barcelona - Gerona - Barcelona
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for a full day excursion to Gerona, visiting the city's with the famous Jewish District .

Day 7. Barcelona
Breakfast You will be met at the lobby of your hotel for a half day city walk old town Balance. Rest of the day at leisure

Day 8. Barcelona
Breakfast You will be picked up from the lobby of your hotel for your departure transfer to the Barcelona Airport .

The best museums

Spain has been home and inspiration to some of the greatest painters of all time (Velazquez, Goya, Murillo, El Greco, Picasso, Dali, etc.). In Madrid´s famous Prado Museum and Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, you will see the masterpieces of not only these geniuses but also many others, both Spanish and international. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum situated near the Prado, houses one of the world´s largest private collections (800 works) with emphasis on the Flemish School and the Impressionists. Barcelona is closely associated with such painters as Picasso and Miro, who each have their own museum in the city. Add to this, the Contemporary Art Museum and the architectural creations of Gaudi, and you truly have an art lover´s paradise. From the Guggenheim in Bilbao, to Gaudi´s Sagrada Familia and Guell Park in Barcelona, to the Prado, Thyssen, Reina Sofia and the Neoclassical Royal Palace in Madrid, there is a plethora of delights offered that will satisfy even the most demanding lover of art. Of course, art is not just found in museums and any art-oriented tour would not be complete without visits to Spain´s many splendid cathedrals, romanesque churches, renaissance palaces and modernist buildings.

Day 3. Madrid-Bilbao
Breakfast. You will be met by your driver at the hotel and taken to the Madrid train station. Take the Talgo train to Bilbao. Meet and greet at the Bilbao train station and transfer to hotel of choice. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight.

Day 4. Bilbao
Breakfast. You will be met by your guide at the hotel for a city tour including the Guggenheim Museum (private guide service).
Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight.
Private visit to the Guggenheim Museum this day if the day after you wish to take the optional excursion to San Sebastian and the Basque Coast.

Day 5. Bilbao-Barcelona
Breakfast. You will be met by your driver at the hotel for transfer to the Bilbao train station. Take the Talgo train to Barcelona. Meet and greet at the Barcelona train station and transfer to hotel of choice.
Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight

Day 6 . Barcelona
Breakfast and Walking Tour with private guide of Medieval Barcelona with visit to the Picasso Museum. Free afternoon and overnight stay in Barcelona.

Day 7. Barcelona
Breakfast. You will be picked up at your hotel for departure transfer to Barcelona airport. End of services.

Trip extension to other cities, extra nights in Barcelona, and the Costa Brava, with Fly and Drive Programs for the Costa Brava and the Pyrenees.