Overview:

True to its name, you'll find so many highlights here; the Alhambra, the Modernist architecture of Barcelona, Madrid's Prado Museum, the Andalusian capital of Seville and Cordoba's Mezquita, to name but a few.

Countries Visited

Spain

An expert Insight Tour Director, at the pinnacle of their career, will smooth your way throughout your journey.

They are your ‘travelling concierge', expert guide, consummate organiser and a friend in a foreign land.

Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight's luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom. It's business class comfort.

Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating insights and commentaries.

Baggage handling everywhere, with seamless and prompt delivery to your door at every hotel. Hotel and restaurant tips included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. Plus we include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.

Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi.

Insight Flourishes - from time to time, your Tour Director will enchant you with local tidbits, each representing authentic food or beverages unique to the destination.

Included airport transfers at scheduled times on arrival and departure days.

Barcelona: Enjoy a walking tour through the old lanes and squares of the Gothic Quarter. Drive down the elegant Passeig de Gràcia to witness some of the finest modernist architecture.
Peñíscola: See the castle featured in the film El Cid. Valencia: See the ultra-modern Centre of Arts and Sciences and the huge City Gates of Serranos and Quart.
Peñíscola: See the castle featured in the film El Cid.
Seville: Visit the beautiful Plaza de España in Seville's Maria Luisa Park. Enjoy a walking tour of the Santa Cruz Quarter with its pretty squares and flower-decked balconies. Emerge by the walls of the Alcazar.
Cordoba: Spend some time in the old Jewish Quarter.
Madrid: Your guided tour shows you the statue of Don Quixote in the Plaza de España, Royal Palace, Gran Via, Cibeles Fountain, Parliament and Puerta del Sol.
Scenic drives: Cross the Sierra Nevada, Plains of La Mancha.
Valencia: Learn the authentic recipe of paella in a fun cookery demonstration and savour the flavours of this classic dish for dinner, washed down with a glass of Sangria!
Seville: Over dinner with wine, the stage suddenly erupts with the unmistakable singing, clapping and throbbing guitars of Flamenco.
Madrid: Honest culinary traditions and a fiesta of fresh ingredients are the hallmarks of your end-of-tour Spanish Celebration Dinner. The perfect accompaniment to good conversation and a chilled glass of beer or wine.
Included Quality Dining: 1 Welcome Dinner (WD), 8 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 2 Signature Evenings (SE), 1 three-course table d’hôte Dinner with wine, plus tea or coffee (D) and 1 Celebration Dinner (CD). Departures on tour for Christmas and New Year's Eve enjoy a festive Highlight Dinner.
Autumn: Sample the smooth taste of the freshly pressed olive oil
Winter: Sample delicious fresh Valencia oranges of the season artfully made into a delicious dessert
Spring: Enjoy a delicious exploration of the local wines, their robust flavours and absorbing history.
Barcelona: A Local Expert will take you inside Gaudi's extraordinary masterpiece, the Sagrada Família Basilica.
Granada: Visit the Alhambra Palace with an expert, an arabesque fantasy in stone, complemented by the gardens of the Generalife.
Seville: Step inside the impressive cathedral, past the altarpiece, dripping with gold, to the Tomb of Columbus, held aloft by four kings.
Cordoba: See the Roman Bridge and with a Local Expert, explore the Mezquita. With its forest of horseshoe arches, this fascinating building symbolises many of Cordoba's religious changes over the centuries.
Madrid: Study the world’s finest collection of Spanish paintings plus an impressive foreign collection as you tour the Prado Museum with an expert art historian.
Barcelona: Melia Barcelona Sarrià Hotel. A luxurious hotel located in the heart of the city. Facilities include a fitness centre, restaurant, café, lounge and bar.
Valencia: The Barceló Valencia hotel is situated right in the centre of the City of Arts and Sciences, opposite the Queen Sofia Palace of Arts, a building which was designed by the renowned architect Santiago Calatrava and is situated in one of the most modern and attractive areas of the city of Valencia.
Granada: The 4-star Vincci Albayzin is located in the centre of Granada and is typically Andalusian in style. It boasts a magnificent enclosed patio that bathes its rooms in natural light. Guests can enjoy the modern facilities, including, steam room and dry sauna.