Spain & Andalusia Tour (Barcelona Departure - Madrid Return)

ISTANBUL – BARCELONA

Meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departure Terminal. Flight to Barcelona with Turkish Airlines scheduled service. Following our arrival in Barcelona, we begin our city tour. Sights to be seen include the Christopher Columbus Monument, La Sagrada Familia Church, La Ramblas Street, Montjuic Hill, Spain and Catalunya Squares, Paseo de Gracia, Gran Via Street, the Andalusian Arena and the Olympic Port, and Park Güell, one of the works of Spanish modernist architect Antoni Gaudí, an open-air museum adorned with colorful mosaics and organic shapes, one of Barcelona's most iconic and captivating spots. After the city tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

BARCELONA – VALENCIA

After breakfast, Valencia, the beautiful city on the Costa del Azahar coast of the Mediterranean in eastern Spain, awaits us. Valencia, which ranks as the third largest city in the country after Madrid and Barcelona, is among the cities that must be seen in the world with its historical and cultural riches. During our tour in Valencia, we will see El Micalet Cathedral, the arena where bullfights are held, Dela Virgen, Torres De Seranos Cathedral and Bell Tower, Mercado Central, the historic commercial center La Lonja and the National Museum. But we will not only visit historical buildings; we will also visit the City of Science and Arts, completed in recent years, which includes Europe’s largest Aquarium and the Hemisferic, a giant dome that takes you on a journey into the depths of the universe, along with dozens of other fascinating attractions. After our tour, dinner and accommodation.

VALENCIA – GRANADA

After breakfast, we depart for Granada. Our first stop in Granada will be the Alhambra Palace, with its magnificent gardens and incredibly beautiful decorations. During our long palace tour, we will both admire the wonders of the Beni Ahmer Kingdom and, upon leaving the palace, embrace Granada as seen from San Nicholas Hill. The city awaits us; in Albacin, the old Arab quarter, we will walk the steep streets accompanied by the pleasant melodies of street musicians, see the Morabutin Mosque, and reach the city’s main street, Gran Via, and Isabel de Catholica Square, named after the queen. After a short coffee break, the Granada Cathedral and bazaars, which we will see from the outside, await us. Our guests who wish may stroll through the bazaars of this beautiful city, while those who wish may taste the famous tapas in the cafes of the city’s many beautiful squares that greet you at every corner. After the tour, dinner and accommodation.

GRANADA – SEVILLE

After breakfast, we depart for Seville. Upon arrival, we begin our city tour. Plaza de Espanya, Maria Luisa Park, Seville Cathedral, which was once the Great Mosque of Seville and was converted into a church, becoming the largest cathedral in Spain today through additions over centuries, with its courtyard annex still standing, will be seen panoramically, as well as the Giralda minaret, which was once the mosque’s minaret and later turned into a bell tower. After the city tour, our stop is Seville Fashion Outlet. After shopping and free time, gathering at the time determined by our guide and departure to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

SEVILLE – CORDOBA – TOLEDO – MADRID

After breakfast, we head to Cordoba, the capital of Andalusia. Upon arrival in Cordoba, we see the Roman bridge, the river Vadi Elkebir (Guadalquivir), and enter the old city of Cordoba through the Roman gate. The Great Mosque of Cordoba, one of the main works of Islamic architecture left from the Umayyads with 850 columns, part of which was converted into a cathedral after the fall of Andalusia but still preserves its magnificence, the Jewish quarter, and the Cordoba Synagogue built in Andalusian architecture, after seeing the statues of famous Andalusian emirs in the old streets of Cordoba and the remaining parts of the city walls that have survived to the present day, we depart for Toledo, one of the world’s most beautiful historic medieval cities, protected by UNESCO, after the old libraries located by the river Vadi Elkebir. In Toledo, there is the Toledo Cathedral built on the remains of an old mosque, historic Toledo streets, and many works of the famous painter El Greco, identified with Toledo. At the end of the tour, we depart for Madrid. Arrival in Madrid, dinner and accommodation.

MADRID – ISTANBUL

After breakfast, we begin our city tour. The places to be seen include, respectively; Gran Via Street, Plaza de España, Don Quixote Monument, Pyramids, Royal Palace (from outside), the ruins of the Great Mosque of Madrid, Plaza Mayor Square, Puerto del Sol Square, then free time, Paseyo de la Castellana Street, Sibele Monument, and the Real Madrid Stadium. After our city tour, we depart for the airport at the time determined by our guide. After baggage and ticket procedures, departure for Istanbul with Turkish Airlines scheduled service and the end of our tour.