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Lisbon, Seville & Madrid ( 6790)

9 Day Tour from Madrid to Madrid

2024 Tour Details

This affordable tour of Spain and Portugal introduces you to fascinating Iberian cities and exciting cultural discoveries. Spend three nights in Madrid, two nights in both Seville and Lisbon, and one night in Coimbra and enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide—an expert in the city’s history and sights—in Lisbon, Seville, and Madrid. The included city tours focuse on the must-see sights, including Seville's impressive Plaza d’Espaňa, built for the Ibero-American Exposition in 1929, and Lisbon's Belem Tower, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built around 1514 to commemorate the expedition of Vasco de Gama and to defend the port of Lisbon. Admire the impressive architecture of the wide alleys crossing Madrid’s city centre. Visit highlights on this affordable tour of Spain and Portugal include the Marian Sanctuary at Fátima, a popular pilgrimage site where the Virgin Mary appeared to three local children in 1917. Explore Obidos, a fortified city still flanked by towers and bastions overlooking the countryside dotted with windmills, Moorish Cordoba, and Salamanca, where you can stroll the Plaza Mayor, considered the most beautiful square in Spain. From the larger cities to the idyllic countryside and landscapes, this value-minded tour through Spain and Portugal is sure to delight.

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 Tour Highlights

Sightseeing:

ÁVILA & SALAMANCA
Visits

COIMBRA
Orientation

FÁTIMA
Visit the Sanctuary

OBIDOS
Visit the fortified city

LISBON
Guided sightseeing

SEVILLE
Guided sightseeing

CORDOBA
Visit

MADRID
Guided sightseeing

Guides:

Local Guides for city sightseeing in Lisbon, Madrid; professional Tour Director while touring

Scenic Highlights:

Scenic Highlights:
Serra da Estrela, Andalusia, La Mancha

Notes:

April 10 Departure – Easter
April 24 Departure – Feria in Seville
December 26 Departure – New Year’s Eve in Seville

UNESCO World Heritage

World Heritage Sites are designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

The following UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be seen or visited on this vacation:

  • Cathedral in Seville
  • Historic Centre of Cordoba
  • Historic city of Toledo
  • Old City of Salamanca
  • University of Coimbra
  • Old town of Avila with its Extra muros Churches
  • Belem tower in Lisbon
  • Cultural landscape of Sintra
Transportation:

Touring by private, first-class, air-conditioned motorcoach with free Wi-Fi

 Meals

 Meals & Itinerary

Buffet breakfasts daily; 3 dinners

 Itinerary

Day 1

ARRIVE IN MADRID, SPAIN Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to start exploring lively Madrid. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and travel companions.
Dinner Dinner

Day 2

MADRID–ÁVILA–SALAMANCA–COIMBRA, PORTUGAL Visit fortified Ávila with its intact medieval city walls, then stop in Salamanca. Be sure to spend some time wandering around Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor, considered the most beautiful square in Spain. Travel through the valley of the Serra da Estrela on your way to Coimbra in Portugal.
Today’s Distance: 329 mi/ 530 km
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner

Day 3

COIMBRA–FÁTIMA–OBIDOS–LISBON Enjoy an orientation tour of Coimbra, strategically situated on a hill overlooking the Mondego River. Continue to Fátima to visit the Sanctuary, a catholic pilgrimage site where the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children—Francisco, Jacinth, and Lucia—on May 13, 1917. On to Obidos, a fortified city still flanked by towers and bastions overlooking the countryside dotted with windmills. Overnight in Lisbon.
Today’s Distance: 177 mi/ 285 km
Breakfast Breakfast

Day 4

LISBON Henry the Navigator made Lisbon the 15th-century “Mistress of the Seas.” You’ll see his monument, the Belem Tower, the Moorish Citadel, the impressive Black Horse Square, and other highlights on your guided city tour. Spend the afternoon at leisure in the Alfama’s tile-decorated streets or discover the Portuguese Riviera by joining our optional excursion.
Breakfast Breakfast

Day 5

LISBON–SEVILLE, SPAIN Drive through the Alentejo countryside, famous for its cork production. Continue south as far as the sunny Algarve region on your way to delightful Seville.
Today’s Distance: 287 mi/ 462 km
Breakfast Breakfast Dinner Dinner

Day 6

SEVILLE Seville is one of Spain’s most vibrant cities. Enjoy an included sightseeing tour with all the main highlights, including the iconic Plaza de España.
Breakfast Breakfast

Day 7

SEVILLE–CORDOBA–MADRID Travel to Cordoba, Spain’s most Moorish city with its Mezquita, which is rightly known as one of Islam’s greatest pieces of architecture outside the Arab world. On through the very heart of La Mancha, famed for its castles and windmills, to Madrid. This evening, why not join the optional traditional tapas dinner and highlights of Madrid?
Today’s Distance: 342 mi/ 550 km
Breakfast Breakfast

Day 8

MADRID This morning, enjoy free time in Madrid or join the fascinating optional trip to Toledo. The splendid setting of this old walled city above the Tagus River was made famous in El Greco’s painting—even now, it’s like a great open-air museum of Spanish history and art. Later, join the included Madrid city sightseeing. As the capital of Spain and situated 2,180 feet above sea level, the Spaniards call Madrid the nearest thing to Heaven.
Breakfast Breakfast

Day 9

MADRID Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Breakfast Breakfast

 Tour Director

With Cosmos, there’s no better way to get to know your destination than through the eyes of your Tour Director. Averaging over a decade... we’d like you to meet a Tour Director, who is representative of the type of expert that will be with you on your vacation.

ROSA PEREZ

Escorting tours for more than 5 years

" Working as a Tour Guide is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, because it consists in SHARING. Sharing experiences and knowledge with people from different parts of the world, showing them the legacy left by the different civilizations in Iberia, recommending the best sunsets or the most popular tapa of that city. For me, it is a pleasure to welcome you to my country. I am ready to share with you my knowledge. Are you?"

Tour Director -  ROSA PEREZ

 Accommodation

MADRID

PRAGA

Hotel as shown or similar
Superior Tourist-Class
  Free Wifi

COIMBRA

HOTEL D. LUIS

Hotel as shown or similar
Moderate First-Class
  Free Wifi

LISBON

ROMA

Hotel as shown or similar
Superior Tourist-Class
  Free Wifi

SEVILLE

DON PACO

Hotel as shown or similar
Superior Tourist-Class
  Free Wifi

 Optional Excursions

Contact your Travel Consultant for more information.
Price Ranges

$ ($50 USD and under)
$$ ($51 - $100 USD)
$$$ ($101 - $150 USD)
$$$$ (Over $150)



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