7 Days / 6 Nights
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Group Bus Tour from Lisbon across Andalusia visiting Seville, Ronda, Marbella, Granada
then to Toledo and Madrid ending in back in Lisbon...
CACERES:
If Spain had anything akin to the American Far West, it must have been
Extremadura -the land beyond the River Duero- the area that gave birth to so
many doughty Conquistadors. Cáceres (pop. 74,589), named World Heritage City
in 1985, sober, seigneurial and proud, lies in the heart of this conquistador
homeland. Largely medieval, the town walls date from the time of the Almohads
and even preserve some Roman sections. Twelve of the thirty towers which once
protected the enclosure are still standing.
SEVILLE:
Seville is a city steeped in history. Throughout the narrow streets and main
avenues - in fact, virtually everywhere you cast your eye, there are magnificent
monuments and buildings which stand as a legacy to this city`s fascinating
heritage. Many of these date from the time of the Moorish conquest (712), such
as the Giralda, the Alcazar, and the Cathedral which was originally built as a
mosque by the Almohads in the late 12th century, and later became the largest
Gothic church in the world.
RONDA:
Ronda stands on a mighty promontory, or outcropping, which made it impregnable
to the Christian armies until the very last years of the Reconquest. This
plateau is slashed into two main quarters by a deep cleft in the rock, spanned
by the 18th century Puente Nuevo or "New Bridge", which is the chief landmark
for all itineraries. Modern (largely built in the 18th century) Ronda is the
quarter to the North of the gorge, called El Mercadillo, with the Plaza de
España, the site of Ronda`s recently built Parador, the spectacular walkway
along the river gorge with superb views of the countryside below.
GRANADA:
The name Granada is ancient and mysterious. It may mean "great castle", for the
Roman fortress which once stood on the Albaicin Hill. When the Moors came here,
the town was largely inhabited by Jews, for which they called it Garnat-al-Yahud
- Granada of the Jews. The Jews are said to have been one of the first peoples
to settle in Spain, even before the Romans.
MADRID:
The capital of Spain, located in the heart of the penÃnsula and right in the
center of de Castillian plain 646 meters above sea level, has a population of
over three millions. A cosmopolitan city, a business center, headquarters for
the Public Administration, Government, Spanish Parliament and the home of the
Spanish Royal Family, Madrid also plays a major role in both the banking and
industrial sectors. Most industry is located on the southern fringe of the city;
where important textile, food and metal working factories are clustered . Madrid
is characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity and a very lively
nightlife.
TOLEDO:
The first-time visitor to Toledo cannot help be struck by the city as a whole,
impregnated as it is with such a weight of history and wealth of culture. The
town, perched on a hill skirted by a sharp bend in the River Tagus, has remained
almost unchanged since the end of the Middle Ages, surrounded by curtain walls
and formed by a winding maze of alleyways and lanes that meander up and down,
crisscrossing and revealing, to the visitor its historical sights and secret
corners. Toledo is a city to be explored on foot, time and time again, following
itineraries that lead to the artistic and cultural high spots, and losing
oneself among the nooks and crannies of its tangled web.