SPAIN & ANDALUSIA TOUR 6 Nights 7 Days (Barcelona Outbound-Madrid Return)

ISTANBUL – BARCELONA

Meeting at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal. Flight to Barcelona on Turkish Airlines scheduled service. We begin our program with a panoramic city tour. In Barcelona, the 2nd largest city in Spain after Madrid and the capital of Catalonia, the places to be seen include La Sagrada Familia Church, the Christopher Columbus Statue, Montjuic Hill, La Ramblas Avenue, Spain and Catalunya Squares, Paseo de Gracia, Gran Via Avenue, the Andalusian Arena, and the Olympic Port; also among the sights is Park Güell, an open-air museum decorated with colorful mosaics and organic shapes, one of the works of Spanish modernist architect Antoni Gaudí, one of Barcelona's most iconic and captivating spots. After our tour, transfer to your hotel in Barcelona. Dinner and accommodation.

BARCELONA – GIRONA – FIGUERAS

After breakfast at the hotel, departure for our Girona & Figueras tour. Girona, with its medieval architectural structures, its great cathedral, and its Jewish quarter, and Figueras, the town where the famous painter Dali was born, will be visited. After our tour, we will continue exploring Barcelona with our guests; it is time to get lost in the city’s back streets. Starting from Catalunya Square, Barcelona Cathedral and Cathedral Square, ‘El Call’, considered the best-preserved Jewish Quarter in Spain after Girona, located in Barcelona, Saint Jaume Square and the remains of the historic Roman city right next to the square, Saint Neri Square, Plaza Reial, Mercat de la Boqueria, one of the oldest markets in the city and even in Europe, and finally Font de Canaletes fountain are among the places we will explore on foot during our tour. After our tour, dinner and accommodation.

BARCELONA – SITGES – VALENCIA

After breakfast at the hotel, departure for Valencia. On the way, we will see the famous town of Sitges, one of Europe’s favorites among the elite. Sitges is located 35 km southwest of Barcelona. With the spirit of a typical Mediterranean town and its perfect location between the mountains and the sea, it has been one of the rising resorts in recent years. We will lose ourselves in its historic streets, starting our visit with the magical stairs of the San Bartolome-Santa Tecla Cathedral. This cathedral, dating from the 17th century, was built on the remains of older Romanesque and Gothic churches. After admiring this magnificent cathedral, our next journey through the historic streets of Sitges takes us to the Maricel Palace and Museum, one of the rare examples of Modernism within the old town center, a true paradise for collectors. Right across from it is the Cau Ferrat Museum, the home of Santiago Rusiñol, one of the leaders of the modernist movement in the Catalonia region. As he began exhibiting his paintings here in Sitges, he played a major role in making the town so well known. After seeing the colorful houses and charming bars in the narrow streets where the Sitges Festival, held every year and attracting thousands of people to horror and fantasy film categories, takes place, we will continue our journey. Valencia is Spain’s 3rd largest city by population and has the largest port. In this city, which brings together the old and the new, both historic structures and modern buildings coexist. On our panoramic city tour, the Town Hall, Gothic Cathedral, Arena, Museum of Arts and Sciences, Historic Market Mercado Central, and the Old Silk Exchange are among the places to be seen. After our tour, dinner and accommodation.

VALENCIA – GRANADA

After breakfast, we depart to discover 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 Kingdom of the Nasrids and embrace Granada, which we will see from San Nicolas Hill after leaving the palace. The city awaits us; in Albacin, the old Arab quarter, we will wander the steep streets accompanied by the pleasant melodies of street musicians, see the Mosque of the Morabits, and reach the city’s main avenue, Gran Via Avenue, and Isabel de Catholica Square, named after the queen. After a short coffee break, Granada Cathedral, which we will see from the outside, and the bazaars await us. Guests who wish may stroll through the bazaars of this beautiful city, while those who prefer may taste the famous tapas in the cafés of the city’s many beautiful squares around every corner. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

GRANADA – SEVILLE

After breakfast, departure for Seville. Upon arrival, we begin our city tour. Plaza de Espanya, Maria Luisa Park, and the Seville Cathedral, which was once the Great Mosque of Seville and, with centuries of additions after being converted into a church, has become the largest cathedral in Spain today, with its courtyard annexes still standing; and the Giralda minaret, which was once the mosque’s minaret and later became a bell tower, are among the places we will see panoramically. After the city tour, our stop is Sevilla Fashion Outlet. After shopping and free time, gathering at the time determined by our guide and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

SEVILLE – CORDOBA – TOLEDO – MADRID

After breakfast, we depart towards Cordoba, the capital of Andalusia. Upon arrival in Cordoba, we see the Roman bridge, the Valley of the Guadalquivir River, and enter the old city of Cordoba through the Roman Gate. The Great Mosque of Cordoba, one of the main works of Islamic architecture with 850 columns remaining from the Umayyads, part of which was converted into a cathedral after the fall of Andalusia but still retains its grandeur, the Jewish quarter, and the Cordoba Synagogue built in Andalusian architecture are among the sights. After seeing the statues of famous Andalusian rulers in the old Cordoba streets and the surviving parts of the city walls, we continue to Toledo, one of the world’s most beautiful historic medieval cities, protected by UNESCO, after viewing the old libraries located along the Guadalquivir River. In Toledo, there is Toledo Cathedral, built on the remains of an old mosque, the historic streets of Toledo, and many works by the famous painter El Greco, who is 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. Places to be seen include, in order; Gran Via Avenue, Plaza de España, Don Quixote Monument, Pramitler, Real Royal Palace (from outside), the remains of the Great Mosque of Madrid, Plaza Mayor Square, Puerto del Sol Square, and after free time, Paseyo de la Castellana Avenue, Sibele Statue, and the Real Madrid stadium. After our city tour, transfer to the airport at the time determined by our guide. After baggage and ticket procedures, departure for Istanbul on Turkish Airlines scheduled service and the end of our tour.