Andalucia Highlights of Southern Spain - Self Drive Tour
A 7 day trip to Spain provided by SpainTop.com
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Discover Andalusian world renowned cities of Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga and Ronda at your own pace while admiring its incredible landscapes, outstanding monuments and culture. Andalucia, a fascinating region in the south of Spain, motherland of Flamenco and Bullfighting, offers the visitor an incredible medley of sights, sounds, tastes and scents.
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Departures:
Flexible departure dates
Places Visited:
Andalucia (South of Spain)
Activities:
Architecture
Art & Music
Beach
Cultural Activities
Family Vacation
Gourmet & Cooking
History & Archaeology
Price:
from 550 € per person in double occupancy
Detailed Description
THE PRICE INCLUDES
• 6 hotel overnights as scheduled in itinerary (category 3***sup and 4****)
• 6 breakfast at the hotels given
• Rent a car for 7 days group B (Renault Clio 1.5 80 cv)
• Surcharge for airport car pick up and drop off
NOTES:
-this tour can also start from Malaga airport or even from Madrid, by adding just one more night and high speed train to Seville (just 2.5 hours)
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 :
SEVILLE: Welcome to Spain! Arrival in Sevilla, pick up your car at the AVIS desk and self drive to the centre of the town for check in (no check in guarantee before 2.00 am). Rest of the day at disposal for the discovery of the capital of Andalucia. The hotel is situated in the very heart of the old town, where all important monuments are within walking distance.
Day 2 :
SEVILLE-CORDOBA: Breakfast at the hotel. You could also take the morning to visit some of the most important monuments of the town, like the Alcazar or the Cathedral. Before midday you should depart for Cordoba, on time to visit the unique old Mosque, which closes at 6 pm. Rest of afternoon you could walk through the narrow streets of the old Jewish quarters and try a typical Spanish restaurant for dinner. The best advice: tapas for dinner.
Day 3 :
CORDOBA-ANTEQUERA-GRANADA: After breakfast we start our route today visiting the beautiful village of Antequera, old roman city and famous for its numerous museums, churches and local places of interest. You could take the chance to have lunch there and taste the rare “Jamón ibérico” (cured ham). After lunch we proceed for Granada, the city of Alhambra, one of the UNESCO World Heritage Treasures of Spain. One should not miss the chance to have dinner in Granada from one tapas bar to the other, getting one tapa for each drink taken.
Day 4 :
GRANADA-MALAGA: Breakfast at the hotel and visit of the unique Alhambra for at least 3 hours (tickets not included) After that you can proceed for Malaga, at the coast of the Mediterranean sea and where the fish is best taken to an art of eating in Andalucia. You can spend some time at the beach (all beaches in Spain are public and you can enter any of them without paying anything).
Day 5 :
MALAGA-MIJAS-MARBELLA-RONDA: Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Mijas, famous for its donkeys, used for ages for transport of both persons and materials. Today you can enjoy an interesting trip on a donkey through the old town. Continue to Marbella and visit Puerto Banus, important center of luxe and modernity in Spain. Impressive palaces overlooking the sea will not be easily forgotten. Continue for Ronda, last stop today and enjoy a surprise waiting for you at hotel today.
Day 6 :
RONDA-SEVILLE: Breakfast at the hotel. Today we will take the last journey through the South of Spain getting back to Spain. The old street of the city of Seville, the river Guadalquivir and all the magic rhythm of the flamenco dance will allow us to take with us an eternal remembrance back home.
Day 7 :
SEVILLE-FLIGHT BACK HOME: After breakfast, there's time free until we proceed to the airport, where we will drop off our car at the AVIS office and will get our boarding cards for flight back home.
