Spain and Portugal In Style

On arrival at Barcelona Airport, you will be met and transferred to your luxury, boutique 5- star hotel. Ideally situated on Las Ramblas, the city’s most famous boulevard. At 16:00 join your Travelling Concierge for an after-hours private tour of the Liceu Opera, see behind the scenes of this famous opera house. Visit its private members club Circulo del Liceu, which houses the most important private collection of modern art in Catalonia. Enjoy a glass of cava with your travelling companions and Travelling Concierge before dinner by the water in the refined setting of Restaurant Maritim. (Gentlemen must wear a jacket and tie).

Meals: Dinner
Overnight: Gran Hotel La Florida
Thanks to its prime location on Tibidabo’s Hill, the Gran Hotel La Florida 5 * GL is regarded as one of the top urban luxury resorts in the city. An ideal choice for those who wish to enjoy all that Barcelona offers in a unique setting of relaxation. The Gran Hotel La Florida provides Guests with the opportunity to experience a Mediterranean lifestyle in which luxury, history and design blend together seamlessly. 

Meet a Local Expert in the Gothic Quarter – a medieval maze of streets and squares behind the old cathedral. Drive past some of the most flamboyant buildings of the Catalan Art Nouveau movement. Visit Gaudi’s jaw-dropping Sagrada Familia, where mosaic spires pierce the sky like a giant jewelled crown. The rest of the day is free for you to enjoy as you please

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Barcelona

Follow the sunny Costa Dorada to sea-lapped Peñíscola. Explore the lanes and white-walled cottages clustered around the castle used in the film El Cid. Continue through the famous orange groves to Valencia, where ultra-modern buildings rub shoulders with medieval town gates. Valencia is home to paella, one of the world’s greatest dishes. For dinner, savour the incredible seafood and saffron flavours in an authentic recipe, created by a local chef

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: The Westin Valencia
The Westin Valencia is ideally located in the city centre close to the historic centre, the commercial area and the City of Arts and Science of Valencia. Its 135 elegant Art Deco-style rooms and suites have a warm, relaxing atmosphere with plenty of natural light and some of them feature private terraces with Jacuzzi.

Head up through the mountains to Granada, where a Local Expert will show you the exquisite Alhambra Palace and exotic water gardens built by the Moors in the 13th century. Venture to the Albaicín Quarter in the evening, with its maze of steep, cobbled streets. From a restaurant overlooking the Alhambra, enjoy an exquisitely mastered variety of local dishes and wines.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Hotel Alhambra Palace
Living History in tourism since 1910. Luxury Palace hotel inspired by the Alhambra Palace monument itself, faithful representative of a renewed tradition and high European hospitality. Culture, pleasure, elegance and aristocracy coexist in this centenary hotel, pioneer of tourism in Andalusia and Spain.

Journey through silent sierras to Cordoba, with views of the Roman bridge, to arrive at the magnificent Mezquita (mosque). A Local Expert will take you through the forest of delicate arches and pillars, to the opulent Christian cathedral nestled within. Stroll the tangled streets of the Jewish Quarter before continuing to the stunning Andalucian capital of Seville. For your Dine-Around evening, choose from a selection of handpicked restaurants.

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Gran Melia Colon
Design and service in a luxury city hotel in Seville. Gran Meliá Colón, located in the historical, cultural, commercial and financial heart of the city, offers a striking combination of art, culture and style. Chosen by generations of bullfighters and important personalities from around the globe, Gran Meliá Colón is considered by the locals one of the city’s major landmarks.

Join a Local Expert in the white-washed alleys and flower-decked squares of the Santa Cruz quarter. Emerge near the cathedral to visit the main chapel and tomb of Columbus. Enjoy free time before a romantic clip-clop through the charismatic streets by horse and carriage. Visit the patio of an 18th-century palace for drinks, as well well as an intimate and passionate performance of fiery flamenco, followed by a dinner in a private room of an elegance restaurant, accompanied by classical guitar.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Seville

Become familiar with the flavours of Andalusia with a market tour and Spanish Cooking Experience. Learn the culinary secrets to some of Spain’s most popular dishes and enjoy them for lunch, along with a glass or two of wine, beer or soda. The rest of the day is free for your own pursuits.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Overnight: Seville

Head for the green slopes of the Sierra de Aracena, where black Iberian pigs snuffle for acorns through peaceful glades of oak. Then continue across the wide Alentejo Plateau to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. Later, cross the mighty Tagus by ferry to the fishing port of Cacilhas for a Highlight Dinner that draws on the flavours of the sea, accompanied with the best local wines

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: ousada De Lisboa
Located in the centre of Lisbon, Pousada de Lisboa sits in the chicest part of the city, making the hotel perfect for discovering this magnificent city. A house of kings and a forum for ministries, this Small Luxury Hotel in Lisbon has been completely restored, transforming it into a launching pad for a luxury urban experience. This luxury hotel in Lisbon offers an indoor swimming pool with a private sunbathing deck. The Pousada de Lisboa also includes a completely equipped fitness centre and a spa where you can enjoy the sauna and Turkish bath, in addition to Magic Spa signature massages and treatments.

With a Local Expert, visit the Belem Quarter, where sailing ships set forth to once discover unknown lands. See the Monument to the Discoveries, Belem Tower and visit Jerónimos Monastery. Head on to the famous Pastelaria where the Portuguese ‘Pasteis de Belem’ was born. Savour this creamy egg tart pastry, still made to its original secret recipe. This evening is at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Lisbon

Journey to Evora today – an architectural wonder dating back to Roman times. Join a Local Expert for a walk around this UNESCO listed city. Then head to a winery, set in an old refectory in a former Jesuit retreat, for a tasting of their soft, supple reds. The evening is at leisure, perhaps enjoy dinner on the Praça do Giraldo

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Convento Do Espinheiro Hotel and Spa
Fascinating for its history, authentic for its charm and only one hour away from Lisbon, the hotel has given new life to a 15th-century convent, considered a national monument, where important nobles throughout history helped shape Portugal’s destiny. Dominating the Alentejo plain lies Evora, a city of outstanding beauty, and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is a treasure with much to offer, not only historically and culturally, but also in gastronomy.

Drive across peaceful agricultural lands to the Spanish border and continue to Merida, famous for its extensive Roman ruins. Visit the well-preserved Roman Theatre where all types of plays were performed to delight the patrons of ancient Lusitania. Continue through the sun-baked landscapes of Extremadura to the Spanish capital of Madrid.

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Westin Palace
Known for its hospitality since 1912, the iconic “Palace” hotel is conveniently located in the centre of Madrid, in the “Triangle of Art”, within walking distance of the city’s most prestigious museums: Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofia Museums, among others. Because of its location in Las Letras neighbourhood, it is also the place to enjoy gastronomy, leisure and shopping in Madrid.

Drive along tree-lined avenues past the Cibeles Fountain, Cervantes Monument and stately Royal Palace. Continue through the Puerta del Sol to the magnificent Prado Museum. Walk with an art historian for an in-depth look at the world’s finest collection of Spanish paintings. There will be free time in the afternoon, before joining together at the Michelin-starred Álbora Bar and Restaurant where you’ll find classic cuisine in a stylish, modern setting.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Overnight: Madrid

After breakfast, a transfer is included to Madrid Barajas Airport.

Meals included: Breakfast