Madrid & Andalusia Self Drive
Private Self Drive Touring programme
8 Days ex Madrid
Departs Daily
- Meals and sightseeing as per itinerary
- 7 Day Hyundai i30 or similar
- Car Upgrades available. Alternate touring programmes on request.
Explore the richness of Andalusia at your own pace while staying in first class hotels. Along your self-drive journey, explore historical landmarks and taste local delicacies. The perfect holiday to immerse yourself in history & tradition of this wonderful region.
Highlights
- Experience the essence of Spanish culture
- Sample the famous local food and wine
- Try the Andulcian Gypsie music and dance - Flamenco
- Explore the incomparable UNESCO World Heritage listed Alhambra Palace
- Itinerary
- Accommodation Day 1: Madrid (B)
Arrival at Madrid Airport. Transfer to the hotel. Rest of day at leisure
Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a cosmopolitan city that combines the most modern infrastructures and the status as an economic, financial, administrative and service center, with a large cultural and artistic heritage, a legacy of centuries of exciting history.
Strategically located in the geographic center of the Iberian Peninsula at an altitude of 646 m above sea level, Madrid has one of the most important historic centers of all the great European cities. This heritage merges seamlessly with the city's modern and convenient infrastructures, a wide-ranging offer of accommodation and services, and all the latest state-of-the-art technologies in audiovisual and communications media. These conditions, together with all the drive of a dynamic and open society –as well as high-spirited and friendly– have made this metropolis one of the great capitals of the Western world.
Overnight in Madrid Day 2: Madrid – Cordoba (B)
Take your hired car at Atocha Station and Cross Castille and Discover Cordoba!
Cordoba is situated in the interior of Andalusia where past and modernity blend in together. This thousand-year-old city, which has the World Heritage designation, is a living legacy of the different cultures that settled here throughout its history.
Not many places in the world can say they have been the capital of Hispania Ulterior (Further Spain) under the Roman Empire, and capital of the Umayyad Caliphate. This splendor can also be seen because of the intellectualism of this city of knowledge, where figures like Seneca, Averroes or Maimonides were born.
If you walk round the old quarter you will discover a beautiful network of alleyways, squares and white-washed courtyards surrounding the Great Mosque-Cathedral, which reflects the importance of the city in the Middle Ages, and is the symbol of the city.
Overnight in Cordoba Day 3: Cordoba – Seville (B)
Drive a few kilometers to the capital of Andalucia!
Situated on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, Seville has a rich Moorish heritage, and used to be a prosperous port that carried out trade with the Americas. The streets and squares in the historic quarter of the capital of Andalusia are lively and busy. They treasure many constructions that have the World Heritage designation, and many districts are full of traditional culture, like Triana and La Macarena. Seville is a prominent business and service center in the south of Spain and has many hotels distributed all over the city which enable visitors to discover endless attractions. Museums and art centers, theme parks, cinemas, theatres and clubs are some of the many leisure options that a great city like Seville holds. Without forgetting, of course, the numerous terraces, inns and bars where visitors can practise one of the most deeply-rooted and tasty traditions in the city: "Going out for tapas".
Overnight in Seville Day 4: Seville (B)
Continue enjoying this wonderful city or visit Cadiz & Jerez!
Founded 3,000 years ago by the Phoenicians, Cádiz is the oldest city in Western Europe. The different peoples who settled here left an important cultural imprint, whose influence still remains in the character of the city's people. This peninsula, right on the Andalusian Atlantic coast, has been able to preserve an important historical legacy - the result of its commercial importance - together with excellent beaches and an exquisite regional cuisine. The Costa de la Luz, divided between the provinces of Huelva and Cádiz, also offers a multitude of destinations combining culture and leisure. And, for nature lovers, there is nothing better than touring the Doñana National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Jerez de la Frontera, well known for its wines, its horses and its flamenco, preserves a historic center that has been declared a historic artistic site. One of the noblest towns in Cá