Flight to Seville or Malaga. Transfer by coach to our hotel in Seville for a two-night stay. Dinner will be in our hotel.

Seville, the capital of Andalucia, is known as Spain’s eternal city. Conquered by the Moors in 712 A.D. it became a great example of Islamic culture and civilisation before being retaken by Christian forces in 1258. The influence of the former civilisation on Christian and secular Seville can still be seen here, as in Cordoba and Granada. This morning we join our guide for a walking tour of the part of the city that includes the magnificent cathedral, the biggest Gothic cathedral in the world. We also visit the Basilica of La Macarena, which contains the statue of the same name, a carving of the Virgin Mary, behind the high altar. People of Seville say the statue must have been made by angels because of its outstanding beauty. Lunch will be at choice today, with the afternoon at leisure, and dinner in our hotel.

After breakfast, we leave Seville and drive to Cordoba. Cordoba was capital of Moorish Spain and in its time the largest city in Europe. In the afternoon we will have a guided walking tour to include the fascinating old quarter. Here we will visit La Mezquita, a Moslem shrine with a Christian cathedral contained inside it (after the conversion of the city to Christianity in the 16th century). Afterwards we check into our central hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

The morning is at leisure to give the chance for further exploration of Cordoba, and perhaps even to do some shopping. In the afternoon we join our coach for the drive to our third great Moorish city, Granada, where we check into our hotel for dinner and a two-night stay.

This morning we have a walking tour of the old city, which will show us the magnificent Alhambra Palace, as well as the royal chapel of Queen Isabella, and the cathedral, the façade of which is more impressive than the interior. This afternoon is at leisure. Dinner is at the hotel or in a local restaurant.