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- Day 1 First Taste of Madrid Madrid draws you in through broad boulevards, clipped façades and stone streets that shift from the old-world restraint of Habsburg Madrid to the grand early 20th-century sweep of Gran Vía. You might catch the warm scent of coffee and churros drifting from nearby churrerías. From cafe tables, the low murmur of voices spills onto the sidewalk as the Spanish capital begins to open around you. This evening, join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for dinner at a local restaurant, where glasses catch the light, wine is poured and the table fills with the comfort of Spanish cooking. Locations Visited: Madrid ES.
- Day 2 Toledo’s Walls and Metalwork, then to Granada In Toledo, Spain’s former capital stands high above the River Tagus, its city walls following the curve of the water below. As you move through the city, Arab, Jewish and Christian histories sit close together in cool Gothic stone, brick arches, carved plasterwork and inscriptions along its narrow lanes. At a Damascene workshop, you'll hear the light tick of tools against metal as a local artisan works fine threads into dark steel, a Moorish craft passed down through centuries. With your Local Specialist, you continue within the city walls, following winding streets worn smooth over time before entering the Church of Santo Tomé to stand before El Greco’s The Burial of the Count of Orgaz. Later, the road leads south to Granada. Locations Visited: Madrid ES, Toledo ES, Granada ES.
- Day 3 Discover The Alhambra Before Seville At the Alhambra, you'll hear the patter of fountains against stone as water runs through courtyard channels. With your Local Specialist, you'll walk through palace rooms layered with glazed tile, fine plasterwork and arabesque walls before continuing into the Generalife, once a summer retreat, where clipped hedges frame garden pools and shaded paths lead you through the grounds. Then, see the city your way with your choice experience. You may follow the lanes of the old Jewish quarter, where wrought-iron balconies lean close and orange trees gather in small plazas, or take in Seville from a wider view on a panoramic drive. Locations Visited: Granada ES, Seville ES.
- Day 4 Seville, the City of Carmen Enjoy a relaxed start or choose to join one of two Optional Experiences: admire the architectural elegance of Pilatos Palace, or explore the Alcázar of Seville and nearby Plaza América, home to graceful pavilions from the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition. Continue exploring the city with a Local Specialist and stroll through the atmospheric Santa Cruz Quarter. Later, visit the Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world and the final resting place of Christopher Columbus. In the evening, take part in a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at the Cristina Heeren Foundation. Try your hand at flamenco during a lively dance lesson, then witness this expressive art form brought vividly to life in a passionate performance. Locations Visited: Seville ES.
- Day 5 Évora’s Extraordinary Chapel Followed by Lisbon You'll journey into the Alentejo, where olive trees, cork oaks and wide horizons shape the landscape. Évora greets you with wide squares, arched walkways and pale façades edged with ochre. In this university town, history is woven through the streets. Roman columns and medieval walls sit beside cafe awnings and the hum of everyday life. At São Francisco Church, the Capela dos Ossos reveals one of Portugal’s most extraordinary interiors: bone-covered pillars rising towards painted ceilings, walls arranged in careful patterns and arches that make the room feel both regal and intricately made. Later, the road leads to Lisbon. This evening, you may choose an Optional Experience at a family-run restaurant, where seasonal Portuguese seafood meets the sizzle of the pan and fresh plates are shared around the table. Locations Visited: Seville ES, Évora PT, Lisbon PT.
- Day 6 From Belém’s Pastry to Palaces With your Local Specialist, Lisbon leads you to Belém, where patterned pavements, the Tagus nearby and the warm butter-sweet scent of Pastéis de Belém from the patisserie that has guarded its secret recipe for almost 200 years. You'll continue to the Monument to the Discoveries and Belém Tower, the fortress once surrounded by water and now set on the riverbank. At the National Coach Museum, polished wood, painted panels and gilded carriages reveal the ceremony of Portugal’s royal past. This afternoon is yours at leisure, or you may choose an Optional Experience to the Portuguese Riviera, where Atlantic roads and elegant resort towns carry you beyond the capital. Locations Visited: Lisbon PT.
- Day 7 Fátima To Salamanca: Sanctuary And Stone North of Lisbon, you'll travel through green hills to Fátima, Portugal’s most celebrated place of pilgrimage. At the chapel marking the 1917 appearance of the Virgin Mary to three children, you'll glimpse pilgrims moving quietly through the open sanctuary around you. Crossing back into Spain, you'll continue to Salamanca, a city warmed by honey-colored sandstone and the elegant arcades of Plaza Mayor. Across the River Tormes, you'll take in the Puente Romano. Locations Visited: Lisbon PT, Fátima PT, Salamanca ES.
- Day 8 Castile’s Defenses: Ávila To Madrid The road takes you across the rock-strewn hills of Castile towards Ávila, where red clay roof tiles slope over pale stone houses, all enclosed by an immense 11th-century ring of towers, gates and battlements. You might run your hand along the rough grain of the town’s stone walls and feel the scale of those ancient defenses against your palm. Back in Madrid, you'll explore more of the capital with your Local Specialist. Later, join your Travel Director and traveling companions for dinner at a local restaurant, where the room fills with the clink of glassware, shared dishes and the easy warmth of a journey well traveled. Locations Visited: Salamanca ES, Avila ES, Madrid ES.
- Day 9 Madrid Farewell Your tour comes to a close today with a transfer to Madrid-Barajas Airport. As you leave Madrid, you take with you the feel of ancient stone, the sound of flamenco guitar and the pleasure of meals shared across Spain and Portugal. Locations Visited: Madrid ES.
Name: Amazing Spain and Portugal
Brand: Trafalgar
Quality: Superior First Class
Tour Type: Escorted
Start City: Madrid
End City: Madrid
Location Summary: Madrid, ES
Toledo, ES
Granada, ES
Seville, ES
Évora, PT
Lisbon, PT
Fátima, PT
Salamanca, ES
Avila, ES
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Highlights
- Dining Summary - 3 Dinner (D). 8 Breakfast (B).
- How You'll Travel - Business class coach with extended leg room. Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants. 4 & 5-star stays.
- Authentic Dining - Madrid: Join your Travel Director at 18:30 for dinner in a local restaurant and get to know your fellow travelers over a beautiful evening of delicious food and wine.. Lisbon: In Belém, try pastéis de Belém: crisp layers of pastry encasing custard complete with a dusting of cinnamon. See how the pastries follow a closely guarded recipe, and are still prepared in the same bakery that has produced them since 1837. . Madrid: Sit down to dinner with your Travel Director and fellow travelers at a local restaurant..
- Premium Experience - Toledo: At a Damascene workshop, meet a master artisan for an insight into this ancient craft. Witness firsthand their precision as they inlay gold and silver into iron, using a chisel and a hammer.. Granada: Visit the Alhambra Palace with a Local Specialist and walk through its courtyards, carved plasterwork and palace rooms from the Nasrid period. You’ll see how water channels, gardens and intricate detail define the complex, and how this hilltop site shaped Granada’s cultural and political story for centuries..
- Top Rated Highlights - Toledo: Explore this magnificent ancient city with your Local Specialist and visit the Church of Santo Tomé to see an El Greco masterpiece.. Seville: Visit Seville Cathedral, completed in the 16th century and recognized as the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. Walk through its vast nave and chapels and view the Giralda, originally built as the minaret of the 12th-century Almohad mosque. The cathedral’s scale and layered construction show how the site developed from Islamic to Christian use.. Seville: Join a guided walk through the Santa Cruz quarter, following a street pattern shaped by Seville’s medieval Jewish community until the 14th century. You’ll navigate narrow lanes, enclosed courtyards and small plazas reflect the district’s earlier layout, with surviving architectural elements that point to the neighborhood’s social and cultural history within the wider city.. Évora: With your Travel Director explore the ancient city of Évora and visit the fascinating Capela dos Ossos, meaning the Chapel of Bones, a chapel decorated with human remains.. Lisbon: Explore Lisbon with a Local Specialist, focusing on the Baixa district rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake and the broad Pombaline layout that shaped the Lower Town. Continue through the Belém Quarter to view landmarks linked to Portugal’s maritime era, including the Monument to the Discoveries and the Belém Tower, both positioned along the Tagus. . Lisbon: Visit the National Coach Museum to examine its collection of royal carriages dating from the 16th to 19th centuries. Used for state ceremonies and diplomatic events, you’ll view coaches that illustrate the shifts in artisanship, decoration and court protocol across several European courts. . Fátima: You’ll visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, centered on the reported apparitions of 1917. The site brings together major places of worship such as the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Chapel of the Apparitions, set around a vast open square used for major pilgrimages. . Salamanca: See the golden stone and arcades of Plaza Mayor, and learn about the unique traditions of this historic university city. . Avila: Explore within the ancient walls of this unique town.. Madrid: Explore Madrid’s Old Quarter with a Local Specialist who outlines how the district developed from a small medieval citadel into the center of Habsburg Madrid. You’ll see the compact street grid, market squares and civic buildings that shaped the early city, and trace how each layer of expansion created the foundations of the modern capital..
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® - Seville: The Cristina Heeren Foundation promotes the teaching and preservation of flamenco and is supported by a TreadRight Foundation grant. Meet students, learn a few basic steps and watch them perform, gaining insight into how the school trains young artists in guitar, singing and dance. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education..
