İSTANBUL – MADRID – (Toledo Tour) – GRANADA
After completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, for which we must be present at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight time, we fly to Madrid at 09:15 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC 1099. After arriving in Madrid at 11:45 local time, we set out for Granada. On the way, our guests who wish may join our optional Toledo Tour (50 Euro). Upon arrival in Toledo, we arrange our tour. Founded by Jews in 590 BC, Toledo, where people belonging to three major religions live together peacefully today, is one of Spain’s most important cities in historical and touristic terms and is also known as the “city of knights.” The Tagus, the largest river on the Iberian Peninsula, passes through the city. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Spain for a long time. Since it is one of the world’s largest medieval cities, it has been included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and placed under protection. Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, was born in this city. The Toledo Cathedral, whose construction took about 270 years, formerly a mosque and today the world’s 3rd most important cathedral and Spain’s main cathedral, containing some of the world’s most valuable works, San Martin Bridge, Damasquinos (Damascene work), workshops and shops where gold handicrafts are made, are among the places to be seen panoramically on our tour. After the tour, we continue our journey to Granada. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Granada region, free time to receive the rooms and rest.
GRANADA – (Al Hambra Palace) – CORDOBA – (Mosque & Cathedral of Cordoba Tour) – SEVILLA – (Flamenco Show)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we arrange our city tour in Granada. Built on fertile lands at the foot of the Sierra Navada Mountains, Granada is one of Spain’s most touristic cities. In our panoramic tour of the city, which has been heavily influenced by the Romans and the Umayyads throughout its rich history and is home to the Al Hambra Palace, we will see the statue of Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus, Grand Via, La Rambla, and the Town Hall Square among the historical Andalusian/Granada streets and the remains from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. Free time after the city tour. Our guests who wish may join our optional Al Hambra Palace Tour (65 Euro). We see the Al Hambra Palace, one of the most extraordinary memories not only of Andalusia but of all Islamic history, famous for its Arabesque architecture, pools and gardens, and listed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. “entrance fee included” (It is carried out depending on the availability of the palace and does not include harem entrance). At the end of the tour, we proceed to Cordoba. Our guests who wish may join our optional Mosque & Cathedral of Cordoba Tour (45 Euro). In our tour, we visit the Mosque & Cathedral of Cordoba with “entrance fee included.” In addition to being the 3rd largest mosque in Islamic history in terms of size, it is a major attraction in its own right as one of the two greatest examples of Spain’s Moorish past. The structure, which for centuries has shifted between Islam and Christianity, is today used as a Catholic church. In our panoramic Cordoba city tour after the tour, we explore Cordoba, founded during the Roman Empire and the largest city in Europe under Islamic rule in the 10th century. In our city tour in the city center, where we can still see Islamic influences and which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984, Alcazar De Los Reyes Cristianos with its history spanning 1000 years, the Royal Palace, and the Roman Bridge are among the places to be seen panoramically. After our visit to Cordoba, we move on to Sevilla. Upon arrival in Sevilla, our guests who wish may join our optional Flamenco Show (60 Euro) within the free time we will provide. After the world-famous Flamenco performance, known as the cry of the lower class to the upper class and where dance comes to life, transfer to our hotel in the Sevilla region, room allocation, and free time to rest.
SEVILLA – (Sevilla Masterpieces Tour) – LISBON – (Lisbon Masterpieces Tour)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, our guests who wish may join our optional Sevilla Masterpieces Tour (65 Euro) within the free time to be provided. Sevilla, the most crowded and most developed city in Andalusia, owes its exotic and rich cultural history to the period in which it was ruled by the Moors, North African Muslims, throughout history. We carry out our panoramic city tour accompanied by beautiful and magnificent cathedrals, squares, palaces, museums, towers, and churches. During our city tour, Plaza de Espana, where some scenes of Star Wars 2 were filmed, Torro del Oro (Golden Tower), which was built for defense but later also used as a prison, Sevilla Cathedral, the 3rd largest Gothic cathedral in the world and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987, Giralda Bell Tower, and Maria Luisa Park are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Sevilla tour, we proceed to Lisbon. Upon arrival in Lisbon, our guests who wish may join our optional Lisbon Masterpieces Tour (55 Euro) within the free time to be provided. Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and, like Istanbul, a city with two sides, is also the 6th most visited city in Europe throughout the year. Lisbon, which throughout history was ruled by the Phoenicians, Romans, North African Muslims, and finally the Portuguese, hosts many historical monuments with this history dating back to 1200 BC. During our tour in Lisbon, the historical part of the city where Rossio Square and St. Georges Castle are located, and the Santa Justa Elevator are among the main places to be seen. After the city tour, we provide free time in the city center. Continuing our city tour, Belem Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries, built during the age of geographical discoveries and symbolic for Portugal, will be seen and free time will be given for a photo stop. Then Avenida de Liberdade, known as Lisbon’s Champ Elysee, famous for its cafes, quality shops, and restaurants, will be among the places to be seen, and we will have the opportunity to discover Lisbon from different angles. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in the Lisbon region. Room allocation and free time to rest.
LISBON – (Greater Lisbon and Atlantic Coasts Tour) – OBIDOS – PORTO – (Fado Show)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart towards Obidos. On the way, our guests who wish may join our optional Greater Lisbon and Atlantic Coasts Tour (80 Euro). The first stop of our tour will be the town of Sintra. Sintra will welcome us with its boutique shops, colorful and ornate houses resembling castles, and cobblestone streets. However, the most important feature that enabled the town to enter the UNESCO World Heritage List is its architectural monuments and buildings from the Romantic Period. After our Sintra tour, which we will carry out on streets and avenues surrounded by palaces and churches, our next stop will be Cabo da Roca, described as “The End of the World” and the westernmost point of the European continent. After a short break where we will have the chance to take photos of the ocean and the famous beaches frequented by surfers, we continue our tour with panoramic sightseeing tours in Cascais, a fishing town, and Estoril, one of the most famous holiday resorts known as Lisbon’s backyard, famous for its SPA and thermal hotels, parks and golf courses, and also for the casino sections in Casino Royal, the first Bond novel. At the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Obidos. In this medieval town, located on a hill and surrounded by walls, with cobblestone streets that make visitors feel the architectural features of the Renaissance, Baroque and Gothic periods, our tour will include the Roman-origin Obidos Castle, St. John Baptist Church, and Rua Direita, which attracts the most visitors as the town’s main street. After the Obidos Tour, we move on to Porto. During our panoramic city tour, which we will organize upon arrival in Porto, the 1st Dom Luis Bridge and the Douro River, designed by Gustave Eiffel, who gave his name to the Eiffel Tower, Porto Ribeira, Porto and San Francesco Cathedrals, Porto Square and the Lion Fountain, Liberty Square, Sao Bento Train Station, which is identified with its blue-and-white ceramic mosaics, and Bolsa Palace are among the places to be seen. After the city tour, we provide free time in the city center. Within this free time, our guests who wish may join our optional Fado Show (45 Euro). In our tour, we attend the Fado Show, where we listen to Fado music, unique to Portugal, which emerged from the emotional and sorrowful laments of sailors’ wives and became world-famous. After the tour, transfer to our hotel, room allocation, and free time to rest.
PORTO – (Salamanca Tour) – MADRID
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we begin our journey to Madrid. On the way, our guests who wish may join our optional Salamanca Tour (50 Euro). Salamanca is an active city of culture, commerce and tourism in northwestern Spain, founded on the banks of the Tormes River and home to Salamanca University, Spain’s first and Europe’s most ancient university, with its rich ancient history stretching from the Carthaginians to the Romans. With its historical and cultural riches, after the sightseeing tour in Salamanca, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988, and the short free time we will provide in Plaza Mayor, one of the most beautiful squares in Europe, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Madrid. Upon arrival in Madrid, we arrange our city tour. Madrid, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain and also the third largest city in the European Union, is considered the country’s political, economic and cultural center. During the city tour we will carry out in Madrid, where statues, monuments and natural beauties blend with modern architecture, Plaza Mayor, Paseyo de la Castellana, the bullring, Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, the Royal Palace, and Puerto de Alcala are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the city tour and the short free time to be provided, transfer to our hotel in the Madrid region. Room allocation and free time to rest.
MADRID – BARCELONA – (Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with High-Speed Train Travel to Barcelona) – (Fiesta Barcelona Tour)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, transfer to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Our guests who wish may also join our optional Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with High-Speed Train Travel between Madrid and Barcelona (95 Euro). In this program, we first reach Barcelona from Madrid by high-speed train in a comfortable journey of about 3 hours. Upon arrival at the train station in Barcelona, we begin our tour accompanied by our guide. (In this tour, which will be organized depending on sufficient participation, the tour guide will accompany the guests who purchase the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with High-Speed Train and will travel with them to Barcelona by high-speed train.) After the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour, where we will see Barcelona Cathedral, Paral-Lel and Gothic neighborhoods, El Born, the Town Hall, Plaza Real, and the market-La Bogueria, our guests who wish may join our optional Fiesta Barcelona Tour (55 Euro) within the free time to be provided. In our tour, we visit Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum & festival village concept created for the World Fair in 1929, bringing together typical architectural examples, craft workshops, works of art, and traditional cultural elements from different regions of Spain. Poble Espanyol, which is lively at all hours of the day throughout the year and hosts restaurants, offers its visitors a unique experience where they can see the characteristic features of all Spain through various music, dance, street performances, and cultural activities. After our visit to Poble Espanyol and the free time we will provide, we complete our tour and head to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Upon arrival at the hotel, we provide room allocation and free time to rest.
BARCELONA – (Barcelona Icons Tour) – (Figueres & Dali Museum Tour) – (Outlet Tour)
After breakfast, free time all day. Within this free time, our guests who wish may join our optional Barcelona Icons Tour (65 Euro). The first stop of our tour is to ascend Carmel Hill, where we can enjoy the magnificent view of the city, and visit Park Guell, designed and built by Antoni Gaudi. “entrance fee included” We provide free time for photos and sightseeing in Guell Park, which took its place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984 and takes its visitors to a fairy-tale world with its vivid colors and nature-inspired figures. Then we will see Casa Mila, one of the most important works Gaudi added to the city’s architecture (Gaudi’s House), and complete our tour with a walk around La Sagrada Familia. Within the free time to be provided for guests participating in the Barcelona Icons Tour, our guests who wish may join our optional Figueres & Dali Museum Tour (75 Euro). In the first part of our tour, we will set out for Figueres. After a short sightseeing tour in Figueres, the birthplace of Salvador Dali and home to the museum he designed from a theater building to house his works while still alive, we will visit the Dali Museum “entrance fee included” and take an art tour of the museum, which contains 4,000 works by Dali, accompanied by our guide. At the end of the tour, within the free time to be provided, our guests who wish may join our optional Outlet Tour (25 Euro). After our visit to the outlet center, which offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy affordable shopping with stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we return to our hotel.
BARCELONA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for the airport for our flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport and after completing ticketing, baggage drop-off, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 12:45 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1092. Arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:20 TRT and the end of the tour.