MEGA PORTUGAL & ANDALUSIA & SPAIN TOUR with Pegasus Airlines 7 nights Madrid Departure – Barcelona Return

ISTANBUL – MADRID – (Toledo Tour) – GRANADA
After being ready at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight time and completing the baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures, we fly to Madrid at 09:15 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC 1099. After arriving in Madrid at 11:45 local time, we set off toward Granada. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Toledo Tour program (50 Euro). Upon arriving in Toledo, we carry out our tour. Founded by Jews in 590 BC and today one of the most important cities in Spain in historical and touristic terms, where people belonging to three major religions live together peacefully, Toledo 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. As one of the largest medieval cities in the world, it has been included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and brought under protection. Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, was born in this city. The Toledo Cathedral, which took about 270 years to build, was formerly a mosque and is now the world’s 3rd most important cathedral and Spain’s main cathedral, containing the world’s most expensive works of art; San Martin Bridge, Damasquinos (Damascus Work), workshops and shops where gold handcrafts 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 check in and rest.
GRANADA – (Alhambra Palace) – CORDOBA – (Cordoba Mosque & Cathedral Tour) – SEVILLE – (Flamenco Show)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we carry out our city tour in Granada. Granada, established on fertile lands at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is one of Spain’s most touristic cities. Having been largely influenced by the Romans and the Umayyads throughout its rich history and hosting the Alhambra Palace, our panoramic tour in the city will include among the sights the Queen Isabelle and Christopher Columbus Statue, Grand Via, La Rambla, and the Town Hall Square amidst historic Andalusian/Granada streets with works from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. Free time after the city tour. Our guests who wish may join our extra Alhambra Palace Tour program (65 Euro). We see the Alhambra 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 included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. “entrance fee included” (carried out depending on the palace’s availability and excluding harem entrance). At the end of the tour, we depart for Cordoba. Our guests who wish may join our Cordoba Mosque & Cathedral Tour program (45 Euro). On our tour, we visit the Cordoba Mosque & Cathedral “entrance fee included.” In addition to being the 3rd largest mosque in Islamic history in terms of size, it is a major attraction in itself as one of the 2 greatest examples of Spain’s Moorish past. The structure, which has gone back and forth for centuries between Islam and Christianity, is now used as a Catholic church. After the tour, in our panoramic Cordoba city tour, we explore Cordoba, founded during the Roman Empire and in the 10th century the largest city in Europe under Islamic rule. In the city center, where we can still see Islamic influences and which was included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984, our city tour will include the Alcazar De Los Reyes Cristianos with its 1000-year history, the Royal Palace, and the Roman Bridge as panoramic sights. After our visit to Cordoba, we depart for Seville. Upon arrival in Seville, within the free time we will offer, our guests who wish may join our extra Flamenco Show program (60 Euro). 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 Seville region, check-in, and free time to rest.
SEVILLE – (Seville Masterpieces Tour) – LISBON – (Lisbon Masterpieces Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, within the free time that will be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Seville Masterpieces Tour program (65 Euro). Seville, the most crowded and developed city in Andalusia, owes its exotic and rich cultural history to the period in which it was under the rule of North African Muslims, the Moors. We carry out our panoramic city tour accompanied by beautiful and magnificent cathedrals, squares, palaces, museums, towers, and churches. During our city tour, among the panoramic sights are Plaza de Espana, where some scenes of Star Wars 2 were filmed, the octagonal Torro del Oro (Golden Tower), which was originally built for defense purposes but later also used as a prison, Seville Cathedral, the 3rd largest Gothic cathedral in the world and on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987, Giralda Bell Tower, and Maria Luisa Park. After the Seville tour, we depart for Lisbon. Upon arrival in Lisbon, within the free time that will be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Lisbon Masterpieces Tour program (55 Euro). Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and like Istanbul having 2 shores, is also Europe’s 6th most visited city in terms of tourist numbers throughout the year. Lisbon, which throughout history was ruled by Phoenicians, Romans, North African Muslims, and finally the Portuguese, hosts many historical monuments with this history stretching back to 1200 BC. During the tour we will carry out in Lisbon, the historic part of the city where Rossio Square and St. George’s Castle are located, and the Santa Justa Elevator are among the main sights. After the city tour, we offer free time in the city center. In the continuation of our city tour, Belem Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries, built during the age of geographical discoveries and carrying a symbolic significance for Portugal, will be seen and free time will be given for a photo break. Then Avenida de Liberdade, known as Lisbon’s Champs-Élysées and famous for its cafes, quality shops, and restaurants, is 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. Check-in and free time to rest.
LISBON – (Great Lisbon and Atlantic Coasts Tour) – OBIDOS – PORTO – (Fado Show)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we set off toward Obidos. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Great Lisbon and Atlantic Coasts Tour program (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 be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List is its architectural monuments and buildings from the Romantic Period. After our Sintra visit, which we will carry out along avenues and streets surrounded by palaces and churches, our next stop will be Cabo da Roca, called “The End of the World” and the westernmost point of the European continent. After a short break that we will provide for you to take photos of the famous beaches, which are a favorite destination of the ocean and surfers, we continue our tour with panoramic excursions in Cascais, a fishing town, and Estoril, one of the most famous resort areas known as Lisbon’s backyard, famous for SPA and thermal hotels, parks and golf courses, and also for its Casino scenes in Casino Royale, the first Bond novel. At the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Obidos. In the medieval town of Obidos, 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, the main street of the town and the most visited place. After the Obidos Tour, we depart for Porto. During our panoramic city tour that we will carry out upon arrival in Porto, the 1st Dom Luis Bridge and the Douro River, Porto Ribeira, Porto and San Francesco Cathedrals, Porto Square and the Lion Fountain, Freedom Square, Sao Bento Train Station, identified with its blue-and-white ceramic mosaics, and Bolsa Palace will be among the places to be seen. After the city tour, we offer free time in the city center. Within this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Fado Show program (45 Euro). On our tour, we participate in the Fado Show, where we listen to Fado music unique to Portugal, born from the emotional and mournful laments of sailors’ wives and made world-famous. After the tour, transfer to our hotel, check-in, and free time to rest.
PORTO – (Salamanca Tour) – MADRID
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we begin our journey toward Madrid. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Salamanca Tour program (50 Euro). Salamanca is a city in northwestern Spain, founded on the banks of the Tormes River, with rich ancient historical heritage stretching from the Carthaginians to the Romans, and is an active center of culture, trade, and tourism, hosting the Salamanca University, Spain’s first and Europe’s most ancient university. After our sightseeing tour in Salamanca, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988, and a short free time at Plaza Mayor, which is among Europe’s most beautiful squares, we complete our tour and continue our journey to Madrid. Upon arrival in Madrid, we carry out 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 are integrated with modern architecture, Plaza Mayor, Paseyo de la Castellana, the bullring, Gran Via, Plaza de Espana, the Royal Palace, and Puerto de Alcala will be seen panoramically. After the city tour and the short free time that will be offered, transfer to our hotel in the Madrid region. Check-in and free time to rest.
MADRID – BARCELONA – (Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with Fast Train Transfer to Barcelona) – (Fiesta Barcelona Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out, transfer to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Our guests who wish may also join our extra Madrid – Barcelona Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with Fast Train Transfer program (95 Euro). In this program, we first reach Barcelona from Madrid by fast 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. (On this tour, which will be organized depending on sufficient number of participants, the tour guide will accompany the guests who purchase the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with Fast Train program and will travel with them to Barcelona by fast train.) Barcelona Cathedral, Paral-Lel and Gothic neighborhoods, El Born, City Hall, Plaza Real, and the market-La Bogueria are among the sights we will see on the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour. Within the free time that will be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Fiesta Barcelona Tour program (55 Euro). On our tour, we visit Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum & festival village concept built for the 1929 World Fair, where typical architectural examples, craft workshops, works of art, and traditional cultural elements from different regions of Spain are brought together. Poble Espanyol, which is lively at every hour of the day throughout the year, hosts various music, dance, street performances, and cultural activities, restaurants, and offers its visitors a unique experience where they can see the characteristic elements of all Spain. After our visit to Poble Espanyol and the free time we will offer afterward, we complete our tour and head to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Upon arrival at the hotel, we offer free time to check in and rest.
BARCELONA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for the airport for our flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport and after completing the ticket, baggage drop, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 12:45 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1092. Arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:20 local time and the end of the tour.