MEGA PORTUGAL & ANDALUSIA & SPAIN TOUR with Turkish Airlines 7 nights Madrid Arrival – Barcelona Departure || 16226

İSTANBUL – MADRID – (Toledo Tour) – GRANADA
We will be at Istanbul Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight time, and after the baggage check-in, ticketing, and passport control procedures, we fly to Madrid at 07:55 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1857. After our arrival in Madrid at 10:25 local time, we organize our city tour. Madrid, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain and also the third largest city in the European Union, is regarded as the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. During our city tour in Madrid, where statues, monuments, and natural beauty 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 a short free time, we continue on our way to Granada. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Toledo Tour (50 Euro). Upon arrival in Toledo, we organize our tour. Founded by the 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 of the Iberian Peninsula, flows through the city. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of Spain for a long time. As 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. Toledo Cathedral, whose construction took about 270 years, was formerly a mosque and is today the world’s 3rd most important cathedral and Spain’s primary cathedral, housing the world’s most expensive works of art; San Martin Bridge, Damascene craftsmanship, and workshops and shops where gold handiwork is 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 – (Al Hambra Palace) – CORDOBA – (Kurtuba Mosque & Cathedral Tour) – SEVILLA – (Flamenco Show)
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, we organize our city tour in Granada. Granada, established on fertile lands at the foothills of the Sierra Navada Mountains, is one of Spain’s most touristic cities. Our panoramic tour, which we will carry out in the city that has been mainly influenced by the Romans and the Umayyads throughout its rich history and hosts the Al Hambra Palace, will include the statue of Queen Isabelle and Christopher Columbus, Grand Via, La Rambla, and the Town Hall Square among the places to be seen, along with works from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods in the historic Andalusian/Granada streets. Free time after the city tour. Our guests who wish may join the extra Al Hambra Palace Tour (65 Euro). We see the Al Hambra Palace, one of the most extraordinary memories not only of Andalusia but of the entire Islamic history, famous for its Arabesque architecture, pools, and gardens, and included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. “entrance fee included” (It is carried out depending on the palace’s availability and excludes harem entry). At the end of the tour, we head to Cordoba. Our guests who wish may join the Kurtuba Mosque & Cathedral Tour (45 Euro). On our tour, we visit the Kurtuba Mosque & Cathedral “entrance fee included.” In terms of size, it is not only the 3rd largest mosque in Islamic history, but also one of the 2 greatest examples of Spain’s Moorish past and is a major attraction in itself. The structure, which has oscillated between Islam and Christianity for centuries, is now used as a Catholic church. On our panoramic Cordoba city tour after the tour, we discover 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 today and which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984, Alcazar De Los Reyes Cristianos, the Royal Palace, and the Roman Bridge will be seen panoramically, with a history spanning 1000 years. After our visit to Cordoba, we head to Sevilla. Upon arrival in Sevilla, during the free time we will offer, our guests who wish may join the extra Flamenco Show (60 Euro). After the world-famous Flamenco performance, known as the cry of the lower class to the upper class and where dance becomes language, transfer to our hotel in the Sevilla region, check-in, and free time to rest.
SEVILLA – (Sevilla Masterpieces Tour) – LISBON – (Lisbon Masterpieces Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, during the free time that will be offered, our guests who wish may join the extra Sevilla Masterpieces Tour (65 Euro). Sevilla, the most crowded and most developed city of Andalusia, owes its exotic and rich cultural history to the period in which it was under the rule of the Moors, North African Muslims. 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, the octagonal Torro del Oro (Golden Tower), built for defensive purposes but later also used as a prison, the Sevilla Cathedral, which is the world’s 3rd largest Gothic cathedral and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987, the Giralda Bell Tower, and Maria Luisa Park are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Sevilla tour, we head to Lisbon. Upon arrival in Lisbon, during the free time that will be offered, our guests who wish may join the extra Lisbon Masterpieces Tour (55 Euro). Lisbon, the capital of Portugal and like Istanbul a city with 2 sides, is also the 6th most visited city in Europe throughout the year. Lisbon, governed throughout history under the rule of the Phoenicians, Romans, North African Muslims, and finally the Portuguese, hosts many historical works with this history dating back to 1200 BC. During the tour we will carry out in Lisbon, the historic district of the city where Rossio Square and St. Georges Castle are located, and the Santa Justa Lift are among the main places to be seen. After the city tour, we offer free time in the city center. In the continuation of our city tour, the Belem Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries, built during the Age of Discoveries and carrying symbolic importance for Portugal, will be seen and free time will be given for a photo break. Then Avenida de Liberdade, known as Lisbon’s Champs Elysees, famous for its cafes, quality shops, and restaurants, will be among the places to be seen, and we will have the opportunity to discover the city of Lisbon from different perspectives. 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 procedures, we head towards Obidos. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Great Lisbon and Atlantic Coasts Tour (80 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be Sintra town. Sintra will welcome us with its boutique shops, colorful and ornate houses resembling castles, and cobblestone streets. However, the most important feature that made the town enter the UNESCO World Heritage List is its architectural monuments and buildings from the Romantic Period. After our visit to Sintra, where we will walk through streets and avenues 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 so you can take photos of the ocean and the famous beaches frequented by surfers, we continue our tour with panoramic sightseeing 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, golf courses, and also for the Casino scenes in the first Bond novel, Casino Royale. 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 convey the architectural features of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Gothic periods to visitors, our visit 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, among the main places to be seen. After the Obidos Tour, we head to Porto. During our panoramic city tour in Porto, which we will arrange upon arrival, the 1st Dom Luis Bridge and the Douro River, designed by Gustave Eiffel, after whom the Eiffel Tower is named, 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 will be among the places to be seen. After the city tour, we offer free time in the city center. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Fado Show (45 Euro). On our tour, we attend the Fado Show, where we will listen to the 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, check-in, and free time to rest.
PORTO – (Salamanca Tour) – MADRID
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, we set off towards Madrid. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Salamanca Tour (50 Euro). Salamanca is a city established on the banks of the Tormes River in northwestern Spain, rich in ancient historical heritage stretching from the Carthaginians to the Romans, and hosting the Salamanca University, the first in Spain and one of Europe’s oldest universities. It is an active cultural, commercial, and tourism city. With its historical and cultural riches, the city was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988. After our sightseeing tour in Salamanca and the short free time we will offer at Plaza Mayor, which is among Europe’s most beautiful squares, we complete our tour and continue our journey to our hotel in the Madrid region. After arrival at the hotel, check-in and free time to rest.
MADRID – BARCELONA – (Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with High-Speed Train Transfer to Barcelona) – (Fiesta Barcelona Tour)
After breakfast and hotel check-out procedures, transfer to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Our guests who wish may join the extra Madrid – Barcelona Masterpieces Tour with High-Speed Train Transfer (95 Euro). In this program, we first travel from Madrid to Barcelona by high-speed train in a comfortable journey of just 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 subject to a sufficient number of participants, the tour guide will accompany the guests who purchased the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour program with High-Speed Train and will travel together with them to Barcelona by high-speed train.) Barcelona Cathedral, Paral-Lel and Gothic districts, El Born, the City Hall, Plaza Real, and the market-La Bogueria are the places we will see on the Barcelona Masterpieces Tour; during the free time to be offered afterward, our guests who wish may join the extra Fiesta Barcelona Tour (55 Euro). On our tour, we visit Poble Espanyol, the open-air museum & festival village concept created for the World Fair in 1929, where typical architectural examples, craft workshops, artworks, and traditional cultural elements from different regions of Spain are brought together. Open and lively at every hour of the day throughout the year, with various music, dance, street performances, and cultural activities on display, hosting restaurants, and offering 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 check-in and free time to rest.
BARCELONA – (Barcelona Icons Tour) – (Figueres & Dali Museum Tour)
After breakfast, free time all day. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Barcelona Icons Tour (65 Euro). First on our tour, we go up to Carmel Hill, where we can enjoy the city’s magnificent view, and visit Park Guell, designed and built by Antoni Gaudi. “entrance fee included” Having found its place in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984, and with its vivid colors and figures inspired by nature, the Guell Park seems to take its visitors to a fairy-tale land; we offer free time for photos and sightseeing. 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. For guests who join the Barcelona Icons Tour, during the free time to be offered, our guests who wish may join the extra Figueres & Dali Museum Tour (75 Euro). In the first part of our tour, we head to Figueres. After a short sightseeing tour in Figueres, where Salvador Dali was born and where the museum designed from a theater building to house his works while he was still alive is located, we visit the Dali Museum “entrance fee included” and take an art tour in the museum, which contains 4000 works by Dali, accompanied by our guide. At the end of the tour, we return to our hotel.
BARCELONA – (Outlet Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and our hotel check-out procedures, we head to the airport for our flight to Istanbul. On the way, our guests who wish may join the extra Outlet Tour (25 Euro). After our visit to the outlet center, which offers visitors a pleasant and affordable shopping experience with its stylish stores of many prestigious brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we continue our journey to the airport. After completing the ticketing, baggage check-in, and passport control procedures upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 14:25 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1468. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 20:05 local time and the end of our tour.