Minitour of Andalusia - New Year's Eve
Details
Destination : Spain
Number of days : 5 nights - 6 days
Month of departure : December 2024
Departure date : 30/12/2024
Date of arrival : 04/01/2025
DAY 1 | 30 December: SEVILLE
Arrival in Seville and free transfer to the 4* Exe Sevilla Macarena hotel. At 20:00, meeting with the guide and other tour participants in the hotel lobby, dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 2 | 31 December: SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. Wide panoramic view of the city and visit of the Cathedral, the third Christian temple in the world, a harmonious ensemble of unusual beauty, together with the Giralda, the former minaret of the mosque, which later became the Cathedral's bell tower. Stroll through the unique Santa Cruz quarter, a labyrinth of alleyways with names full of legend, small squares and beautiful courtyards in bloom. Afternoon at leisure. It will be suggestive to do as the Spaniards do and behave according to tradition: stroll through the illuminated streets of the centre, walk around the Christmas markets. Another tradition is the most famous celebration in Spain to receive the New Year by eating 12 grapes to the rhythm of the 12 chimes in the last 12 seconds of the year. This will bring you good luck in the New Year. Overnight stay.
Please note: possibility of booking New Year's Eve dinner. Quotas on request.
DAY 3 | 1 January: SEVILLE - CORDOVA - GRANADA (350 km)
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Cordoba. Visit to the Mosque, one of the most beautiful works of Islamic art in the world, with a beautiful forest of columns and a sumptuous mihrab. Stroll through the Jewish Quarter, with its characteristic narrow streets, houses with flower-filled balconies and traditional Andalusian courtyards. Continuation to Granada, arrival and accommodation at the 4* Hotel Granada by Pierre Vacances. Dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 4 | 2 January: GRANADA
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, guided tour of the city starting with the Cathedral, a masterpiece of the Renaissance in Spain. Continue to the Royal Chapel, with the sculptural tomb of the Catholic Monarchs. We will continue to an area with a beautiful view of the Alhambra for an intensive explanation of this beautiful monument and its historical importance; once the royal palace and fortress of the Naziridi kings, a testimony to the splendour of the city's medieval Muslim period (the visit will end at 1 p.m. at the latest). Free afternoon (those who buy the entrance ticket can visit the Alhambra individually, without a guide, but audio guides in Italian are available). Dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 5 | 3 January: GRANADA - SEVILLE (250 km)
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning departure directly to Seville. Rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the illuminated streets and Christmas atmosphere. Dinner and overnight stay at the 4* Exe Sevilla Macarena hotel.
DAY 6 | 4 January: SEVILLE
Breakfast at the hotel. End of services.
N.B. On the 5th day, the transfer from Granada to Seville may be unassisted.
Fees include:
- coach tour as per programme with on-site Italian-speaking escort/guide from day 2 to day 4
- visits with local guides to Seville, Codoba and Granada
- 5 nights in the hotels indicated in the programme or in the same category in a double room
- treatment as per programme (5 breakfasts and 4 dinners at the hotel).
Fees do not include:
- air passage to Seville
- transfers from/to the airport in Seville
- admissions
- any tourist taxes (to be paid directly at the hotel)
- new year's eve dinner
- meals/drinks not indicated
- gratuities
- porterage
- anything not mentioned in 'the fees include'.
Single room € 390
Reduction 3rd adult bed: € 30.
Reduction 3rd bed child 2/12 years: € 140
Compulsory supplement (payable in Italy): entrance package (including radio headsets) € 47 adults, € 40 seniors (over 65 years), € 25 children 2/12 years.
Optional extra.
-arranged airport/hotel/airport transfer (from min. 2 persons) € 80
-Admission tickets to the Alhambra in Granada: € 28 adults, € 21 seniors (over 65 years), € 21 children (12-15 years); children under 12 are free but reservation is required. Audioguides in Italian € 10 per person (all non-refundable). A credit card is required as guarantee for audioguide hire.