Portugal: Lisbon, Évora | Spain: Carmona, Ronda, Úbeda, Toledo, Madrid
Includes airfare
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Trip Experience Leader, however due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
Day 13 | $120 per person
Day 13 | $120 per person
Learn the secrets of Spanish cuisine on our Toledo Culinary Experience & Dinner optional tour. Visit a local home for a hands-on cooking demonstration of three of Spain’s most iconic dishes: Paella, Spain’s national dish featuring chicken, vegetables, and more in saffron-infused rice; salmorejo, a chilled soup similar to gazpacho that hails from Cordoba; and crema Catalana, a popular custard dessert with a crispy sugar crust served in an earthenware bowl. Then, sit down with our host to enjoy the fruits of our labor before returning to our hotel.
Day 8 | $102 per person
Day 8 | $102 per person
Please note: This optional tour must be reserved more than 30 days prior to departure.
Set on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, Seville was occupied by the Romans from about 200 B.C.; then the Moors ruled for some 500 years until they were expelled in the middle of the 13th century by the Christian warrior Fernando III. Seville is also where Ferdinand and Isabella administered their court, and Columbus returned at the end of his voyage to America. Enhance your Spain travel experience, and discover several of Seville’s highlights on this optional tour, including the historic Spanish city’s picturesque whitewashed homes, 2000-year-old plazas, and maze of cobbled streets in neighborhoods like the Barrio de Santa Cruz. We’ll also explore the Seville Cathedral, one of the largest and most impressive churches in the world. Built in the 15th century at the site of a twelfth-century mosque, the massive Cathedral is also home to the golden Retablo Mayor, the largest altarpiece in the world—and is the reputed burial place of Christopher Columbus. We'll also have time on our own in Seville for individual exploring before we return to Carmona in mid-afternoon.