Spain and Portugal Wonders Winter Trail

Touch down in Madrid, where boulevards bloom and plazas run free. After check-in, the day’s yours to roam or rest.

 Later, we gather and head to Plaza Mayor and La Latina for a taste of tapas culture under glowing streetlights. Pick from Indian spice, Spanish tradition, or Middle Eastern comfort for dinner. Stroll, sip, and soak in the city’s easy rhythm.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Begin your morning with breakfast and a panoramic drive through Madrid’s icons, Cibeles, Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza Mayor, and Retiro’s lake-side elegance.

 After lunch, we step inside the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where legends play and fans dream. The rest of the afternoon is free for shopping or siestas. As the sun dips, Madrid glows golden.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

We set off early after breakfast, heading south through La Mancha’s windmill-dotted lands. Stop in Puerto Lápice, a town that feels like a page from Cervantes.

 Lunch greets us in Granada, where Moorish magic meets Spanish elegance. In the afternoon, visit the majestic Alhambra and Generalife Gardens if pre-booked, timed to catch the soft light.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night. IMPORTANT: Alhambra entry is limited and non-refundable. Accurate passport details are required at booking. In rare cases of unavailability, the Alcázar of Seville will be visited instead.

After breakfast, we roll toward the Costa del Sol, pausing in Málaga to wander through the old town and perhaps the Picasso Museum. Then on to Marbella’s Puerto Banús—white yachts, white shirts, white wine.

Lunch somewhere breezy. Next, Ronda appears like a mirage, a cliff-hugging white town split by a dramatic gorge. By evening, Seville welcomes us with flamenco in the air.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Breakfast kicks off a city tour through Seville’s storybook corners—the cathedral and its Giralda tower, Barrio Santa Cruz’s tangled alleys, and Triana across the water. We’ll then board a river cruise down the Guadalquivir, gliding past golden façades and orange trees.

 Lunch comes with a view. In the evening, a flamenco tablao beckons if you're feeling the rhythm.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Fuel up with breakfast before heading west through olive hills into Extremadura. In Mérida, we explore Roman ruins older than memory—amphitheaters and temples that refuse to fade.

 After lunch, wander the lively historic heart before crossing into Portugal. Stop in Évora, a town of whitewashed serenity and slow conversation. Lisbon awaits us by nightfall.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

We start with breakfast and a tour of Lisbon’s soul, Alfama’s crooked alleys, tiled façades, and the explorers’ tales of Belém. Hear the hum of trams and the echo of fado.

After lunch, enjoy time to yourself or join an optional jaunt to Sintra’s castles and coastal towns like Cascais and Estoril. Later, head to Restauradores Square to sip something sweet.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

After breakfast, we head north. First stop, Fátima, Portugal’s spiritual heart.

By lunch, we arrive in Porto—a city built on courage and wine. Board a Rabelo boat and cruise the Douro River, watching pastel facades drift by. Then, free time to explore Ribeira’s cobbled charm, where street music and port tastings compete for attention.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Breakfast on the go, as we pass into the lush north. In Braga, ride the ancient water-powered funicular to Bom Jesus sanctuary—let the view steal your breath. Then to Cambados, where a glass-bottom boat takes us over mussel farms, with fresh tastings onboard.

 After lunch, we reach Santiago, where saints, spires, and centuries await. Join a guided city walk through holy legends.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

After breakfast, the road winds through Lugo’s Roman walls and O Cebreiro’s thatched hamlets. Pause in León for Gothic grandeur and lunch in its story-stuffed squares.

 By evening, we arrive in Oviedo, where we stroll past theatres and baroque streets with a local guide. Dinner tonight is classic Asturias—cider, stews, and songs.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Breakfast, then off to the rugged beauty of Picos de Europa. We visit Covadonga’s basilica cradled in misty mountains. Then along the coast to Santillana del Mar—an open-air museum of medieval grace.

Visit the Altamira Museum to glimpse humanity’s earliest art. In Santander, the sea meets the city in poetic fashion. A guided tour shows us the elegance of this Atlantic gem.

After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

After breakfast, we hug the coast to Bilbao, where Guggenheim’s titanium curves meet Gothic spires. A city tour explores its modern magic and old soul.

Grab pintxos for lunch before heading inland to La Rioja. In Briones, visit the Wine Culture Museum—think of it as a delicious history class. Arrive in Zaragoza by evening, just in time for a twilight stroll.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Start the morning with breakfast and a guided tour of Zaragoza’s heart, Pilar Basilica, Goya’s brushstrokes, Roman ruins, and Moorish halls.

 After lunch, we detour to the serene Poblet Abbey—cloistered in green, walled in silence, soaked in medieval mystery. Then we roll into Barcelona, a city of absolute color.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

Fuel up with breakfast and head out for a panoramic tour, from the spires of Sagrada Família to the bustling Ramblas and Olympic ports. Lunch is yours to find—perhaps paella by the beach or vermouth in a leafy square.

 In the evening, head to Maremagnum for a relaxed coastal walk and plenty of dinner options under the Mediterranean moon.

 After dinner, return to your hotel for a restful night.

After breakfast, it’s time to say farewell to Iberia’s warmth and wonders. We’ll arrange your transfer to the airport or station, but the memories are yours to carry, tucked between a Gaudí curve and a Portuguese fado.

Great journeys never end. They aspire to inspire the next. Until next time. Expertly yours.