Andalusia

Meeting of the participants at the Catania airport at least 2 hours before departure. Handling of boarding and departure operations with Alitalia scheduled flight, with a stopover in Rome. Arrival in Malaga, meeting with the tour leader, transfer to the Costa del Sol. Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and panoramic tour of Malaga including Calle Larios, Pasaje de Chinitas, Plaza de la Merced (Picasso's house), and the Cathedral. Continue to Nerja, a typical town called Balcony of Europe due to its position on a peak from which you can enjoy a splendid view of the mountains and the sea. Visit of its famous cave, discovered in 1959, which has halls and galleries with impressive structures of stalactites and stalagmites, which extend for over 800 meters, with the great central column of the Hall of the Cataclysm, 32 meters high. Continue to Granada. Check-in at the hotel. Time available. Dinner at the hotel, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning dedicated to the guided tour of the Aihambra, an architectural jewel of the Arab era, dominating the city with its crenellated towers which together with the adjacent gardens of the Generalife form a unique complex in the world. Free afternoon for visits of particular interest or for shopping. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Cordoba. Guided tour of the city where you can admire the Mezquita-Catedral, an ancient Arab Mosque, one of the most beautiful works of Islamic art in Spain, transformed into a beautiful Cathedral; stroll through the ancient Jewish quarter of the Juderia with its characteristic alleys and the Synagogue; houses with balconies full of flowers and traditional Andalusian courtyards. Continue to Seville with a stop in Carmona, once an important Roman crossroads, which now has a beautiful monumental historic center, Arab walls and arches, a Roman necropolis and an Alcazar (castle) which has now become a Parador. Arrival at the hotel, accommodation in the reserved rooms, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning panoramic tour of the city including: the Cathedral, the third Christian temple in the world, a harmonious whole of unusual beauty, with the famous Giralda, the ancient minaret of the mosque, which later became the bell tower of the Cathedral. Walk in the unique neighborhood of Santa Cruz, a labyrinth of alleys with names full of legend, squares and beautiful flower courtyards. Free afternoon for visits of particular interest or for shopping. I'm going back to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Jerez de la Frontera. Arrival and visit of the Domecq Winery, one of the oldest wine producers, founded in 1730 in an old mill of the sixteenth century. After the visit, which will allow to know in detail the production process, tasting of some of its famous wines. Continue to Cadiz, whose ancient part stretches out into the Atlantic Ocean, almost an island. Port from which Columbus's caravels sailed. Suggestive is the tour of the bastiòn, still preserved for 4.5 km. I'm going back to the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Ronda, built on a rocky promontory, a characteristic location famous for the "Tajo", a cleft more than 100 meters deep that separates the historic center from the modern city. Visit of the town where, in addition to the enchanting typical Andalusian views, you will see the collegiate church of Santa Maria, an important Renaissance building that preserves a large arch inside the now disappeared main mosque; the Plaza de Toros, one of the most beautiful in Spain. Continuation to Gibraltar with time available in this locality, a destination for visitors who love shopping attracted by the excellent prices, as a Free Port. Optionally, a panoramic visit with a stop at Europa Point, where on clear days the gaze sweeps up to Morocco and the Rif mountains. We will also visit the Upper Rock nature reserve with the only semi-wild monkeys in Europe and the St. Michael's cave, where you can admire the singular beauty of nature crystallized in its centenary stalagmites. Arrival at the hotel in the late afternoon, accommodation in the reserved rooms. Dinner and overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time available. Organized transfer to the airport. Handling of boarding and departure formalities with Alitalia scheduled flight, with a stopover in Rome. Arrival and end of our services.