Day 1 | Istanbul – Barcelona – (Barcelona Local and Gothic Quarter Tour)
After completing your baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures at the Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight, we fly to Barcelona on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1091 departing at 13:05. Upon arrival in Barcelona at 14:45 local time, we begin our panoramic city tour of Barcelona via a private bus waiting for us at the airport. As part of our tour, we first ascend Montjuic Hill, from which you can enjoy panoramic views of the entire city. After a photo stop offering breathtaking views of the city, landmarks such as the Christopher Columbus Monument, Plaza de España, and Port Olímpic (marina) will be seen panoramically. Following the panoramic city tour, guests who wish may join our extra organized Barcelona Local and Gothic Quarter Tour (35 Euro). This tour includes visits to the Barcelona Cathedral, Paral·lel and Gothic Quarter streets, El Born, City Hall, Plaça Reial, and La Boqueria Market. After this tour concludes and free time is provided, we proceed to our hotel in the Barcelona area. Upon arrival at the hotel, rooms will be assigned, and free time will be provided for rest.
Day 2 | Barcelona – (Figueres & Dalí Museum and Outlet Tour) – (Fiesta Barcelona Tour)
After breakfast, we offer free time for the entire day. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra organized Figueres & Dalí Museum and Outlet Tour (95 Euro). In the first part of our tour, we will head towards Figueres. After a short sightseeing tour in Figueres, which houses the museum designed by Salvador Dalí himself in a former theater building to display his works during his lifetime, we will visit the Dalí Museum (“entrance fee included”) and embark on an art tour guided by our expert. In the final section of our tour, we will provide enjoyable free time for quality and affordable shopping at the outlet center, home to stylish shops of world-renowned prestigious brands, cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas. At the end of the tour, upon returning to central Barcelona, if there is sufficient free time, guests who wish may join our extra organized Fiesta Barcelona Tour (55 Euro). In this tour, we visit Poble Espanyol, an open-air museum and festival village concept created for the 1929 World Fair, bringing together typical architectural examples, craft workshops, artworks, and traditional cultural elements from different regions of Spain. We experience the unique atmosphere of Poble Espanyol, which offers lively activities throughout the day including various music, dance, street performances, and cultural events, hosting restaurants and allowing visitors to see characteristic elements of all of Spain. After our visit to Poble Espanyol and subsequent free time, we conclude our tour and return to our hotel in the Barcelona area.
Day 3 | Barcelona – (Barcelona Icons Tour) – Valencia – (Paella Dinner and Valencia Evenings Tour)
After breakfast, we set off towards Valencia. Along the way, guests who wish may join our extra organized Barcelona Icons Tour (65 Euro). First, we ascend Carmel Hill to enjoy magnificent views of the city and visit Park Güell, designed and built by Antoni Gaudí. “Entrance fee included,” we provide free time for photos and sightseeing in Park Güell, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984 and transports visitors into a fairy-tale land with its vibrant colors and nature-inspired figures. Afterwards, we will view Casa Milà (one of Gaudí’s most important contributions to urban architecture), complete our tour with a walk around La Sagrada Família, and then continue our journey to Valencia. Upon arrival in Valencia, our panoramic city tour includes visiting the Gothic Cathedral, Valencia Cathedral, the medieval walls surrounding the old city, Torres de Serranos, Reina Square, Maquías de Dos Aguas Palace, and Town Hall Square. During the free time offered after the tour, guests who wish may join our extra organized Paella Dinner and Valencia Evenings Tour (65 Euro). In this tour, we explore Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, captivating visitors with its historical and modern architectural features blending past and present, along with its port area under evening lights. In Valencia, the homeland of the world-famous Paella, after dinner at a local restaurant, we provide free time in the port area and along the famous beachfront before concluding our tour and arriving at our hotel in the Valencia area. Upon arrival at the hotel, rooms will be assigned, and free time will be provided for rest.
Day 4 | Valencia – Granada – (Alhambra Palace Tour) – (Sacramento & Gypsy Show)
After breakfast and checkout procedures, we depart for Granada. Granada, established on fertile lands at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is one of Spain’s most touristy cities. Throughout its rich history, it was largely influenced by the Romans and Umayyads and hosts the Alhambra Palace. In our panoramic tour of the city, landmarks such as the Christopher Columbus Monument, Gran Vía, La Rambla, and City Square among historic Andalusian/Granada streets featuring monuments from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods will be seen. Free time follows the city tour. Guests who wish may join our extra organized Alhambra Palace Tour (65 Euro). We visit the Alhambra Palace, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for its unusual significance in Islamic history, Arabesque architecture, pools, and gardens. (Subject to palace availability; guaranteed advance reservation recommended at the time of package tour registration. Entrance fee is included in the extra tour price and excludes Harem access). After our visit to the Alhambra, we transfer to our hotel in the Granada area. Rooms will be assigned, and free time will be provided for rest. In the evening, we organize our extra Sacramento & Gypsy Show program (45 Euro) for guests who wish. We watch the Gypsy Show in Sacramonte, located on the opposite slope of the Alhambra, one of Granada’s oldest settlements known for its white houses and labyrinthine, winding, steep, and stair-filled streets, where you can remotely view and photograph the red walls of the Alhambra Palace peeking through every opening. After the tour, we return to our hotel.
Day 5 | Granada – Turquoise Coasts Nerja & Marbella – (Ronda Tour) – Seville
After breakfast, we depart for Nerja, home to the turquoise waters of the Costa del Sol and beautiful beaches that make the region attractive. Upon arrival in Nerja, we first reach the Balcon de Europa, a panoramic viewing terrace well-known in the city, offering wide-angle views of the Mediterranean coastline and the beauty of the turquoise beaches. Subsequently, we provide free time until the time specified by our guide to enjoy the sea, sand, and sun. After this free time for enjoying the sea in Nerja, which has some of the region’s most iconic beaches, we proceed towards Marbella along the Mediterranean coast, enjoying the sea view taking on turquoise tones outdoors. We provide free time after a sightseeing tour in the old town center and port & marina area of Marbella, located on the Costa del Sol coastal strip in Andalusia, Spain. Marbella, a center of attraction in the region and beloved by visitors, is known for its mild and warm climate prevailing for much of the year, luxurious and iconic marina life, whitewashed streets, small squares reflecting Andalusian character, and rich historical heritage. Following the Marbella city tour and sightseeing, during the free time offered, guests who wish may join our extra organized Ronda Tour (50 Euro). Ronda, a town famous for being divided into two by the El Tajo Canyon due to its construction on a dune hill, features narrow, winding streets and lime-white painted houses catching the eye. The Guadalevín River flows at the bottom of the canyon, 120 meters deep. Landmarks visible panoramically during our city tour include Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), Plaza de Toros, Old Town, Santa María la Mayor Church, and Mondragón Palace. At the end of the tour, we return to our hotel in the Granada area and provide free time for rest.
Day 6 | Granada – Cordoba – (Cordoba Mosque and Cathedral Tour) – Seville – (Flamenco Show)
After breakfast and checkout procedures, we depart for Cordoba. Upon arrival in Cordoba, we explore the city, which was founded during the Roman Empire period and became Europe’s largest city under the patronage of the Islamic state in the 10th century. In our city tour of the city center, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1984, where Islamic influences are still visible today, landmarks such as the Mezquita-Catedral of Córdoba, Roman Bridge, St. Nicholas Church, and Jewish Quarter will be seen panoramically. During the free time offered at the end of the tour, guests who wish may join our extra organized Cordoba Mosque and Cathedral Tour (45 Euro) accompanied by a local guide. “Entrance fee included,” after our panoramic city tour in Cordoba, we set off towards Seville. Upon arrival in Seville, we organize our city tour. Seville, the most populous and developed city in Andalusia, owes its exotic and rich cultural history to the period when North African Muslims, the Moors, were dominant. We explore Seville amidst beautiful and majestic cathedrals, squares, palaces, museums, towers, and churches. During our tour, landmarks visible panoramically include Plaza de España (Spain Square), where some scenes of Star Wars Episode II were filmed; Torre del Oro (Tower of Gold), originally built for defense purposes but later used as a prison; Seville Cathedral, the world’s third-largest Gothic cathedral and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, along with its Giralda Bell Tower; and Maria Luisa Park. After our tour, during the free time offered in the city center, guests who wish may join our extra organized Flamenco Show (60 Euro). After the world-famous Flamenco show, known as the cry of the lower class rising to the upper class and giving voice to dance, we transfer to our hotel in the Seville area. Rooms will be assigned, and free time will be provided for rest.
Day 7 | Seville – (Toledo Tour) – Madrid
After breakfast and checkout procedures, we set off towards Madrid. Along the way, guests who wish may join our extra organized Toledo Tour (60 Euro). Founded by Jews in 590 BC, Toledo is one of Spain’s most important cities historically and touristically, where people of three major religions live together peacefully today, and is also known as the “City of Knights.” The Tagus River, the largest river on the Iberian Peninsula, runs through the city. The city served as the capital of the Spanish Kingdom for a long time. Recognized as one of the largest medieval cities in the world, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List and placed under protection. Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote, was born in this city. Landmarks visible panoramically during our city tour include Toledo Cathedral, whose construction took approximately 270 years, formerly a mosque and now the third-most important cathedral in the world and Spain’s main cathedral, housing some of the world’s most expensive artworks; San Martín Bridge; Damasquinos (Damascus-style work); and workshops and shops where gold craftsmanship is done. After the Toledo Tour, we continue our journey to Madrid and organize our city tour upon arrival. Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Kingdom and simultaneously the third-largest city in the European Union, is considered the political, economic, and cultural center of the country. During our city tour in Madrid, where statues, monuments, and natural beauties blend with modern architecture, landmarks visible panoramically include Plaza Mayor, Paseo de la Castellana, bullfighting arena, Gran Vía, Plaza de España, Royal Palace, and Puerta de Alcalá. After the Madrid city tour, following the free time offered, we transfer to our hotel in the Madrid area. Rooms will be assigned, and free time will be provided for rest.
Day 8 | Madrid – Istanbul
After breakfast and checkout procedures, we depart for Madrid Barajas Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1102 departing at 12:45. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:55 IST and the end of our tour.