Day 1, Sunday: Madrid
At your arrival, private transfer to your hotel and relax
Train tours
ANDALUCIA BY LUXURY TRAIN
9 days and 8 nights You will embark on the “Al-Andalus” luxury train, a unique place from which to enjoy the Spanish landscape. Inside it, it combines attention, decoration and gastronomy, which transport us, through a time tunnel, to the glamour of the Belle Époque.
Travelling through Andalusia on board this palace is a once-in-a-life-time, romantically and evocative experience.
On its trips for 6 days and 5 nights through the history of Southern Spain from Alhambra palaces to wineries in Jérez and will show you the most hidden and beautiful places in the peninsular South.
Your trip ends in Madrid, Spain’s capital. You will discover this amazing city with private tours tailored to your preferences, such the important Art Walk, well known across the world with the El Prado, the Reina Sofia and Thyssen collections, the world of flavours and tastes of genuine Spanish tapas bars, the historic Madrid of the Hapsburgs and all the legends about the old city……
Outline tour Andalusia by luxury train:
(Regular departures from March to October)
DAY 2, Monday: Seville – Cádiz – Jerez
Private transfer to Madrid train station and high speed train to Seville
From 11h00 to 11h45 reception and welcoming on board the train at the Santa Justa Station in Seville. After settling in on board the train, we embark on a panoramic tour of this city, the capital of Andalusia, that features the largest old town in Spain. We have lunch in Seville, and afterwards travel by train to Cadiz, also known as the “Silver Cup” and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Free time and dinner. Late in the evening we will take the train to Jerez, where we overnight.
DAY 3, Tuesday- Jerez
Breakfast on board. Visit to a sherry bodega. At noon we will enjoy the show “How the Andalusian Horses Dance”, a famous equestrian ballet with genuine Spanish music and eighteenth century style dress, held in the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. Lunch. Free time and dinner. Night in Jerez.
DAY 4, Wednesday: Jerez – Ronda – Granada
Early morning train ride to Ronda. Breakfast on board. Visit and lunch in Ronda. Free time to enjoy the stunning location of this city, located on a plateau dissected by a canyon through which the River Guadalevin flows. Late in the evening we will return to the train for dinner on board while we move on to Granada. Night in Granada.
DAY 5, Thursday: Granada
After breakfast on the train we will visit the Alhambra, the rich palace complex which housed the Nasrid rulers of the Kingdom of Granada. Lunch in Granada. In the afternoon we will have free time to visit this beautiful city, nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Dinner and Flamenco show. Night in Granada.
DAY 6, Friday: Granada – Linares – Baeza – Úbeda – Córdoba
While having breakfast we will arrive at Linares-Baeza, where our coach will take us to visit the Oil Museum. Then we will visit Baeza, historical old town declared to be a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as is our next visit, Úbeda, the city where we will have lunch. Back to the train and dinner on board while travelling to Córdoba. Night in Córdoba.
DAY 7, Saturday: Cordoba Seville
After enjoying our last breakfast on board, we visit the city of Córdoba, once the capital of the Emirate and the medieval Caliphate of Al Andalus – at that time the largest, most cultured and affluent city in Western Europe. Lunch. Travel by train to Seville. End of journey at around 17h00.
Afternoon high speed train to Madrid.
At your arrival, private transfer to your hotel and relax.
Day 8, Sunday: Madrid
Morning private tour visit to Walk Art or Hapsburgs Quarter, and Old Madrid
Leisure time in the afternoon.
Day 9, Monday: MADRID. Departure
Private transfer to airport and departure.