Departure from the U.S.for overnight flight to Seville on November 1, 2024. Note that we’ll be returning from Malaga on November 11, 2024. Airfare is not included but Celestial Voyagers can help you get the best airfare and schedule..
Meals: D | Hotel Las Casas De la Juderia 4*
Arrival in Seville. English-speaking assistance and group transfer on arrival is included. (If you will be arriving on a different flight, private transfer to your hotel in Seville is available at an additional cost.) Check-in to Hotel Las Casas De la Juderia for three nights.
In the afternoon, join a guided walking tour of Santa Cruz and the Guadalquivir River Bank.
In the evening, get a taste of Seville at a welcome dinner in a nearby local restaurant before returning to your hotel for a welcome night’s rest.
Meals: B, L | Hotel Las Casas De la Juderia 4*
In the morning, we explore the famous sights of Seville, the Cathedral, the Giralda and the Real Alcazar with an expert local guide.
At lunchtime, we will have a private tapas tour in Triana with detailed explanation of the various tastings. The afternoon will be at leisure to further explore Seville on your own.
Free evening for dinner or a snack and a glass of vino. We can make recommendations and help with reservations.
Meals: B, L | Hotel Las Casas De la Juderia 4*
In the morning, we drive to Jerez de La Frontera, about 1½ hours where we’ll spend the day visiting the town and visiting a sherry cellar to learn about the methods of production of this world-famous fortified wine.
We’ll visit the local market and then have a cooking demonstration by the chef of La Carbona Restaurant. A local family found this old winery, where the treasures of Marco de Jerez were stored. The son of the Muñoz Soto family, Chef Javier, has found inspiration for his cuisine within its walls at his atmospheric restaurant nestled under rustic wooden beams.
We’ll enjoy a cooking demonstration by the chef followed by lunch based on the use of sherry of course accompanied by sherry in its varied forms. Guests will receive recipes so they can recreate the dishes back at home, perhaps accompanied by a bottle of Jerez wine brought back from here.
We return to Seville and have the evening at leisure for tapas and more wine or dinner and a stroll through the town.
Meals: B, L | Hotel NH Amistad Córdoba 4*
After breakfast, we check out of our hotel and depart for beautiful Cordoba for a fascinating day exploring the influence of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity there.
We visit La Mezquita (a former mosque), the Old Town, the Alcázar de Los Reyes Cristianos and the historic Jewish quarter. We will be led by a guide who has expert knowledge of Cordoba’s Jewish heritage.
Our sumptuous lunch at Casa Mazal (House of Good Luck) will be a beautifully-presented selection of typical Sephardic dishes. A performance of the hauntingly beautiful music of the Sephardim (Jews of Spanish origin) will help bring this culture to life.
After checking into our hotel in Cordoba for one night, the remainder of the day will be at leisure.
Meals: B, L | Hotel Huerta De Las Palomas 4*
In the morning, we depart for Baena where we’ll visit the Olive Oil Museum, naturally including an olive oil tasting and the typical dish of Salmorejo (tomato and olive oil creamy cold soup).
On to Zuheros where we’ll visit the cheese producer, Quesería de la Sierra Subbética.
Lunch will be at Zuhayra Restaurant and will feature local products like cod, chickpeas, pine nuts, oxtail, and “Flores”: flower-shaped honey-dipped pastry.
After this royal lunch, we leave for the typical little Andalucian town of Priego de Cordoba, about 30 minutes away.
There we check into our first class hotel, La Huerta De Las Palomas for one night, a typical Andalusian style property surrounded by olive trees.
Time for a stroll about the town on your own before calling it a night.
Meals: B, D | Hotel NH Collection Victoria Granada
After breakfast, we depart for Granada, a 1¼ hour drive. Upon arrival, we will visit the exquisite Royal Alhambra Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Spain’s most significant and well-known example of Islamic architecture along with the Generalife Palace, the country estate of the rulers of the Granada in Al-Andalus.
After check-in to the Hotel NH Collection Victoria for two nights, we’ll join together for dinner at a local restaurant featuring local specialties.
Meals: B, L | Hotel NH Collection Victoria Granada 4*
Today, we’ll visit the local food market and learn about local products and then join together for a hands-on cooking class followed by the lunch we prepare.
After free time in the afternoon to explore Granada on our own, we’ll visit the historic hammam (Islamic bathhouse) on the banks of the River Darro in the Albaicin quarter of the city.
In the evening, we will have a drink while seeing an exciting show of Gypsy-style flamenco in a cave where the Gypsy community long resided.
Meals: B, L | Hotel Molina Lario 4*
After breakfast, we depart for a morning drive to Ronda, a drive of about 2¾ hours, where we’ll see its famous bridge.
Next, we visit an organic winery, Cellar Joaquim Fernandez, where we’ll taste four organic wines along with an appetizer followed by lunch in the vineyard. In Ronda, warm Mediterranean highland climate and the stronger cooler Atlantic influences make the highland, sustainable, craft wines of Ronda unique. The phylloxera virus in the 19th century wiped out the original vines, but in 1986 the first new Ronda vineyard was established. Now there are nearly 30 new vineyards scattered about the countryside.
After lunch, we will have a guided tour of Ronda, one of the most remarkable medieval towns in Spain.
We continue onto beautiful coastal Malaga, a drive of about 1¾ hours, and check in to the charming Hotel Molina Lario, just a few steps away from the Cathedral; here we spend our last two nights in Andalucia.
Meals: B, L, D | Hotel Molina Lario 4*
For our final day, we’ll visit the local food market to choose the ingredients for our tapas cooking class and then enjoy them for lunch.
In the afternoon, we will have a guided walking tour of historical Malaga, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, founded by Phoenicians about 770 BCE. The remains of the walls of the Phoenician city are visible in the cellar of the Museo Picasso Málaga, which contains 285 works by the artist who was born in Malaga.
We’ll tour the Castle of Gibralfaro and the Alcazaba, the fortress and royal residence, originally built in the eleventh century by the Muslim rulers. We’ll see the Church of Santiago (Saint James), an example of Gothic vernacular Mudéjar, the hybrid style combining elements from Christian and Islamic traditions that evolved after the Reconquista.
Our Gala Farewell Dinner will be at Jose Carlos Garcia, a one-star MIchelin restaurant located in the Port of Malaga.
Meals: B
After breakfast, drive to Malaga Airport for flights home (or extend your stay in Andalucia–we can help).
All passports must expire at least six months after the trip end date.
$6495 per person sharing in a double room
Deposit $750 due upon registration
Single supplement + $895
Final payment due: Friday, October 18, 2024
| Your round-trip airline ticket to Spain should arrive at Seville and return from Malaga. This trip is a land only program. You can book your airline ticket prior to travel. Celestial Voyagers is an IATA licensed tour operator. We will be able to advise the best schedule, the best routing and best value for your ticket. Please contact us before booking your flights. Should you choose to purchase your airline ticket on your own, please provide us with a copy of your schedule. You may have to book additional private transfers between the airport and your hotel. |
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DEPOSIT & PAYMENTS
A deposit of $750 is paid on line at time of registration and will guarantee your space and the type of room you wish to reserve. We do recommend registering as soon as possible.
Final payment is due by Friday, October 18, 2024.
Should you register after Friday, October 18, 2024, full payment is due; deposit can be paid on line and the balance due should follow as soon as you receive your invoice.
CANCELLATION BY THE PARTICIPANT:
Your deposit is refundable up to Friday, October 4, 2024 minus $350 processing fee.
For cancellation received in writing between Saturday, October 5, 2024 & Monday, October 21, 2024, the deposit is non refundable.
For cancellation received in writing between Tuesday, October 22, 2024 & Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the penalty is 50 % of the trip value.
For cancellation received in writing after Wednesday, November 20, 2024 and in case of no show the penalty is 100% of the trip value.
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CANCELLATION BY TOUR OPERATOR:
All trips will operate with a minimum of 6 participants. We do recommend whenever you can to register early.
If by Friday, October 18, 2024 the minimum number of participants has not been reached the trip will be postponed and you will receive a full refund
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Passport
Most countries require that a passport be valid for six months beyond the completion of a trip. If your passport expires before July 14, 2025, you must apply to renew your passport.
Visa
Starting in 2024, U.S. passport holders traveling to Europe will need to apply for authorization through the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) before their visit.
If you are not a U.S. citizen please check with the consulate of Spain or a visa agency for the latest requirements. You will also need a re-entry permit to return to the USA.
Aliza Green is a renowned chef, an award-winning author of 15 cookbooks, and a certified tour director who is experienced in planning and leading international culinary tours. She loves to share her deep culinary knowledge, her fascinating stories, and kitchen tips and tricks gained from her extensive experience in the kitchen.