Length: 12 days
Why we recommend this sample itinerary
Our Highlights of Spain and Portugal Tour is ideal if you want to experience a broad sweep of Iberia’s greatest hits without feeling rushed. Private guides bring Madrid’s grand plazas, Andalusia’s Moorish heritage, and Portugal’s coastal charm vividly to life, so you are not just seeing famous monuments, but understanding the stories that shaped them. Carefully chosen stays and seamless transfers mean you move easily between cities, hill towns, and shorelines, with time to linger in cafés or simply watch local life unfold.
In Seville, you can feel the emotion of flamenco in an intimate venue, then walk through Granada’s Alhambra as the light shifts across carved arches and tranquil courtyards. Later, the pace changes along the Algarve’s beaches and in Lisbon and Fátima, where Atlantic breezes, tile-clad streets, and devotional sites add new layers to your impressions of the peninsula.
- Sweeping overview: Journey from Spain’s cultural capitals to Portugal’s coastal and spiritual centers in a single, cohesive route.
- Rich storytelling: Experience flamenco, Roman engineering, and Islamic architecture through expert local perspectives.
- Balanced pacing: Combine full sightseeing days with gentler transitions so the itinerary feels full but not exhausting.
- Varied landscapes: Move from inland plateaus and mountain-framed cities to sunlit Mediterranean and Atlantic shores.
Places visited:
- Madrid
- Valencia
- Cuenca
- Guadix
- Granada
- Seville
- Cordoba
- Salamanca
- Toledo
- Avila
- Algarve
- Lisbon
- Fatima
