Travel
routes and sightseeing opportunities in France, Spain and Portugal are endless,
from titillating wine tours in Burgundy to a visit of Roman Merida in Extremadura
and leisurely cruises on the Douro River in northern Portugal.
Consider
the following sample itineraries as inspiration for your own travels. These are
examples of possible routes and activities. They can be resized, reorganized and
customized to fit your interests, budget and schedule. They can also be combined
with each other in any number of ways.
Traveling
through France, Spain and Portugal is always a fun experience. Wherever you decide
to go, the food will be delicious, the wine excellent, the architecture unmatched,
the art world-class and the scenery beautiful.
All
you need is a healthy appetite for exciting cultural discoveries.
FRANCE
France
at a Glance (8 days - 6 nights)
Paris (Versailles) - Loire Valley (Amboise,
Clos Luce, Chenonceau) - Normandy (Mt St Michel)
Impressionist
Paris and the Wine Country (9 days - 7 nights)
Paris - Giverny - Auvers
sur Oise - Champagne - Burgundy (Chablis) - Loire Valley
Wines
of Burgundy, Provence and Champagne (9 days - 7 nights)
Dijon - Beaune
- Avignon (Chateauneuf du Pape, Gigondas) - Reims - Epernay - Paris
Bordeaux,
Dordogne and the Loire Valley (9 days - 8 nights)
Bordeaux (wine tours)
- Sarlat (prehistoric caves) - Tours (Renaissance chateaus)
Paris
and Normandy (10 days - 8 nights)
Paris - Rouen - Honfleur - Deauville
- D-Day landing beaches - Vaux le Vicomte - Chartres
Paris
and the South of France (13 days - 11 nights)
Paris (Giverny, Auvers
sur Oise, Loire Valley, Chantilly, Versailles, Fontainebleau) - Avignon (Provence)
- Nice (French Riviera)
Grand
Tour of France - Wine, Art and Heritage (19 days - 17 nights)
Normandy
- Loire Valley - Dordogne - Languedoc - Provence - French Riviera - Rhone Valley
- Burgundy - Alsace - Champagne
Essential
Spain & Southern France (14 days - 12 nights) - France & Spain
Madrid
- Barcelona - Montpellier - Provence - French Riviera (St Tropez, Nice, St Paul
de Vence)
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SPAIN
A
Taste of Spain (10 days - 8 nights)
Barcelona (Girona, Figueres) -
Madrid (Toledo) - Andalusia (Seville, Granada, Cordoba)
Best
of Spain (11 days - 9 nights)
Barcelona (Girona, Figueres) - Madrid
(Toledo) - Cordoba - Seville
Catalonia
and Andalusia (11 days - 9 nights)
Barcelona - Granada - Seville -
Jerez de la Frontera, Arcos de la Frontera, Cordoba
Magic
Spain and the Levant (12 days - 10 nights)
Madrid (Toledo) - Cordoba
- Granada - Valencia - Barcelona
Andalusia
in Depth (13 days - 11 nights)
Andalusia (Seville, Granada, Cordoba,
Ronda, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Italica) - Costa del Sol (Malaga) - Morocco
- Gibraltar
Northeastern
Spain by Train (13 days - 11 nights)
Madrid (Toledo) - Valencia - Barcelona
(Girona, Figueres) - Bilbao (Vitoria, La Rioja wine country, San Sebastian, Biarritz)
Alluring
Spain (15 days - 13 nights)
Barcelona (Girona, Figueres) - Madrid (Toledo)
- Andalusia (Cordoba, Granada, Seville)
Grand
Tour of Spain (16 days - 14 nights)
Madrid (Avila, Segovia, La Granja
de San lldefonso, Toledo) - Andalusia (Seville, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Ronda,
Italica, Cordoba, Granada) - Barcelona (Montserrat, Penedes wine country)
Madrid
and Andalusia (16 days - 14 nights)
Madrid (Avila, Segovia, La Granja
de San lldefonso, Toledo, El Escorial) - Andalusia (Cordoba, Malaga, Granada,
Ronda, Seville, Jerez de la Frontera, Arcos de la Frontera, Italica)
Northern
Spain and Rail Cruise (16 days - 14 nights)
Madrid (Avila, Segovia,
La Granja de San lldefonso) - Barcelona (Sitges, Penedes wine country) - San Sebastian
- Rail Cruise (Bilbao, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia) - Santiago de Compostela
In
Depth Spain and Gibraltar (18 days - 16 nights)
Madrid (Toledo, Avila,
Segovia, El Escorial) - Andalusia (Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, Ronda, Jerez de la
Frontera, Arcos de la Frontera, Seville, Italica) - Merida - Gibraltar
Essential
Spain & Southern France (14 days - 12 nights) - Spain & France
Madrid
- Barcelona - Montpellier - Provence - French Riviera (St Tropez, Nice, St Paul
de Vence)
Iberian
Experience (20 days - 18 nights) - Spain &
Portugal
Lisbon - Andalusia (Seville, Granada, Cordoba) - Madrid
(Toledo) - Bilbao - Barcelona - Valencia
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PORTUGAL
Highlights
of Portugal: This tour (7 days/6 nights) is an introduction to Portugal,
its history and cultural background, including luxury accommodations in historical
buildings. Once a month - Minimum 4, maximum 12 participants
Best
of Portugal: This tour (8 days/7 nights) is a journey of discovery of
the best of Portugal: tasting some of the best wines of the Alentejo region, visiting
renowned World Heritage Sites, and learning how port wine is made in century-old
wine lodges. Suggested itinerary - No scheduled departures
Heritage
of Portugal: This tour (11 days/10 nights) shows you all of Portugal at
a relaxing and leisurely pace. It starts and ends in Lisbon and allows you to
see the interior and some of the coastline. The guided sightseeing tours in Lisbon,
Porto, and Evora take you to the most important sites in the country. Scheduled
departures weekly except winter.
Northern
Portugal: This tour (16 days/14 nights) takes you to places between Lisbon
and Porto and all the way to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Ancient
castles, medieval monasteries, beautiful scenery and world-class wine are the
themes of this exciting journey around northern Portugal. Flexible program
of day trips customized for independent travelers - Can be shorter and can start
any time
Iberian
Experience (20 days - 18 nights) Portugal & Spain
Lisbon - Andalusia
(Seville, Granada, Cordoba) - Madrid (Toledo) - Bilbao - Barcelona - Valencia.
Suggested itinerary - No scheduled departures
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