Spain conjures images of flamenco dancers, café-lined plazas, white hillside villages, and soaring cathedrals. This modern country offers top-notch art museums, inventive cuisine, and exciting nightlife. From the Pyrenees to the coast, its landscapes and varied cultures are worth exploring. Especially enticing is the national insistence on enjoying everyday pleasures. The Spanish live life to its fullest whether they are strolling in the park, pausing for a siesta, lingering over lunch, or dancing until dawn.
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Bienvenidos Spain HotelsWe offer a wide variety of 3, 4 & 5-star hotels throughout Spain. From regal Madrid with its parks and palaces to Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca and most points along the way. Let us help you choose the right accommodations and the perfect itinerary. Add a car rental, rail ticket, arrival/departure transfers, tours.
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8 Day Discover the Paradors of Spain Self Drive Vacation
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A parador, in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries, is a state run sort of luxury hotel, usually located in a converted historic building such as a monastery or castle.
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Departs daily - 8-day/7-night package visiting Toledo, Granada, Ronda, Carmona & Merida. Includes accommodation at paradors with breakfast daily, and a compact manual rental car for 8 days. Book by March 31 and receive an upgrade to an automatic car!
Daily ItineraryDay 1 Madrid – Arrival – Toledo
Upon arrival at the Madrid airport, pick up your rental car and drive to Toledo. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Paradors: Parador de Toledo or similar hotels
Day 2 Explore Toledo
Enjoy a day at leisure in Toledo. We suggest you explore this medieval city on your own. Toledo once was the capital of Spain and is a treasure trove of history where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived in harmony for over two centuries. The Jewish quarter reflects the history, with its two emblematic synagogues of El Transito and Saint Mary the White, which converted Toledo into an essential center of western Judaism. (B) Paradors: Parador de Toledo or similar hotels
Day 3 Toledo – Granada
After breakfast, drive to Granada. On the way you can visit Jaen, famous for its olive oil. (B)
Paradors: Parador de Granada or similar hotels
Day 4 Explore Granada
Enjoy a day at leisure in Granada. We suggest you visit the Albaicin Quarter, the Alhambra, and the Generalife Gardens. (B)
Paradors: Parador de Granada or similar hotels
Day 5 Granada – Ronda
After breakfast, drive to Ronda. On the way you can stop to visit Antequera, a wealthy town, both culturally and economically. Its historic center is made up of more than 50 monuments and buildings worth seeing. (B) Paradors: Parador de Ronda or similar hotels
Day 6 Ronda – Carmona
Enjoy a day at leisure in Ronda, famous for its dramatic escarpments and views, and also as the birthplace of modern bullfighting. In the evening, drive to Carmona. (B) Paradors: Parador de Carmona or similar hotels
Day 7. Carmona – Merida
After breakfast, drive to Merida. On the way you can stop to visit Zafra, a city that was located on the strategic “Via de la Plata” (Silver Route) in Roman Hispania. The town is dominated by the 15th-century Alcazar (fortress). In the evening, you can explore Merida, heir to a magnificent Roman legacy. The theater, the amphitheater, and the Temple of Diana make this city the ancient capital of Roman Lusitania, one of the best preserved archaeological sites in Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (B) Paradors: Parador de Merida or similar hotels
Daily ItineraryDay 1 Madrid – Arrival – Toledo
Upon arrival at the Madrid airport, pick up your rental car and drive to Toledo. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Paradors: Parador de Toledo or similar hotels
Day 2 Explore Toledo
Enjoy a day at leisure in Toledo. We suggest you explore this medieval city on your own. Toledo once was the capital of Spain and is a treasure trove of history where Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived in harmony for over two centuries. The Jewish quarter reflects the history, with its two emblematic synagogues of El Transito and Saint Mary the White, which converted Toledo into an essential center of western Judaism. (B) Paradors: Parador de Toledo or similar hotels
Day 3 Toledo – Granada
After breakfast, drive to Granada. On the way you can visit Jaen, famous for its olive oil. (B)
Paradors: Parador de Granada or similar hotels
Day 4 Explore Granada
Enjoy a day at leisure in Granada. We suggest you visit the Albaicin Quarter, the Alhambra, and the Generalife Gardens. (B)
Paradors: Parador de Granada or similar hotels
Day 5 Granada – Ronda
After breakfast, drive to Ronda. On the way you can stop to visit Antequera, a wealthy town, both culturally and economically. Its historic center is made up of more than 50 monuments and buildings worth seeing. (B) Paradors: Parador de Ronda or similar hotels
Day 6 Ronda – Carmona
Enjoy a day at leisure in Ronda, famous for its dramatic escarpments and views, and also as the birthplace of modern bullfighting. In the evening, drive to Carmona. (B) Paradors: Parador de Carmona or similar hotels
Day 7. Carmona – Merida
After breakfast, drive to Merida. On the way you can stop to visit Zafra, a city that was located on the strategic “Via de la Plata” (Silver Route) in Roman Hispania. The town is dominated by the 15th-century Alcazar (fortress). In the evening, you can explore Merida, heir to a magnificent Roman legacy. The theater, the amphitheater, and the Temple of Diana make this city the ancient capital of Roman Lusitania, one of the best preserved archaeological sites in Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (B) Paradors: Parador de Merida or similar hotels
Day 8 Merida – Madrid – Return
Drive to the Madrid airport (4 hours) and drop off your rental car before for your return flight home. (B)
Includes: Taxes and service charges, Hotels mentioned in the itinerary or similar, Rental car, ASTA TOP Tour operator travel funds protection program, Continental or buffet breakfast
Excludes: Personal expenses, Rental car gas, parking and tolls, Entrance fees, Local city taxes, Sightseeing tours, Transfers, Flights
*price shown is per person based on double occupancy Ask about single supplement. Price good through Oct. 19, 2018
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Drive to the Madrid airport (4 hours) and drop off your rental car before for your return flight home. (B)
Includes: Taxes and service charges, Hotels mentioned in the itinerary or similar, Rental car, ASTA TOP Tour operator travel funds protection program, Continental or buffet breakfast
Excludes: Personal expenses, Rental car gas, parking and tolls, Entrance fees, Local city taxes, Sightseeing tours, Transfers, Flights
*price shown is per person based on double occupancy Ask about single supplement. Price good through Oct. 19, 2018
Call today 1 800 422 3727
Rioja Wine & Spanish Flavors
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Tours & Sightseeing: Ribera del Duero winery visit & tasting; Rioja traditional winery visit & tasting; Rioja Wine Museum & gourmet lunch; Marques de Riscal winery visit & tasting (or similar); San Sebastian Tapas Tour, with local food experience (2 hour tour with tapas in 2 places) Buffet Breakfast daily, all local taxes
- Experience two of Spain’s great regions; Madrid, the capital city, and the Rioja wine region where you will get a real taste of the local flavor.
- Discover the history and beauty that lives in Madrid from the Royal Palace to the Tapas bars!
- Taste authentic Spanish tapas with a local food expert in San Sebastian.
- Enjoy the perfect amount of guided sightseeing and free time on your own in each city.
- See Frank O. Gehry’s magnificent Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
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