Spain Private Tour ... Itinerary 2
Lisbon - Fatima - Seville - Costa del Sol - Granada - Madrid.
This private tour of Spain in November 2002 was for Minnetta Hooker, a 70
year old lady travelling alone from Indiana.
On the Sunday morning of Day 1 we met at Minnetta's Lisbon city centre
hotel and headed north to the world famous Catholic shrine at Fatima.
From here we took a scenic drive around some of Portugal's pretty rural
villages and headed over to Nazaré on the coast for lunch returning to Lisbon in
the late afternoon.
On Day 2 we packed our bags and headed south out of Lisbon on the A2
motorway until we reached the exit for Beja. Here we headed cross country
crossing into Spain in the mid-afternoon. Continued on a scenic drive through
the Sierra de Aracena to Seville which would be our base for the next two
nights.
Day 3 was spent sightseeing in Seville including visits to the
Cathedral and Alcazar and a walk to the top of the Giralda tower. In the
afternoon we visited the Plaza de España travelling by horse and cart.
On Day 4 we followed the road south beyond Jerez and took the
beautiful Cadiz coast road visiting Vejer de la Frontera and the scene of the
Battle of Trafalgar near Barbate on the way to Gibraltar we stopped for English
fish and chips for lunch. That afternoon we continued on to Torremolinos on the
Costa del Sol where we stayed that night.
A torrential downpour as we passed Malaga on the morning of Day 5
slowed our progress en route to Granada. We arrived there in time for lunch.
Day 6 was a full day in Granada with a private tour of the Alhambra Palace.
On Day 7 we drove up to Madrid and spent the afternoon seeing some of
the main sights around Puerta del Sol and the Plaza Mayor.
Day 8 was spent touring the beautiful villages of the Sierra de
Guadarrama mountains around Madrid. In the evening we dined at Botins, the
oldest restaurant in the world.
On the morning of Day 9 we said our goodbyes and Minnetta took her
flight from Madrid back to the USA.
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