Settle into an intimate tablao for a night of flamenco, where staccato palmas handclaps, soaring vocals and lightning footwork convey stories of love and defiance. The guitarist’s rasgueado strums propel dancers’ whirling skirts and poised stillness.

Discover how Romani, Andalusian and Moorish influences fused into Seville’s emblematic art form. The close-up setting heightens every glance and heel strike. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Trace Lisbon’s Atlantic edge past Estoril to Cascais, a former fishing village turned coastal retreat where palm promenades face bright blue seas. Feel the salt air as waves break against rugged headlands and sandy coves.

Continue inland to Sintra, a UNESCO-listed landscape of palaces and forested hills. Hear stories of royal summer courts while admiring pastel facades and mountaintop silhouettes. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Explore Marrakesh’s walled heart with a Local Specialist, pausing at Dar El Bacha to admire zellige tilework, carved cedar and painted ceilings that showcase Moroccan artistry. Wander atmospheric souks perfumed with saffron and orange blossom beneath the city’s famed red sandstone facades.

Experience the theater of Jemaa el-Fna Square, where storytellers, musicians and herbalists animate a setting recognized by UNESCO for its living heritage. This walk connects palace elegance with street spectacle, immersing you in the city’s Berber and Arab traditions.

• 13 Breakfast (B)
• 5 Dinner (D)

• See the Royal Palace, Cibeles Fountain and Retiro Park on a sightseeing tour with a Local Specialist
• Sightseeing with your Local Specialist includes views of the synagogue and cathedral, enjoy a visit to a steel workshop
• Enjoy a scenic drive to this Moorish city
• Sightseeing includes a walking tour of the Medina and views of the Royal Palace
• Visit Dar El Bacha and Djemaa el-Fna Square during your sightseeing tour
• View the Corniche and see the Hassan II Mosque during sightseeing with a Local Specialist
• View the Mausoleum and Royal Palace during your orientation
• Sightseeing with your Local Specialist includes views of the Cathedral and Giralda Tower
• View Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries on your sightseeing tour with your Local Specialist

• Selected hotel dinners, with optional meals to purchase
• 3-star stays
• Deluxe coach travel

• Madrid: See the highlights of the city with your Local Specialist. Visit the Old Town, travelling along the elegant Paseo de la Castellana, past the Cibeles fountain and Royal Palace.
• Toledo: Explore this magnificent ancient city with your Local Specialist and visit the Church of Santo Tomé to see an El Greco masterpiece.
• Toledo: The invincible swords of Toledo have defended cities for centuries. Visit an inlaid steel factory in Toledo to see local craftsmen forging the highest quality steel.
• Fes: Led by your Local Specialist, wander the maze of streets in Fes’ ancient Medina. Witness hidden courtyards, mosques and workshops before continuing through the souks, an array of vendors selling food, clothes, leather goods and traditional handicrafts.
• Marrakesh: Your Local Specialist guides you past Jemaa el-Fnaa Square with its intriguing characters, and through the seemingly entangled streets of the Medina with its many souks. 
• Marrakesh: Visit Dar El Bacha, a historic palace in Marrakesh, and see the tilework, carved cedar and painted ceilings that define its design. As you explore its rooms and courtyards, you’ll get a closer look at the craftsmanship found across the city.
• Casablanca: Your scenic drive through Casablanca traces its Arabic and French influences, passing the sweeping curve of the Corniche before the soaring minaret of the Hassan II Mosque, one of the tallest in the world, cuts a slender silhouette against the horizon.
• Seville: Guided by your Local Specialist, see the Giralda Tower, former minaret of the Great Mosque and now the cathedral’s belltower. Explore the narrow streets of the Santa Cruz Quarter and emerge by the great walls of the Alcazar.
• Lisbon: With your Local Specialist, visit the Belém Quarter to see the modern Monument to the Discoveries and the medieval Belém Tower.

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Discover Spain’s capital on a city sweep that takes in the elegant Cibeles Fountain, the grand Paseo de la Castellana, and the graceful lawns of Retiro. With a Local Specialist, trace the city’s refined boulevards and stately plazas before pausing to admire the exterior of the Royal Palace of Madrid.

Hear how Bourbon monarchs reshaped Madrid into a showcase of Enlightenment ideals, and appreciate the palace’s limestone facade and ceremonial squares. This orientation balances headline sights with context, setting the tone for deeper exploration of the city’s galleries, cafés and neighborhoods.

Explore the storied hilltop of Toledo, the historic “City of Three Cultures”. Walk medieval lanes past the cathedral’s flying buttresses and step inside the Church of Santo Tomé to contemplate El Greco’s masterpiece, The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, famed for its luminous, elongated figures.

Visit a traditional steel workshop to watch artisans demonstrate damascene inlay and fine blade work — a craft that armed knights and dazzled courts for centuries. The skyline of spires and walls reveals layers of Christian, Muslim and Jewish heritage in a remarkably preserved Spanish capital of old.

Walk the labyrinthine lanes of the Fes medina with a Local Specialist, navigating spice-scented souks where vendors bargain, tannery rooftops steam and workshops hum. This guided exploration reveals the rhythms of everyday life within UNESCO-listed Fes el-Bali and its maze of caravanserais and market squares.

Visit a carpet weaving cooperative to see hand-tied knots built into geometric motifs that carry Berber and Arab symbolism. Learn how natural dyes and loom techniques are passed down through centuries, reflecting Fes’s role as Morocco’s cultural and spiritual heart.

Take a panoramic drive along Casablanca’s oceanfront Corniche, where Atlantic swells meet palm-lined promenades and chic cafés. Pause to admire the exterior of the Hassan II Mosque, its marble courtyards and sea-hugging esplanade crowned by a soaring minaret.

Trace the city’s blend of French-influenced boulevards and contemporary skylines, glimpsing Art Deco facades and modern glass towers. The mosque’s ocean-facing setting underlines Casablanca’s role as Morocco’s cosmopolitan gateway.

Survey Morocco’s capital on a calm, stately circuit that highlights the Mohammed V Mausoleum, guarded by ceremonial sentries and adorned with white marble, green tiles and delicate stucco. Its craftsmanship honors the modern Moroccan monarchy.

Continue to the precincts of the Royal Palace, taking in palm-lined avenues and diplomatic quarters that frame Rabat’s role as a seat of government. The city’s measured pace and formal architecture contrast with the bustle of the souks elsewhere in the kingdom.

Join a guided tour of Seville’s Old Quarter to view the immense Cathedral of Seville and the Giralda, a former Almohad minaret turned bell tower. Meander through the whitewashed lanes of Santa Cruz where patios overflow with geraniums and jasmine.

Admire María Luisa Park and the sweeping curves of Plaza de España, created for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition with azulejo-clad alcoves celebrating Spain’s provinces. The city’s Moorish, Gothic and Renaissance threads intertwine amid orange-scented air.

Explore the riverside Belém district to admire the lace-like stonework of the Jerónimos Monastery, a pinnacle of Manueline style inspired by maritime motifs. Stroll the waterfront where caravels once departed along the broad Tagus.

See the Belém Tower, a 16th-century sentinel, and the modern Monument to the Discoveries, commemorating navigators who charted sea routes to Africa and Asia. The monuments frame Portugal’s Age of Discoveries story against Lisbon’s Atlantic light.

Venture to UNESCO-listed Segovia to gaze up at the Roman Aqueduct, a feat of engineering whose stacked granite arches have channelled mountain water since antiquity. Walk the medieval core where storks perch on towers and cafés spill onto cobbles.

Trace facades etched with esgrafiado plasterwork and glimpse the cliff-top Alcázar’s fairytale silhouette above the confluence of valleys. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Experience the pulse of Andalusia at a flamenco show, where guitar riffs, heelwork and handclaps drive the drama. In an atmospheric tablao, dancers cut silhouettes against shadowed walls as voices rise in cante jondo, the deep song of longing.

Learn how Roma gitano traditions shaped this art form into an emblem of Spain. The intimate setting intensifies every gesture and chord. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Wander the Moorish lanes of the Albaicín, a whitewashed quarter laced with cypress and cobblestones. Pass traditional cármenes — garden-filled homes behind high walls — and artisan workshops where aromas of mint tea drift through courtyards.

Pause at the Mirador de San Nicolás to admire panoramic views of the Alhambra, its palaces glowing above the Darro. Hear tales of Nasrid emirs and Granada’s last Moorish kingdom. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Head to the hill-top village of Mijas for blue-trimmed lanes, flower-draped balconies and sweeping coastal vistas. Explore small plazas framed by whitewashed walls and craft boutiques.

Sit down to a Mediterranean dinner as the coastline glows in sunset tones and the sea breeze cools the terraces. Regional flavors and Andalusian hospitality set the mood. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Dine inside a traditional riad, where mosaic courtyards, carved plaster and lantern light create an intimate stage for Moroccan cuisine. Sample fragrant tagines and salads while mint and spice linger in the air.

Enjoy live music and local entertainment that animates Fes’s performing traditions, from rhythmic drumming to melodic vocals. Hospitality rituals — including poured-from-height mint tea — complete the experience. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Visit a nearby Berber (Amazigh) village to learn about rural life beyond Marrakesh’s walls. Walk among earthen homes and small fields, meet artisans at work and hear how seasonal cycles shape daily rhythms.

Share mint tea and stories with hosts, gaining insight into ancestral customs and language that predate the Arab conquest. Encounters are respectful and small-scale to support local communities. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.

Slip into a Bairro Alto taverna for a fado evening where candlelit rooms and velvet voices evoke saudade, Portugal’s cherished mood of longing. Between songs, attentive servers bring classic dishes and local wines.

Hear tales of sailors, lost loves and city neighborhoods woven into melody and guitar. The intimacy of the venue heightens the music’s emotional pull. This is an Optional Experience at additional cost, bookable on tour.