Andalusia in Depth

Private transfer to Seville historic centre. First walk through the Barrio Santa Cruz, the riverfront and an introduction to the city over tapas.

• Barrio Santa Cruz orientation
• Guadalquivir riverfront
• First tapas in Seville

Overnight: Seville

A full day with a private guide — the Cathedral and Giralda tower, the Real Alcázar with its extraordinary Mudéjar interiors, and Itálica, the Roman city where emperors Trajan and Hadrian were born. Evening flamenco show.

• Seville Cathedral & Giralda
• Real Alcázar — private guide
• Itálica Roman city
• Flamenco show

Overnight: Seville

Triana market and the ceramics workshops, the Plaza de España, the María Luisa Park and the Barrio Santa Cruz. A private tapas tour through the old city.

• Triana market & ceramics
• Plaza de España & María Luisa Park
• Private tapas tour

Overnight: Seville

The Mezquita-Catedral with a private guide, the medieval Jewish quarter, the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos and the ruins of Medina Azahara — the lavish palace city of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III, now UNESCO.

• Mezquita-Catedral — private guide
• Medieval Jewish quarter
• Medina Azahara UNESCO ruins

Overnight: Córdoba

South to Jerez for the Royal Equestrian School show and a sherry bodega, then to Cádiz — the oldest city in Western Europe, its Phoenician walls jutting into the Atlantic.

• Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art
• Sherry bodega & tasting
• Cádiz sea walls & old town

Overnight: Cádiz

South past Cape Trafalgar to Vejer de la Frontera — a walled white village on a dramatic hilltop with a perfectly preserved medieval centre and extraordinary Atlantic views.

• Cape Trafalgar lighthouse
• Vejer de la Frontera
• Atlantic coast scenery

Overnight: Vejer de la Frontera

Through the Grazalema Natural Park — Zahara de la Sierra, Grazalema, Olvera — before arriving in Ronda at golden hour.

• Zahara de la Sierra
• Grazalema Natural Park
• Olvera
• Ronda Puente Nuevo at sunset

Overnight: Ronda

The Cueva de la Pileta — 25,000-year-old cave paintings by torchlight. Full morning in Ronda: Arab baths, the old bullring, the cliffside gardens.

• Cueva de la Pileta — prehistoric cave art
• Ronda Arab baths
• Plaza de Toros

Overnight: Ronda or en route to Granada

The scenic back road through Setenil de las Bodegas — where entire streets run beneath overhanging rock — to Granada.

• Setenil de las Bodegas
• Antequera optional stop
• Arrival in Granada

Overnight: Granada

The Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife gardens and the Alcazaba fortress with perfectly timed entry. The Albaicín and the Mirador de San Nicolás at sunset.

• Nasrid Palaces — timed private entry
• Generalife gardens
• Albaicín & Sacromonte
• Mirador de San Nicolás sunset

Overnight: Granada

Through Guadix — where thousands live in volcanic cave houses — to Úbeda, whose 16th-century Renaissance square is one of the most architecturally coherent public spaces in Spain.

• Guadix cave houses district
• Úbeda Plaza Vázquez de Molina
• Sacra Capilla del Salvador

Overnight: Úbeda

Baeza shares Úbeda’s UNESCO status — together the finest Renaissance pairing in Spain. Drive through Jaén province for an olive oil mill visit.

• Baeza UNESCO Renaissance centre
• Jaén Cathedral
• Olive oil mill visit & tasting

Overnight: en route south

El Torcal de Antequera — 200-million-year-old limestone sculpted into extraordinary forms — and the Antequera Dolmens before arriving in Málaga.

• El Torcal de Antequera
• Antequera Dolmens (UNESCO)
• Arrival in Málaga

Overnight: Málaga

The Caminito del Rey gorge walkway — the perfect ending. Final night in Málaga.

• Caminito del Rey gorge walkway
• El Chorro reservoir viewpoints
• Final evening in Málaga

Overnight: Málaga

Private transfer to Málaga airport. 16 days, one complete Andalusia.

• Final morning in Málaga
• Private transfer to airport

Overnight: End of tour