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Europe
Iberian Arc
Lisbon → Évora → Seville → Granada → Madrid
Best travel months December · January · February · March
Overview
Lisbon's hills, Andalusian flamenco and the Alhambra, finishing in Madrid on the AVE high-speed train.
- 9 days
- 2 countries
- Road + rail
- 8 nights incl. 2 parador stays
- Private road legs Lisbon → Granada
- Alhambra skip-line with guide
- AVE Granada → Madrid
- Destinations
- Lisbon, Évora, Seville, Granada, Madrid
- Countries
- Portugal, Spain
- Duration
- 9 days / 8 nights
- Best travel period
- December, January, February, March
- Suitable for
- Couples, families and small groups
- Hotel category
- 5-star / boutique · 5 stays
- Guiding languages
- English
- Travel style
- Culture, Adventure, Luxury
The route
Day by day
Every component below is a real product in the NNomadic catalogue. Timings are indicative and are confirmed on booking.
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Day1 Welcome to Lisbon Lisbon
Land, settle in, and start gently in Lisbon.
Morning
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10:00
Arrive in Lisbon
Private transfer from the airport and time to settle in.
Afternoon
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14:00
Sintra Palaces Day Trip with Pena Palace and Cabo da Roca
Pena Palace with pre-booked entry, the Quinta da Regaleira initiation well, Cabo da Roca and Cascais, in a minibus of eight.
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Evening
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19:00
Tram 28 and Alfama Walking Tour with Pastéis de Nata
A ride on the historic Tram 28 before the queues, then the lanes, viewpoints and fado houses of Alfama, finishing with warm pastéis de nata.
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Tip Tram 28 is a sight, not transport. Ride it early.
Overnight Lisbon · 5-star / boutique · 2 nights
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10:00
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Day2 Lisbon highlights Lisbon
A full day in Lisbon.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Lisbon.
Tip Tram 28 is a sight, not transport. Ride it early.
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19:00
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Day3 Lisbon → Évora Évora
Move on to Évora and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Évora
Transfer from Lisbon, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Évora.
Travel Sector from Lisbon to Évora is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Évora.
Overnight Évora · 5-star / boutique · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day4 Évora highlights Évora
A full day in Évora.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Évora.
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19:00
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Day5 Évora → Seville Seville
Move on to Seville and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Seville
Transfer from Évora, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Seville.
Travel Sector from Évora to Seville is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Seville.
Overnight Seville · 5-star / boutique · 2 nights
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09:30
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Day6 Seville highlights Seville
A full day in Seville.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Seville.
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19:00
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Day7 Seville → Granada Granada
Move on to Granada and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Granada
Transfer from Seville, with your luggage handled.
Evening
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19:00
Evening at leisure
Dinner and the evening free in Granada.
Travel Sector from Seville to Granada is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Granada.
Overnight Granada · 5-star / boutique · 1 night
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09:30
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Day8 Granada → Madrid Madrid
Move on to Madrid and see the first of it in the afternoon.
Morning
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09:30
Travel to Madrid
Transfer from Granada, with your luggage handled.
Afternoon
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14:00
Prado Museum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Velázquez, Goya and Bosch in two and a half hours with an art historian, entering past the ticket queue.
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Evening
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19:00
Toledo Day Trip from Madrid with Cathedral Entry
The city of three cultures — cathedral, synagogue and mosque within a kilometre — walked with a guide, with free time and marzipan.
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Travel Sector from Granada to Madrid is included.
Tip Ask your guide about the neighbourhood around the hotel in Madrid.
Overnight Madrid · 5-star / boutique · 1 night
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09:30
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Day9 Departure from Madrid Madrid
Time for anything left undone, then a private transfer to the airport.
Morning
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09:30
Morning at leisure
Late checkout where the hotel allows it.
Afternoon
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13:00
Airport transfer
Private transfer from your hotel to the airport in Madrid.
Travel Departure sector is not included unless stated.
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09:30
What is and is not included
Included
- 8 nights incl. 2 parador stays
- Private road legs Lisbon → Granada
- Alhambra skip-line with guide
- AVE Granada → Madrid
Not included
- International flights unless stated
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Meals not listed in the daily plan
- Personal expenses and gratuities
Hotels
- Lisbon 2 nights 5-star / boutique
- Évora 2 nights 5-star / boutique
- Seville 2 nights 5-star / boutique
- Granada 1 night 5-star / boutique
- Madrid 1 night 5-star / boutique
Properties are allocated at the category shown and named on confirmation — the exact hotel depends on availability for your dates, which is why the category rather than the property is published here.
Transfers and sectors
- Day 3Sector from Lisbon to Évora is included.
- Day 5Sector from Évora to Seville is included.
- Day 7Sector from Seville to Granada is included.
- Day 8Sector from Granada to Madrid is included.
- Day 9Departure sector is not included unless stated.
Arrival and departure airport transfers are private unless the daily plan says otherwise. Vehicle class is matched to party size at confirmation.
Experiences in this itinerary
4 bookable products from the NNomadic marketplace. Each one opens its own page, with its operator, inclusions and cancellation terms.
Meals
This itinerary books no meals as experiences. Hotel breakfast follows each property’s standard arrangement.
Anything not named in the daily plan above is not included, and is listed under “Not included”. Dietary requirements are passed to every operator at booking.
Destination information
- Lisbon Experiences in Lisbon
- Évora Experiences in Évora
- Seville Experiences in Seville
- Granada Experiences in Granada
- Madrid Experiences in Madrid
Important information
- Availability On request, subject to confirmation. Nothing on this page is held until a booking is confirmed.
- Operated by 1 contracted suppliers, all verified: Iberia Rail & Road.
- Guiding English. Other languages on request, subject to guide availability in each city.
- Timings The times in the daily plan are indicative. Operator start times are fixed at confirmation and printed on the voucher.
- Pace Couples, families and small groups. Tell us about mobility needs, ages or dietary requirements and the plan is adjusted before it is quoted.
- Documents Visas, passport validity and travel insurance are the traveller’s responsibility. We advise on requirements but do not arrange them.
Cancellation
A multi-day itinerary is a set of separately contracted services, and each one carries its own cancellation terms — a rail sector, a ryokan night and a guided day do not cancel on the same schedule. The terms that apply to your booking are the ones attached to the components on your confirmation, and they are shown in full on the quotation before anything is paid.
Each experience page in the marketplace publishes its own cancellation table. Hotel and transport terms are released with the agent quotation.
Make this journey yours
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