Seville - Ronda - Granada - Cordoba

Day 1& 2: SEVILLE
Arrive in Seville and pick up your rent a car at airport and proceed to your centrally located hotel. Seville is the capital of Andalusia and has a chequered history having been ruled by the Romans, the Visigoths and the Moors before the Christians finally reclaimed it in the 13th century. The city’s character reflects this particularly in the architecture of Moorish, Mudejar, Renaissance and Baroque style. Seville city centre is a compact maze of narrow streets with a fascinating choice of places to visit. The medieval Jewish quarter and the Barrio Santa Cruz are buzzing with activity by day or by night. Seville still preserves the lushness and sensuality of Al-Andalus.
 
Day 3: SEVILLE – RONDA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. And from Seville continue to the charming town of Ron­da.
 
Day 4: RONDA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Ronda is one of the most spectacularly located towns in Spain, and sits on a massive rocky outcrop. It is also in the area famous for the Pueblos Blancos (White Villages) such as Grazalema and Ubrique. The Puente Nuevo or New Bridge, an impressive 18th century construction over the dramatic El Tajo Gorge (over 100 m deep), joins old Ronda with new Ronda.
 
Day 5: RONDA – GRANADA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Next head to Granada, one of Spain’s treasures and the last stronghold of the Moors.
 
Day 6: GRANADA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Granada is perhaps most famous for its exquisite Al­hambra, a complex of palaces built around courtyards of flowering trees, pools and fountains. Here also is the splendid Generalife; the summer palace and gardens of the sultans. The view of the Alhambra from the Plaza San Nicolas is stunning. Also Sa­cromonte, were Granada´s gypsies settled and flamenco can be heard daily. Also visit the hauntingly beautiful Royal Chapel where the lead coffins of the catholic mo­narchs, Fernando and Isabella, who finally re-conquered Granada and unified Spain in 1492 can be seen.
 
Day 7: GRANADA-CORDOBA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Today continue your drive northwest to the charming city of Cordoba, once the great Moorish capital of Al Andalus, and famous for its well preserved old Jewish quarter and mighty Mezquita (mosque). A walk around the heart of Cordoba and the old Jewish quarter gives the sensation that little has changed since the 10th century. Cordoba’s Mosque or Mezquita is without doubt one of the most famous constructions in all of Andalusia and is one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world. Visit the synagogue, the only one remaining in Andalusia, dating from 1315. The walls are adorned with plaster work of plant motifs and epigraphs referring to the psalms, and Song of Songs – a book of the Hebrew Bible. Cordoba also has several interesting museums including the Bullfighting Museum, the Diocesan Museum and the Archaeological Museum. It is also considered to be the birthplace of flamenco.
 
Day 8: CÓRDOBA
Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Drop off the rent a car at the railway station