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Tour 1: 12 Days | 8 Walks
Tour 2: 12 Days | 8 Walks
- Start and finish in Madrid
Guide: Dan Friesen
Optional Portugal Extension
The charm of the Iberian Peninsulais the cumulative creation of a diverse range of civilizations. Prehistoric Celts, conquering Romans, Germanic barbarian hordes, Sephardic Jews, Islamic Moors from North Africa, and the Spanish Christian kingdoms of the Middle Ages — all left their mark upon the history and culture of Spain and Portugal.
Highlights
- Segovia’s amazing Roman aqueduct, breathtaking cathedral, and lovely rural walk route
- Toledo’s enchanting medieval blending of Christian, Jewish, and Moorish architecture and culture
- Granada’s Alhambra, with its intricate Moorish mazes of ornate terraces, grottoes, and fountains
- An unforgettable walk on the fabled Rock of Gibraltar, one of Plato’s “Pillars of Hercules,” which guards the entrance to the Mediterranean
- The winding cobblestone lanes and colorful flower-bedecked tile patios of Cordoba, center of Spain’s Moorish civilization
- Extension: Lisbon, guardian of the spirit of Vasco da Gama and other Portuguese navigators who opened trade routes to the exotic markets of the East during Portugal’s golden era
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