Payment of bespoke tour program of Andalusia. 19th – 27th of October 2021. 2pax
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Description and schedule of services
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Tuesday the 19th of October. Barcelona introductory tour: the masterpieces of Antoni Gaudí
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10:30am: meet your personal local host at your accommodation in Barcelona (Carrer de Floridablanca 11) to start a private tour of the city aimed at discovering the masterpieces of Antoni Gaudi: la Pedrera, the Church of la Sagrada familia and Parc Güell. Three great examples (one civil, one religious and one park) representative of the talent of Gaudí.
After meeting your personal local host at your accommodation take a taxi (10min) to the most iconic private residence that Antoni Gaudí designed in Barcelona: La Pedrera. The promoter of this project was a successful local businessman who wanted Gaudí to employ all his creative genius in the construction of a luxurious building of apartments. La Pedrera allowed Gaudí to give complete freedom to his imagination, which resulted in the inclusion of revolutionary aesthetic and technical resources with techniques inspired by the natural world. Your tour will allow you to connect with Gaudi’s imagination and creativity through a series of explanations of the particular symbolism of the building exteriors and interiors.
12pm: after your tour of La Pedrera, walk (20minutes) or take a taxi (6 minutes) to the church of La Sagrada Familia.
12:15pm: arrival to la Sagrada Familia and private tour of the site. After your introduction to the work of Gaudí at La Pedrera, you will have the right context to enjoy the magnificence of this temple and to understand the visionary that Gaudí was, by taking a private tour of both the inside and the outside of the building with your personal local host. The church of la Sagrada familia is the most ambitious and complex project of Gaudí as it incorporates all the structural innovations he had developed during his career. Also, the temple contains a fascinating symbolism revealing the indepth knowledge of Christian liturgy that Gaudí acquired after several decades of intense study.
1:30pm: after your visit to la Sagrada familia, take a taxi (6minutes) with your personal local host to Parc Güell.
1:45pm: arrival to Park Güell and private walking tour of the park aimed at understanding the extent to which Gaudi was able to expand his creativity and versatility. Promoted by the local businessman Eusebi Güell, the park was originally devised as an exclusive garden for the well-to-do local families who wanted to get away from the busy city life and be closer to nature. Güell gave Gaudí free rein to design the site, in such a way that the architect was able to experiment with new construction techniques and incorporate references to Classical mythology, the history of Catalonia and the Christian religion and this is what your tour will uncover for you.
3:30pm: after your tour of parc Güell, you may want to take a taxi back to Barcelona old town or to the museum of Joan Miró for a self-guided tour (the museum is open until 7pm).
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Price of this private walking tour for a group of 2 people: 235 Euros per person
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This price includes
– A carefully selected, fully licensed, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible and kind personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the journey.
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– A list of recommended things to do and see in your free time and of places to eat in Barcelona.
– All taxes.
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This price excludes
– Taxis you may need / want to take. Your personal local host will manage them for you when necessary / preferred.
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Thursday the 21st of October. Madrid old town, Royal Palace and Reina Sofía contemporary art museum
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10:30am: meet your personal local host at your accommodation (Calle Concepción Arenal 5) to go on an introductory tour of the Spanish capital. This walking tour will take you from your accommodation to visit first the oldest quarters of the city. It is in these areas where Madrid has its roots and from where it has evolved until becoming the vibrant and cosmopolitan city it is today.
There you will visit the iconic Plaza Mayor where you will be explained about the important events that have happened there over the past 400 years. From there, you will be taken to visit the Royal Palace, which is the official residence of the Spanish monarchy. The building portrays the splendour of Spanish royal power through its architectural design and lavish interiors. Your tour will be a journey through the history of Spain while you enjoy a selection of royal rooms and banqueting halls.
12:45am: after your tour of the Royal Palace, take a taxi to the Reina Sofía museum.
1pm: upon arrival to the Reina Sofía Museum, enjoy a private walking tour of its premanent collection including its highlights, which include the unique Guernica by Picasso and masterpieces by artists such as Salvador Dalí and Joan Miró amongst others.
2:30pm: after your tour of the Reina Sofía Museum, be given recommendations for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure maybe strolling around the park of El Retiro.
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Price of this private walking tour for a group of 2 people: 191 Euros per person
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This price includes
– A carefully selected, fully licensed, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible and kind personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the journey.
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– A list of recommended things to do and see in your free time and of places to eat in Madrid.
– All taxes.
This price excludes
– Taxis you may need / want to take. Your personal local host will manage them for you when necessary / preferred.
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Sunday the 24th of October: Private walking tour of the Alhambra and el Generalife in Granada
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10:30am: be met by your personal Alhambra expert at your accommodation (Calle San José 12) and be transferred by taxi to the top of the hill of la Sabika, where the Alhambra and El Generalife are located.
10:45am: start your private walking tour of the Alhambra and el Generalife. This tour will allow you to enjoy the exquisite refinement of the most splendorous construction that the Muslims built in Spain: the Alhambra. The Alhambra was a palatial town, formed by different parts, all of which you will get to discover with your local host in order to understand how they all worked together, the role that each of them had and the different people who inhabited them. After your tour of the Alhambra you will be taken to the Generalife or summer palace of the Nasrid Sultans, where they would go to get away from the hustle of life in the Alhambra. The Generalife is a magical place designed for relax and contemplation and its gardens, architecture and views are simply spectacular.
2pm: end of your private tour of the Alhambra and rest of the day at leisure in Granada.
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Price of this private walking tour for a private group of 2 people: 160 Euros per person.
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This price includes
– A carefully selected, fully licensed, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible and kind personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the journey.
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– A list of recommended things to do and see in your free time and of places to eat in Granada.
– All taxes.
This price excludes
– Taxi to get from your accommodation to the Alhambra and back (should you also want to get a taxi to return from the Alhambra to your accommodation)
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Tuesday the 26th of October: private walking tour of Córdoba
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10:30am: be met by your personal local host at your accommodation (Hotel Eurostars Patios de Córdoba) to go on a 3h discovery journey of the historical centre of the city. A UNESCO site since 1994, Córdoba is an inspirational city, which during the Middle Ages, saw a peaceful interaction between the three great Mediterranean cultures. Jews, Muslims and Christians coexisted then in the city turning it into a unique intellectual hub that gave birth to very renowned philosophers, poets, scientists and doctors. This also resulted in the construction of unique buildings of remarkable historical signficance.
During your private walking tour you’ll learn about the period of maximum intellectual splendour of the city and you will see beautiful examples of architecture and urban planning that will allow you to recreate all the grandeur of this era, which has the Great Mosque – Cathedral, the synagogue and the Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs as its most representative constructions.
The Great Mosque-Cathedral is probably the most though-provoking building in Spain and your personal local host will uncover all its beauty and complexity for you. You will understand its origins, its different enlargements and the role that the building has played in the culture and social fabric of the city throughout the centuries.
The synagogue will allow you to understand the very important Jewish – Sephardic community that Córdoba once had and how much it embraced Hispanic-Muslim decorative arts in its places of devotion.
The Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs is a fortification treasuring Roman and Visigothic remains that became an important royal residence in the Hispanic-Muslim and Christian times. Your tour of this landmark will be a journey through the history of the city and also through probably the most beautiful gardens that one can find in Córdoba.
1:30pm: end of your tour.
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Price of this walking tour for a private group of 2 people: 145 Euros per person.
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This price includes
– A carefully selected, fully licensed, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible and kind personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the walking tour of Córdoba.
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– A list of recommended things to do and see in your free time and of places to eat in Córdoba.
– All taxes.
This price excludes
– Any taxis you may need / want to take during the tour.
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Wednesday the 27th of October: walking tour of Seville Alcazar, Cathedral and quarter of Santa Cruz
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10:30am: be met by your personal local guide at your accommodation (Alameda de Hércules 24) in Seville to start a private walking tour that will take you to the most impressive World Heritages Sites of the city (the Alcazar and the Cathedral with its Giralda tower) and to the quarter of Santa Cruz.
You will start your discovery journey by visiting the Alcazar, which is a massive complex of palaces erected in different periods and of breath-taking gardens of different styles. The Alcazar has stunning historical constructions featuring a very particular crossover between Hispanic-Muslim and Christian architecture styles, called Mudejar. This style became very fashionable in Spain in the 14th and 15th centuries amongst the Christian nobility and it reached its maximum splendour in Seville. Another essential part of the Alcazar is the famous house of Trade, which once hosted the offices from where all the commerce with the new world was managed. After enjoying these inner areas, you will be taken to the gardens, which are an exquisite sample of European landscaping from the 16th until the 20th centuries.
Then you will be taken to visit the Cathedral, which is the largest gothic temple in the World and where Christopher Columbus is buried. The Cathedral of Seville was built on a vast extension of land where previously a Mosque had been erected. An important part of the Mosque was preserved and it is now a part of the Cathedral. This makes it a unique construction featuring styles as diverse as Hispanic-Muslim, Gothic, Renaissance, Neoclassical and Baroque. A most important part of the Cathedral is its bell tower known as la Giralda. During your tour you will be taken to the top in order to enjoy the wonderful views of Seville that one can admire from there.
To finish you will visit the quarter of Santa Cruz, with its countless quaint corners, narrow streets, cosy squares, houses of traditional Southern Spanish architecture and Moorish urban planning. It is in this quarter where an important part of the Jewish Sephardic community of Seville lived in the medieval times and you will learn about what life in the quarter was like then and how it has evolved until becoming what it is today.
2pm: after your tour, you may want to be escorted back to your accoommodation or be given some orientation to enjoy lunch at leisure.
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Price of this walking tour for a private group of 2 people: 155 Euros per person.
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This price includes
– A carefully selected, fully licensed, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, flexible and kind personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the journey.
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– A list of recommended things to do and see and of places to eat in Seville during your free time.
– All taxes.
This price excludes
– Any taxis you may need / want to take during the tour.
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Pricing of the whole tour program
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The price of this bespoke tour program for a private group of 2 people is 1772 Euros in total.
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Confirmation and payments
In order to confirm this tour program we require a 30% deposit of the grand total (531,6 Euros) no later than the 1st of October 2021 via credit/debit card. The remaining 70% (1240,6 Euros) must be paid no later than 7 days prior to the start of the tour program.
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30% deposit of the grand total to be paid no later than the 1st of October 2021: 531,6 Euros.
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Final 70% to be paid no later than 7 days prior to the start of the tour program: 1240,6 Euros
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Cancellation policy
– If you cancelled your tour program more than 7 days prior to its start: we’d charge the 30% deposit only.
– If you cancelled your tour program between 7 and 2 days prior to its start: we’d charge 50% of the full cost of the tour program.
– If you cancelled your tour program 2 days or less prior to its start: we’d charge 100% of the full cost of the tour program.
*If the travel restrictions related to the pandemic didn’t allow for the tour program to happen, we’d give you a full refund deducting only the bank charges involved in the refund.
**Please note that the travel restrictions we would take as official would be the ones imposed by the corresponding government/s for the general vaccinated traveler coming to Spain from your country of origin and not your specific personal circumstances.
