Payment of bespoke program of private tours | 23rd – 26th of November | 3 pax

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Description and schedule of services
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23rd of November: arrival to Seville and private transfer to your hotel in the city
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2:35pm: upon arrival of your flight to Seville airport, collect your luggage, walk to the arrivals hall and meet your personal driver there. He will be holding a sign saying “Patricia Tongco – Genuine Andalusia”. Then be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to your hotel in the city.

3:35pm (estimated): arrival to your hotel in Seville and end of services for the day.

Overnight in Seville: Hotel Palacio de Pinello (not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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24th of November: Seville tapas and wines tour
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12pm: meet your personal food and wine host at your accommodation to start a tapas and wines tour of Seville old town.

understanding how Spain works when it comes to celebrating food can be one of the most revealing experiences of the culture of the country. The Spanish love their excellent food and they like to make a celebration out of every meal, together with family and friends. Food, conversation, wine, laughter and a magical common feeling of thankfulness combine in perfect harmony around Spanish tables to make meals memorable.

Tapas play a key role in the wide variety of options that the country has to offer gastronomy-wise. They are small portions of food that people usually have as an appetizer before a meal. However, especially when eating out, a meal can consist of several different tapas and this is exactly what this tour is about.
Your local Spanish foodie host will meet you at your hotel to take you on a tapas journey through 2 – 3 selected tapas bars of the city, during which you’ll be able to taste a selection of 6 – 9 different local tapas dishes, combined with the corresponding drinks. Along the tour, you’ll be explained about the hectic social life that Sevillanos have and how most of it takes place around food in tapas bars.

The Andalusian capital can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing a place to eat so this tour will allow you to relax and to enjoy the magnificent culinary scene of the city, while you also learn about its particular character and identity, together with your local host.

3pm: end of your tapas and wines tour back at your accommodation.

Overnight in Seville: Hotel Palacio de Pinello (not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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25th of November: private walking tour of Seville World Heritage Sites and Plaza de España
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9:30am: be met by your personal local guide at your hotel in Seville to start a private walking tour that will take you to visit its impressive World Heritages Sites (the Alcazar or Moorish palace, the Cathedral with its Giralda tower and the Archive of the Indies) as well as Plaza de España.

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 splendor 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, which is a perfectly preserved Hispanic-Muslim minaret from the period when a Mosque occupied the grounds where the Cathedral stands today. 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.

Afterwards you will visit the Archive of the Indies. The Archive of the Indies is an iconic neoclassical building erected to keep invaluable documents from all those commercial expeditions that took place between Seville and the New World. Learning about it will uncover probably the most glorious period of the history of Seville and how it connects to the American continent and to the present character of the city.

Your tour will continue with a visit to Plaza de España (transfer by taxi from the Archive of the Indies), which is the most beautiful construction that was erected in Seville for the famous 1929 Iberian – American exhibition. Your personal local host will help you understand its history and the very important public space that it is today not only for people from Seville but from all over Spain.

1:30pm: end of your tour and rest of the day at leisure. If you like your personal local host can help you get on a taxi to come back to your hotel.

Overnight in Seville: Hotel Palacio de Pinello (not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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26th of November: private transfer from your hotel to Seville airport
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11:45am: meet your personal driver at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle to Seville airport.

12:15pm: arrival to Seville airport on time to take your flight to Valencia at 2:15pm.

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Pricing
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The cost of this 4-day bespoke program of private tours for a group of 3 people is 335 Euros per person

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This price includes
– All private transfers mentioned above in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle with a personal driver.
– A tapas and wines tour in Seville led by a knowledgeable, personable, flexible and interactive guide.
– A selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share and up to 4 drinks per person (wine, beer, refreshments or water) during your tapas tour.
– A history and architecture tour of Seville led by a knowledgeable, personable, flexible and interactive guide.
– All entrance tickets and admissions for your culture and architecture tour of Seville.
– Taxi ride to get from Seville old town to Plaza de España during your history and architecture tour of the city.
– All taxes.

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Confirmation and payments
In order to confirm this bespoke program of private tours we require full payment via credit/debit card no later than the 17th of November 2022.

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Grand total of this trip: 1005 Euros

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Cancellation policy
Once paid, this tour program is non refundable if you decide to cancel it. Please also note that partial cancellations won’t result in partial refunds. This applies to the group size and to the duration of the program.