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Spain burns bright — flamenco footwork in Andalusian courtyards, Gaudí's surreal Barcelona, and a culinary revolution that has made San Sebastián a global pilgrimage for pintxos and innovation. Regional identity runs deep here; Andalusia, Catalonia, and the Basque Country feel like three countries sharing a border, each with its own language, cuisine, and pride.

Madrid's Prado and tapas crawls through La Latina anchor the centre; Barcelona's Sagrada Família and Gothic Quarter demand days of wandering. Seville's Alcázar and orange-scented alleys embody southern soul; Granada's Alhambra is Moorish poetry in stone. Basque Country adds surf, cider houses, and world-ranked restaurants. Mallorca extends the calendar with island beaches and mountain trails. Spain's heat, design, and seafood coast reward travelers who embrace regional diversity rather than rushing between icons.

Journeys

  • Grand Tour of Spain
    Sample itinerary

    Sample itinerary

    Grand Tour of Spain

    18 days • 16 nights

    An 18-day private-style circuit from Madrid through Andalusia and Catalonia to Bilbao—museum days, UNESCO towns, flamenco, Gaudí, and a custom northern finale.

    Itinerary

    Madrid • Málaga • Seville • Barcelona • Bilbao

    From $15,500per person · double occupancy · excluding international flights

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Places to visit

Highlights we often weave into bespoke itineraries—each destination below can be tailored to your pace, season, and interests.

  • Madrid

    Prado masterpieces, Retiro park, and tapas crawls from La Latina to Salamanca's elegant squares.

    • Prado Museum holds Velázquez Las Meninas and Goya Black Paintings in royal collection begun 1819.
    • Royal Palace, eighteenth century, holds 3,418 rooms on site of Alcázar destroyed 1734—Europe's largest functioning palace.
    • Retiro Park Crystal Palace, built 1887, frames rowboat lake beside Velázquez Gate in former royal retreat.

  • Toledo

    Medieval skyline, El Greco heritage, and a perfect day trip from Madrid through Spain's imperial past.

    • Toledo Cathedral, thirteenth-century Gothic, holds El Greco Disrobing of Christ in city where artist lived and died.
    • Alcázar fortress crowns hill where Visigoth, Moorish, and Christian layers overlap in UNESCO old town.
    • Damascene steel and marzipan workshops continue craft traditions from Toledo steel reputation since Roman era.

  • Barcelona

    Gaudí's Sagrada Família, Gothic Quarter lanes, and Mediterranean beaches with Catalonian pride in every meal.

    • Sagrada Família, Gaudí's unfinished basilica begun 1882, combines Gothic and Art Nouveau in towers still under construction.
    • Park Güell mosaic terraces and Casa Batlló bone-like facade display Catalan Modernisme on Mediterranean hillside.
    • Gothic Quarter Roman walls and Barcelona Cathedral, thirteenth century, frame La Boqueria market on Ramblas approach.

  • Málaga

    Picasso's birthplace, Costa del Sol sunshine, and gateway to Andalusia's white villages and sherry bodegas.

    • Picasso Museum Málaga holds artist's work in Buenavista Palace beside birthplace on Plaza de la Merced.
    • Alcazaba fortress, eleventh-century Moorish, rises above Roman theatre ruins in layered Mediterranean history.
    • Day trips to Ronda gorge bridge and Jerez sherry bodegas extend Andalusia beyond Costa del Sol beaches.

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