Moorish palaces, flamenco nights and the Alhambra
Eight days through Al-Andalus — the Mezquita of Córdoba, the Alhambra of Granada, Seville's Real Alcázar and the world's largest Gothic cathedral, linked by Spain's AVE high-speed trains with a Madrid start.
For eight centuries southern Spain was Al-Andalus, and its architecture is the finest surviving Islamic heritage in Western Europe. This tour is built around that story: the great mosque of Córdoba with its 856 columns, the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, the mudéjar courtyards of Seville's Alcázar, and the whitewashed hill towns in between. It is a favourite with British Muslim families and with anyone drawn to history, but it is equally a food and flamenco tour — tapas crawls in Seville, an Albaicín flamenco cave in Granada, and long Andalusian lunches. Alhambra tickets are the hardest in Spain to get; ours are reserved from the day you book.
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London → Madrid, 2h 30m
Group meet with your tour manager.
approx. 1h 15m
Direct Iberia service, 2h 30m.
approx. 2h 30m
Private coach, 30 minutes.
approx. 40m
Rooms and a welcome briefing.
approx. 1h
Plaza Mayor, Mercado de San Miguel, the Almudena Cathedral and the exterior of the Royal Palace, ending at the Templo de Debod for sunset.
approx. 3h
A Madrid tapas tour through La Latina — five stops, halal and vegetarian dishes at each.
approx. 2h 30m
Madrid, Spain
Wed 9 Sep 2026 → Fri 11 Sep 2026
Seville, Spain
Fri 11 Sep 2026 → Mon 14 Sep 2026
Granada, Spain
Mon 14 Sep 2026 → Wed 16 Sep 2026
Hotels are guaranteed at the stated star rating. If a named property is full on your dates we substitute a comparable alternative and tell you before you pay.
Flight times shown are the schedule we normally book. Exact carriers and times are confirmed with your quote and depend on availability on your dates.
Spain is in the Schengen Area. British passport holders need ETIAS from 2026. Non-EU passport holders resident in the UK need a Spanish Schengen visa; as a Spain-registered agency our Madrid office handles these applications directly and our approval rate is above 98%.
Allow around 15 days for processing — book with that in mind.
Yes. Nasrid Palace entry is capped at 300 people per half hour and sells out months ahead. We hold allocation as a Spain-registered agency and reserve your slot the day you confirm the booking.
The Mezquita is a functioning Catholic cathedral and prayer by non-Christians is not permitted inside. Córdoba, Seville and Granada all have working mosques nearby — your guide will show you the closest and prayer times are built into the schedule.
Yes. The Alcázar gardens, the Giralda ramps and the flamenco show all work well for children aged 7 and up. Under-12s pay 75% of the adult fare.
Seville and Córdoba regularly exceed 40°C in July and August, which is why we do not run this tour in those months. April, May, October and November are ideal.
No — only three hotels in eight days, with three nights in Seville and two each in Madrid and Granada.
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