Andalucia+(East)

Geography of Spain December 12, 2011 Seven-Day Itinerary for Eastern Andalucía

Day 1- Almeria
 * 11:00 am Visit the Alcabaza
 * 1:00 pm See the Wall of Jairan
 * 2:00 pm Lunch
 * 4:30 pm Visit the Cathedral in the city’s old town quarter
 * 7:00 pm Go to Aguadulce for dinner and a hotel

Day 2- Almeria
 * 9:00 am Breakfast
 * 10:30 am Visit the Museum of Almeria
 * 12:00 pm Lunch
 * 1:30 pm Cabo de Gata National Park—This national park contains many amazing beaches. We will stay here for the rest of the day!

Day 3- Granada
 * 7:00 am Leave hotel in Almeria and have breakfast on the way to Salobreña
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">10:00 am Walk along the shore and visit Salobreña’s Castle
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">12:00 pm Catch the bus to Granada and check into hostel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">1:30 pm Get lunch on the way to the Cathedral
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">3:00 pm Siesta
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">7:00 pm Walk through the Albaicin to Sacromonte
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">9:00 pm Dinner and a flamenco show in Las Cuevas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">11:30 pm Go to El Camborio

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify;">Day 4- Granada
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">5:30 am Leave El Camborio and get some coffee
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">7:30 am Catch a bus to the ski slopes at the Sierra Nevada’s
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">3:00 pm Come back to Granada for a siesta
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">6:00 pm Make our way up to La Alhambra to see the General Life Gardens and Palace
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">9:00 pm Go out for tapas and go to Mae West for a night out on the town!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 5- Jaen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Arrive in Jaen, check into Hotel Europa
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Walk to Saint Catalina’s Castle, old Moorish fortress that a castle was built on top of
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After castle get lunch, eat typical Jaen food, pipirrana (tomato, green peppers, breadcrumbs, garlic shoots, olive oil, vinegar, salt and hard-boiled egg) and gachas of Jaen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Once lunch is finished we are going on an olive oil tour, Jaen produces the most olive oil in Spain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After the olive oil tour we will go out for tapas and drinks

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Day 6- Jaen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Today we will go to the two world heritage cities in Jaen that are known for the Italian renaissance style architecture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">First stop Ubeda where we will visit the Vazquez de Molina Square and view the Holy Chapel of the Savior
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After Ubeda we will travel to Baeza
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In Baeza we will visit the Cathedral of Santa Maria, originally a Moorish compound and later changed into a cathedral

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify;">Day 7- Córdoba <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify;"> On our final day we will be visiting Córdoba, which is the capital city of the province Córdoba. Córdoba is a typical Moorish city that features many important buildings including several monasteries, churches, and museums. The Great Mosque, which is one of the largest sacred buildings in the Islamic world, is where we will begin our tour. It features more than 850 pillars that are made of jasper, onyx, marble and granite. After our tour of the Great Mosque, we will eat lunch at Bodegas Mezquita, which features a variety of traditional Spanish dishes, as well 13 different types of olive oil. In the afternoon we will explore the narrow cobblestone streets of the Jewish Quarter. After visiting the Jewish Quarter we will return to the hotel, Hotel Cordoba Palacio for a few hours before we have dinner at Bodegas Campos, which is a local favorite. Once we are finished with dinner, we will walk over to Tablao Cardenal, which is one of Cordoba’s most popular flamenco clubs. After the show you can either go out or return to the hotel!