SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Seville, Algarve Coast, & Lisbon
8 Days
DAY 1: DEPART
- Depart from your airport
DAY 2: SEVILLE
- Arrive
- Meet your KI Concerts Tour Manager
- Transfer to Seville
- Enjoy an orientation tour of Seville, one of the great cities of the world. Seville has a blending of cultures and architectural styles - it was originally founded as a Roman city then controlled by the Visigoths, Moors, Castilians, and the Spanish
- Check into hotel
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Seville
DAY 3: SEVILLE
- Breakfast daily
- Enjoy a guided city tour of Seville, the jewel in Southern Spain’s crown. A feast of sights await you here including the Plaza de España, the Giralda bell tower of the Seville Cathedral with its fascinating history, and the Torre del Oro known as the tower of gold despite its past as a military watchtower and prison during the Middle Ages
- Visit the breathtaking Royal Alcazar still used as the palace of Spain’s royal family when in the region
- Concert
- Overnight Seville
DAY 4: SEVILLE, ALGARVE COAST, AND HUELVA
- Time to explore Seville
- Travel to Portugal, traversing the Algarve, an enchanting mix of the blue Mediterranean Sea, golden beaches, limestone cliffs and charming fishing villages
- Arrive in Huelva, known for its Christopher Columbus sites. See the Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, and the Rábida Monastery, where Columbus sought the aid of Franciscan brothers to assist in advancing his project of discovery
- Check into hotel
- Overnight Algarve Coast
DAY 5: FARO
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of Faro, the capital of southern Portugal’s Algarve region. One of the features of the tour is seeing the city’s neoclassical Arco da Vila which was built on part of the original Moorish wall. This monumental archway leads to the old town with cobbled streets and the Faro Cathedral built in the 13th century
- Concert
- Overnight Algarve Coast
DAY 6: LISBON
- Travel to Lisbon
- En route to Lisbon, visit Santarém, one of the oldest cities in the world. Walk through its narrow streets to the Church of St. Stephen, containing the oldest recorded Eucharistic miracle
- Enjoy an orientation tour of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal
- Check into hotel
- Overnight Lisbon
DAY 7: LISBON
- Enjoy a guided tour of Lisbon including seeing the Belém Tower, a 16th-century fortification that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon
- Walk through the Alfama district, with its delightful maze of narrow cobbled streets and ancient houses
- Exchange program (tbd)
- Concert
- Overnight Lisbon
DAY 8: DEPART
- Transfer to the airport and begin your journey home
Seville, Granada, Faro & Lisbon
9 Days
DAY 1: DEPARTURE
- Depart from your home airport
DAY 2: ARRIVE
- Arrive
- Meet your KI Concerts Tour Manager
- Transfer to Seville
- Enjoy an orientation tour of Seville, one of the great cities of the world. Seville has a blending of cultures and architectural styles - it was originally founded as a Roman city then controlled by the Visigoths, Moors, Castilians, and the Spanish
- Check into hotel
- Dinner daily
- Overnight Seville
DAY 3: SEVILLE
- Breakfast daily
- Enjoy a guided city tour of Seville, the jewel in Southern Spain’s crown. A feast of sights await you here including the Plaza de España, the Giralda bell tower of the Seville Cathedral with its fascinating history, and the Torre del Oro known as the tower of gold despite its past as a military watchtower and prison during the Middle Ages
- Exchange program (tbd)
- Concert
- Overnight Seville
DAY 4: SEVILLE AND GRANADA
- Visit the breathtaking Royal Alcazar still used as the palace of Spain’s royal family when in the region
- Transfer to Granada, which is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains and the confluence of four rivers
- Check into hotel
- Overnight Granada
DAY 5: GRANADA
- Enjoy a guided city tour of Granada, passing the Catedral de Granada, the Royal Chapel of Granada (Capilla Real), the Real Chancilleria, Lonja de Mercaderes, the Albaicín, and the Carrera del Darro
- Visit the famous Alhambra. The beautiful Calat Alhambra (Red Castle) was built in 889 AD and stands at the top of a wooded hill commanding views of the town, the Sacromonte Heights, and nearby hillsides gardens of the Generalife
- Concert
- Overnight Granada
DAY 6: GRANADA, ALGARVE COAST, AND FARO
- Enjoy time to explore Granada
- Travel to Portugal traversing the Algarve Coast, an enchanting mix of the blue Mediterranean Sea, golden beaches, limestone cliffs and charming fishing villages
- Continue to Faro
- Check into hotel
- Overnight Faro
DAY 7: FARO AND LISBON
- Enjoy a guided walking tour of Faro, the capital of southern Portugal’s Algarve region. One of the features of the tour is seeing the city’s neoclassical Arco da Vila which was built on part of the original Moorish wall. This monumental archway leads to the old town with cobbled streets and the Faro Cathedral built in the 13th century
- Continue to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, enjoying views of the spectacular coastline en route
- Check into hotel
- Dinner enjoying Fado dance and music – the folk music of Portugal
- Overnight Lisbon
DAY 8: LISBON
- Enjoy a guided tour of Lisbon including seeing the Belém Tower, a 16th-century fortification that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon
- Walk through the Alfama district, one of the oldest in Lisbon with its delightful maze of narrow cobbled streets and ancient houses
- Exchange program (tbd)
- Concert
- Overnight Lisbon
DAY 9: RETURN HOME
- Depart from your hotel and begin your journey home
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"Thank you for a memorable and deeply satisfying musical odyssey."
Elizabeth Sesler-Beckman
GILMAN SCHOOL CHOIR