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        of conquistadores Pizarro and Cortés. Stop in   DAY  ’’ •  Córdoba • Journey to Úbeda    Arrive Early, Stay Later
        Mérida, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and     Journey to Úbeda, and en route, visit Córdoba.
   Toledo, Spain                                                                      Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
        home to some of Europe’s best-preserved   Once an Islamic capital in the tenth century, it   and private airport transfer.
        Roman ruins, including a 6,000-seat Roman   rose to become western Europe’s largest city.
        theater and amphitheater.             There, explore the Mezquita, its eighth-century   •   Arrive early in Porto on your Northern Portugal
     Back Roads of Iberia: Spanish Paradores & Portuguese Pousadas   B,D —  Parador  de  Carmona   mosque and one of the world’s greatest Islamic   pre-trip extension for $150 per person per night
                                              buildings. Then, continue on to Úbeda for   •   Arrive early in Lisbon on your main trip for $150
 Portugal: Lisbon, Évora  |  Spain: Carmona, Ronda, Úbeda, Toledo   DAY  ‹ •  Carmona • Optional Seville tour   dinner at our parador.   per person per night
 Departures:    Explore Carmona on your own, or join an

 For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ wps pricing  Jan-Jun; Aug-Dec 2023  Optional Tour to Seville, the Spanish city     B,D — Parador de Úbeda  or similar  •   Conclude your main trip with more time in Toledo
        renowned for bullfighting, flamenco, and Don   DAY  ’˜ •  A Day in the Life of a family-run   for $150 per person per night
        Juan. During the Optional Tour, we’ll discover   olive oil mill               •   Spend more time in Oviedo at the end of your
  16  days from $ 3795     Portugal and Spain are countries that evoke the passion of the flamenco and drama   Seville’s whitewashed homes, 2,000-year-   Visit a family-owned olive oil mill during our A   Northern Spain post-trip extension for $125 per
 including international airfare  of the bullfight. We’ll chart our own course for discovery in these ancient lands while   old plazas, cobbled neighborhoods, and the   Day in the Life experience. We’ll join a local family   person per night
        massive Seville Cathedral.
                                              for coffee and a conversation on the importance
 Single Supplement:  FREE   staying in intimate Portuguese pousadas and Spanish paradores, restored historic inns    B,D —  Parador  de  Carmona   of olives in the local economy. Afterwards, meet
 that evoke the glory of an earlier era. Discover royal cities, hilltop citadels, and ancient   with the owners of the olive oil mill and tour the
 Save a FULL 10%, up to $550, with our   olive groves on a journey deep into the lands of conquerors and conquistadores.   DAY  ‘ •  Ronda • Controversial Topic:   olive fields. We’ll learn about olive-oil production   DAY  ’Ÿ •  Toledo or Madrid
 Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22  Bullfighting   during a visit to the mill, where we’ll sample some     Enjoy a free day to explore on your own, either in Toledo
          Journey to Ronda, admiring views of   extra virgin olive oil. Then, sit down and enjoy a   or in Madrid, a city filled with museums and lovely
 WHAT TO EXPECT   DAY  ‡ •  Lisbon   DAY  ‘ •  Rural Portugal • Évora   Andalusia’s “white villages.” Stop at La   traditional meal with the family.   parks. This evening, gather for a Farewell Dinner and
                                                                                    toast to this adventure.
        Cobatilla, a bull ranch, and tour the grounds

   Explore Lisbon, including the Tower of Belém     Learn about azulejos, the ceramic tiles used to   before enjoying lunch on the property. Then,     B,L — Parador de Úbeda  or similar    B,D — Sercotel Alfonso VI or similar


 and the Avenida da Liberdade. Discover Baixa,   decorate church walls, palaces, and the façades of   we’ll join the ranch owner for a conversation   DAY  ’™ •   Toledo
 an area in Lisbon that was rebuilt after the   homes. We’ll also try painting some of these tiles.   about a Controversial Topic: bullfighting   DAY  ’¡ •  Return to U.S.
 View all physical requirements at  Great Earthquake of 1755. After, explore the   Then, visit a traditional artisanal cheese producer.   in Spain. Bullfighting is a tradition, but the     Depart Úbeda for Toledo, stopping en route     After breakfast, we depart for the airport for our return
 www.oattravel.com/ wps   Alfama district on foot, one of Lisbon’s oldest     B,L,D — Pousada de Évora  or similar  country’s younger generation views it as   to Puerto Lapice. In Toledo, a local guide will   flights home, or continue your Spain travel and fly to

 neighborhoods. Tonight, walk to a local restaurant   animal cruelty.   take you on a tour of the city, showing you   Bilbao to begin our post-trip extension to Northern
   ITINERARY  to enjoy a Welcome Dinner together.   DAY  “ •  Évora • Portuguese cooking lesson    B,L —  Parador  de  Ronda   ancient synagogues, churches, mosques, and   Spain: Bilbao, San Sebastian & Medieval Villages.
                                              impressive palaces.
   B,D — Hotel Marquês de Pombal or similar    Enjoy a walking tour of Évora, an ancient hilltop     B




 DAY  ˜ •  Depart U.S.   town, where we’ll see the Roman ruins of the   DAY  ’“ •  Ronda Old Town     B — Sercotel Alfonso VI or similar
   Depart today on your overnight flight from the   DAY  Š •  Cascais • Sintra National Palace •   Temple of Diana. After, gather for a Portuguese     Explore Ronda’s walled Old Town, and wander   DAY  ’š •  Toledo • Madrid • Flamenco
 U.S. to Lisbon, Portugal.   Home-Hosted Dinner   cooking lesson. Then, enjoy time to explore   the labyrinth of medieval streets, flanked by   demonstration
   Leave the city to visit Cascais and Sintra, and   independently.
 DAY  š •  Lisbon, Portugal   explore Sintra National Palace, a 15th-century     B,L — Pousada de Évora  or similar  Moorish homes. We’ll also enjoy views of the     Explore Madrid, including a visit to the Prado

   Arrive at the airport in Lisbon, where an O.A.T.   palace where the royal family resided until   canyon from atop the Puente Nuevo Bridge.   Museum for a glimpse into Spain’s artistic
 representative will greet you. We’ll also meet   1910. After, join a local family for a Home-Hosted   DAY  ” •  Roman ruins of Mérida •    B,L —  Parador  de  Ronda   history. After a flamenco demonstration, your
 those who traveled on our optional Northern   Dinner in Lisbon.   Carmona, Spain   afternoon is on your own in Toledo.


 Portugal: Porto & the Douro Valley extension.     B,L,D — Hotel Marquês de Pombal or similar    Head to Extremadura, Spain, an autonomous     B,L — Sercotel Alfonso VI or similar  To learn more about


       Hotel Marquês de Pombal or similar  Spanish province known as the homeland            this adventure, scan the

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