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30 days · 29 nights
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland

The Grand Tour of the South: France, Spain, Portugal and Italy

Thirty days from the Loire to the Mediterranean: Bordeaux, the Basque Country, Madrid, Toledo, Lisbon, Sintra, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona, Provence, Nice and Monaco, Lake Como and Lucerne.

Duration
30 days · 29 nights
Departure and return
Charleroi
Countries visited
France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1Chartres and Blois — welcome of your group at the airport or station, drive through Île-de-France, Chartres Cathedral and its stained glass, royal château of Blois, night in Blois
  2. Day 2Chambord and Chenonceau — Château de Chambord, Château de Chenonceau on the Cher, Loire wine tasting, night in Tours
  3. Day 3Cognac and Bordeaux — drive through Poitou, visit to a cognac house, arrival in Bordeaux, Garonne quays, night in Bordeaux
  4. Day 4Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion — Place de la Bourse, Water Mirror, Cité du Vin, village and vineyards of Saint-Émilion, night in Bordeaux
  5. Day 5Biarritz and San Sebastián — drive through the Landes, Virgin’s Rock in Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, La Concha Bay, night in San Sebastián
  6. Day 6Burgos and Madrid — Gothic cathedral of Burgos, drive across Castile, arrival in Madrid, Gran Vía, night in Madrid
  7. Day 7Madrid — Prado Museum, Royal Palace, Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Retiro Park, night in Madrid
  8. Day 8Madrid — free day, San Miguel Market, El Rastro or Reina Sofía Museum, night in Madrid
  9. Day 9Toledo and Mérida — cathedral and lanes of Toledo, drive through Extremadura, Roman theatre of Mérida, night in Mérida
  10. Day 10Évora and Lisbon — Roman temple and Chapel of Bones in Évora, Alentejo plains, arrival in Lisbon, night in Lisbon
  11. Day 11Lisbon — Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, pastéis de nata, Alfama, tram 28, night in Lisbon
  12. Day 12Sintra and Cascais — Pena Palace and old town of Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais seafront, night in Lisbon
  13. Day 13Lisbon — free day, Baixa, Chiado, Oceanarium or fado evening, night in Lisbon
  14. Day 14Algarve and Seville — drive through the Alentejo and the Algarve, bridge over the Guadiana, arrival in Andalusia, night in Seville
  15. Day 15Seville — Royal Alcázar, cathedral and Giralda, Plaza de España, Santa Cruz quarter, flamenco show, night in Seville
  16. Day 16Córdoba and Granada — Mosque-Cathedral and Jewish quarter of Córdoba, drive through Andalusian olive groves, night in Granada
  17. Day 17Granada — Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces and Generalife gardens, Albaicín, Mirador de San Nicolás, night in Granada
  18. Day 18Guadix and Valencia — cave houses of Guadix, drive via Murcia, arrival on the Mediterranean, night in Valencia
  19. Day 19Valencia — City of Arts and Sciences, cathedral, Silk Exchange, paella, free afternoon at the beach, night in Valencia
  20. Day 20Peñíscola and Barcelona — Pope Luna’s Castle in Peñíscola, drive along the Costa Daurada, arrival in Barcelona, night in Barcelona
  21. Day 21Barcelona — Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Passeig de Gràcia, Gothic Quarter, La Rambla, night in Barcelona
  22. Day 22Barcelona — free day, La Boqueria market, Barceloneta or Montjuïc, night in Barcelona
  23. Day 23Pont du Gard and Avignon — drive through Catalonia and Languedoc, Pont du Gard, arrival in Provence, night in Avignon
  24. Day 24Avignon and Aix-en-Provence — Palace of the Popes and Avignon Bridge, Cours Mirabeau in Aix, drive to the Riviera, night in Nice
  25. Day 25Monaco and Nice — Rock and Prince’s Palace of Monaco, Monte-Carlo, village of Èze, Promenade des Anglais, night in Nice
  26. Day 26Italian Riviera and Lake Como — Sanremo and the Riviera of Flowers, drive through Liguria and the Po plain, night in Como
  27. Day 27Lake Como — boat trip to Bellagio and Varenna, gardens of Villa Carlotta, free time by the lake, night in Como
  28. Day 28Lugano and Lucerne — Lake Lugano, Gotthard tunnel, Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument in Lucerne, night in Lucerne
  29. Day 29Basel, Colmar and Strasbourg — old town of Basel, Little Venice in Colmar, cathedral and Petite France in Strasbourg, night in Strasbourg
  30. Day 30Nancy and Luxembourg — Place Stanislas in Nancy, drive through Lorraine, stop in Luxembourg, return to Charleroi, then transfer to the airport or station

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Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.