Tour 1 Wednesday, February 27th 2002 09:00-14:00 Panoramic City Tour + Roman City Ita'lica. The tour begins with a scenic drive viewing the city's surroundings. After this short drive we proceed to visit the old Roman city of Ita'lica, over which the modern town of Santiponce was built.
Escipion the African founded Ita'lica in 206 B.C, after the "battle against the Cartaginenses". In this place he left all those men blessed in the war and in memory of their place of origin he called it Ita'lica. In the II century Ita'lica gave birth to two of the main Roman Emperors, Trajano and Adriano. It was under the rule of the last one that it gained its title as Colony Aelia Augusta Ita'lica. Nowadays we can admire the remains of its glorious splendor: its "houses" with beautiful mosaics, the still paved "streets", its extraordinary "drains" and "thermes" and overall its wonderful "amphitheatre", which is the 3rd biggest in the world. The "theatre", placed in the center of Santiponce, offers a unique show in this incredible setting: the festival of Greek and Latin Theatre. Rate: 44 Euro per person. (Lunch included
Tour 2 Wednesday, February 27th, 2002 09:00-18:00 Tour to the Caliphal City Of Cordoba Ancient Cordoba, city of Caliphs, is one of Spain's oldest cities and the greatest embodiment of Moorish heritage in all Andalucia. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, the Moorish emirs and caliphs of the west held court here, and the city became one of the western world's greatest centers of art, culture, and learning. Moors, Christians and Jews lived together in peace within its walls.
Against this background we can view the majestic Mosque of Cordoba "La Mezquita". This impressive Arabian mosque, the third -biggest in the world, was called the most beautiful and original building of all Spain. This Mezquita initiated the Caliphal style, which combined Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, Syrian and Persian elements and was the starting -point of all Arabian-Hispanic architecture to come. Rate: 59 Euro per person. (Lunch included)
Tour 3 Wednesday, February 27th, 2002 09:00-18:00 Tour to the ancient village of Aracena. It is the most important point of the mountain range of the same name. The city of Aracena has been inhabited since old times. Thus, we can find remains of the III millennium BC in the caves called "Cuevas de Umbra." Remains of the II millennium BC reside in the village of Castanuelo, where there are also remains from the Celtic culture of the V century BC. But it was in the 1st century, when the Romans arrived to explode its mines, when the town of Aracena was born. The main attractiveness of the city resides in the "Gruta de las Maravillas", beautiful caves of stalactites with a big underground lake.
Rate: 59 Euro per person. (Lunch included)
Tour 4 Friday, March 1st, 2002 19;00-20; 30 or 22;00-23; 30 (night tour) Flamenco Show including dinner Enjoy your dinner while you watch an enchanting flamenco show. The indefinable spirit of this Andalusian art form is beautifully captured in the dances, the guitar playing and singing that you will see in the show. Flamenco is the expression of artists who know themselves to be the heirs of the centuries old Andalusian legacy, in which different fading cultures flow together.
Rate: from 55 Euro The Flamenco night will take place at the Palacio del embrujo/ Avda. Maria' Auxiliadora, 18. The rate does not include transfers to sight. Tickets on a first come - first served basis, subject to availability only. Entrance - must be 30 minutes before the show's start-time (18; 30 or 20; 30).
Tour 5 Monday - Tuesday, March 4-5, 2002 07:00-20:00 Tour to Granada and Malaga Monday March 4, 2002 Depart Seville and drive towards Granada (approx. 3 hours drive). Granada is one of the pearls of Spain, visited by tourists from around the world. On arrival we will visit the Alhambra directly: the Alhambra is not only the most important, but also the best conserved Arabian palace of its epoch. The name Alhambra means "the red one" and refers to the color of the mountain on which it is built. After lunch, we will check in to the hotel. Free afternoon for walking around and shopping: walk through beautiful gardens, charming narrow streets filled with flowers, sit down in one of the typical taverns to have some of that famous ham and local wine, and breath in the centuries of history surrounding you. Overnight with breakfast at a 4 star hotel in Granada. Tuesday March 5, 2002 After breakfast depart to Malaga (one and a half hours). Start with a city tour and visit the Cathedral. Enjoy lunch and proceed back to Seville. Arriving at approximate 18:00 Hours. Rates: 204 Euro per person in double room. 76 Euro Single supplement.