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Lisbon, Andalusia & Barcelona - 8 Days (Sintra, Seville, Cordoba, Granada & Alhambra)

4.3(17 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days, two countries, every timed ticket prebooked. Eight days with old-quarter hotels in all four cities and every timed ticket booked at release.

Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days, two countries, every timed ticket prebooked
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • AlfamaTwo countries, four cities and one Schengen visa, all connected by fast rail except the one leg that is not.
  • JeronimosSintra fills from mid-morning and the hill road becomes a jam.
  • Seville CathedralThere is no high-speed line between Lisbon and Seville — the coach is seven hours and the alternative is a flight via Madrid.
  • Real AlcazarThe Mezquita is a mosque with a cathedral built inside it, and both are still there.
  • Nasrid PalacesThe Nasrid Palaces admit a fixed number per half hour and the ticket is checked against your passport.
  • GeneralifeMissing the slot means missing the palace.
  • Barri GoticSanta Maria del Mar is a fourteenth-century merchants' church and the best building in the city that Gaudi did not touch.
  • Sagrada FamiliaConstruction started in 1882 and the completion estimate has moved more than once.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Flights
  • All rail, the Lisbon-Seville coach and the Granada-Barcelona flight
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Montserrat rack railway
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • Alhambra with a timed Nasrid Palaces entry, booked months ahead
  • Sintra, Real Alcazar, Mezquita, Sagrada Familia and Park Guell timed tickets
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Lisbon and out of Barcelona
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Schengen visa
  • Most meals
  • City tourist taxes

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Lisbon Residency

Hotel

Days 1, 2

Seville Courtyard

Hotel

Days 3, 4

Granada Retreat

Hotel

Day 5

Barcelona Lodge

Lodge

Days 6, 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 8 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Cypress & Stone
4.3 (17)

Based in Ljubljana

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 17 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.2/5
Guide
4.2/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.4/5
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Elena Petrova – Melbourne2025-11-13 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would book with them again.

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Tom Bergman – Amsterdam2025-11-13 · Verified booking

Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Worth every rupee.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Ishita Ghosh – Delhi2025-11-13 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Delhi2025-11-13 · Verified booking

Iberia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Pune2025-11-01 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Worth every rupee.

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Aditi Rao – Pune2025-11-01 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.

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Arjun Pillai – Kochi2025-11-01 · Verified booking

Well paced over 8 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Would send friends their way.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Meera Iyer – Bengaluru2025-11-01 · Verified booking

Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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