Discover the historic and modern cultures of the Iberian Peninsula in Spain and Portugal, or explore France or Morocco with a unique adventure prepared for you by Maribel, your bespoke travel planning specialist.
Spain is a complex country made up of the medieval kingdoms of Asturias, Castile, León, Galicia, Navarra and Aragon and where there are five spoken languages; Castilian Spanish, Gallego (Galician), Euskara (Basque), Catalan and Occitan (an official language of Catalonia).
The Kingdom of Spain was formed in 1479 when Aragon and Castile were finally united near the end of the Christian reconquest (Reconquista) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Beach Day, San Sebastián-Donostia
Founded in the 12th-century, Portugal boasts more than 900 years of history, becoming an independent kingdom in 1179 following the signing of the treaty in Zamora, and a major colonial power during the Age of Exploration. It is one of the oldest nations in Europe. Herni the Navaigator was the first to conquer much of the know world, bringing Europe things they had never seen before.
Western Algarve
France offers a little something for everyone, each region distinctive and worthwhile, with each province offering their own landscape and culture and was first occupied by Romans in 120 BC. The country is bordered on the south by the Pyrenees Mountains, the Basque Country, and the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Alps and the Rhine River, and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
Bayonne, Pays Basque
Morocco is an anciet land, first inhabited more that than 300,000 years ago. The Moors began their invastion of the Iberian Peninsula (Andalus) in 711 AD, which lasted until 1492. Modern Morocco was founded in the 8th-century (791) by Idriss I, a decendat of Ali. Morocco was one of the first countries to reconize the new American Republic (1777).
Marrakesh
Experience the wonders of Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga in a week-long journey; an adventure through Andalucia during Holy Week, before finishing up your 10-day excursion with three nights in Spain’s majestic capital city of Madrid.
Sanfermines is one of the most unique, renowned and celebrated festivals in the world today and is a combination of two major festivals held each year in Pamplona, the Fiesta de San Fermín, the celebration of Navarra's co-patron Saint, San Fermín, and the Feria del Toro de San Fermín, the Festival of the Bull.
