2025 MSA Post Tour

The Three Jewels of Andalusia

Seville, Córdoba and Granada

1-5 June 2025

The Post Tour will start Sunday June 1
in Gibraltar and end in Gibraltar on June 5.
RESERVE AND PAY HERE

DAY 1 Sunday, June 1: Gibraltar to Seville.

Seville is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain with a plethora of sites to feast on. Among the highlights are the Cathedral and Giralda, the Alcázar, the Plaza de España, Torre de Oro and Plaza de Torres.

The Seville Cathedral was originally the site of a large mosque built in the 12th century when the Almohad empire ruled most of Spain. The large 15th Century Gothic church is the third-largest in the world.

The 12 Century Bell Tower, the Giralda, was the minaret and is all that survives of the Great Mosque of Seville. The 14th century Torre de Oro is also a product of the Almohad period.

The most extraordinary treasure of the city is the Royal Alcázar. Built between the 12th to 14th centuries, it is a magnificent example of Mudéjar art, surpassed only by the Alhambra. The Plaza España was built in 1929 to host the Ibero-American Exposition. It has a half mile of beautifully tiled fountains, pavilions, and walls.

Plaza España

Torre del Oro

Bull Ring

Old Tobacco Factory, now University

Old Town and Giralda

We will spend the late morning and afternoon in Seville and transfer to Carmona where we will stay in the beautiful Parador of Carmona.

Parador of Carmona

DAY 2 Monday June 2: Carmona to Córdoba

Cordoba was conquered by the Romans in 206 BC and evidence of the long Roman occupation can be found in such things as the Roman Bridge and Temple.

But it was during the period of the Umayyad Emirate and Caliphate from 756 to 1031 that the city reached its height of greatness. Its territory comprised most of the Iberian Peninsula known to the Muslims as Al-Andalus. It is estimated that, circa 1000, Córdoba had a population of around 450,000 people and was the cultural and intellectual center of Al-Andalus. It was a leader in translations of ancient Greek texts into Arabic and the royal library possessed an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 volumes. Both Christians and Jews were participants in and contributors to this flourishing culture. Córdoba’s large Jewish population is still reflected in the large Juderia that survives today. In 785, Abd al-Rahman I founded the Great Mosque of Cordoba which was to become one of the world’s greatest architectural wonders when completed in the early 11th century.

Roman bridge Cordoba

Roman temple Cordoba

Great Mosque Cordoba

Alcazar Cordoba

Cordoba Jewish Quarter

Cordoba Judaea Medieval Synagogue

Overnight at Parador Cordoba

Parador Cordoba

DAY 3 JUNE 3 DEPART CORDOBA FOR GRANADA

DAY 4 JUNE 4 FREE DAY IN GRANADA

GRANADA

The region surrounding what today is Granada has been populated since at least 5500BC. The most important historical time for the city was under the Nasrid dynasty that ruled the Emirate of Granada from the founding of the dynasty in 1232 by Muhammed I until January 1492, when MuhammedXII surrendered to Isabella of Castille. It was the last Muslim dynasty in the Iberian Peninsula. Today, the most visible evidence of the Nasrid dynasty is the magnificent Alhambra palace complex built under their reign.

In addition to the Alhambra Palace is the Generalife or Summer Palace of the Nasrid Rulers located very near the Alhambra. Other important sites to visit in Granada are the 16th century Renaissance Cathedral of Granada and the Gothic Royal Chapel where the remains of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella and Ferdinand are buried. The Albaicín or Albayzín is a historic neighborhood, located on the hillsides north of the Alhambra that still retains much of its medieval street plan dating back to the Nasrid period. It offers many points of interest.