Andalusia Heritage Tour
Your Journey
Malaga — Cordoba
Your guide meets you at Malaga Airport and transfers to Cordoba (approximately 1.5 hours), arriving at midday. Lunch is at a halal restaurant in the city centre. The afternoon opens with a guided visit to the Great Mosque of Cordoba, one of the finest surviving examples of Umayyad architecture in Europe, followed by the Bridge of Musa ibn Nusayr and the Calahorra Tower. The evening is free to explore the medieval old quarters.
Cordoba — Medinat Al-Zahra — Seville
After breakfast, the morning visit is to Medinat Al-Zahra — the 10th-century palace-city of Caliph Abderrahman III, now a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site with an interactive on-site museum. You then transfer to Seville (1.5 hours). The afternoon takes in Plaza España at sunset, followed by free time in the historic Muslim quarters for shopping and self-guided exploration.
Seville — Granada
The morning begins at the Royal Alcazar, a UNESCO-listed palace built by Muslim craftsmen in the Mudejar style, followed by the Giralda Tower — the former minaret of Seville's great mosque, constructed in 1182. After lunch, the transfer continues to Granada (3 hours). The evening explores the Albayzin, the preserved medieval Muslim quarter, with panoramic views across to the Alhambra and a stop at the Grand Mosque of Granada.
Granada — Alhambra
The full morning is devoted to the Alhambra — Spain's most visited monument and the best-preserved medieval Muslim royal palace complex in the world. Your guide walks through the Nasrid Palaces, founded by Muhammad al-Ahmar, tracing the Qur'anic verses and poetry inscribed in Arabic across every hall and courtyard. The afternoon visits the city centre and the Moroccan Bazaar before dinner at a halal restaurant.
Granada — Alpujarra Mountains — Pampaneira
After breakfast, the route heads into the Alpujarra Mountains, where the last Muslims of Al-Andalus continued to live for over 150 years after Granada's fall in 1492. The traditional village of Pampaneira retains its whitewashed architecture, narrow lanes, and local crafts from that era. Lunch is at a restaurant owned by a local Muslim family, set above the valley of the Alpujarras with views across the last stronghold of the Nasrid Muslims.
Granada — Malaga Airport
After breakfast, you transfer directly to Malaga Airport, arriving by 11:00 am. Flights should be booked no earlier than 12:30.