12 Day Spain Itineraries

"From the personal touch on everything - the attention to detail with planning and recommendations, and the outstanding hotels and guides which [our travel company] secured - everything about this trip was wonderful.."

Zicasso’s trip planners did an amazing job for us! I wanted a completely custom 12-night tour of Spain and Portugal. This was in late August and early September of 2024. I went in with no particular ideas. After a series of questions to get to know what my family did and didn't like, and only about four exchanges back and forth, our agent had created a completely custom, amazing, and unforgettable trip for us! The trip included hotels, transfers, train tickets, entry tickets, tours, guides, and so much more!! Every person that represented the company did an amazing and very professional job. We did not have a single issue!

Here is the bulk of what we did:

We landed in Barcelona for three nights and stayed at a great hotel in an amazing location. We did wine tasting, food tasting, a flamenco show at the concert hall, and a Gaudí tour (with guide and driver) in Barcelona.

They booked us the high-speed train (around five hours) to Seville. Once again, we had an amazing hotel in a great location for three nights. We did a guided walking city tour, a different flamenco show, and a day trip to Costa de la Cruz (with guide and driver). Seville was just wonderful!

Then, one of their drivers drove us to our next destination in Cascais (a beautiful beach city just outside of Lisbon). We stopped at lovely Évora on the way. Once again, the hotel in Cascais was top-notch! The next day we had a driver and guide take us around Lisbon. IT was so lovely and there was so much to see! If Florence, Italy, and San Francisco had a baby, it would look like Lisbon. I love that city!

The next day, we had a driver and guide for Sintra. You do not want to miss the palace in Sintra! It is just breathtaking!! And that evening they booked us a private catamaran trip in Cascais. IT was so relaxing and beautiful!!!

Leaving Cascais, we had a driver who took us to Porto, with a religious stop in Santarém (for the eucharistic miracle there) and Fátima. Both were at my request and they fit it in wonderfully! If you are Catholic, you have to visit those two places in Portugal!

Our final stop that day was Porto. Again, we loved the hotel in Porto for the three-night stay. We were right in the hubbub near the train station. We did a lovely city walking tour with a guide in Porto. We enjoyed an amazing cooking class there and did a full day of wine tasting too. You cannot miss the wine tasting in the Douro Valley. These are views that are some of the most outstanding vineyard views you will ever see (puts Tuscany, Italy, and Napa, CA, to shame). We loved learning about the Port wines too!

I think that's a wrap. It was an absolutely amazing and unforgettable trip. Our travel company made all the dreams come true, and in only a handful of messages and phone calls. They are professionals through and through. I would highly recommend their services.

"Having a travel agent in Spain who really knows his country made the trip so much richer."

"Our tour operator was a fabulous guide---everything was beautifully arranged, she totally took care of us."

"Our experience with Zicasso’s tour operator couldn't have gone more smoothly. From the first detail to the last, everything was perfect."

"Our primary contact designed and planned a vacation that was precisely to our liking."