8 Nights / 10 Days

San Antonio Mastersingers

Portugal & Spain

United Airlines Flight #994Depart: San Antonio

11:46amArrive: Newark

4:47pmUnited Airlines Flight #916Depart: Newark

8:30pmArrive: Lisbon

8:20amUS Airways Flight #2030Depart: San Antonio 8:00amArrive: Philadelphia 12:38pmUS Airways Flight #738Depart: Philadelphia 8:45pmArrive: Lisbon 8:50am

Flight InformationJune 22 - 23, 2015

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• Depart on United and US Airways for Lisbon, Portugal

Day One: June 22 (Monday)

• United Airlines Flight arrive in Lisbon

• US Airways Flight arrive in Lisbon• Meet your MCI Tour Managers,

Silvia Moura and Isabella Lozano, who will assist the group to the awaiting chartered motorcoach

• Lunch, on own• Enjoy a guided tour of Lisbon

including Eduardo VII Park, the Sé (main cathedral), Belem Tower, and entrance to Castelo de Sao Jorge and Jeronimos Monastery, including its Cloisters and its Igreja de Sta Maria de Belem

• Check-in to the Hotel Tivoli Oriente

• Welcome dinner at the hotel and overnight

Day Two: June 23 (Tuesday)8:20am8:50am

1:30pm

8:00pm

Lisbon is one of Europe's most visually striking capitals, built on a series of hills with scenic vistas from every angle. The almost constant presence of sunshine and the River Tagus transforms the Portuguese capital into a mirror of a thousand colors - highlighting the city’s unique architecture and beauty

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hotel• Excursion to Sintra for a guided

tour including entrance to the Royal Palace. Sintra is a haven of peace and quiet amid many trees. For six centuries it was the country's monarch's favorite place of residence. Sintra's "cultural landscape" was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1995

• Continue to Obidos• Lunch, on own• Brief orientation tour of the

Obidos gorgeous historic centre is a labyrinth of cobblestoned streets and whitewashed houses livened up with dashes of vivid yellow and blue paint

• Return to Lisbon• Rehearsal at Palacio Foz (60

minutes)• Concert at Palacio Foz as part

of the American Celebration of Music in Portugal

• Dinner, on own in central Lisbon• One-way coach transfer after

dinner, return to the hotel for overnight

Day Three: June 24 (Wednesday)7:00am8:00am

5:00pm7:00pm

10:00pm

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by check-out• Transfer to Seville via the Algarve Region,

known for its beaches, nature reserves, picturesque villages, and the vibrant colors of the landscape. Visit the enchanting town of Silves with its orange and lemon trees, sitting on the banks of the Arcade River. Pass through Albufeira. Albufeira’s old town with its pretty cobbled streets lined with restaurants, cafes and shops is a great place to stroll. Albufeira’s waterfront contains sugar candy colored apartments and lovely sandy beaches

• Lunch, on own in Albufeira, continue to Almancil and if time permitting, Faro

• Continue to Seville• Check-in to the Hotel NH Collection Sevilla• Dinner at the hotel and overnight

Day Four: June 25 (Thursday)

• American buffet breakfast at the hotel• A morning guided tour of Seville includes

Maria Luisa Park, Plaza de España, entrance to the Giralda and the Cathedral. Drive past the Torre del Oro

• (Gold Tower)• Lunch, on own• Afternoon at leisure for sightseeing, shopping

or other activities• Dinner, on own• Rehearsal in room annexed to Basilica de la

Macarena• Short warm-up in Basilica de la Macarena• Mass participation at Basilica de la

Macarena as part of the American Celebration of Music in Spain

• Return to the hotel for overnight

Day Five: June 26 (Friday)

7:00am8:00am

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7:30am9:30am

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Seville ranks as one of the world's great tourist centers. Don Juan romanced and Figaro barbered in Seville; today, gypsies still sing age-old ballads, flamenco dancers whirl to the melodies of the guitar and matadors tease rushing bulls

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d• American buffet breakfast at the hotel, followed

by check-out• Transfer to Granada• Lunch, on own• A guided tour includes entrance to the

Alhambra (Red Castle) which includes the Nasrid Palace, Emperor Charles V's Palace etc. Also visit Generalife

• Check-in at the Hotel Melia Granada• Walk to the Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón• Rehearsal at Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón (up to

60 minutes)• Dinner at the hotel• Concert at Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón as

part of the Festival de Musica Y Danza• Walk back to the hotel for overnight

Day Six: June 27 (Saturday)

• American buffet breakfast at the hotel, followed by check-out

• Transfer to Toledo. Toledo is one of the great jewels of Spain! It stands out dramatically against the often luminously blue Castilian sky, a golden city rising from a granite eminence, encircled by a steep ravine filled by the green waters of the Tagus

• Lunch, on own• Enjoy a guided tour including a visit of the

magnificent Cathedral (with the El Greco paintings and other valuable relics) and the Church of St. Tomé (El Greco's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz)

• Continue to Madrid• Check-in to the Hotel NH Ribera del

Manzanares• Buffet dinner at the hotel and overnight

Day Seven: June 28 (Sunday)

7:00am8:00am

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6:30pm7:45pm9:30pm7:30am8:00am

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8:30pm

Madrid, Europe's highest-lying capital, stands in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, right in the center of the Iberian Peninsula. It is a very hospitable city, known for the quality of its light and climate. Madrid became the capital of Spain in the 16th century when Spain ruled a vast empire. Its attractions include three internationally famous art galleries, a royal palace, grand public squares and many museums filled with the treasures of Spain's history

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• American buffet breakfast at the hotel• A morning guided tour of Madrid includes

seeing Plaza Mayor (site of executions, tournaments, bullfights and Inquisition trials), Buen Retiro Park, Royal Palace and entrance to the Prado Museum which hosts one of the finest art collections in the world

• Lunch and dinner, on own• Afternoon and evening at leisure• Return to the hotel for overnight

Day Eight: June 29 (Monday)

• American buffet breakfast at the hotel• Half-day excursion to El Escorial, the magnificent

palace and monastery built by Phillip II. Visit the Royal Apartments and the Basilica

• Lunch on own, then a few miles away, view the Valley of the Fallen

• Return to Madrid for late afternoon at leisure• Rehearsal at Iglesia San Manuel y San Benito (up

to 1.5 hours)• Concert at Iglesia San Manuel y San Benito

as part of the American Celebration of Music in Spain

• Farewell Dinner at Méson 5J restaurant• One-way transfer back to the hotel for overnight

Day Nine: June 30 (Tuesday)

• Box Breakfast provided by at the hotel at check-out

• United Flights: Transfer to Madrid’s airport• American buffet breakfast at the hotel, followed by

check-out• US Airways Flight: Transfer to Madrid’s airport

Day Ten: July 1 (Wednesday)

8:00am10:00am

8:00am9:30am

6:00pm

9:00pm

10:30pm6:15am6:30am8:00am9:30am

Hotel Tivoli Oriente - Lisbon

Hotel NH Collection - Seville

Hotel Melia - Granada

Hotel NH Ribera del Manzanares - Madrid

United Airlines Flight #63Depart: Madrid 9:35amArrive: Newark

12:15pmUnited Airlines Flight #684Depart: Newark

8:43pmArrive: San Antonio

11:49pmUS Airways Flight #749Depart: Madrid 12:35pmArrive: Charlotte 3:45pmUS Airways Flight #1893Depart: Charlotte 5:35pmArrive: San Antonio 7:23pm

Flight InformationJuly 1, 2015