Spain Honeymoon: Barcelona, Seville, Granada & Ronda

Today you explore the dreamlike architecture of Antoni Gaudi together. With reserved skip-the-line tickets, you step inside the Sagrada Familia, where soaring columns branch like a stone forest and stained glass floods the interior with shifting coloured light, a breathtaking sight to share. You wander the mosaic terraces and fairytale pavilions of Park Guell, with sweeping views over the city to the sea, and admire the rippling facades of Casa Batllo and La Pedrera along the Passeig de Gracia. In the afternoon you might stroll the medieval Gothic Quarter hand in hand or relax by the Mediterranean. The beauty and romance are captivating. As the day ends, you return to your hotel. This evening, savour a romantic dinner and a glass of cava in a stylish quarter of the city. Rest well, for tomorrow you fly south to Seville.

This morning you are transferred to the airport for a short flight south to Seville, the sun-drenched and intensely romantic capital of Andalusia, where you are met and taken to your boutique hotel or converted palace in the heart of the old town. Seville is a place of orange-scented plazas, tiled courtyards, Moorish palaces and passionate flamenco. This afternoon you begin to explore, wandering hand in hand through the whitewashed lanes and hidden patios of the Santa Cruz quarter, heavy with the scent of orange blossom, and taking in the great cathedral and the Giralda rising above the rooftops. The warmth and romance of Andalusia are seductive. As the day ends, you relax at your hotel, perhaps with a chilled sherry. This evening, savour Andalusian tapas together. Rest well, for tomorrow you discover the Alcazar and the fire of flamenco.

Today you discover the romantic heart of Seville together. You wander the Real Alcazar, an exquisite royal palace of intricate Moorish and Mudejar craftsmanship, with dreamlike tiled halls and lush gardens of fountains, orange trees and peacocks, a place of pure enchantment. You take a horse-drawn carriage through the beautiful Maria Luisa park to the tiled splendour of the vast Plaza de Espana, and visit the immense Gothic cathedral, the largest in the world, where you may climb the Giralda for sweeping views. The beauty and romance of Seville are intoxicating. As the day ends, you return to your hotel to freshen up. This evening is unforgettable, feeling the raw passion of live flamenco, the guitar, song and stamping dance, over an intimate Andalusian dinner in a candlelit tablao. Rest well, for tomorrow you journey to Granada and the Alhambra.

Today you journey east to Granada, cradled beneath the snow-capped Sierra Nevada, the last stronghold of Moorish Spain, where you are transferred to your hotel, perhaps a parador within the Alhambra grounds. With reserved tickets you visit the incomparable Alhambra together, one of the most beautiful buildings ever made. You explore the Nasrid Palaces, where filigree stucco, honeycomb ceilings, reflecting pools and delicate arches create an atmosphere of impossible refinement, and wander the paradisal gardens of the Generalife, with fountains, cypresses and roses. The beauty is breathtaking. As evening falls you climb into the atmospheric Albaicin, the old Moorish quarter, for a first glimpse of the floodlit palace. This evening, savour a romantic dinner in Granada. Rest well, for tomorrow you enjoy Granada at leisure and a magical sunset.

Today you enjoy Granada together at a relaxed, romantic pace. You wander the steep, atmospheric lanes of the Albaicin, the old Moorish quarter of whitewashed houses, hidden carmenes and flower-filled patios, and explore the gypsy caves of Sacromonte, the cradle of a raw, intimate style of flamenco. You browse the bustling Alcaiceria, the old silk market, for Moorish-inspired crafts, and pause for tapas, which in Granada still come free with every drink. As evening approaches you climb to the Mirador de San Nicolas, sharing a glass of wine as you watch the sun set over the floodlit Alhambra against the snow-capped mountains, one of the most romantic views in Spain. The beauty is magical. As the day ends, you savour a candlelit dinner in the old town. Rest well, for tomorrow you journey to dramatic Ronda.

Today you journey through the beautiful Andalusian countryside, past olive groves and whitewashed villages, to Ronda, one of the most spectacular and romantic towns in Spain, perched dramatically astride a deep gorge in the mountains. You are transferred to your parador or boutique hotel, perhaps on the very edge of the cliff. Together you stand on the Puente Nuevo, the great stone bridge spanning the plunging El Tajo gorge, gazing at the breathtaking views over the valley far below, and wander the atmospheric old town with its whitewashed houses, palaces and one of the oldest bullrings in Spain. As evening falls you watch the sun set over the mountains from a cliff-top terrace with a glass of local wine. This evening, a candlelit dinner celebrates your journey. Rest well amid the drama and romance of Ronda, on your final night in Spain.

After a final romantic morning in beautiful Ronda, perhaps a last look over the gorge or a coffee in a sunlit plaza, you are transferred to Malaga airport for your onward departure. You leave having shared the very best of romantic Spain, Gaudi's dreamlike Barcelona and a cava toast to the Mediterranean, the Alcazar, orange blossom and flamenco of Seville, the sublime Alhambra of Granada and its magical sunset, and the cliff-top drama of Ronda, all in beautiful hotels with special touches throughout. The images stay vivid long after you land, the stained glass of the Sagrada Familia, the gardens of the Alcazar, the floodlit Alhambra at dusk, and the great bridge of Ronda above its gorge. Spain has embraced your honeymoon with beauty, passion and romance in abundance, and you depart hand in hand, already dreaming of a return to this seductive and welcoming land.