7-Night Southern Europe Cruise from Barcelona

1. Day

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     Barcelona

     Depart 16:00

     Catalonia's seafront capital and one of the Mediterranean's busiest cruise homeports. Gaudí's Sagrada Família and Park Güell crown the city, while the tree-lined Ramblas and the Gothic Quarter's medieval lanes lie a short ride from the terminal.

     • Sagrada Família
     • La Rambla
     • Gothic Quarter
2. Day

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     Palma de Mallorca

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 21:00

     The capital of Mallorca in Spain's Balearic Islands, set around a wide bay. Its enormous seafront cathedral, La Seu, rises above the old town's narrow lanes, with a hilltop castle, marina and nearby coves a short way from the cruise terminal.

     • La Seu cathedral
     • Bellver Castle
     • Old town
3. Day

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     Valencia

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:00

     Spain's third city, on the Mediterranean coast where the old riverbed has become a long ribbon of parkland. It is the birthplace of paella, home to the silk-era Lonja trading hall and to Calatrava's white City of Arts and Sciences complex.

     • City of Arts and Sciences
     • La Lonja
     • Paella
4. Day

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     Motril

     Arrive 10:00 · Depart 22:00

     A port on Spain's Costa Tropical in Andalusia, backed by the peaks of the Sierra Nevada. It is the closest harbour to Granada and the Alhambra, with subtropical fruit farms and the resort town of Almuñécar along the coast.

     • Granada gateway
     • Sierra Nevada
     • Costa Tropical
5. Day

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     Gibraltar

     Arrive 08:00 · Depart 15:00

     A British territory at the southern tip of Spain, dominated by its towering limestone Rock. Cable cars climb to the summit, home to Europe's only wild monkeys, with sweeping views across the strait toward the coast of Africa.

     • The Rock
     • Barbary macaques
     • St. Michael's Cave
6. Day

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     Cádiz

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 19:00

     One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, set on a narrow spit almost surrounded by the Atlantic in Spain's Andalusia. A gold-domed cathedral rises over the old town's tight lanes, sea walls and the long sands of La Caleta.

     • Cádiz Cathedral
     • La Caleta beach
     • Old town lanes
7. Day

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     Portimão

     Arrive 07:00 · Depart 16:30

     A port town on the Algarve coast of southern Portugal, set at the mouth of the Arade River. It is known for grilled sardines and the golden cliffs and caves of nearby Praia da Rocha, one of the region's longest beaches.

     • Praia da Rocha
     • Grilled sardines
     • Arade River
8. Day

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     Lisbon

     Arrive 05:00

     Portugal's hilly capital, spread across seven hills above the Tagus estuary. Yellow trams climb to the Alfama's tangled lanes and the Castle of São Jorge, while Belém's monastery and pastéis de nata anchor the riverside to the west.

     • Alfama district
     • Belém Tower
     • Tram 28

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