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Andalusia · Mallorca

15 nights 4 bases April 7 – 21, 2026 7.85

Owns the Alhambra-at-twilight peak

Brackets Semana Santa to catch peak jacaranda bloom and orange-blossom Andalusia without the 2.3M-visitor crush. The single most peak moment of any plan is here — but the trip around it is uneven, and one fragile direct flight (GRX→PMI) carries the back half.

The standout moment

Twilight Nasrid Palaces

Day 8 · 17:30 entry · 21:30 dinner

Last entry to the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra. Light dies on the Court of Lions. You walk out as the gates close behind you. Then dinner at Carmen Mirador de Aixa in the Albaicín at 21:30 — the Alhambra now floodlit across the Darro ravine, eaten right at eye-level with it.

Where you'll stay

Romantic dinners

  1. 01

    Cañabota (1★)

    Centro, Sevilla

    Seabass + seaweed butter, counter

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    20:00 first seating
  2. 02

    EME Rooftop

    Facing the Giralda

    Cocktails + tapas, cathedral floodlit

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    20:30 · sunset 20:55
  3. 03

    El Huerto de Juan Ranas

    Albaicín, Granada

    Andalusian-Arab fusion lamb

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    21:30 · Alhambra floodlit across ravine
  4. 04

    Carmen Mirador de Aixa

    Albaicín, Granada

    Rabo de toro

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    21:00 · candlelit terrace
  5. 05

    La Fortaleza

    Cap Rocat fortress

    Local fish tasting

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    21:00 · vaulted artillery hall
  6. 06

    Béns d'Avall (1★)

    Costa de Deià cliff

    Creative Catalan-Mallorcan

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    20:30 · sunset terrace

Day by day

Day 1 Travel

Travel · JFK→MAD

Iberia IB6250 JFK → MAD overnight A350 in business. Sleep on the plane.

Day 2 Travel

Madrid → Sevilla

Arrive MAD ~09:00. AVE 02181 MAD → Sevilla, 2h30m, comfort class. Check into Mercer Sevilla (12 rooms, El Arenal). Slow afternoon. 20:00 Cañabota 1-Michelin · seafood counter · seabass + seaweed butter.

Day 3 Highlight

Real Alcázar · out of hours

Private out-of-hours Real Alcázar tour at 08:30 — before the crowds. Tilework, gardens, the original Casa de la Contratación. Lunch at Bar Las Teresas (the ham institution). 20:30 EME rooftop · sunset on the Giralda.

Day 4 Highlight

Hammam · Casa de la Memoria

Hammam Al Ándalus Sevilla — private-room couples ritual at 11:00. Long lunch at Eslava. Private flamenco at Casa de la Memoria, 20:00 (intimate, not tourist-mill). 22:30 Ovejas Negras for late candlelit small plates.

Day 5 Rest

Sevilla · slow day

Sleep in. Plaza de España walk. Lunch at Cañabota counter (casual). Spa afternoon at Mercer. 20:00 dinner at the hotel.

Day 6 Cultural

Córdoba day-trip

AVE Sevilla → Córdoba, 45 min. Mezquita-Cathedral private guide at 10:00. Lunch at El Churrasco. Wander the Judería. Back to Sevilla by 18:00. Casual dinner.

Day 7 Travel

Sevilla → Granada

AVE Sevilla → Granada via Antequera, 2h25m. Check into Parador de Granada — inside the Alhambra walls. Walk the gardens. 21:00 Carmen Mirador de Aixa in the Albaicín · candlelit terrace.

Day 8 THE PEAK

ALHAMBRA TWILIGHT

Morning: free at the hotel. Lunch in the Albaicín. 17:30: PRIVATE TWILIGHT NASRID PALACES — last entry of the day. Light dies on the Court of Lions as you walk through. The gates close behind you. 21:30 El Huerto de Juan Ranas on the Albaicín terrace — the Alhambra now floodlit across the Darro ravine, eaten at eye-level. The single most peak moment of any plan in this set.

Day 9 Rest

Granada · Hammam Sultan

Sleep in. Hammam Al Ándalus Granada — the Sultan ritual at 11:00. Light lunch. Generalife gardens in the late afternoon. Casual dinner in the Albaicín.

Day 10 Travel

Granada → Mallorca

Driver to GRX. Vueling VY2213 GRX → PMI direct (verify it's still operating). Driver to Cap Rocat — 19th-century fortress on the south Mallorca cliff. 21:00 La Fortaleza inside the vaulted artillery hall.

Day 11 Rest

Cap Rocat · slow

Pool day. Lunch on the terrace. Walk to the private sea cove. Spa. Casual dinner at the hotel.

Day 12 Highlight

Mallorca · Yacht day

Real Yacht Charter day · Cala Pi + Es Trenc beach. Anchor in turquoise, lunch on board. The water is 16°C — swim if you dare. Back by 18:00. Quiet dinner.

Day 13 Travel

Cap Rocat → Deià

50-min drive over the Tramuntana to Belmond La Residencia in Deià. Garden walk. 20:30 El Olivo · candlelit terrace at last light.

Day 14 Highlight

Ca's Patró March

Hike or drive down to Cala Deià for lunch at Ca's Patró March (cliffside, 13:30). Long lunch in the sun. Back up to the hotel. Sunset on the terrace.

Day 15 Rest

Tramuntana · Sóller

Wooden tram from Sóller to Port de Sóller — the early-20th-century train still running. Lunch at Béns d'Avall (1-Michelin) on the cliff. Back to Belmond. Final-Mallorca evening.

Day 16 Travel

Departure

Driver to PMI. Iberia or Vueling to MAD, connection home.

Transportation · how + where to book

  1. Flight
    JFK / BOS / ORDMadrid (MAD)

    Iberia IB6250 (A350 with new business suite)

    ~7h direct (overnight)$3,000–4,800 business · 100k Avios + ~$280 fees if using Iberia Plus
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  2. Train
    Madrid (Atocha)Sevilla Santa Justa

    Renfe AVE 02181

    ~2h 30m€80–120 Premio · €60 Comfort

    Premio class includes meal, lounge access at Atocha, hand-baggage shipping. Book on Renfe site direct (cheaper than aggregators).

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  3. Train
    Sevilla Santa JustaGranada

    Renfe AVE

    ~2h 25m via Antequera€45–65 first class
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  4. Flight
    Granada (GRX)Palma Mallorca (PMI)

    Vueling VY2213

    ~1h 5m direct (fragile route)€120–280 economy · €200–400 Flex

    Single direct daily. Backup: Iberia GRX → MAD → PMI (4h total). Book Flex fare for cancellation flexibility.

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  5. Private driver
    PMI airportCap Rocat (south Mallorca)

    Cap Rocat car service

    ~25 min€90–140
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  6. Private driver
    Cap RocatDeià (Belmond La Residencia)

    Belmond car service

    ~50 min via Tramuntana€180–280
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