Architectural Trip to Andalusia: Seville, Cadiz, Cordoba, Granada and Malaga.

December 28, 2024 to January 5, 2025 – 9 days

This journey combines the most innovative contemporary architecture with the wisdom of traditional Andalusian architecture, thanks to a sensitive and attentive approach to architecture and the place where it is located.

The adaptation of architecture to the climate, the use of local materials in construction, as well as the use of intelligent passive strategies are indispensable factors in the traditional architecture and urbanism of these latitudes that connect us with the commitments of today’s architecture. In short, this is a journey to discover an architecture that takes into account all the senses, in which the treatment of light, materials, tactile and sound sensations are transformed into emotions and memories.

The journey aims to awaken an appreciation of the intimate “atmospheres” and cultural roots common to both sides of the Mediterranean that are also integrated into the contemporary architecture of the area. Mysterious gardens, the scent of flowers, the sound of fountains, delicate lattices, labyrinthine whitewashed walls… are elements that build exceptional places and unique memories of Andalusia.

Join us in this architecture trip to Andalusia!

YOUR ARCHITECTURE TRIP IN ANDALUSIA AT A GLANCE:

• DAY 1 Thursday 28 December- Seville
• DAY 2 Friday 29 December – Seville
• DAY 3 Saturday 30 December – Jerez de la Frontera – Cádiz
• DAY 4 Sunday 31 December –  Seville
• DAY 5 Monday 1 January – Cordoba – Granada
• DAY 6 Tuesday 2 January – Granada
• DAY 7 Wednesday 3 January – Malaga – Seville
• DAY 8 Thursday, January 4th- Seville
• DAY 9 Friday, January 5th- Seville- Return

DAY 1 Thursday 28 December- Seville

Participants arrive at the hotel by their own means. Optional airport transfer on request.
15h Group meeting and presentation of the guide in the hotel lobby.

Walking tour with our architect-guide through the historic center of Seville and the Santa Catalina neighborhood, with examples ranging from the Renaissance architecture of Casa Pilatos to the avant-garde project of “Las Setas de Sevilla”.

Metropol Parasol "Las Setas de Sevilla", Seville.

Casa Pilatos (entrance included), Convent of Santa María de los Reyes (MGM reform), residential building C/ M. Coronel (Cruz y Ortiz), Metropol Parasol (entrance included).

Residential on Doña Maria Coronel Street, Seville.

19h Welcome dinner at El Cabildo restaurant or similar. Return to the hotel.

DAY 2 Friday 29 December – Seville

Breakfast at the hotel. 09:00h Meeting with the architect guide at the hotel.
Walk through the neighborhoods of Centro and Santa Cruz, which mainly reflect Islamic architecture and contemporary interventions:

Visits to CICUS, Madre de Dios Convent (MGM reform), Reales Alcazares (entrance included), La Giralda, bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville (entrance included).

Skylight Cathedral of Seville

13:00h Free time for lunch at the Lonja del Barranco (not included).

14:30h Triana Market, Triana Ceramics Museum (AF6 Architecture, entrance included), Hotel and restaurant in Conjunto Alfarero Montalván (AF6), Torre del Oro, Paseo Fluvial, recognizing a series of recent interventions.

Torre del Oro and Paseo Fluvial, Seville.

18:00h Return to the hotel. Dinner and free evening.

DAY 3 Saturday 30 December – Jerez de la Frontera- Cadiz

Breakfast at the hotel. 09:00h Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Transfer by private bus to Jerez de la Frontera.

10:00h Arrival in Jerez de la Frontera. Visit of contemporary buildings of great interest such as the Sports Palace of Jerez, the indoor swimming pool of Jerez, the 39 subsidized housing and the architecture of wine cellars. Visit to a winery, wine tasting and tapas (included).

González-Bias Wineries.

14:00 Transfer by bus to Cádiz.

14:30h Cádiz Walking tour of the historic center and the sea promenade: Baluarte de la Candelaria (Cruz y Ortiz), Casa del Plátano (MGM), Apartments in the center (Cano Lasso), Mirador between Cathedrals (Campo Baeza), La Caleta, social housing (Álvaro Siza), IES Drago (Campo Baeza) and Colegio Público Reyes Católicos (Reyes Católicos Public School).

18:30h Return to Seville, dinner and free night.

DAY 4 Sunday 31 December – Seville

Breakfast at the hotel. 09:00h Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Transfer by private bus.

9:30h Isla de la Cartuja Walk where EXPO’92 was held, transformed into a LABORATORY OF CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES: Caixaforum Seville (Vázquez Consuegra), Torre Sevilla, Pabellón de la Navegación, CAAC (entrance included).

Torre de Sevilla, Seville.

13:00h Lunch (included).

14:30h Visit to the Hospital de la Cartuja (MGM), the Andalusian Energy Agency, and the Universal Exposition sites and pavilions such as the Finland Pavilion (interior visit).

Expo de Sevilla, Finland Pavilion, Seville picture by Jl FilpoC.

Crossing of the Barqueta Bridge and panoramic view of the Alamillo Bridge (Calatrava).

Return to the hotel. **Optional New Year’s Eve dinner**.

DAY 5 Monday 1 January – Cordoba – Granada

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00h Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Transfer by private bus to Cordoba.
10:30h Mosque of Cordoba (World Heritage Site since 1984). The most important monument of the Islamic West (entrance included).

Mosque of Cordoba.

12:00h Walking tour through the Roman Bridge to the Center for Contemporary Creation of Andalusia (Nieto Sobejano Architects), with entrance included. The visit continues to the Balcón del Guadalquivir Park, by Juan Navarro Baldeweg.

Contemporary Creation of Andalusia.

13:30h Lunch at local restaurant (included).
15:00h Transfer to the City of Justice (Mecanoo Architecten). Exterior visit. Transfer by private bus to Granada.

18:30h Check in at the hotel. Dinner and free evening in Granada.

DAY 6 Tuesday 2 January –  Granada

Breakfast at the hotel. 09:00h Meeting with the guide at the hotel.

The Alhambra of Granada.

Transfer by private bus to the Alhambra.

9:30h Alhambra of Granada. Visit of this monumental complex declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984.

Visit of the Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife and the Generalife Gardens (entrance included).

13:30h Lunch in a local restaurant (included).

15:00h Visit of one of the contemporary icons of the city, the Cultural Center Caja Granada Memoria de Andalucía by Alberto Campo Baeza. Walking tour of the center: Science Park (OAB Ferrater), Metro station Genil, (Jiménez Torrecillas), School of Architecture (López Cotelo) and end of the visit at the Renaissance Cathedral of Granada.

"Macroscopio" Science Park.

18:00h Return to the hotel, free dinners and night in Granada.

DAY 7 Wednesday 3 January – Malaga- Seville

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

08:30h Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Transfer by private bus to Malaga.

10:30h Arrival in Malaga. Walk along Alcazabilla street to the Roman Theater.

Visitor’s Center of the Roman Theater of Malaga (Tejedor Linares & associates), Municipal Office of the Historical Center (OAM), Landscape Rehabilitation Alcazaba and Roman Theater (OAM).

Visitor's Center of the Roman Theater of Malaga in Alcazaba.

13:00h Free time for lunch (not included).
14:30h Walk along the new Embarcadero Muelle Dos (Junquera Arquitectos) to the Pompidou Center Málaga (Pérez De La Fuente, Juan Antonio Marín Malavé). Interior visit included.

Pompidou Center Málaga.

17:00h Transfer by private bus to Seville.
19:30h Check in at the hotel. Dinner and free night in Seville.

DAY 8 Thursday 4 January – Seville

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00h Meeting with the guide at the hotel to start a private bus tour of the most emblematic public buildings by architects Cruz and Ortiz: Picasso Building, Santa Justa Station, Infanta Elena Library, Faculty of Communication.

Picasso Building

Visit to Plaza España and the Cruise Terminal of the port of Seville (Bureau 4 and Stone Man).

13:00h Free time for lunch (not included).

14:30h Visit by bus to Campus Palmas Altas (Richard Rogers), the Cabildo Training Center (Sol 89) and the new rooms of the University Pablo de Olavide (MGM).

Cabildo Training Center.

18:30h Return to the hotel.
19:30h farewell group dinner in a restaurant with flamenco show (included).

DAY 9 Friday, January 5th- Seville- Return

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
If necessary, ask about the option of booking flights and airport transfers.

*Variations may occur in the selected visits or in the travel programme for reasons beyond the company’s control.

YOUR HOTELS:

SEVILLE- HOTEL MACIA SEVILLA KUBB****

The Maciá Sevilla Kubb Hotel****, winner of the Best Refurbished Hotel Award in 2019, is the culmination of an architectural project where the original reinterpretation of the courtyards, under the elements of Light, Water and Earth, has managed to create spaces in a very particular way full of charm.

The three Andalusian patios are spaces full of life, places designed to have fun and create community, where water, light and earth inspire the interior design, creating unique places full of sensations. The rooms, decorated in a modern style, guarantee all the necessary comfort. It is worth highlighting the swimming pool on the roof overlooking the city.

GRANADA – HOTEL MELIA GRANADA**** o similar
In the heart of Granada, near the Cathedral and the Alcaicería is located this hotel with renewed air. A haven of exclusivity and comfort awaits you in the Andalusian city, inviting you to explore World Heritage sites such as the Alhambra and its surroundings or the Generalife. A unique opportunity to get to know one of the most beautiful cities in the world while enjoying magnificent accommodations.

*The selected hotels may vary for reasons beyond the control of Artchitectours.