Andalucia Garden Hosted Tours
Andalucia is an ideal location for a garden holiday, with the Moorish and Renaissance gardens of Granada, Malaga and Seville as well as many less well known, more modern private gardens, the exotic landscape and the local flora and fauna. A wonderful climate and good local food and wine are further key elements of a memorable holiday.
Hosted Tour
Fully hosted and guided tour as per itinerary below
1 Date for 2003
7 nights. Mon 12th May - Mon 19th May 2003
Tour Leader & Host - Michael Harvey
Accommodation at the 'Cortijo el Papudo'
Includes Dinner, Bed and Breakfast, en-suite accommodation, airport collection and all drinks at Cortijo el Papudo, all travel in Spain and all garden entries and introductions. The tour price does not include flights or lunches.
Michael and Vivien Harvey are established in a beautiful old Cortijo, the courtyard heart of an original horse ranch, set in a landscape of cork oaks and orange groves. They have developed a thriving nursery supplying a great and increasing range of plants and offer an excellent knowledge of the local gardens, landscape and Spain. Their own garden is an oasis of luxuriant colourful plants from all parts of the world thriving in an ideal climate, with a pool for guest use. Michael and Vivien are offering once again first-class accommodation in the Cortijo as a comfortable base for hosted garden tours.
Arrive in Gibraltar or Malaga airport where you will
be met. Introduction to Cortijo el Papudo, with time to settle
in and enjoy the garden and pool and champagne reception.
Day 2
Morning visit to the Finca de la Concepcion
which contains the remains of a formal garden with water features,
pool, pergola and Roman ruins engulfed in a tropical jungle of exotic
foliage and flowers with palms towering over. Then time for lunch
on the seafront and a walk around tropical gardens in the centre of
Malaga. Day 3
A quieter day visiting the San Roque Suites gardens and Alcaidesa,
a beach village with interesting planting, and in Gibraltar recently
restored Alameda Gardens and possiby (official functions permitting)
the Convent, the Governor of Gibraltar's residence and garden.
Day 4
To Seville for the exquisite patio gardens
of the C.15th Casa de Pilatos with luxuriant Day 5
In the morning a chance to visit the Papudo nurseries
and by means of contrast, we visit the artisans market in Sotogrande
followed by time for lunch at the Marina planted with an interesting
range of Palms and a visit to two or more modern private gardens,
featuring a vast range of temperate plants.
Day 6
Granada, and the Carmen de los Martires, a
C.19th terraced garden on the slopes of the Alhambra, with water features,
patio and parterre, planted with palms, orange trees and other
exotic species. Time for lunch followed by the Alhambra, a
Moorish palace with exceptional views of Granada and the Sierra Nevada
beyond with the Patio de los Leones and the Patio de los
Arrayanes, formal images of paradise in enclosed courtyards using
water, paving, statuary and plants. The Generalife was the
summer formal gardens of the summer palace of the Sultans, centred
on the Patio de la Acequia.
Day 7
Ronda, visit the recently renovated garden of the
Casa del Rey Moro and the Alameda del Tajo garden in
the centre with panoramic views. we also visit the Casa de San
Juan Bosco.
Day 8
Return to Gibraltar or Malaga airport for mid-day departures.
Bed and Breakfast accommodation is also available in Guadiaro Valley
(San Martin del Tesorillo) near Sotogrande, Andalucia, Spain. on a
nightly or weekly basis.
Click here for more details of Bed
and Breakfast at Cortijo el Papudo
GARDENS & FLOWERS OF ANDALUCIA
How to book
Andalucia Garden Tours at Cortijo el Papudo
Tel: +34 952 854018 email: papudo@mercuryin.es
Example of Hosted Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Returning
to the Cortijo for dinner.
planting and arcades, statuary, arbours and fountains, followed by
a visit to the Jardines de las Reales Alcazares, with Renaissance
gardens enclosed by walls and railings and a further, less formal
area of rich, tropical planting. Carriage ride through the Maria
Luisa gardens.
Bed and Breakfast Accommodation: Cortijo el Papudo
For more information please contact:
Michael & Vivian Harvey
Cortijo El Papudo
San Martin del Tesorillo
11340 Cadiz, Spain
Fax: +34 952 854018
