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Spain & Portugal with A&K Chairman’s Ambassador 2025

Departure date Oct 17 - Oct 30, 2025

14 days from $19,995 including internal air, per person, double occupancy

Limited to 18 guests

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Join A&K Chairman’s Ambassador Fernando Barroso de Oliveira on a comprehensive adventure encompassing the best of Spain and Portugal, two countries with a fascinating shared history and heritage. With A&K’s hallmark insider access paving the way, visit world-famous museums and galleries before they open to the public, attend exclusive cultural performances and sample gourmet food and wine in extraordinary settings, all while enjoying the finest in local hospitality.

A&K Advantages

  • Explore in the company of A&K Chairman’s Ambassador Fernando Barroso de Oliveira, a well-travelled raconteur with a unique firsthand perspective of Spain and Portugal
  • Tour some of the region’s most notable museums and palaces with exclusive before-hours access, viewing priceless art treasures in peace and solitude
  • Ride by horse-drawn carriage to a private palace, where the owners welcome you for dinner and an exclusive flamenco performance
  • Partake in incredible local dining opportunities, including a Moorish feast in Granada, a lively tapas tour through Madrid and dinner at an exclusive gastronomic society in Elciego
  • Indulge with a delectable lunch and wine pairings at a visit to the Vivanco Museum of Wine Culture in the famous wine region of La Rioja
  • View some of the world-renowned treasure of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry

Your Host

Fernando Barroso de Oliveira
Fernando Barroso de Oliveira, A&K Chairman’s Ambassador

As the Chairman’s Ambassador, Portugal native Fernando hosts your journey with his own special brand of joie de vivre. A natural raconteur who’s fluent in seven languages, his instinctive rapport and boundless enthusiasm for exploration and discovery are a delight to experience. Fernando has ventured far and wide over his decades in travel, forging lasting connections with every place he’s gone and every person he’s travelled with — and he looks forward to doing the same with you.

Itinerary at a Glance

OCT 17
Arrive Lisbon, Portugal
OCT 18
Lisbon | Private Museum Experience
OCT 19
Évora | Walled Medieval City
OCT 20
Mérida & Seville, Spain | Ancient Mérida
OCT 21
Seville | Gothic Cathedral & Jewish Quarter
OCT 22
Granada | The Moorish Architecture of Alhambra
OCT 23
Córdoba & Madrid | Jewish Quarter & Mezquita
OCT 24
Madrid | Royal Splendor
OCT 25
Madrid & Toledo | Design Your Day
OCT 26
Elciego | An Enchanting Food & Wine Experience
OCT 27
Elciego | Tasting the Fruits of the Rioja
OCT 28
Bilbao | Guggenheim Museum Tour
OCT 29
Barcelona | Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece
OCT 30
Depart Barcelona

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