16 Day Italy & Spain Private Tour

After arriving in Rome, your private guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you into the city to begin your journey through Italy and Spain. Once checked into your accommodation, head out for an easy first afternoon exploring Rome’s historic center on foot.

After checking into your hotel, head out with your guide to explore some of Rome’s best-known neighborhoods around Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, and Campo de’ Fiori. Spend the afternoon walking through busy piazzas, smaller side streets, cafés, and local food spots while getting your first feel for the city before the main sightseeing starts over the next few days. 

The evening includes a guided walk through some of Rome’s busiest piazzas and historic streets before dinner in one of the city’s traditional restaurant neighborhoods.

Begin with a private guided tour of the Colosseum, stepping inside Rome’s most famous ancient landmark to learn about the gladiators, emperors and spectacles that once filled the amphitheater.

Continue into the Roman Forum, once the political and social heart of Ancient Rome, where temples, arches and the remains of important public buildings line the historic route through the site.

From here, make your guide leads you up Palatine Hill, one of the oldest parts of the city and home to the remains of impressive imperial palaces overlooking the Forum.

After a day immersed in Ancient Rome, head to Trastevere for dinner among its lively streets, traditional restaurants and wine bars.

Leave Rome behind this morning and continue south toward Naples with your private driver. The journey takes around three hours, with time for coffee or scenic stops along the way if you would like to break up the drive.

After arriving in Naples, begin exploring the historic center around Spaccanapoli, where narrow streets, churches, food shops, and local markets fill the old city.

The afternoon includes a guided pizza tasting experience where you’ll try traditional Neapolitan pizza in the city where it was first created, before finishing the evening near the waterfront.

Your private guide will take you along the Amalfi Coast this morning, following one of Italy’s most scenic coastal roads. The route winds past cliffs, beaches, terraces of lemon groves, and small seaside towns overlooking the Mediterranean.

Begin in Positano, where steep staircases, boutique shops, cafés, and beach areas spread across the hillside toward the water. After exploring the town for some time, continue onward to Amalfi for lunch near the waterfront and cathedral square.

Later in the afternoon, head uphill to Ravello, where gardens and panoramic terraces look out across the coastline, before returning to your accommodation for the evening.

Head out by private boat this morning for a full day exploring Capri and the surrounding coastline. Traveling around the island by boat allows you to see sea caves, rock formations, hidden coves, and smaller beaches that are difficult to reach by land.

The route passes the Faraglioni rock formations and the Blue Grotto before stopping near Marina Piccola for swimming and time by the water.

After arriving on the island itself, continue into Capri town, where boutique streets, cafés, gardens, and viewpoints overlook the coastline before returning by boat later in the afternoon.

Spend the day around Sorrento with your private guide exploring the town and the surrounding coastline. Begin in the old town, where smaller streets lead between cafés, ceramic shops, and local food stores before continuing toward the waterfront around Marina Grande.

Later in the day, take part in a cooking class focused on traditional dishes from Southern Italy. You’ll prepare local recipes using ingredients from the Campania region before sitting down for dinner with local wine and limoncello served alongside the meal. 

The evening is left relaxed, so you can enjoy more time around Sorrento’s cafés and coastal viewpoints.

Your private driver will collect you from your accommodation and take you to Naples Airport for your flight to Barcelona. Your Spanish guide will meet you on arrival and transfer you to the city.

After checking into your accommodation, begin exploring Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, where medieval streets, plazas, cafés, and smaller wine bars create a completely different atmosphere from Italy.

After exploring the Gothic Quarter, continue through La Rambla and nearby streets before stopping at a few local tapas bars for dinner and wine in the center of Barcelona. 

Begin the day with a guided visit to the Sagrada Família before continuing through more of Antoni Gaudí’s architecture across the city, including Passeig de Gràcia and Park Güell.

Barcelona feels very different from the historic cities earlier in the trip, combining Mediterranean beaches, modernist architecture, broad avenues, and busy local neighborhoods.

The evening includes a guided tapas tour stopping at traditional bars and smaller local restaurants to try regional dishes, cured meats, seafood, wine, and Catalan specialties.

Leave Barcelona behind for the day and head into the Catalonian countryside with your private guide. Begin at Montserrat, where the monastery sits high in the mountains surrounded by dramatic rock formations and panoramic views.

time exploring the monastery and mountain viewpoints, continue into the Penedès wine region where vineyard-covered landscapes replace the city scenery.

The afternoon includes winery visits and tastings focused on local wines and cava before returning to Barcelona later in the evening.

Leave Barcelona behind as your private driver takes you to the airport for your flight south to Granada.

After arriving and transferring to your accommodation, begin discovering the city with your private guide. Walk through the historic center before heading into the Albaicín, Granada’s old Moorish quarter, known for its narrow streets, whitewashed houses and hillside setting.

Finish at one of the neighborhood’s viewpoints, where you can look across towards the Alhambra and the surrounding landscape.

Dedicate the day to the Alhambra, Granada’s defining landmark and one of the highlights of your time in Andalusia.

Explore the complex with your private guide, including the ornate Nasrid Palaces, historic courtyards and impressive architectural details that reflect centuries of Moorish rule in Granada.

Continue through the Generalife Gardens, with their fountains, terraces and views across the city, while your guide shares more about the history of the Alhambra and the rulers who shaped it.

Depart Granada with your private driver and make your way towards Córdoba, breaking up the journey to Seville with time to discover one of Andalusia’s most historic cities.

Visit the magnificent Mezquita, where Islamic and Christian architecture come together within one of Spain’s most distinctive landmarks. Continue through the old Jewish Quarter, walking its narrow streets and historic lanes before stopping for lunch in Córdoba.

In the afternoon, continue west to Seville and check into your accommodation. The evening is left free, giving you time to settle in and enjoy your first night in the city at your own pace.

Spend the day discovering Seville with your private guide, beginning with the magnificent Seville Cathedral and its famous Giralda Tower.

Continue to the Royal Alcázar, exploring its ornate rooms, courtyards and gardens while learning about the different cultures and rulers that have shaped the palace over the centuries.

Walk through the narrow streets of the Santa Cruz district, with its hidden squares, traditional houses and orange-tree-lined courtyards.

In the evening, experience another side of Andalusian culture with a traditional flamenco performance, followed by dinner in Seville.

Travel north toward Madrid using Spain’s high-speed rail network before meeting your private guide on arrival.

Begin exploring around Plaza Mayor, the Royal Palace, and Mercado de San Miguel, where food stalls and local specialties give a good introduction to Madrid’s food culture.

Later in the afternoon, continue through different neighborhoods and Retiro Park before dinner in the city center.

Leave Madrid behind for the day and head to Toledo with your private guide. Sitting above the Tagus River, Toledo combines Christian, Jewish, and Moorish history within its medieval streets and hilltop setting.

Walk through the historic center, visiting the cathedral, synagogue district, viewpoints, and smaller streets lined with local shops and cafés.

Before returning to Madrid, stop for a local marzipan tasting, one of Toledo’s best-known traditional specialties.

Depending on your flight time, there may be time for breakfast or a short walk around Madrid before your private driver transfers you to the airport for departure. 

Your private guide will then transfer you to the airport, bringing your Italy and Spain journey to an end.