Following a welcome group dinner and overnight at the London Marriott Canary Wharf Hotel in London, this 16 night adventure sets off on an epic journey south to Gibraltar. The tour includes overnight stops in Compiegne and Limoges in France, El Tartar in Andorra, Valencia and Almeria in Spain before enjoying 3 nights at the magnificent Rock hotel. This landmark hotel is situated on the Rock of Gibraltar, and has stunning views. Built in 1932, it is decorated in a colonial style, and its famous past guests include Sir Winston Churchill. From Gibraltar, your return journey encompasses Portugal's beautiful Douro Vally and Spain's Picos de Europa before heading back through France with stops in Bordeaux & Le Mans.

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Gibraltar - Red pillar boxes, fish-and-chip shops, Gibraltar is a piece of Portsmouth sliced off and moved 1100 miles south. As with many colonial outposts, ‘the Rock’ is not shy in displaying its Britishness, a bonus for pub-grub and afternoon-tea lovers, but a confusing double-take for modern Brits who thought their country had moved on since the days of Lord Nelson memorabilia. Poised strategically at the jaws of Europe and Africa, Gibraltar, with its Palladian architecture and camera-hogging Barbary macaques, makes for an interesting break from Cádiz province's white towns and tapas.