Cruise the ancient trade routes from Barcelona to Lisbon aboard an exclusive five-star ship, traveling to the lesser-traveled ports of Palma de Mallorca and Portugal’s Algarve region, in addition to Granada’s dramatic Alhambra and beautiful Seville.

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A Cruise of Spain and Portugal

From Barcelona to Lisbon

9 days | Full tour details to be announced soon

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Sep 29 - Oct 7, 2019 Departure

Gail Cornell

Gail Cornell is an architectural historian, whose research and lectures on the history of architecture have taken her to Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and North Africa numerous times. A graduate of Harvard University's graduate School of Design, Gail has led many tours to Europe for Smithsonian Journeys over the past 20 years. She is an Adjunct Faculty member of New York University and a lecturer on architecture, design and art at NYC's Museum of Modern Art. As a resident of New York City, Gail volunteers her time as an architectural historian at New York City's historic City Hall.

Oct 13 - 21, 2019 Departure

Roger Crowley

Roger Crowley is a UK-based writer and historian and a graduate of Cambridge University. As the child of a naval family, his fascination with the Mediterranean world and its surrounding area started early, on the island of Malta. He has lived in Istanbul, walked across much of western Turkey, and travelled throughout the region over many years – from Spain and Portugal to the Black Sea. His particular interests are the Portuguese, Byzantine, Venetian, and Ottoman empires, seafaring, and eyewitness history. He has lectured to a wide range of audiences and groups of travellers, talked on TV and Radio and written for many different publications, including Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly about Venice. He is the author of four much acclaimed books: 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople, Empires of the Sea, City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas, and most recently Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire.