Mediterranean Grand Escape | Spain, Italy, Greece & Croatia
Duration
14 Days / 13 NightsDeparture
Any Indian CityAccommodation
4★ HotelsBest Time
May – SepCountries
4 CountriesMeals
Daily BreakfastThe Mediterranean Grand Escape is the ultimate Southern European dream — 14 extraordinary days connecting four of the world’s greatest travel destinations in one seamless journey. Gaudí’s surreal Barcelona, ancient Rome and the Amalfi coast, Santorini’s iconic sunsets and volcanic islands, and Dubrovnik’s Game of Thrones city walls. This is the bucket-list trip that covers four countries on a single Schengen visa — extraordinary value for the greatest Mediterranean experience available. Rated 4.8 stars by 148 verified travellers.
Arrival in Barcelona — ¡Hola Mediterranean!
El Prat Airport • Hotel Check-in • Las Ramblas • Gothic Quarter Evening
- Arrive at Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN) — met by your Holiday Vibez representative
- Private transfer to 4-star hotel in central Barcelona (Eixample or Gothic Quarter)
- Evening stroll down Las Ramblas — Barcelona’s legendary 1.2km boulevard
- Gothic Quarter (Barri Gòtic) — Barcelona’s 2,000-year-old medieval heart with Roman ruins and Gothic Cathedral
- La Barceloneta seafood dinner — fresh Mediterranean seafood on the beach promenade — the perfect start to 14 days of culinary adventure!
Barcelona — Gaudí, Beaches & Catalan Magic
Sagrada Família • Park Güell • Barceloneta Beach • El Born
- Breakfast. Sagrada Família — Gaudí’s impossible unfinished masterpiece, the most visited monument in Spain. Skip-the-line entry included
- Park Güell — Gaudí’s extraordinary mosaic park with terrace views over Barcelona and the Mediterranean
- Gothic Quarter guided tour — Roman temple ruins, medieval lanes, and the magnificent Gothic Cathedral
- Barceloneta Beach — the most vibrant urban beach in Europe. Mediterranean swim and sangria!
- El Born neighbourhood — Barcelona’s hippest area with the finest pintxos bars and artisan shops
- Rooftop sunset bar on Passeig de Gràcia — Barcelona glows gold at evening
Barcelona → Rome — Benvenuti in Italia!
Flight to Rome • Trevi Fountain • Spanish Steps • Trastevere
- Breakfast. Flight Barcelona → Rome (approx. 2h — beautiful aerial views of the Mediterranean)
- Arrive Rome — transfer to 4-star hotel in the historic centre near Termini or Piazza Navona
- Afternoon orientation walk: Trevi Fountain — toss your coin for good luck. The most famous fountain in the world
- Spanish Steps (Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti) — 135 steps of Baroque elegance in the heart of Rome
- Piazza Navona — Rome’s most beautiful Baroque square with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers
- Welcome Rome dinner in Trastevere — cacio e pepe pasta and tiramisu by candlelight. Dinner starts at 9PM in Rome!
Rome — Colosseum, Vatican & Ancient Wonders
Colosseum • Roman Forum • Vatican Museums • Sistine Chapel
- Breakfast. Colosseum — the world’s most iconic ancient monument, built 72 AD. Skip-the-line entry included
- Roman Forum & Palatine Hill — walk through the ruins of the ancient Roman Empire where Caesar, Augustus, and Nero walked
- Vatican Museums with expert local guide — 54 galleries of masterpieces. Skip-the-line entry included
- Sistine Chapel — Michelangelo’s breathtaking ceiling painted 1508–1512. One of the greatest artistic achievements in human history
- St Peter’s Basilica — the world’s largest church. Optional dome climb for Rome panorama
- Evening: Castel Sant’Angelo walk along the Tiber — Rome’s most dramatic fortress illuminated at night
Amalfi Coast Day Trip — Italy’s Most Dramatic Coastline
Positano • Amalfi • Ravello • Sea Cave • Rome Evening
- Breakfast. Full-day excursion from Rome to the Amalfi Coast — the most spectacular coastal drive in the world
- Positano — the most photographed cliffside village in Italy, cascading down to a pebble beach above the Tyrrhenian Sea
- Amalfi Town — the medieval maritime republic with its magnificent 9th-century Cathedral of Sant’Andrea
- Ravello — the clifftop village above the clouds with Villa Rufolo gardens and breathtaking sea panoramas
- Sea cave boat tour through Grotta dello Smeraldo — emerald-green underground light show (included)
- Return to Rome. Final Roman dinner — bistecca alla Fiorentina and Barolo wine
Rome → Athens — Welcome to Greece!
Flight to Athens • Acropolis • Plaka • Rooftop Dinner
- Breakfast at hotel. Checkout. Flight Rome → Athens (approx. 2h)
- Arrive Athens — transfer to 4-star hotel in Monastiraki or Syntagma, with Acropolis views from rooftop
- Acropolis — the most important ancient monument in the Western world. Parthenon, Erechtheion, and Propylaea. Skip-the-line entry included
- Acropolis Museum — the world-class museum housing the Parthenon sculptures in extraordinary context (entry included)
- Plaka neighbourhood — Athens’ most charming old quarter under the Acropolis, with excellent tavernas
- Rooftop dinner with Acropolis views at night — the Parthenon illuminated against the deep blue Athenian sky
Athens → Santorini — The World’s Most Beautiful Island
Domestic Flight • Fira • Caldera Walk • First Sunset
- Breakfast. Domestic flight Athens → Santorini (45 min). The approach into Santorini Airport — seeing the white caldera from the air — is spectacular
- Arrive Santorini — private transfer to 4-star caldera-view hotel in Fira or Imerovigli
- Fira Town walk — Santorini’s dramatic clifftop capital, perched 300m above the ancient volcanic caldera
- Caldera walk from Fira towards Oia (4km cliff path) — the most extraordinary coastal walk in Europe
- Cable car to the Old Port and back — or donkey ride for the authentic Santorini experience
- First Santorini sunset — the most famous sunset in the world. Every colour of amber, gold, and crimson
Santorini — Oia, Wine & Black Beaches
Oia Village • Blue Domes • Black Beach • Volcanic Wine
- Breakfast at hotel. Morning: Oia Village — the most photographed village in all of Europe with its iconic blue-domed churches
- Oia’s lanes — artisan galleries, jewellery, handmade ceramics and boutique restaurants perched 300m above the caldera
- Ancient Akrotiri — the ‘Minoan Pompeii’ preserved under volcanic ash for 3,600 years (entry included)
- Perissa Black Beach — Santorini’s extraordinary volcanic black sand beach with crystal turquoise water
- Santorini wine tasting — unique Assyrtiko wine grown in volcanic soil, one of the world’s most distinctive whites
- Oia sunset from the castle — arrive early to secure the most coveted viewpoint in the Mediterranean
Santorini — Island Day & Transfer to Dubrovnik
Boat Tour • Swimming • Santorini → Dubrovnik Flight
- Breakfast. Free morning to enjoy Santorini — one last dip in the Aegean from your hotel pool or a caldera-side café
- Optional morning: Caldera sailing cruise — circle the volcanic island, swim in hot springs, and see the lava fields (own cost)
- Afternoon transfer to Santorini Airport for flight to Dubrovnik (via Athens or direct in peak season)
- Arrive Dubrovnik — transfer to 4-star hotel near or in the Old Town
- Evening first glimpse of Dubrovnik — walk to the illuminated Pile Gate and stand before the magnificent Old City walls at night
- Dinner in the Old Town — Dubrovnik’s restaurants have a magnificent setting inside the medieval walls
Dubrovnik — City Walls, Game of Thrones & Cable Car
City Walls • GoT Locations • Cable Car • Lokrum Island
- Breakfast. Dubrovnik City Walls — the complete 1.9km circuit of the most spectacular medieval walls in Europe. Unparalleled views of the Old Town, Adriatic, and Lokrum Island (entry included)
- Game of Thrones filming locations tour — recognise the streets of King’s Landing, Blackwater Bay, and Cersei’s Walk of Shame
- Dubrovnik Cable Car — ascend 412m to Mount Srđ for panoramic views over the red-roofed Old Town and the vast Adriatic
- Lokrum Island — forested paradise island 15 minutes by boat, with a GoT exhibition, peacocks, and the most refreshing swim of the trip
- Fort Lovrijenac — the dramatic clifftop fortress rising above the sea, yet another cinematic GoT location
- Sunset aperitivo on Old Town walls — watching the Adriatic sun sink from the battlements
Split & Plitvice Lakes — Croatia’s Greatest Wonders
Speedboat to Split • Diocletian’s Palace • Plitvice Lakes
- Breakfast. Speedboat transfer from Dubrovnik to Split (approx. 4h along the dramatic Dalmatian coast — one of the most beautiful boat journeys in the Mediterranean)
- Split arrival — check in to 4-star hotel in or near Diocletian’s Palace
- Diocletian’s Palace — UNESCO World Heritage Site, a complete 1,700-year-old Roman palace where 3,000 people live and work today (entry included)
- Afternoon: Option A — Plitvice Lakes National Park UNESCO day excursion (strongly recommended — turquoise waterfalls unlike anything in Europe)
- Option B: Trogir UNESCO Medieval island town (30 min from Split)
- Split Riva promenade evening — the most atmospheric seafront in Dalmatia
Split — Dalmatian Coast & Hvar Island Day Trip
Hvar Ferry • Pakleni Islands • Adriatic Swim • Return Split
- Breakfast. Day trip to Hvar Island — the most glamorous island in the Adriatic, 1h by fast catamaran from Split
- Hvar Town — the magnificent main square, Spanish Fortress, and the most beautiful island architecture in Croatia
- Pakleni Islands boat tour — crystal-clear turquoise coves, hidden beaches, and fresh seafood restaurants on the water
- Swimming in the Adriatic — Hvar’s waters have 30m visibility. The clearest sea in the Mediterranean
- Hvar lavender fields walk — Hvar produces 60% of Croatia’s lavender, and the purple fields are extraordinary
- Return to Split by catamaran. Farewell Dalmatian dinner under the stars
Split → Departure — Last Mediterranean Morning
Airport Transfer • Last Shopping • Return Flight
- Breakfast. Final checkout. Last morning in the Mediterranean sun
- Last-minute Dalmatian shopping — Croatian olive oil, lavender, Maraschino liqueur, and local ceramics
- Transfer to Split Airport (SPU) for your return flight to India (via connection)
- Fly home with 14 extraordinary days of Mediterranean memories — Barcelona, Rome, Amalfi, Athens, Santorini, Dubrovnik, Split!
- Four countries, five iconic cities, the best of Southern Europe — the Mediterranean Grand Escape complete!
✓ Inclusions
- Return flights India → Barcelona (BCN), Split → India (SPU)
- All inter-city flights: Barcelona→Rome, Rome→Athens, Athens→Santorini, Santorini→Dubrovnik
- Speedboat Dubrovnik → Split (included)
- 2N Barcelona + 3N Rome + 2N Athens + 2N Santorini + 2N Dubrovnik + 2N Split (all 4-star)
- Daily breakfast at all hotels
- All private airport/port/hotel transfers throughout
- Spain: Sagrada Família + Park Güell skip-the-line entry
- Italy: Colosseum + Vatican Museums + Sistine Chapel skip-the-line
- Italy: Amalfi Coast day trip + sea cave boat tour
- Greece: Acropolis + Acropolis Museum skip-the-line
- Greece: Santorini cable car + wine tasting + Akrotiri entry
- Croatia: Dubrovnik City Walls + Cable Car + GoT tour
- Croatia: Diocletian’s Palace + Hvar Island day trip
- Schengen visa documentation support (ONE visa for all 4 countries)
- Travel insurance (14 days)
- 24/7 coordinator + local expert guides in all cities
✕ Exclusions
- Schengen visa fee (~₹7,500 — covers all 4 countries)
- Lunch & dinner throughout
- Santorini caldera boat cruise (optional, own cost)
- Plitvice Lakes (optional upgrade from Split)
- Mykonos extension (optional, extra nights available)
- Rome Borghese Gallery (pre-book, own cost)
- Personal shopping
- Tips & gratuities
- Room upgrades to suite/sea view
Get ready for 14 days of pure magic!
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