Barcelona and Andalusia move at two different speeds. Barcelona runs on ambition — Gaudí's spires, a medieval quarter thick with stories, a food scene fiercely proud of its Catalan roots. What rarely gets told: women shaped its art, politics, and culture. This trip puts those stories front and center.

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Head south and the tempo drops. Seville is sun, orange trees, and courtyards wrapped in tile. Córdoba holds three civilizations in its stone and rewards travelers who slow down. Together, they're a Spain that goes far past the postcard.

At NextTribe, we believe this stage of life — 45 and beyond — is exactly the moment to say yes to more of it: new places, new skills, new friendships, experiences you couldn't easily put together on your own. This isn't a trip for watching Spain go by from a bus window. You'll cook, dance, and make things with your hands alongside the women who live these traditions, because we think you deserve to know a place, not just see it.

This is a hands-on trip, not a hard-core one. Expect walking on cobblestones, stomping through a flamenco lesson, and staying on your feet in a cooking class — all at an unhurried pace, with plenty of time built in for tapas, wine, and doing nothing at all.

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We keep groups small on purpose, which means this trip fills fast. Don't be the one who waited too long.

~ Small groups — women 45+ ~ Solo travelers welcome

~ Led by women who our age~ Aging boldly since 2017

Solo Traveler? You're in the Right Place.

Spain is easy to fall for alone — it's even better with the right group around you.

You won't be the only one. A good number of the women on this trip are traveling solo. You'll land among women in exactly the same boat, by design.

A host who's one of us. Your NextTribe host isn't 25 with a clipboard. She's a woman your age who knows exactly what it's like to arrive somewhere solo and leave with a new circle of friends.

A pace built for connecting. Shared meals, shared classes, and plenty of together-time — friendship happens here without you trying.

Rooming made simple. Travel solo with your own room for a single supplement, or let us know and we'll match you with a roommate from the group.

1. Discover Barcelona through two extraordinary lenses — Gaudí’s visionary architecture and the hidden history of the women who shaped the city’s cultural and political life across centuries.

2. Get your hands (and feet) into Andalusian life — stirring a proper paella, pressing pigment into hand-painted tiles, and learning the Sevillanas, a dance that has been women’s social language in this region for centuries. Then watch masters bring flamenco to its full, electric life.

3.  Step inside Córdoba’s layered world — where Islamic, Jewish, and Christian heritage converge in one of history’s most extraordinary experiments in coexistence, and where the contributions of women to that shared culture are finally getting their due.

4.  Eat extraordinarily well. Barcelona’s table is deeply Catalan — bread rubbed with tomato and olive oil, calçots blackened over flame, bombas straight from the fryer at LaBarceloneta.

In Andalusia, the food shifts to something earthier and sun-warmed: cold gazpacho poured from a pitcher, salmorejo so thick it holds a garnish, jamón ibérico that melts before you reach for a second slice.

5.  Connect with women who live these stories— dancers, chefs, historians, and artists who open their world to us. And then there are the women traveling with you: on every NextTribe trip, the friendships made along the way are part of what people remember longest.

Do I need to come with someone? Not at all. Plenty of NextTribe travelers come solo, and this group bonds fast.

How much walking is involved? A fair amount — Barcelona's alleys and Seville's old town are best explored on foot, often over cobblestones. Nothing here is a hike; it's a walking pace, with breaks built in.

Is Spain safe and easy to navigate for women our age? Yes. Spain is well set up for travelers, with strong infrastructure even outside the big cities. We still travel as a group with a host and local guides throughout, so you're never navigating alone.

Will I know anyone? Probably not at the start. Almost certainly by day two. That's just how this works.

What's included? Accommodations, most meals, ground transportation, guided excursions and hands-on activities, your NextTribe host throughout and a specially curated Enrichment Guide to better appreciate the adventure. International flights are not included.

What if I need to cancel? Full refund up to 90 days out (except for your deposit, which can be applied to a future trip). We highly recommend travel protection insurance, and can point you toward options.

Jeannie feels most at home in countries where the native language is Spanish. She perfected her language skills during a summer she spent in Spain living with a family that didn't speak a word of English! She spent time in Barcelona when she shot a commercial just prior to the Olympics, and later, as a producer for the syndicated travel show, "Travel and Adventure." The show also took her to Sevilla, where she and her crew documented the best places to eat, drink and have fun.  She's looking forward to seeing the Basque region, which was always on her bucket list for a return trip to Spain

After arrivals, your tour coordinator will bring the group together for a warm orientation — a chance to put names to faces before you head out to explore the streets surrounding the hotel. Barcelona pulls you in immediately: the light, the noise, the smell of something good coming from every doorway. That evening, settle in over a proper welcome dinner with a set menu that offers your first real taste of where you are.

Meals included: Dinner

Located in the heart of Barcelona, this 4-star hotel offers an unparalleled experience on one of the city’s most central avenues. Thanks to its prime location, you can enjoy a luxurious and comfortable stay while exploring the best of the city.

The morning begins inside the Sagrada Familia, where Gaudí’s extraordinary vision — forests of stone columns, kaleidoscopic light through stained glass, a facade that tells the whole arc of Christian scripture in carved relief — rewards slow, reverent attention. From there, move into the medieval heart of the city for the “Her Story” walking experience, a guided journey through the Gothic Quarter that uncovers the women so often written out of the official record: nuns who ran hospitals, merchants who financed empires, artists who worked in their husbands’ names. The streets here are narrow, the stories layered, and nothing quite looks the same after you’ve heard them.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Parc Güell is one of those places that stops you cold — a hillside park where Gaudí dissolved the line between architecture and nature, covering every surface in mosaic, twisting columns into trees, and orienting everything toward the sea. The views over Barcelona from the terrace are the kind you find yourself describing for years. The afternoon is yours: wander the Eixample for modernista architecture, duck into local galleries, find a table on the Barceloneta waterfront, or simply let the city show you something unplanned.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

A short flight carries you from Barcelona’s coastal cool into the sun-drenched warmth of Andalusia — the shift is immediate and delicious.

After settling in, the afternoon takes you straight to the Royal Alcázar, the UNESCO World Heritage palace that has been in continuous use since the 10th century, its courtyards and tiled halls layered with the fingerprints of every dynasty that passed through. The stories of the queens and royal women who held power here — and sometimes wielded it quietly from the wings — are woven through every chamber.

From there, a walk into the Barrio de Santa Cruz: the old Jewish Quarter, where narrow lanes open onto hidden plazas and orange trees shade the cobblestones.

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner

In the center of Seville, in the emblematic Santa Cruz district, the cradle of ancient Seville. Its prime location next to the Cathedral, the Giralda, and the city's most famous monuments, leisure areas, and shopping district will allow you to experience the city like never before.

Seville is made for slow mornings — linger over coffee, browse the market stalls, or simply walk without an agenda through streets that reward the unhurried. Then, into the kitchen for a paella class that takes you from raw ingredients to the moment the socarrat — that coveted crisp layer at the bottom of the pan — tells you it’s ready. In the afternoon, the focus shifts from flavor to form: a tile-painting workshop where you’ll learn the Andalusian azulejo tradition firsthand, pressing pigment into clay in patterns that have decorated this region’s walls, fountains, and altars for centuries. You’ll go home with something you made yourself.

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

An hour from Seville lies one of the most astonishing cities in Europe. In its 10th-century prime, Córdoba was larger than Paris and London combined — a place where Muslim scholars, Jewish philosophers, and Christian monks worked side by side, producing a flowering of knowledge that shaped the medieval world. The Great Mosque, or Mezquita, is the physical embodiment of that meeting: a forest of red-and-white striped arches, later interrupted by a cathedral inserted into its heart, the whole thing a beautiful, complicated argument in stone. From there, into the Judería — the old Jewish quarter — where flowered courtyards and quiet lanes tell quieter stories, including those of the women who kept these communities alive and connected. Return to Seville in the evening for dinner.

 Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The morning brings a visit to the Palacio de las Dueñas, the aristocratic city palace that has belonged to the Dukes of Alba for centuries — a place where grand salons give way to intimate courtyards and the lives of the women who moved through them, hosted in them, and shaped them are unexpectedly vivid. In the evening, the focus turns to movement and music: a Sevillanas workshop where you’ll learn the festive partner dance that is Seville’s own — joyful, intricate, and deeply social. Then, the night’s culmination: a flamenco performance where everything — the footwork, the guitar, the raw, wordless grief and elation in the singer’s voice — comes together in a way that’s almost impossible to describe afterward. The farewell dinner that follows lets the group linger over the whole journey: what surprised you, what stayed with you, who you’ll keep in touch with.

 Meals included- Breakfast, Dinner

Spain has a way of making departure difficult. Safe travels home — and start thinking about what comes next.

Meals included: Breakfast

After booking the trip, you will recieve a travel guide with more detailed logistics and informaton.

It's tempting to book flights right away to get the best deal. We advise you wait until the trip has filled and is confirmed to book your flights. If you want to do it sooner, make sure you have good cancellation terms or trip protection insurance.

Arrival: Barcelona-El Prat International Airport (BCN)
Monday, March 1, 2027 by 2 PM

Depart: Seville International Airport (SVQ)
Monday March 8, 2027

Please make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months beyond the end of the trip.

If you have any questions, you can contact our travel manager, Marcy, at travel@nexttribe.com

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Inclusions

• 7 Nights Lodging

• 7 Dinners

• 4 Lunches

• 7 Breakfasts

• Ground Transportation

• Flight during trip with airport transfer

• All activities in the itinerary

• A NextTribe Host throughout your trip

• A specially curated Enrichment Guide to help you prepare for your trip

Exclusions

• Roundtrip Airfare

• Passport & Visa Fees

• Airport transfers for arrival/departure

• Alcohol not mentioned in itinerary

• Travel Insurance (required for international trips. Scroll down for details)

• Gratuities to local guides, drivers, maids and hotel staff

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