Thank you for your honest feedback. We appreciate your recommendation, especially for those who have some walking issues. For this kind of situations like yours with walking issues we recommend to take a private tour so we can adapt to your special pace. By the way, 1000 steps inside the fortress would be the equivalent to 62 stories building, so far we counted 62 steps on the way up with several stops to enjoy the city views. We just finished one tour yesterday with a couple in their 90’s and no problem at all!
Regarding the food, the tour starts at 10:30am (morning tour), we start first with monuments (Cathedral, Arabic Fortress and Roman Theater always skipping the line) and at 12:30pm we go to the restaurants for delicious tapas and wines. To find restaurants opened before that time in Spain is impossible and would make the pacing & logistics of this tour difficult.
We apologize for any unexpected challenges, and we'll take your insights into consideration for future tours. We're pleased to hear you enjoyed the food after the monuments, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back for an experience better tailored to your preferences.