North of Spain

Tour: 8 Days
Departs: Sundays from 02 April to 29 October from Madrid or Barcelona

Day 1 (MADRID / BARCELONA – ZARAGOZA – SAN SEBASTIAN )
Departure from our bus terminal, towards Zaragoza known as 'the City of the Four Cultures'. Enjoy a short visit before continuing to San Sebastian one of the most beautiful coastal cities of the entire peninsula. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Monte Igueldo 4*.

Day 2 (San Sebastian – Bilbao – Santander – Santillana del Mar – Colombres)
Breakfast and departure to Bilbao. Short Panoramic Tour to admire the building of the Guggenheim museum. Continue onto Santander for some free time before departing in the afternoon to Santillana del Mar. The entire town of Santillana has been declared a National Monument. Short visit and then continue along the Cantabrian Coast to Colombres. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel San Angel 3*.

Day 3 (Colombres – Covadonga – Oviedo )
Breakfast and departure to the religious sanctuary of Covadonga via the ‘Picos de Europa’ This sacred place is set in a beautiful valley surrounded by green mountains and it was from here that the reconquest of Spain over the Moors was launched. Free Time. Continue to Oviedo, the capital of the principality of Asturias, a city of great charm and class. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Regente 4*.

Day 4 (Oviedo – Gijon – Lugo)
Breakfast. Continue to Gijon, second capital of the region of Asturias. Brief Panoramic tour. Continue onto Luarca, Ribadeo and Lugo in Galicia. Dinner and accommodation at Gran Hotel Lugo 4*.

Day 5 (Lugo – La Coruña)
Breakfast. Morning departure to La Coruña. Brief Panoramic Tour of this fishing village. In the afternoon, optional excursion to the Rias Altas (Upper Estuaries), via the typical towns to Pontedeume and Betanzos, where you will see many inlets offering some of Spain's most well hidden and beautiful beaches. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Hesperia Coruña 4*.

Day 6 (La Coruña – Santiago de Compostela)
Breakfast. Departure to Santiago de Compostela the legendary pilgrims city and one of the jewels of Spain. Morning city tour of the spectacular old quarter including the magnificent 11th century Cathedral erected on the site of the tomb of St James and the adjoining, historic Plaza del Obradoiro. Afternoon free. Dinner and accommodation at Gran Hotel Santiago 4*.

Day 7 (Santiago de Compostela – Rias Bajas – Vigo )
Breakfast and departure for the area of the Rias Bajas (Lower Estuaries) through splendid landscapes. Visit the beautiful La Toja Island and the picturesque Ria de Arosa which is the widest of all the estuaries. The Ria de Pontevedra offers the visitor a chance to see some of the more typical fishing villages before arriving in Vigo, the nation's most important fishing port. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Hesperia Vigo 4*.

Day 8 (Vigo – Salamanca – Madrid)
Breakfast and departure to Zamora and Salamanca. Short stop to visit the Plaza Mayor. Onward to Madrid. Arrival at the bus Terminal and end of tour.

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