Tour Northern Spain - 10 Days (Small Group)

Transport

Transportation by luxury coach Private transfers to/from airport as per itinerary

Meals

Daily breakfast Welcome Tapas dinner Pintxos lunch in San Sebastian Farewell dinner Rioja wine tasting with light lunch

Others

Rioja wine tasting with light lunch

Accommodation

9 nights accommodations at selected class Madrid - Barceló Torre De Madrid 5-Stars (or Similar) Bilbao - Barceló Nervión 4-Stars (or Similar) Oviedo - Gran Hotel España 4-Stars (or Similar) Santiago de Compostela- Nh Collection Santiago 4-Stars Plus (or Similar) Salamanca - Catalonia Plaza Mayor 4-Stars (or Similar)

Guide

English speaking Tour Director throughout the journey. Guided city tour with local guides in Madrid, Bilbao, Santiago de Compostela & Salamanca

Not included:

Flights

International flights not included

Others

Personal Expenses Item, product or service not specifically listed under Included

Optional

Optional activities - Mapping in-depth

Insurance

Insurance not included

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Day 1 Arrival
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival

Meet & greet at the airport and take a private transfer to your hotel. At 19:00, meet with your Tour Director at the hotel´s Reception Desk for a welcome meeting. You will also meet your journey’s fellow travelers. Your Tour Director will give you all relevant details of the city and will inform of the schedule for the following day. And start your adventure! Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 2 Madrid Discovery & Welcome Tapas Dinner
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Madrid Discovery & Welcome Tapas Dinner

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Set out for morning city discovery and enjoy one the most exciting cities in the world, Madrid. See the highlights and live the passion this city has on its DNA. Afternoon at leisure to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer.

Mapping In-Depth: Optionally, take an excursion to Toledo, capital of the Spanish Kingdom for centuries, and the center of many cultures.

In the early evening, join your fellow travelers for an authentic Welcome Tapas Dinner at a local restaurant.

Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 3 Madrid – La Rioja – Bilbao
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Madrid – La Rioja – Bilbao

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Bond for Northern Spanish territories, your first destinations Laguardia, in the heart of La Rioja, and one of the most famous Spanish wine regions. Internationally acclaimed, and among its vineyards, we will visit a traditional and family run wine cellar. Take a taste of the world-famous Rioja Reds and enjoy a local products-based light lunch. Continue to Bilbao and time at leisure. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 4 Bilbao – San Sebastian – Bilbao
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bilbao – San Sebastian – Bilbao

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. It’s time to explore Bilbao with your local guide. The best-known landmark is the titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum, a Frank Gehry masterpiece. We also recommend a wander through the historic “Siete Calles” district. Many of the buildings were damaged after floods in the 1980s but have now been beautifully restored. Time at leisure for you to explore the esplanade where The Guggenheim Museum. Admire this modern architectural building. Continue to San Sebastian, one of the most famous and elegant destinations in Europe. Enjoy a traditional Pintxos lunch at San Sebastian old town´s Taverns. Time at leisure for you to marvel this gorgeous town. Discover the extraordinary landscape dominated by the bay and the magnificent La Concha beach. We then drive back to Bilbao. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 5 Bilbao – Santillana Del Mar – Covadonga – Oviedo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bilbao – Santillana Del Mar – Covadonga – Oviedo

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Ready for Northern mountains and Atlantic sandy beaches?

Depart to Santillana del Mar, one of the most important historical artistic towns in Spain. It contains architectural treasures such as the Collegiate of Santa Ana, a Jewel of the Romanesque Architecture in Cantabria. Continue to Covadonga, where you will have free time to see the Sanctuary and the Grotto where you will see the patroness of Asturias our Lady of Covadonga. In the afternoon, departure to Oviedo, where you will see on a series of hills the beauty of Saint Maria de Naranco Church, Jewel of the pre–Romanic Asturian architecture. Free time to explore Oviedo, many of their streets are pedestrian, where you will be able to see World Heritage sites like The Cathedral, a splendid example of gothic Asturian architecture. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 6 Oviedo – Mondoñedo - Lugo – Santiago De Compostela
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Oviedo – Mondoñedo - Lugo – Santiago De Compostela

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Bound for Galician landscapes. On the way to Lugo, take a short stop at Mondoñedo. Time at leisure to visit the 13th century Cathedral and try the delicious “Mondoñedo´s cake”. Continue to Lugo. Take a stroll to explore the Roman ruins that remains like its walls, declared Patrimony of the Humanity. We finally approach Santiago de Compostela´s holly land, declared World Heritage as it is the most important center of Christian Pilgrimages in Spain as the end of the Camino de Santiago route built during the Roman Empire. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 7 Santiago De Compostela
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Santiago De Compostela

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Stroll Santiago´s old cobble streets as you capture its historical beauty. Feel the passion at Obradoiro Square and the Cathedral (entrance not included) dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. Rest of the day at leisure.

Mapping In-Depth: Optionally, experience a typical Gallegan dinner with Queimada. Savor a traditional Gallegan dinner in the old town of Santiago. Try octopus, the regional delicacy, and other specialties such as ’raxo’, meat tacos served with potatoes. After the dinner, you´ll invoke the Gallegan spirits with a traditional queimada, a ritual which involves performing an ’esconxuro’ summoning, while an alcoholic drink is prepared from a base of ’aguardiente’ liquor and other ingredients.

Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 8 Santiago De Compostela – Salamanca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Santiago De Compostela – Salamanca

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Continue to Salamanca, University City. Enjoy a city tour this University City World Heritage of great architectural and artistic wealth. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 9 Salamanca – Avila – Madrid
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Salamanca – Avila – Madrid

Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel. Your journey is reaching its last steps, but we still must discover one the oldest middle age Spanish jewels: Avila. Thousands of years contemplate this middle age walled town. Enjoy some time at leisure before reaching our final destinations. Once back in our eternal and beloved in Madrid, join your fellow travelers for a final Farewell Dinner. Accommodation at your hotel.
Day 10 Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure

After breakfast at your hotel, take a private transfer to the airport. END OF OUR SERVICE.

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Northern Spain - 10 Days (Small Group)

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Itinerary of your trip Northern Spain - 10 Days (Small Group)

Arrival

Madrid Discovery & Welcome Tapas Dinner

Madrid – La Rioja – Bilbao

Bilbao – San Sebastian – Bilbao

Bilbao – Santillana Del Mar – Covadonga – Oviedo

Oviedo – Mondoñedo - Lugo – Santiago De Compostela

Santiago De Compostela

Santiago De Compostela – Salamanca

Salamanca – Avila – Madrid

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