NORTH OF SPAIN, FROM BILBAO TO SANTIAGO, 12 DAYS

DAY 1. - ARRIVAL BILBAO Arrive into Bilbao and private transfer to hotel. Everything in this setting of northern Spain is spectacular. Bilbao is surrounded by a fertile landscape with forests, mountains, beaches and steep coasts. All this makes Bilbao a privileged destination for visitors. Accommodation in Bilbao. DAY 2. - BILBAO Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Free day in Bilbao at leisure to explore the city: The Bilbao Guggenheim Museum, the Euskalduna Conference and Music Centre, Norman Foster’s Underground, Calatrava’s airport, the towers designed by the architects Arata Isozaki and César Pelli... They all are examples of the dynamism that exists in Bilbao. Accommodation in Bilbao. DAY 3. - BILBAO – SANTILLA DEL MAR Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer from Bilbao to Santillana del Mar. Accommodation in Santillana del Mar. DAY 4. - SANTILLA DEL MAR – PICOS EUROPA (FUENTE DÉ) – OVIEDO Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private car and driver disposals for the full day Picos de Europa tour. Arrival to Fuente Dé and take the cable car. It´s undoubtedly one of the most spectacular trips you can take in a cable car across northern Spain. In about 5 minutes you will see a drop of 753 meters, sliding on a cable of 1450 meters. The rocky crests, the gorges, the valleys, the vast glacial lakes, the leafy forests… You can be assured that you will be absolutely amazed at everything you see. After the visit, continue to Oviedo. Accommodation in Oviedo. DAY 5. - OVIEDO Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Free day in Oviedo at leisure to explore the city. The former Ovetum has been closely linked to the Asturian monarchy since its foundation (8th century), and even became the capital of the Kingdom. This fact has left an unquestionable medieval flavor in the historic quarter. A Pedestrian historic quarter makes strolling in Oviedo a pleasure. Accommodation in Oviedo. DAY 6. - OVIEDO – SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela. Accommodation in Santiago de Compostela. DAY 7. - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Free day at leisure to explore the city of Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the Region of Galicia. Possible to visit Its historic center, designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. Its façades of convents, monasteries and famous houses as Fonseca, as well as some of the city´s most outstanding contemporary architectures. The Santiago cathedral is the last stop on the pilgrims’ journey, where millions of people from all over the world come to this city every year, many of them reaching the end of the Way of Saint James pilgrimage route. Accommodation in Santiago de Compostela. DAY 8. - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA – LEON Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer to board the train to León. Arrival into León and a private transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in León. DAY 9. - LEÓN Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Free day in León at leisure to explore the city. The city became the capital of the kingdom in the Middle Ages, a historic enclave on the Pilgrim’s Road to Santiago de Compostela and a city perfectly suited to its inhabitants. Accommodation in León. DAY 10. - LEÓN – BURGOS Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer to the railway station to board your train from León to Burgos. Arrival into Burgos and a private transfer to the hotel. Burgos, still preserves important vestiges of its medieval splendor. The city, which was the capital of the unified kingdom of Castilla-Leon for five centuries, the cathedral of Burgos, declared World Heritage site. Accommodation in Burgos. DAY 11. - BURGOS – BILBAO Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer to the railway station to board your train from Burgos to Bilbao. Arrival into Bilbao and a private transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in Bilbao. DAY 12. - BILBAO DEPARTURE Buffet breakfast in your hotel. Private transfer from the hotel to the Airport.