North of Spain & Portugal 12 Days

Day 1 : MADRID-ZARAGOZA-SAN SEBASTIAN 

Departure from our bus Terminal at 8:00 a.m. to Zaragoza. Short stop. Continuation to San Sebastian. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 2 : SAN SEBASTIAN-BILBAO-SANTANDER-SANTILLANA-TORRELAVEGA 

Breakfast. Departure to Bilbao. Short panoramic tour to admire the Guggenheim Museum building. Continuation to Santander. Free time. In the afternoon departure to Santillana del Mar, city considered as a National Monument. Short stop and continue to Torrelavega. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 3 : TORRELAVEGA -COVADONGA-OVIEDO 

Breakfast. Departure through Picos de Europa mountains by splendid landscapes. Arrival to Covadonga with free time to visit the Shrine and continuation to Oviedo. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 4 : OVIEDO-GIJON-LUGO 

Breakfast. Departure to Gijón the second capital of the region of Asturias. Short panoramic tour and continuation to Luarca, Ribadeo and Lugo in the Region of Galicia. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 5 : LUGO-LA CORUÑA 

Breakfast. Departure to La Coruña. Short panoramic tour. In the afternoon optional excursion to the Rías Altas through typical villages as Pontedeume, Betanzos, etc. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 6 : LA CORUÑA-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 

Breakfast. Departure to Santiago de Compostela. City tour of this legendary pilgrimage town, Plaza del Obradoiro, Cathedral, etc. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 7 : SANTIAGO-RIAS BAJAS-VIGO 

Breakfast and departure for the area of the Spanish Fjords (Rias Bajas), through splendid landscapes: La Toja Island, ría de Arosa and Pontevedra. Optional excursion to Santa Tecla and Valença do Miño across the Portuguese border. Continuation to Vigo. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 8 : VIGO-SALAMANCA 

Breakfast and departure to the region of Castilla-León via Zamora. Arrival to the monumental city of Salamanca. Time free to know its old quarters and Plaza Mayor. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 9 : SALAMANCA-COIMBRA 

Breakfast and departure to Ciudad Rodrigo and the Portuguese border to continue via Guarda towards Coimbra, site of one of the oldest universities in Europe and birthplace of Fado, the music of Portugal. Dinner and accommodations.

Day 10 : COIMBRA-FATIMA-LISBON 

Breakfast. Departure to Fatima, important pilgrimage center. Time free to visit the Shrine and afterwards continuation to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal located at the mouth of river Tagus. Accommodations. Optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, typical portuguese songs and music.

Day 11 : LISBON 

Breakfast and accommodations. Morning city sightsee ing tour: old Alfama Quarter, Tower of Belem, Monastery of Los Jeronimos, etc. Afternoon at leisure. Optional tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril.

Day 12 : LISBON-CACERES-MADRID 

Breakfast. Departure to the border with Spain and continuation to Caceres. Time at leisure to know its Plaza Mayor and to walk through the old city and its famous medieval quarter, very well preserved and considered as World Heritage place. Lunch at your own. Continuation Madrid. Arrival and end of services.