12-day Spain Tour: Northern Spain And Galicia From Barcelona
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Itinerary
11x Breakfast
11x Breakfast
Accommodation included: 11 nights
Accommodation included: 11 nights
Panoramic sightseeing tours of San...
Panoramic sightseeing tours of San Sebastian, Bilbao and La Coruรฑa.
Guided city tour of Santiago...
Guided city tour of Santiago de Compostela.
Tour escort during the tour.
Tour escort during the tour.
High speed AVE train Barcelona-Zaragoza...
High speed AVE train Barcelona-Zaragoza (tourist class)
Transfer from station to city...
Transfer from station to city center in Zaragoza.
Air conditioned deluxe motor-coach.
Air conditioned deluxe motor-coach.
11 nights accommodation at selected...
11 nights accommodation at selected class hotel
Travel insurance.
Travel insurance.
Not included:
Food and drinks, unless specified
Food and drinks, unless specified
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ยAbout experience
Itinerary
Day 1: Barcelona
Stop At: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Meet and greet at the airport
Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus hotel: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Day 2: Barcelona
Stop At: Hostal barcelona city centre, Carrer de Balmes, 60, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
Call on Julia Travel bus terminal (Balmes, 5) at 08:00 for a morning Highlights city tour of Barcelona. Half-day sightseeing tour around Barcelona that will allow you to discover the history of the city while visiting some of the most important places in a comfortable and easy way. The first part of the visit consists in a guided walking tour through the small and narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter, the oldest part of the city. During this early visit we will see Las Ramblas, de Cathedral Square, The Cathedral (free time to visit the Cathedral by yourself), the Old Jewish Quarter, among other interesting places. Later we will take our bus to start with a panoramic tour around the rest of the city. We will pass through the elegant Passeig de Grร cia Street, where there are located two of the most important Gaudiโs buildings (Casa Batllรณ and Casa Milร โla Pedreraโ), the Triumph Arc, the Olympic Village and the Olympic Port. For the next part of the visit we will access to the Montjuic Mountain. This is an important place because was the main scenery of the Olympic Games in the 1992. We will see the Olympic stadium from the bus and later we will have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the city riding the aerial tramway (subject to the weather conditions). For the next part we will go to the Spanish Village (Poble Espanyol) that consist in a synthesis of all the cultural variety in Spain. During the visit you will be given some free time to enjoy the different areas inspired in different Spanish regions, where you will find craft shops restaurants and bars. At the end, back to the bus, we will leave Montjuic and come back to the city centre passing through Espaรฑa square, the twin Venetian towers, the MNAC and the Shopping centre Las Arenas, build in an old bullring. We will arrive to Catalunya square, and we will end up the tour.
Afternoon is at leisure to enjoy this wonderful city and surroundings.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus hotel: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Day 3: Barcelona - Zaragoza - San Sebastian
Stop At: Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Province of Zaragoza, Aragon
Transfer to Barcelona โSantsโ train station to depart by AVE, high speed train to Zaragoza. Free time in Zaragoza.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: La Concha Beach, De la Concha Ibilbidea, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
In the afternoon, we will continue to San Sebastian, itโs one of the most famous tourist destinations where they hold the International Film Festival. Panoramic city tour of this marvel style bourgeois city, seeing the extraordinary landscape dominated by the bay and the magnificent La Concha beach.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Palacio de Aiete
Day 4: San Sebastian - Bilbao - Castro Urdiales - Santander
Stop At: Monte Igueldo, Plaza del Funicular, 4, 20008 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
We will approach Mount Igueldo, to contemplate the marvelous views of the city and then proceed towards Bilbao.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Et. 2, 48001 Bilbao Spain
Panoramic driver in Bilbao and free time on the esplanade where The Guggenheim Museum is located in order to admire this modern architectural building.
Stop At: Castro Urdiales, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria
Free time in the old fishing village of "Castro Urdiales".
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santander, Santander, Cantabria
Departure to Santander, a port city located between the sea and the mountains, well known for its Sardinero Beach, one of the best known beaches in Spain. Free time to stroll through this elegant city.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Santemar
Day 5: Santander - Santillana - Covadonga - Oviedo
Stop At: Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria
Departure to Santillana, itโs one of the most important historical artistic towns in Spain. It contains architectural treasures such as the Collegiate of Santa Juliana, a Jewel of the Romanesque Arquitecture in Cantabria.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica de Santa Maria la Real de Covadonga, Real Sitio de Covadonga, 33589 Covadonga, Cangas de Onis Spain
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ayre Hotel Ramiro I / Oca Santo Domingo Plaza
Day 6: Oviedo - Lugo - A Coruรฑa
Stop At: Lugo, Lugo, Province of Lugo, Galicia
Arrive to Lugo. Free time to be able to contemplate the Roman remains that still retains like its walls, declared Patrimony of the Humanity.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: La Coruna, La Coruna, Province of A Coruna, Galicia
Continuation to La Coruรฑa. Brief panoramic driver through the main avenues of this fabulous town driving by the Marine Avenue to admire the elegance of this city with the typical Galician architecture of glass house galleries. Brief stop in one of the wonders of the world the oldest working lighthouse the โTower of Herculesโ dating back from the roman period. Afternoon at leisure where you can assist an optional tour to the Rias Altas.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Coruรฑa
Day 7: La Coruรฑa - Santiago de Compostela
Stop At: Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruna, Galicia
Departure to Santiago de Compostela declared World Heritage as it is one of the most important center of Christian Pilgrimages in Spain as the end of the Camino de Santiago route built during the Roman Empire. City tour where we will see the main square called Obradoiro and also the Cathedral dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. Balance of the day at leisure to explore the narrow cobblestone streets and get the feel of the student atmosphere.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Santiago
Day 8: Santiago de Compostela - Rias Bajas - La Toja - Vigo
Stop At: Rรญas Baixas, Spain
Spanish Fjords
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Isla de la Toja, Isla de la Toja, O Grove, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia
La Toja Island
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vigo, Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia
Free time and continue to the Ria de Arosa, passing through Pontevedra to arrive to Vigo, situated in the middle of the Rias Baixas.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Los Galeones
Day 9: Vigo - Viana do Castelo - Braga
Stop At: Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo District, Northern Portugal
Free time in Viana do Castelo.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Porto, Porto, Porto District, Northern Portugal
Short stop in Porto and continue to Braga.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Melia Braga
Day 10: Braga - Salamanca - Madrid
Stop At: Salamanca, Salamanca, Province of Salamanca, Castile and Leon
Short stop and free time in this University City (World Heritage) of great architectural and artistic wealth
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Accomodation in Madrid.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza Espaรฑa
Day 11: Madrid
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morerรญa, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalรก. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vรญa, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabรฉu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to explore the wonders that the city has to offer.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza Espaรฑa
Day 12: Madrid
Stop At: Barajas Airport, Barajas Airport, Madrid
Transfer to Madridโs airport. END OF OUR SERVICE.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Barcelona
Stop At: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Meet and greet at the airport
Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Accommodation at the hotel
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus hotel: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Day 2: Barcelona
Stop At: Hostal barcelona city centre, Carrer de Balmes, 60, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
Call on Julia Travel bus terminal (Balmes, 5) at 08:00 for a morning Highlights city tour of Barcelona. Half-day sightseeing tour around Barcelona that will allow you to discover the history of the city while visiting some of the most important places in a comfortable and easy way. The first part of the visit consists in a guided walking tour through the small and narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter, the oldest part of the city. During this early visit we will see Las Ramblas, de Cathedral Square, The Cathedral (free time to visit the Cathedral by yourself), the Old Jewish Quarter, among other interesting places. Later we will take our bus to start with a panoramic tour around the rest of the city. We will pass through the elegant Passeig de Grร cia Street, where there are located two of the most important Gaudiโs buildings (Casa Batllรณ and Casa Milร โla Pedreraโ), the Triumph Arc, the Olympic Village and the Olympic Port. For the next part of the visit we will access to the Montjuic Mountain. This is an important place because was the main scenery of the Olympic Games in the 1992. We will see the Olympic stadium from the bus and later we will have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the city riding the aerial tramway (subject to the weather conditions). For the next part we will go to the Spanish Village (Poble Espanyol) that consist in a synthesis of all the cultural variety in Spain. During the visit you will be given some free time to enjoy the different areas inspired in different Spanish regions, where you will find craft shops restaurants and bars. At the end, back to the bus, we will leave Montjuic and come back to the city centre passing through Espaรฑa square, the twin Venetian towers, the MNAC and the Shopping centre Las Arenas, build in an old bullring. We will arrive to Catalunya square, and we will end up the tour.
Afternoon is at leisure to enjoy this wonderful city and surroundings.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus hotel: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza
Day 3: Barcelona - Zaragoza - San Sebastian
Stop At: Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Province of Zaragoza, Aragon
Transfer to Barcelona โSantsโ train station to depart by AVE, high speed train to Zaragoza. Free time in Zaragoza.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: La Concha Beach, De la Concha Ibilbidea, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
In the afternoon, we will continue to San Sebastian, itโs one of the most famous tourist destinations where they hold the International Film Festival. Panoramic city tour of this marvel style bourgeois city, seeing the extraordinary landscape dominated by the bay and the magnificent La Concha beach.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Palacio de Aiete
Day 4: San Sebastian - Bilbao - Castro Urdiales - Santander
Stop At: Monte Igueldo, Plaza del Funicular, 4, 20008 San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
We will approach Mount Igueldo, to contemplate the marvelous views of the city and then proceed towards Bilbao.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Abandoibarra Et. 2, 48001 Bilbao Spain
Panoramic driver in Bilbao and free time on the esplanade where The Guggenheim Museum is located in order to admire this modern architectural building.
Stop At: Castro Urdiales, Castro Urdiales, Cantabria
Free time in the old fishing village of "Castro Urdiales".
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Santander, Santander, Cantabria
Departure to Santander, a port city located between the sea and the mountains, well known for its Sardinero Beach, one of the best known beaches in Spain. Free time to stroll through this elegant city.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Santemar
Day 5: Santander - Santillana - Covadonga - Oviedo
Stop At: Santillana del Mar, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria
Departure to Santillana, itโs one of the most important historical artistic towns in Spain. It contains architectural treasures such as the Collegiate of Santa Juliana, a Jewel of the Romanesque Arquitecture in Cantabria.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Basilica de Santa Maria la Real de Covadonga, Real Sitio de Covadonga, 33589 Covadonga, Cangas de Onis Spain
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.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias
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.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Ayre Hotel Ramiro I / Oca Santo Domingo Plaza
Day 6: Oviedo - Lugo - A Coruรฑa
Stop At: Lugo, Lugo, Province of Lugo, Galicia
Arrive to Lugo. Free time to be able to contemplate the Roman remains that still retains like its walls, declared Patrimony of the Humanity.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: La Coruna, La Coruna, Province of A Coruna, Galicia
Continuation to La Coruรฑa. Brief panoramic driver through the main avenues of this fabulous town driving by the Marine Avenue to admire the elegance of this city with the typical Galician architecture of glass house galleries. Brief stop in one of the wonders of the world the oldest working lighthouse the โTower of Herculesโ dating back from the roman period. Afternoon at leisure where you can assist an optional tour to the Rias Altas.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Coruรฑa
Day 7: La Coruรฑa - Santiago de Compostela
Stop At: Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Province of A Coruna, Galicia
Departure to Santiago de Compostela declared World Heritage as it is one of the most important center of Christian Pilgrimages in Spain as the end of the Camino de Santiago route built during the Roman Empire. City tour where we will see the main square called Obradoiro and also the Cathedral dedicated to the Apostle Santiago. Balance of the day at leisure to explore the narrow cobblestone streets and get the feel of the student atmosphere.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Santiago
Day 8: Santiago de Compostela - Rias Bajas - La Toja - Vigo
Stop At: Rรญas Baixas, Spain
Spanish Fjords
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Isla de la Toja, Isla de la Toja, O Grove, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia
La Toja Island
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Vigo, Vigo, Province of Pontevedra, Galicia
Free time and continue to the Ria de Arosa, passing through Pontevedra to arrive to Vigo, situated in the middle of the Rias Baixas.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Tryp Los Galeones
Day 9: Vigo - Viana do Castelo - Braga
Stop At: Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo District, Northern Portugal
Free time in Viana do Castelo.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Porto, Porto, Porto District, Northern Portugal
Short stop in Porto and continue to Braga.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Melia Braga
Day 10: Braga - Salamanca - Madrid
Stop At: Salamanca, Salamanca, Province of Salamanca, Castile and Leon
Short stop and free time in this University City (World Heritage) of great architectural and artistic wealth
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Accomodation in Madrid.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza Espaรฑa
Day 11: Madrid
Stop At: Madrid, Madrid
Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morerรญa, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalรก. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vรญa, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabรฉu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to explore the wonders that the city has to offer.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
Accommodation included: Superior hotel: Tryp Atocha
Superior plus hotel: Courtyard Marriott Madrid Princesa / Riu Plaza Espaรฑa
Day 12: Madrid
Stop At: Barajas Airport, Barajas Airport, Madrid
Transfer to Madridโs airport. END OF OUR SERVICE.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
โข Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
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