Basque Country & Aquitaine 2026-27

Departure on scheduled Iberia flights to Bilbao – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

– after dinner, Bilbao by night: a stroll with your tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for the heart of the La Rioja wine region – arrival in Briones - visit to the Wine Museum and a two-hour wine-list course with wine tasting at the Dinastía Vivanco winery – lunch at leisure - in the afternoon, continue to Logroño – visit to a winery with tasting – in the evening, arrival in Pamplona - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Pamplona by night: a stroll with your tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit of Pamplona with a guide (the Citadel, the route of the Encierro bull run, the Cathedral of Santa María, Paseo de Sarasate and Plaza del Castillo) – transfer to San Sebastián - lunch at leisure – visit of San Sebastián with a guide (a splendid Belle Époque town in the Basque Country - historic centre with the Calle Mayor, the Cathedral of the Buen Pastor, Plaza de Gipuzkoa, Avenida de España and Plaza de la Constitución) – in the afternoon, transfer to Bordeaux – arrival in the evening - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to the visit with a guide of Bordeaux, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (from the cathedral of Saint-André to Rue Sainte-Catherine, today a veritable temple of commerce, via Cours d'Albret and on to Cours de l'Intendance, named in homage to Tourny, who transformed the city in just a few years, and finally to Place de la Comédie - we will discover the city's evolution and its most famous jewels - stroll along the Garonne and the Port of the Moon - for centuries the quays of the Garonne saw sailors and ships set sail, first for English waters, then for the coasts of Africa and finally for the West Indies - from the Pont de Pierre to the quays of the Chartrons, in the early-morning sun, reliving places linked to Napoleon, the Second World War and the wine trade) – lunch at leisure - dinner at a typical restaurant - after dinner, guided visit of Bordeaux, “the unknown city” (a stroll starting from the elegant “golden triangle” district and on to hidden streets whose buildings and evocative, often esoteric details tell us anecdotes and stories whose protagonist is, of course, splendid Bordeaux) – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Saint-Émilion – visit with a guide of this delightful medieval village set in the heart of the famous Bordeaux vineyards, unique of its kind for the importance of its wine estates, the quality of its wines and the majesty of its architecture and monuments – in 1999, for the first time in the world, the vineyards of Saint-Émilion were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as "an outstanding example of a historic vineyard landscape that has survived intact" – visit to the Château de Candale winery with wine tasting – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, return to Bordeaux and visit with a guide to the Cité du Vin museum, a unique experience - dinner at a typical restaurant - evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Biarritz – free time for shopping in this elegant town nestled on the Bay of Biscay – lunch at leisure - continue to Bilbao – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a guide (Plaza Nueva, the Guggenheim Museum -with its distinctive swirling structure inspired by a ship's hull- with works by Picasso, Klee, Mondrian and Kandinsky, the Casco Viejo, the city's nerve centre, Las Siete Calles, panoramic tour, the metro stations designed by Norman Foster, and the Vizcaya transporter bridge 15 kilometres from the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – lunch at leisure – dinner at the typical restaurant Toma y Daka, drinks included - after dinner, Bilbao by night: panoramic tour by private coach with your tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – morning at leisure for individual visits and/or shopping – tour leader available - lunch at leisure - transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled Iberia flights from Bilbao for the journey home to Italy.