Tour of Northern Spain 2026-27

Departure on scheduled flights with Iberia/ITA Airways to Madrid – transfer to the hotel on arrival - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Burgos - visit of Burgos with a local guide (a city founded in 884 and famous for having the most important Gothic cathedral in Spain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rich in relics relating to the pilgrimage to Santiago; the Plaza de la Paz, the station quarter) – lunch at leisure, street food in Calle San Lorenzo and Calle de la Paloma – transfer to Bilbao with a stop in Vitoria-Gasteiz – short visit of the Basque city, the greenest in Spain - arrival in Bilbao - dinner at the hotel – after dinner Bilbao by night, stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a local guide (the Plaza Nueva, the Guggenheim Museum with its distinctive swirling structure inspired by a ship’s hull, the Casco Viejo, the nerve centre of the city, Las Siete Calles, a panoramic tour, the metro stations designed by Norman Foster, the Vizcaya suspension bridge 15 kilometres from the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – lunch at leisure, street food in the Plaza Nueva to sample the pintxos – dinner at the hotel - after dinner Bilbao by night, panoramic tour by private coach with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion - in the morning visit of Pamplona with a local guide (the Citadel, the route of the Encierro, the Cathedral of Santa María, Paseo de Sarasate, Plaza del Castillo) - lunch at leisure, street food in Calle de la Estafeta, Plaza del Castillo and Calle Mercaderes– in the afternoon visit of San Sebastián with a local guide (a splendid town in the Basque Country, in belle époque style - the old town with the Calle Mayor, the Cathedral of the Buen Pastor, Plaza de Gipuzkoa, Avenida de España, Plaza de la Constitución) - return to the hotel in Bilbao in the evening - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure - tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Santander – visit of Santander with a local guide (the Cathedral, the Town Hall, the El Sardinero district, Paseo de Reina Victoria, Paseo de Pereda, the lighthouse, the Royal Palace of La Magdalena) – lunch at leisure, street food at the Mercado del Este - continue to Santiago de Compostela – dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – after dinner Santiago by night, stroll with the tour leader – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - in the morning visit of the city with a local guide (the historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Paseo de la Ferradura, Plaza del Toral, Rúa Nova, Rúa do Vilar, the Cathedral with the Plaza del Obradoiro) - lunch at leisure, street food in Rúa do Franco – in the afternoon excursion to A Coruña with a local guide, the “city of glass”, so called for its characteristic glazed balconies overlooking the sea (the Tower of Hercules, the Pescadería district, Plaza de María Pita) – return to the hotel in Santiago in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader on hand – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for León – lunch at leisure, street food in Calle Ancha, Calle Cervantes and Plaza de San Martín – visit of León with a local guide (known as “la Ciudad Azul” for its Cathedral with 1,800 square metres of stained glass, the Basilica of San Isidoro with its twelfth-century frescoes, the Monastery of San Marcos) – evening arrival in Madrid - dinner at the hotel – after dinner Madrid by night, stroll with the tour leader using public transport to the Plaza Mayor – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – any free time available for individual visits and/or shopping – tour leader on hand - lunch at leisure, street food at the Mercado de San Miguel - transfer to the airport – departure on Iberia/ITA Airways scheduled flights for the journey back to Italy.