Discover Spain

TOUR ITINERARY

Day 1. Madrid

Transfer from the airport to the hotel.

Room assignment and dinner.

Day 2. Madrid

Breakfast. At the agreed time the group leaves towards Cantabria. Arrival at the hotel, room assignment. During the afternoon, visit the city of Santander with a local guide. We’ll start off with a panoramic view around the coast until we arrive at the Faro de Cabo Mayor (Tickets Included), lighthouse keepers’ house and current arts center located in the Bay of Santander. Beautiful balcony with views to the sea and the City, our visit will start with a panoramic view of the city that has green landscapes and beaches such as Sardinero and Camello, wonderful and spectacular views of the cliffs. We will walk through the historic center, visiting the gardens of Pereda, the Cathedral, and buildings such as the Post Office and the Santander Bank and we will also visit the  Church of the Holy Christ. We will finish off the day with a walk through the Real Sitio de la Magdalena, where Alfonso XIII would spend his summers (entrance included), we will have a guided tour of the different facilities of the farm such as the great Gala dining room, the ballroom and of course the royal hall.

Returning to the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Covadonga – Cangas de Onís – Llanes

Breakfast. No visit to Asturias is complete without a visit to “La Santina”. We will visit Cangas de Onís with a local guide, the Roman bridge that awaits us as soon as we arrive is one of the  most  important  monuments  and  offers  magnificent views of the surroundings and the river Sella. We will continue  the  visit  to  Covadonga,  where  we  find  the  basilica and the Holy Cave carved into the mountain which houses the virgin of Covadonga and the tomb of King Don Pelayo. The Asturians feel true devotion to the Virgin of Covadonga, although it is not surprising, because its Sanctuary is located in a spectacular setting (entrance included).

Free time for lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the Town of Llanes with a local guide Asturian coastal town with outstanding historical monuments and  notable  traditions.  Traditional  fishing  port and spectacular beaches considered protected space. A typical town in the area where we will take a pleasant walk between its streets and enjoy the facades and the hidden corners.

Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Cabarceno – Santillana del Mar

Breakfast. Departure to visit the Cabárceno Park, Natural Park where we can see a great diversity of animals from all over the world in living in a wide open space, as well as all kinds of botanical and mineral species. Throughout thousands of square meters, dreaming  of  the  five  continents  is  possible  (entrance included).

Free time for lunch. In the afternoon we will visit Santillana del Mar with a local guide, a medieval town where it is a pleasure to walk through its cobbled streets and see how beautiful the houses look, from the 14th to the 18th century, with flowers on the balconies. We will visit the main Town square with the set of the 2 houses formed by the House of the Eagle and the House of the Parra, the statue of the Homage to the man of Altamira or the fabulous building of the Town Hall of Santillana del Mar. We will visit the Museo del Barquillo (entrance included), located in the «House of the Archduchess Margarita of Austria» collects items related to the craft of the wafer. And finally we will visit the Collegiate Church (entrance included), the temple has its origin in a monastery dating back to 870 and in the S XI it was transformed into Collegiate Church, return to the hotel, dinner and accommodation.

Day 5. Bilbao

Breakfast. In the morning we will make an overview of the city of Bilbao with a local guide, highlighting the estuary, university, San Mamés and new buildings that have helped the great change of the city. We will make stops to see on foot the exteriors of the Guggenheim Museum, continue to the Begoña neighborhood to see its magnificent Begoña Basilica (entrance included) and finally,  the  old  town,  declared  a  Historic-Artistic  complex:  the Seven Streets, the Plaza New, the Arriaga Theater. Free time for lunch. In the afternoon free time in the center of Bilbao, to enjoy the city. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 6. San Vicente de La Barquera – Comillas

Breakfast. Departure to visit San Vicente de la Barquera with local guide, known town by singer David Bustamante. It has magnificent beaches, in addition to a space full of charm thanks to its church, castle and the remains of the wall. Afterwards we will visit Suances beautiful fishing village located in one of the most beautiful places, emblematic municipality for tourism, we can walk or enjoy the sea.

Free time for lunch. Departure to visit Comillas with a local guide, also known as “the Villa of the archbishops”. We will walk through its historic center designated Historic Artistic Complex, we will follow the cobbled streets with  beautiful  views  and  we  will  see  the  Pontifical  University, the Palace of Sobrellano, the Pantheon Chapel, highlighting El Capricho de Gaudí. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 7. Torrelavega – Madrid

Breakfast. Departure to visit Torrelavega, the second largest city of Cantabria. We will walk through its streets, we will pass through the town hall, a palace house built in 1906, by the church of Our Lady of the Assumption, with a 50 meters high tower and through the squares and pedestrian streets, through centuries-old buildings in the old town that make the stroll a pleasure. Free time for lunch. We continue with direction Madrid. Arrival at the hotel, distribution of rooms and dinner.

Day 8. Return

Breakfast. At the indicated time departure to the airport to catch the return flight.

Flight from Madrid. End of our services.