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CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

Highlights

  • Take in the spectacular scenery as we walk across the Pyrenees from France to Spain
  • Enjoy a picnic lunch in the gardens surrounding the historic buildings of    Roncesvalles
  • Explore the medieval villages and enjoy coffee breaks along the way
  • View the art and architecture developed along the Camino over the last 1000    years
  • Contemplate in silence on this medieval trail
  • Indulge in the famous red wines of La Rioja
  • Tour the magnificent gothic Cathedral of Burgos with a special local guide
  • Savour the delights of the tapas bars in the historic quarter of Leon
  • Walk through the hills of Galicia to the highest point on the Camino at O Cebreiro
  • Taste the local delicacies like the ‘Torta de Santiago’
  • Reach our final destination, Santiago de Compostela and its glorious Cathedral

Experience the scenic splendour, the magnificent Romanesque architecture and the cultural history of this ancient pilgrim’s route across Northern Spain. Walk the most fascinating and scenic sections of the trail from high in the Pyrenees through stunning beech forests and wooded valleys, across the vineyards of Rioja, the high tablelands of Castilla y Leon and the beautiful verdant hills of Galicia to our final destination Santiago de Compostela. We stay in charming hotels and historic paradors and enjoy a diversity of delicious food and wine across each region. This is a walk of outstanding cultural and historical significance and great natural beauty. Its acclaim includes being declared the First European Cultural Itinerary by the Council of Europe in 1987 and Santiago de Compostela as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993.

Trip length: 15 days /14 nights
Start/Finish: Bilbao/Santiago de Compostela
 
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