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Camino de Santiago Tour from Bilbao by Self Drive and Independently Walking with some guides and meals
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ProductID:
1034 |
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Type:
Self Drive Tour
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Country:
Spain |
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Theme:
Horse Back Riding and Walking Trails
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Region: Euskadi (Basque Country) |
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Group Size:
2 - 6 People
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Start City:
Bilbao |
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Duration:
7 Days / 6 Nights
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Lodging: Paradores 4* & 5*GL / Deluxe Hotels 4* |
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Season:
Jan - Dec | |
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On this self-drive tour you will be following along the
French Pilgrimage way to Santiago. If you wish you could walk some of the
scenic portions of the trail having some in your party designate as the
driver for the day and you could rotate around the day so you all get a chance to walk a portions of the trail. The normal daily schedule could be a morning walk of 2 or 3 hrs every day, but days will vary depending on the climate, etc... . In the afternoons in some historic cities you will meet up with some private local guides to enjoy guided visits of
Cathedrals, old quarters, etc...
 Accommodations are based on
Deluxe Paradores and selected hotels refer to the lodging for further details. Along the way you will sample fine local cuisine
and wines with a winery visit in the region of La Rioja.
When you are on your own for meals our guide will be able to recommend restaurants, taverns, bars, etc...
An enjoyable way to travel along the Ancient Pilgrimage Way to Santiago de Compostela!
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7 Days / 6 Nights
DAY 1: MON
BILBAO - HARO - LAGUARDIA (Rioja wine country)
- This morning pick up your car rental (See Transportation) from Bilbao airport or from
a city centre office if you have opted to stay overnight
in Bilbao
- Drive from Bilbao to Haro in the Heart of Rioja Alvesa wine country
- Upon arrival you will meet a local guide to enjoy a visit of the old quarter of the town and a tour/tasting of a Rioja
winery
- Free time for lunch on your own in Haro (Recommend: try a few Tapas in the
many bars/taverns along Barrio de la Herradura)
- After lunch continue driving through the rioja
wine country arriving at Laguardia a charming wine town.
- Check-in Hotel
- Later if you wish take a stroll around the old quarter of town
- "Welcome Dinner" in the Restaurant of the hotel with fine Riojan Cuisine
and Wines
- Overnight in Laguardia
D
DAY 2: TUE
LAGUARDIA - SANTO DOMINGO DE LA CALZADA - BURGOS
- Breakfast
- Today you could start by visiting Santo Domingo de la Calzada´s Cathedral and
old quarter.
- Then leaving La Rioja you following along the FRENCH PILGRIMAGE WAY TO SANTIAGO
IN CASTILLA Y LEON
- If you take turns for driving days then some of you this morning could
enjoy walking independently between Belorado and San Juan de Ortega. We have selected the most
scenic portions to walk which will be around 6kms (Duration: 1h30 approx.)
for this stage. You will cross the Montes de Oca in the forest trails
with Chestnut trees, etc.. and ending the day in Burgos. Walking today you will
have the opportunity to meet other pilgrim walkers from many different countries
around the world.
- Before lunch your designated driver for the day will pick you up and take you to Burgos
- Check-in Hotel and free time for lunch on your own
- In the afternoon meet up with a local guide and enjoy a guided visit of Burgos, with its impressive cathedral
and old quarter
- Rest of the day at your own leisure to explore the city
- Dinner tonight will be in a traditional restaurant offering Castilian cuisine
- Overnight in Burgos
B, D
DAY 3: WED
BURGOS - CARRION DE LOS CONDES - SAHAGUN - LEON
- Breakfast
- Starting off this morning if you take turns for driving days then some of you
could enjoy walking independently through the "Tierra de
Campos" where you will see the wheat and cereal fields that are so
characteristic of the Castilian Plains. During the walk you will see different
types of traditional architecture of the homes, villages, etc... We have
selected the most scenic portions to walk which will be around 8kms
(Duration: 2h00 approx.) for this stage from Burgos to Castojeriz.
- Continuing on passing through many small pilgrimage villages stopping in
Carrion de los Condes for lunch on your own (Recommend: Having lunch in
the restaurant of a Pilgrimage Monastery)
- After lunch you continue to Sahagun
- Upon arrival to Leon Check-in hotel
- In the afternoon on your own visit the cathedral & old quarter of the
city
- Dinner tonight in the hotel restaurant serving traditional Castillan
cuisine & fine wines
- Overnight in Leon
B, D
DAY 4: THU
LEON - ASTORGA - MOLINASECA - PONFERRADA
- Breakfast
- Leaving Leon you could make a stop at the Virgen del Camino (The Virgin of the
Way)
- Then continue driving on making a stop in Astorga to visit the Cathedral and
Episcopal Palace which houses the Pilgrimage Museum de los Caminos
- Free time for lunch in the medieval town of Castrillo de los Polvazares
(Recommended: For lunch you could try ordering in one of the local restaurant
the traditional dish, "Cocido Maragato")
- After lunch some of you could enjoy walking independently
in the beautiful region known as the "Valle del Silencio" (Valley of Silence).
The picturesque walk today will take us though old mountain villages in an area
of profound valleys of the Rivers Sil and Duero. We have selected the most
scenic portions to walk which will be around 10kms (Duration: 02h30 approx).
- In Foncebadon stop at La Cruz de Ferro (The Iron Cross)
- After this you cross the Pilgrims Bridge to the village of Monlinaseca
- Ending the day in Ponferrada, on your own you could visit the Templar
Castle and the Iron Bridge
- Check-in Hotel
- Dinner tonight will be in a unique restaurant constructed as a Celtic
thatched-roofed house offering local cuisine
& Mencia wines
- Overnight in Ponferrada
B, D
DAY 5: FRI
PONFERRADA - VILLAFRANCA DEL BIERZO - O CEBREIRO - SAMOS - PORTOMARIN - SANTIAGO
DE COMPOSTELA
- Breakfast
- In the morning you could make a stop in Villafranca del Bierzo to visit the old
quarter
- Then following along the FRENCH PILGRIMAGE WAY TO SANTIAGO IN GALICIA
- Visit the Celtic mountain village of O Cebreiro
- Then the Monastery of Samos
- Free time for lunch on your own
- After lunch you will pass through many villages making selected stops until in Portomarin
- Now you will make the final stretch to...
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA the end of the Pilgrims' way! Admire the typical
Galician Countryside while walking through the forest trail with eucalyptus
trees and passing by cows and "Horreos" which are stone granaries used to store
the corn and wheat, and are a cultural symbol of Rural Galicia "The Land of the
Apostle St. James". Passing Melide we are getting in the proximities of Santiago.
For this last stage we have selected the most scenic portions to walk which
will be around 5kms (Duration: 01h00 approx.)
- Check-in Hotel upon arrival
- Dinner on your own (Recommended: For fine cuisine Restaurante Toñi
Vicente, for tapas try many of the bars/taverns in the old quarter)
- Overnight in Santiago
B
DAY 6: SAT
SANTIAGO - WALKING DAY TOUR IN THE HISTORIC QUARTER OF THE ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE
CITY
- Breakfast
- This morning meet up with a local guide and enjoy a detailed visit of the Cathedral & old quarter and
ethnographic museum of the Galician people
- Lunch on your own in the old quarter
- Rest of the day at leisure to explore the city
- "Galician Goodbye Dinner" in the restaurant of the Parador with Albariño
wine and Galician cuisine.
- Overnight in Santiago
B, D
DAY 7: SUN
SANTIAGO - SANTIAGO AIRPORT
- Breakfast
- Check-out* (*Before 12:00noon)
- Drive to Lavacolla, Santiago´s International Airport where you will drop off
your car rental or if you are continuing on by other means of transportation you
could drop off the car rental at the Renfe Train Station in Santiago city.
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END OF TOUR SERVICES
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