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DAY 1:
SAN SEBASTIAN
- Arrival in San Sebastian. Called Donostia in Basque language, it is the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa, and extends like a string of pearls around the Bay of Biscay.
- Transfer from the airport to the elegant 19th Century four star hotel in front of La Concha beach.
- After the check-in, free time to rest or to walk along La Concha beach and the Old Quarter (Casco Viejo).
- Dinner will be at a selected restaurant specializing in traditional Basque cuisine, which revolves around exquisite fish and seafood - especially hake, salt cod, spider crab, and baby eels.
Overnight in San Sebastian.
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DAY 2:
SAN SEBASTIAN
- Breakfast
- Morning Cooking Session at a "Sociedad Gastronómica" (Gastronomic Society), some of them are still men-only cooking clubs (although not this one, fortunately!) where Basques share their good humor, songs and kitchen wisdom, as they have done for centuries.
- Lunch will follow.
- Visit to San Sebastian, a sophisticated city of great beauty and elegance, with a cultural, social, and gastronomic importance exceeding its size by far. The undeniable glamour of the city is charmed by the local colour of its small fishing port.
- Free time.
- Pintxos (Tapas in Basque) tour for dinner: a gastronomic route through our choice of Pintxos Bars in the city.
- Overnight in San Sebastian.
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DAY 3:
SAN SEBASTIAN - GUETARIA - SAN SEBASTIAN
- Breakfast
- Morning excursion along the panoramic coastal route to Guetaria
- Visit to the town and its very lively port, full of local colour. Guetaria is mainly known for its Txakoli (Basque white wine), one of the world’s best seafood wines.
- You will visit a Txacoli winery.
- Lunch will be at one of the traditional fish bars in the port of Guetaria.
- Back to San Sebastian, evening free.
- Overnight in San Sebastian.
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DAY 4:
SAN SEBASTIAN - BILBAO
- Breakfast
- Transfer to Bilbao, financial center of the Basque country and home of the spectacular Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, "the building of the century."
- Check-in at a five star hotel, conveniently located facing the Museum. Of elegant and contemporary interior design, it contains a selection of furniture that represents the most emblematic design from the 20th century.
- Visit to the food market, the biggest in Europe, where you will enjoy the aromas and colors of the amazingly varied regional food offer.
- Lunch free.
- Afternoon visit along the narrow streets of Bilbao’s Old Town or Casco Viejo which give off an age-old atmosphere.
Free time to rest or, you may consider visiting the impressive art collection of the local “Museo de Bellas Artes”.
- For dinner, Pintxos tour. In Bilbao, pintxos are less sophisticated, more straight-forward than those of San Sebastian, but the festive atmosphere is the same in both cities.
- Overnight in Bilbao.
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DAY 5:
BILBAO
- Breakfast
- Visit to the spectacular Guggenheim Museum, located right in front of your hotel.
- Farewell lunch at the Museum restaurant, directed by one of the most brilliant young chefs in Spain who has trained with 3 Michelin starred chef Martin Berasategui. The cuisine is modern but deeply rooted in Basque traditional cooking and pays special attention to the quality of the ingredients. One of the main specialities here is cod fish, prepared in Bilbao like nowhere else in Spain.
- Free time for shopping, doing some exploring on your own, or just having a rest.
- Overnight in Bilbao.
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DAY 6:
BILBAO
- Breakfast
- Transfer to Bilbao airport
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