Awaiting you in the southern part of the province of Lugo and the northern part of the province of Ourense in Galicia you’ll find the Ribeira Sacra region, a wine country formed by the plains of the Cabe, Sil and Miño rivers. You’ll see spectacular natural spaces such as the gorge of the Sil River and you’ll have the chance to visit as many as 18 medieval monasteries.
Leave all your cares and woes behind, look out of the train windows and enjoy the landscapes of green Spain. You’ll stop at unique destinations such as León Cathedral, the Peine de los Vientos sculpture in San Sebastián and the Picos de Europa National Park in Asturias, declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
Put on your helmet and get ready to enjoy the views on one of the loveliest motorcycling routes in Spain: the Silver Route, which goes from Gijón through several regions to Seville. This itinerary links the north and south of Spain and follows an ancient Roman road whose origins date back to the late Bronze Age.
Put on your hiking boots and discover one of the most spectacular gorges in Spain: the Paso de Mont-Rebei. Located on the boundary between Huesca (Aragon) and Lérida (Catalonia), this is one of the few unspoilt gorges that is not yet spanned by any roads, railways or electricity lines. You’ll be rewarded
ith some spectacular views: its walls rise vertically to heights of up to 500 metres and there are points where
the route is only 20 metres wide.
Throw your rucksack over your shoulder and get ready to enjoy an unforgettable adventure that combines companionship, personal challenge, sport, culture and nature. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world come to follow the Way of Saint James. This is a different way of travelling around northern Spain, along several itineraries which all converge at the same destination: the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, the site of the tomb of the apostle Saint James..
They say you need to take a balloon ride at least once in your life. In Spain you can do so while enjoying views of World Heritage cities.
In Segovia, the view from the heights of the aqueduct and the Alcázar fortress will leave you speechless. You’ll find flying over Avila’s city walls and its Cathedral, with the Gredos mountains in the background, a unique experience. Enjoy the architecture of Toledo from the air as you follow the meanders of the Tagus river and admire the universities of Salamanca and Santiago de Compostela.
There are many places to see, but every tour has to include Toledo, the capital of the Castile-La Mancha region. There you can visit some of the places mentioned in the novel and even the house where the writer himself lived, in the Plaza de los Tintes.
Would you like to visit the settings for Game of Thrones or the places where the adventures of James Bond, Indiana Jones or Anakin Skywalker were filmed? Spain is a film destination, and in many cities you’ll find itineraries related to the seventh art. Choose yours.
Spain boasts towns as beautiful as Ronda (Malaga). Stroll across its Puente Nuevo bridge, standing almost 100 metres high and offering incredible views of the mountains and its old town, declared of Cultural Interest. Trujillo (Cáceres) will captivate you with its narrow cobbled streets converging in its lovely Plaza Mayor square.
These are just a few, but there are many more charming towns and villages waiting to be discovered.
