In Barcelona, a city teeming with world-renowned architectural landmarks, admire the parks and structures scattered throughout the city designed by Gaudi, an artist inspired by the Mediterranean environment around him. Then, discover the old-fashioned charm of seaside San Sebastian, Spain's Costa Verde and the Old Town of Santiago de Compostela.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 - Barcelona

Your journey through northern Spain begins with an overnight flight to Barcelona.

Day 2 - Barcelona

Land in Barcelona, where a Go Ahead representative meets you. Get to know the rest of your group at this evening’s included dinner. 
Included meals: breakfast (in flight), dinner

Day 3 - Barcelona

A?professional local guide leads a sightseeing tour of Barcelona, featuring a stop at La Sagrada Familia (Church of the Holy Family), Gaudí’s famous landmark. As you travel through the city, take in panoramic views of the Columbus Monument, the 14th-century Barrio Gótico and Montjuïc aHill, where much of the 1992 summer Olympic Games took place. You’ll also visit another Gaudí creation, the Parque Güell, a garden village nestled in the heart of the city. This evening, partake of a festive Spanish cultural tradition at our optional Flamenco Show with Dinner.
Included meals: breakfast

$109 USD

Flamenco Dinner Show Experience the drama of flamenco dancing, one of Spain’s most celebrated traditions. Flamenco is a unique and colorful Andalusian art form, combining guitar playing, singing, clapping and dancing.

Day 4 - Zaragoza

Journey to the mountainside town of Montserrat, where your tour director offers you a brief introduction to this town which draws thousands of pilgrims each year.

Continue to Zaragoza, where a local guide leads you on a sightseeing tour of this dynamic city, once the seat of the ancient civilization of Aragón. Zaragoza is also a major pilgrimage site. Legend says that the Virgin Mary came to St. James, patron saint of Spain, and ordered him to build a church here. 
Included meals: breakfast, dinner

Day 5 - Pamplona

As you continue through Spain’s northern countryside toward the Basque region, stop in Pamplona, glorified in the novels of Hemingway. Your tour director leads an informal walking tour of this town, which is best known for its annual Running of the Bulls. Then head to the oceanside town of San Sebastian.
Included meals: breakfast, dinner

Day 6 - San Sebastian

A professional local guide leads this morning’s tour of San Sebastian. Make your way through the town’s old quarter, where Spanish royalty vacationed in centuries past. Then take a relaxed two-hour walking tour, featuring a scenic climb up Monte Urgull. 
Included meals: breakfast

Day 7 - Bilbao

The path to Santillana del Mar takes you along Spain’s Costa Verde, or Green Coast, to Bilbao and the Altamira Caves. Here, visit the city’s Guggenheim Museum. Your tour director then leads a walking tour of Bilbao’s historic Old Town, followed by a tour through the Altamira Caves Museum. 

Day 8 - Santillana del Mar

Enjoy a day at your leisure in Santillana del Mar. Alternatively, join your tour director for an optional excursion to Potes and the Picos de Europa (Peaks of Europe) mountain range for an invigorating hike (weather dependent). 
Included meals: breakfast

$119 USD

Potes & Picos de Europa Take a walking tour through the scenic small town of Potes, followed by free time for lunch. Then continue on the Picos de Europa National Park for another guided walk amid the region’s beautiful and rugged scenery.

Day 9 - Oviedo

Leave Santillana del Mar for Oviedo this morning, stopping to tour the charming medieval town of Comillas, known as the archbishop’s village. Arrive later in Oviedo, where a local guide leads you on a sightseeing tour. 
Included meals: breakfast, dinner

Day 10 - Santiago de Compostela

Stop in Lugo on your way to Santiago de Compostela, which in the Middle Ages was the world’s third most important pilgrimage destination (after Jerusalem and Rome). This evening, enjoy the local specialties at an optional Seafood Dinner.
Included meals: breakfast

$79 USD

Seafood dinner For a true taste of Galicia, join your fellow travelers for a succulent Mariscada, or seafood dinner, at a local restaurant in Galicia’s historic center. Savor the freshest seafood Spain has to offer as you choose from a variety of menu options.

Day 11 - Santiago de Compostela

An expert local guide leads today’s walking tour through the Old Town in Santiago de Compostela. Visit the famous cathedral where the remains of Saint James are said to be entombed. Afterwards, take an optional river cruise along the Rias Baixas. 
Included meals: breakfast

$95 USD

Rias Baixas River Cruise Cruise among the West Galician coastal inlets, famous for their mussel and oyster farms (along the way, you’ll get to try some samples!). Galician bagpipe music serenades you as you pass islands and coves including Sansenxo, La Toxa Island, Cambados and Vilagarcia de Arousa.

Day 12 - Madrid

After a free morning in Santiago de Compostela, board your flight to Madrid and join your group for a farewell dinner.
Included meals: breakfast, dinner

Day 13 - Madrid

If you are not continuing on our tour extension to Madrid, a Go Ahead representative escorts you to the airport for your flight home
Included meals: breakfast

(In the case of early morning departures, breakfast may not be provided.)