6D5N Costa Verde Express : Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela

On the first day of the trip we will be waiting for you at 10 am at Bilbao-Concordia station. We will board the train, and make the presentation of the crew that will assist you during the tour. Next, we will assign your room, so you can accommodate your belongings and have a first look at the comfortable cabin that will be your accommodation.

Then we will start a panoramic tour of Bilbao and you will have the opportunity to get to know the Guggenheim Museum. We will return to the train to enjoy an exquisite meal on board while we head towards Santander.

In the afternoon you will visit the city of Santander and you will also have free time to stroll around the city. Later, we will have dinner in a prestigious restaurant in Santander. For those who wish it, can optionally visit the Casino del Sardinero. We’ll be back on the train to overnight in Santander

On the morning of the second day of the Costa Verde Express tour, we will start with breakfast in the restaurant car of our luxurious train, while enjoying the journey to Cabezón de la Sal town. There we will be waiting for the coach that will take us to the medieval village of Santillana del Mar, to visit the neo-cave of Altamira , an essential place to learn about prehistory and our ancestors.

After tasting an appetizing lunch in Santillana del Mar, we will return to the train to reach into the Asturias region as far as Llanes, where we will take a walk through this privileged town. Dinner on board the train and overnight in Llanes.

After breakfast we will start a coach trip with the first stop of the day in Cangas de Onís. We will continue to cross the heart of the Picos de Europa to visit two very special places: the Sanctuary of Covadonga, which houses the Virgin of Covadonga or the “Santina” , as popularly dubbed it by Asturians and Lake Enol, going up to the Lakes of Covadonga .

Then we will return to the train and follow our tour to Oviedo, while serving us on board an exquisite lunch. We will visit Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias, a city famous for its pre-Romanesque monuments and hosting the prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards.

We will return to the train for dinner, and nightlife shows in one of the spectacular  cars. The train will stay at Oviedo station to overnight.

After reenergizing with a full breakfast, the day will begin by strolling through Gijón, city with beautiful sea views and the ideal place to stroll and explore its charming corners. We will have free time in Gijón and after lunch in one of its traditional restaurants, we will continue by train to our final destination of the day, in Luarca , near the Galician border. We will visit this town and in the evening we will have dinner on board and a well-deserved rest.

In the morning we will start the march towards Galician lands, while we have comfortable breakfast on the train. Ribadeo will be the first Galician enclave where we will stop on our route. In this beautiful town there will be time to see its main attractions and taste the dishes of the typical gastronomy.

After lunch, the train will take us to Viveiro, where we will visit this essential city of A Mariña Lucense. Finally, we’ll have dinner on board and spend the night in Viveiro.

On our last day aboard the Costa Express train, we will have breakfast while admiring the splendid landscapes on the way to Ferrol, where we will say goodbye to the crew and depart with our coach to Santiago de Compostela, the Galician capital. We will visit this wonderful city of pilgrims and get to know the famous Cathedral. Then we will eat at Parador Reyes Católicos, where we will say goodbye to this fantastic 6-day trip in northern Spain.