6D5N Costa Verde Express : Santiago de Compostela to Bilbao

We will welcome you at the Parador Reyes Católicos de Santiago de Compostela at 10:00am. After that, we will be able to visit with a local guide the historic center of this city, including the impressive Cathedral. At lunchtime, we will enjoy lunch with traditional Galician cuisine in the restaurant of the Parador (hotel).

In the afternoon we will leave by the coach that always accompanies our train, heading to Ferrol where to embark on the Costa Express. We will present the crew who will accompany you during the trip and the corresponding distribution of the rooms.

We will start the march in our luxury hotel on wheels to Mariña Lucense, where we will visit Viveiro and have free time before dinner in the restaurant car. We’ll be overnight in Viveiro.

We will depart from Viveiro by train to the town of Ribadeo. On the way, we will take advantage of an exquisite breakfast on board. Already in Ribadeo, we will take the opportunity to make a visit to the most interesting places, we will have free time to walk and enjoy a full meal in one of its restaurants.

Again on the train, we will embark on our way to the Asturias region, arriving at Luarca, the White Villa on the Costa Verde. We will visit Luarca and then head to Oviedo, where we will overnight and have the usual dinner and entertainment on board.

After reenergizing with a full breakfast, the day will begin by coach to Avilés, and its old town,among the most beautiful in Asturias, declared Historic-Artistic Complex in 1955.

Then we will arrive in Gijón, city with beautiful sea views and the ideal place to stroll and explore its charming corners. We’ll have free time in Gijón. After have our lunch in one of its traditional restaurants we will continue to Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias , a city famous for its pre-Romanesque monuments and for hosting the prestigious Princess of Asturias Awards.

In the late afternoon we will travel aboard the Costa Express to Llanes.  We’ll have dinner on board and spend the night in Llanes.

After breakfast, the coach will take us to the heart of Picos de Europa to visit two very special places: the Sanctuary of Covadonga, which houses the Virgin of Covadongaor the “Santina”, as popularly nicknamed it the Asturians and Lake Enol, going up to the Lakes of Covadonga.

After lunch, we will head to the village of Llanes. Then we will depart for Cantabrian lands. We will enjoy an exquisite dinner on board and have a night in Cabezón de la Sal.

After our usual and replenishing breakfast, we will visit the Medieval Village of Santillana del Mar and the Neo-cave of Altamira, an essential place to know about prehistory and our ancestors.

While we eat in the restaurant car, the train will arrive in Santander. We will visit the city and also have free time to explore on your own. We will have dinner in a restaurant in Santander, and those who wish, can optionally visit the Casino del Sardinero. We will return to the train to overnight in Santander and rebuild strength for the next day.

On the last day of our trip on the Costa Verde Express train, we will enjoy breakfast while the train advances to Basque lands, reaching the Biscayan capital, Bilbao.

We will make a complete visit of the city and have lunch in one of its most traditional restaurants. After lunch we will go back to the train around 16:00 hours, to proceed to pick up our luggage and say goodbye to the crew.