Basque Country - Navarre - Navarre
Duration
3 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Start city
Madrid
Available
April 2024 / March 2025
Cities to visit: Madrid; Vitoria; Bilbao; Guernica; Hondarribia; San Sebastian; Pamplona; Estella; Olite
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.
Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.
TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..
Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.
IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.
Day
Welcome to your Europamundo Trip Style tour!
On your voucher it will be indicated the point and time at which we will pick you up to start the tour.
We will leave around 08.00 Hrs. from Madrid, crossing mountain areas of the North of Madrid, then lands of Castile and entry into the Basque Country. Arrival to VITORIA-GASTEIZ, the capital of the Basque Country. With our guide we will walk through this city known for its active historic center, its gardens and its vibrant cultural scene.
We continue to BILBAO. First we go to the Old Town, the medieval core, for a stroll by the lively neighborhood alongside the estuary with their traditional taverns in the “Seven Streets”. We recommend the “La Ribera” market for lunch, it offers food stalls in a boat-like structure located in front of the river and with “pintxos” bars, the jewel of the Basque gastronomy.
After lunch, we will walk with our guide along the banks of the estuary, until we reach the Guggenheim Museum, with its striking exterior architecture (the entrance is not included, if you wish to enter our guide you may help you to book the tickets). Subsequently, in PORTUGALETE, visit with entrance included to the Vizcaya Bridge, declared a World Heritage Site of UNESCO, inaugurated in 1893 with the aim of uniting the two banks of the estuary, it is famous for being the world´s first ferry bridge for pedestrians and vehicles alike.
Return to Bilbao and free time.
On your voucher it will be indicated the point and time at which we will pick you up to start the tour.
We will leave around 08.00 Hrs. from Madrid, crossing mountain areas of the North of Madrid, then lands of Castile and entry into the Basque Country. Arrival to VITORIA-GASTEIZ, the capital of the Basque Country. With our guide we will walk through this city known for its active historic center, its gardens and its vibrant cultural scene.
We continue to BILBAO. First we go to the Old Town, the medieval core, for a stroll by the lively neighborhood alongside the estuary with their traditional taverns in the “Seven Streets”. We recommend the “La Ribera” market for lunch, it offers food stalls in a boat-like structure located in front of the river and with “pintxos” bars, the jewel of the Basque gastronomy.
After lunch, we will walk with our guide along the banks of the estuary, until we reach the Guggenheim Museum, with its striking exterior architecture (the entrance is not included, if you wish to enter our guide you may help you to book the tickets). Subsequently, in PORTUGALETE, visit with entrance included to the Vizcaya Bridge, declared a World Heritage Site of UNESCO, inaugurated in 1893 with the aim of uniting the two banks of the estuary, it is famous for being the world´s first ferry bridge for pedestrians and vehicles alike.
Return to Bilbao and free time.
After breakfast, we continue our journey taking small roads that allow us to get to know the Basque landscapes and villages better.
We visit GUERNIKA, known for being the place where one of the worst massacres of the Spanish Civil War was fought, and is remembered in the iconic painting by Pablo Picasso. In this locality you will find the tree of Guernica, under which branches the Basque Country was granted autonomy in the Middle Ages. There are two museums (entrance included), the first the Peace Museum, located in the “Plaza de los Fueros” near the Town Hall, an interactive photographic and audio-visual exhibition that shows the testimony of the survivors of the aforementioned massacre. The second, the Museum of Euskal Herria, dedicated to the history and culture of the Basque Country.
We continue towards HONDARRIBIA (Fuenterrabía), with its beaches, its walls, its sea-life atmosphere and its historic centre, where we are surprised by its grid layout of its narrow and cobbled streets. Time for lunch in the historic city center.
Continuation to SAN SEBASTIAN, where on arrival go up Mount Igueldo to enjoy the beautiful panoramic views over the bay. In the city, we stroll by the historical city center and the beach of La Concha and free time.
NOTE: If you already visited San Sebastian previously or you’d rather visit somewhere else, by talking with your guide the program can be modified to visit Bayonne and Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque-French side.
We visit GUERNIKA, known for being the place where one of the worst massacres of the Spanish Civil War was fought, and is remembered in the iconic painting by Pablo Picasso. In this locality you will find the tree of Guernica, under which branches the Basque Country was granted autonomy in the Middle Ages. There are two museums (entrance included), the first the Peace Museum, located in the “Plaza de los Fueros” near the Town Hall, an interactive photographic and audio-visual exhibition that shows the testimony of the survivors of the aforementioned massacre. The second, the Museum of Euskal Herria, dedicated to the history and culture of the Basque Country.
We continue towards HONDARRIBIA (Fuenterrabía), with its beaches, its walls, its sea-life atmosphere and its historic centre, where we are surprised by its grid layout of its narrow and cobbled streets. Time for lunch in the historic city center.
Continuation to SAN SEBASTIAN, where on arrival go up Mount Igueldo to enjoy the beautiful panoramic views over the bay. In the city, we stroll by the historical city center and the beach of La Concha and free time.
NOTE: If you already visited San Sebastian previously or you’d rather visit somewhere else, by talking with your guide the program can be modified to visit Bayonne and Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque-French side.
We travel to Navarre with grandiose and green Mountain landscapes PAMPLONA, capital of Navarre, in the Way of Saint James, known for the running from the bulls in its San Fermín festivities. A time for a walk through the Castle Square, in the center of the city, where we recommend to visit one of its bars to taste its exquisite “Pintxos.”
Following the Way of Saint James in its Navarrese sector we arrive at ESTELLA in the fifteenth century it was known as "Estella the beautiful" and today it continues to honor this adage: Romanesque city that treasures palaces, stately homes, churches, convents, bridges and beautiful buildings that have earned it the nickname of "the Toledo of the north". It surprises us with its lively commercial activity, the taste for music and theater and its impressive gastronomy. Time for lunch. Close to OLITE, the small town with its impressive Royal Palace (entrance and visit included), former court of the kings of Navarre, built on a fortress on the thirteenth century, which in turn was erected on Roman architectural remains. One of the most impressive fortress-cities in Spain.
Departure from Olite towards the highlands of Soria, in Castile, sparsely inhabited lands mark our route. Arrival to MADRID around 20.30.-
End of our services.
Following the Way of Saint James in its Navarrese sector we arrive at ESTELLA in the fifteenth century it was known as "Estella the beautiful" and today it continues to honor this adage: Romanesque city that treasures palaces, stately homes, churches, convents, bridges and beautiful buildings that have earned it the nickname of "the Toledo of the north". It surprises us with its lively commercial activity, the taste for music and theater and its impressive gastronomy. Time for lunch. Close to OLITE, the small town with its impressive Royal Palace (entrance and visit included), former court of the kings of Navarre, built on a fortress on the thirteenth century, which in turn was erected on Roman architectural remains. One of the most impressive fortress-cities in Spain.
Departure from Olite towards the highlands of Soria, in Castile, sparsely inhabited lands mark our route. Arrival to MADRID around 20.30.-
End of our services.
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