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A formerly grey and industrial city, Bilbao has been reborn with beauty and splendor thanks to its culture, art, and gastronomy. Today, Bilbao is a must-see in Basque Country. As for hotels, if you tell me more about your budget and preferences, I’ll be happy to build an itinerary for you and help you choose the right accommodation. When booking accommodation and thinking about where to stay in Santander, look into the area surrounding hotel Santemar. It is a very lovely quiet area with dramatic views. Bilbao

Rent a holiday home in Hondarribiaif you want toindulge during yourholiday to northern Spain. A wall encloses the Old Town which isfull of traditional Basque style houses withwooden painted balconies, restaurants and bars. The area surrounding theharbour has the best selection of seafood. In the Old City of Bilbao,particularly around Plaza Nueva, the pintxos bars are located next to each other and are among the best places for foodies. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Txakoli vineyards which are dotted in the rolling hills next to the Bay of Biscay. Txakoli is a Basquewhite wine which compliments pintxos perfectly. Cambados. When you reach the Rías Baixas in Galicia, make a stop in Cambados, the albariño capital of Spain. Beautiful stone buildings and architecture, cobbled streets, delicious Galician food, and of course, excellent white wine of the local albariño grape. If you´re up for a lively Spanish fiesta, come for a visit the first weekend of August for the famous Albariño Wine Festival. A winery visit in the area is also not a bad idea. I hope you will enjoy the Northern coast of Spain even more than we did! If you have anything to add or ask, drop me a comment below!Each region in northern Spain makes some type of cheese. Asturias is famous for Cabrales cheese – a blue cheese made with a mixture of sheep, goat, and cow’s milk. Cantabria produces a creamy cheese with a bitter flavor called Nata de Cantabria. Galicia makes a few types of cheeses. One is Tetilla cheese – a creamy one with a salty flavor using cow’s milk only. A truly special place to spend the night is at the luxurious Parador de León. This five-star hotel occupies the 16th-century Convento de San Marcos, considered a gem of Spanish Plateresque style and one of the most important Renaissance monuments in Spain. The oceanic climate, that extends from the coast of Galicia to the Pyrenees is mild in winter and relatively warm in summer. Although the temperature does not vary much from season to season as in southern Spain.

Northern Spain is a unique place. It has an incredibly beautiful coast, where cliffs alternate with long beaches with clean fine sand, and snow-capped mountain peaks rise above coniferous and eucalyptus forests. The local population is affable and I can not call their rhythm of life anything other than leisurely. All this may well be the reason for visiting, buying a home here, or even moving to this region. Hotel Gran Bilbao. A very modern hotel with excellent facilities. Not so close to the city center but at an area where street parking is permitted. Bear in mind that street parking is regulated in Bilbao city centre Santander is a port city with incredibly beautiful beaches that can be a real attraction on their own.For exceptional meals and stunning sea views, the Mirador de Ulía is a wonderful choice. This Michelin-starred restaurant serves traditional Basque cuisine, as well as vegetarian and vegan menus prepared from seasonal ingredients. The northern coast of Spain is absolutely gorgeous, and it has one of the most unique beaches in the entire country. Playa de las Catedrales in Lugo, Galicia is considered one of the best beaches in Spain, so you must include it in your travel plans. Neither of us has been to Ireland (yet) but we definitely have seen many pictures of the Irish coast. On many occasions, when traveling along the Northern coast of Spain we get the impression that the scenery is very similar to that one on Ireland postcards. These days it is not too popular because many tourists don’t know how beautiful nature here is, how clean beaches are, and how many interesting sights are around. There are so many beautiful cities and smaller towns to visit in this part of the country. It gets challenging to describe them all in only one post. So for the beginning, I would love to start with the cities to give a better idea of where to go in northern Spain.

Next to it is a European park where you can relax and enjoy the entertaining sculptural compositions by Eduardo Chillida and Henry Moore.

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To fully enjoy Burgos and get a feel of its strict Castilian character, a few hours of time is not enough. You’d need at least a full day to see everything and relish the lively atmosphere. Astorga If booking a tour, choose the one which also includes a visit to the caves and mountainous villages, like this private 11-hour long tour. The ancient white-marble buildings on the streets are interspersed with modern new buildings. And historic palaces rise among areas with urban landscapes. The magicalcity of Oviedo is one of the most beautiful cities in Asturias. It is also a "food destination" that also offers many cultural treasures. "It's like it doesn't belong to this world, as if it didn't exist... Oviedo is like a fairytale" expressed Woody Allen after shooting one of his filmsin the city. In the Old Town, you will find the best food, relax on one of the terraces or visit a typical cider house. Apple cider is the region's pride, and Asturias accounts for 80% ofits national production. On day 1 towards Santiago de Compostella, I recommend you make a stop in Ourense (it will be on the way) – a city famous for hot springs right on the edge of the river. It also has a historic center, interesting churches and bridges, but the main thing here is thermal water. You can soak in Caldas de Outariz hot springs and to reach them, go along the Thermal Walk which runs along the right bank of the Miño River.

Finally, San Vicente de la Barquera is a spectacular destination in northern Spain that you should visit. This fishing village is on the western coast of Cantabria and i Recommended accommodation: This city is home to one of the best luxury hotels in Spain that has welcomed famous faces like Woody Allen and Elizabeth Taylor. The Hotel María Cristina, a Luxury Collection Hotel is across from the Victoria Eugenia Theater and offers stunning views of the Cantabrian Sea and the Urumea River, so it’s a phenomenal place to stay. Find a holiday home in the city of León, which has been named "the Spanish Capital of Gastronomy." Barrio Húmedo, which surrounds Calle Ancha, is the neighbourhood with the most tapas bars per inhabitant in Spain! In addition to eating delicious tapas, visit the Gothic Cathedral and Casa Botines by Gaudí. kilometres to the west, you will find Comillas. A quaint coastal village outside the Nature Reserve of Oyambre, which offers an intriguing mix of beaches, food and cultural experiences. Here you can walk the modernist route with 11 monuments, where the biggest attraction is the "Flower House" (El Capricho) - one of Antoni Gaudí's few projects outside of Barcelona.But I feel that cities like Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, or for example Seville have taken all the attention. Plus, from late spring to fall when everyone goes to southern Spain, that region becomes very crowded. At the same time, driving away from the coast towards the mountains changes the scenery in many ways. Irish motifs slowly turn into Swiss. Some parts of the northern region, particularly the Cantabrian Mountains, reminded me of the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland. However, the mountains in Spain of course do not reach the same heights as the Swiss Alps. Food in Northern Spain is Something To Travel For These caves are famous for their prehistoric paintings, and the name of the city comes from the name of Saint Julian.