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Highlights
- Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Desfiladero de La Yecla / Yecla Gorge, Spain
- Musee des Augustins in Toulouse, France (reopening in 2026)
ITINERARY
SPAIN: Santiago de Compostella 2 days ~ Ourense 1 day ~ Leon 2 days~ Burgos 3 days ~ Pamplona 1 day ~
FRANCE: Pau 1 day ~ Toulouse 2 days ~ Limoges 1 day ~ Paris 2 days
| Key Features |
| 16 days |
| Private tour |
| Fully customizable |
| 21 destinations |
| Optional Add-Ons: Portugal & Andorra |
PORTUGAL: Porto ~ SPAIN: Pontevedra ~ Santiago de Compostela ~ Day 1
Drive from Porto Airport to Pontevedra. Cross the border between Portugal and Spain at Valenca – Tui.
Visit Pontevedra: Igrexa da Virxe Peregrina, Museo de Pontevedra – Edificio Castelao.
Drive from Pontevedra to Santiago de Compostela.
Santiago de Compostella ~ Day 2
Full day tour of Santiago de Compostella: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Mercado de Abastos, Praza da Quintana de Vivos, Parque da Alameda.
Outside the city: Casa dos Mosaicos (1.5 hours away by car).
Santiago de Compostella ~ Ourense ~ Day 3
Visit Museum of Pilgrimage / Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago and Museo del Pueblo Gallego.
Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Ourense. Spa afternoon in Ourense within the hotel.
Ourense ~ Leon ~ Day 4
Drive from Ourense to Las Medulas. Visit of Las Medulas.
Drive from Las Medulas to Leon.
Optional visit on the way if time allows: Domus del Mosaico del Oso y los Pájaros (about 1 hour away by car before reaching Leon).
Leon ~ Day 5
Full day tour of Leon: Catedral de Leon, Basilica de San Isidoro, Museo Sierra Pambley, Plaza del Grano, Plaza Mayor de Leon.
Outside the city: Cueva de Valporquero.
Leon ~ San Miguel de Escalada ~ Fromista ~ Burgos ~ Day 6
Drive from Leon to San Miguel de Escalada. Visit San Miguel de Escalada including Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada.
Drive from San Miguel de Escalada to Fromista. Visit Fromista including San Martin de Fromista.
Drive from Fromista to Burgos. Visit Burgos: Burgos Cathedral / Catedral de Burgos, Mirador Del Castillo.
Burgos ~ Day 7
Full day tour of Burgos: Museo de Burgos, Museum of Human Evolution / Museo de la Evolución Humana (MEH), Cartuja de Miraflores, San Nicolas de Bari, Arco de Santa Maria.
Burgos ~ Santo Domingo de Silos ~ Burgos ~ Day 8
Drive from Burgos to Santo Domingo de Silos. Full day tour of Santo Domingo de Silos: Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Silos, Desfiladero de La Yecla / Yecla Gorge, Museo de Instrumentos Musicales. Return to Burgos.
Burgos ~ Santo Domingo de la Calzada ~ Najera ~ Estella ~ Pamplona ~ Day 9
Drive from Burgos to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Visit Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
Drive from Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Najera. Visit Najera including Bodegas Lecea.
Drive from Najera to Estella. Visit Estella: Lions Fountain / Fuente de los Chorros and Free Wine Fountain at Bodegas Irache / Fuente del vino de las “Bodegas Irache”.
Drive from Estella to Pamplona. Stop on the way to visit: Church of Saint Mary of Eunate.
Optional visit of Pamplona, best known for the Running of the Bulls (Feast of San Fermin) in July, the legendary multiday festival. Major stop along the Camino de Santiago, a medieval-era pilgrimage route, Pamplona is home to Gothic-style churches including fortress-like San Nicolas. Sightseeing: Ciudadela de Pamplona and Jardines de la Taconera.
SPAIN: Pamplona ~ Donostia San Sebastian ~ FRANCE: Biarritz ~ Pau ~ Day 10
Drive from Pamplona to Donostia San Sebastian. Visit Donostia San Sebastian: Cobblestoned old town (Parte Vieja), Beach of La Concha, Kontxa Pasealekua / Kontxa Ibiltokia / Paseo de la Concha and Comb of the Wind (1976).
Drive from Donostia San Sebastian (Spain) to Biaritz (France). Cross the border between Spain and France at Biriatou. Visit Biaritz: Parc du Phare (Phare de Biarritz and Point de vue de l’Imperatrice), Rocher de la Vierge, Halles de Biarritz and Eglise Sainte-Eugenie.
Drive from Biaritz to Pau.
Pau ~ Auch ~ Gimont ~ Toulouse ~ Day 11
Visit Pau: Lescar Cathedral – Cathedrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption and Funicular.
Drive from Pau to Auch. Visit Auch: Musee des Jacobins and Cathedrale Sainte-Marie.
Drive from Auch to Gimont. Visit Gimont including Halle de Gimont. Drive from Gimont to Toulouse.
Toulouse ~ Day 12
Full day at disposal in Toulouse / La Ville Rose / The Pink City: Canal du Midi (linking Garonne River and Mediterranean Sea), Victor Hugo Market / Marche Victor Hugo, Basilique Saint-Sernin de Toulouse, Musee Saint-Raymond, Le Capitole, Teatro del Capitolio de Toulouse, Couvent des Jacobins, Cathedrale Saint Etienne, Jardín de plantas de Toulouse and Pont Neuf.
Toulouse outskirts: Old Wings Toulouse / Ailes Anciennes Toulouse & Musee Aeroscopia.
Toulouse ~ Limoges ~ Day 13
Drive from Toulouse to Limoges. City tour of Limoges: Musee national Adrien Dubouche, Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Limoges, Four a porcelaine des Casseaux and Eglise Saint-Michel-des-Lions a Limoges.
Limoges ~ Paris ~ Day 14 & 15
Drive from Limoges to Paris. City tour of Paris: Musee d’Orsay, Louvre Museum, Basilique du Sacre-Cœur de Montmartre, Arc de Triomphe, Palais Garnier, Eiffel Tower, Jardin du Luxembourg, Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris and Musee Rodin.
Paris ~ Day 16
Drive to Paris Charle de Gaulle Airport.
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