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Northern Spain · 12 days

Experience the rugged beauty of Green Spain, from the culinary heights of San Sebastián through the dramatic Picos de Europa mountains to the historic pilgrimage destination of Santiago de Compostela and the wild Atlantic coast.

12days
34stops
4255km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Cudillero · Bilbao · Palacio de la Magdalena · Cudillero · Covadonga · Playa de Las Catedrales · Teleférico de Fuente Dé · Santiago de Compostela · Muxía · Pontevedra — start in SIXT - Barcelona Passeig de Gracia, end in Vigo.

DAY01

SIXT - Barcelona Passeig de G… → Cudillero

892 km · 9h 23m driving · long drive · Overnight in Cudillero
  1. SIXT - Barcelona Passeig de Gracia· start
  2. 306 km · 3h 13m
  3. Zaragoza
  4. 98 km · 1h 2m
  5. Castildetierra
  6. 116 km · 1h 13m
  7. Elciego
  8. 372 km · 3h 55m
  9. Cudillero· overnight
DAY02

Gaztelugatxe → Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

356 km · 3h 54m driving · Overnight in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
  1. 12:00
    Gaztelugatxe· start
  2. 29 km · 18m
  3. Bilbao
  4. 0.7 km · 10m
  5. 09:00
    ⭐ Guggenheim Museum Bilbao· overnight
DAY03

Bilbao

0.7 km · 10m driving · Overnight in Bilbao
  1. Bilbao
DAY04

Santillana del Mar → Palacio de la Magdalena

301 km · 3h 11m driving · Overnight in Palacio de la Magdalena
  1. 12:00
    ⭐ Santillana del Mar· start
  2. 76 km · 48m
  3. 09:00
    Fuente Dé
  4. 110 km · 1h 10m
  5. Palacio de la Magdalena· overnight
DAY05

Comillas → Cudillero

236 km · 2h 29m driving · Overnight in Cudillero
  1. 15:00
    Comillas· start
  2. 81 km · 51m
  3. 15:00
    Cangas de Onís
  4. 103 km · 1h 5m
  5. 09:00
    ⭐ Cudillero· overnight
DAY06

Lakes of Covadonga → Santa Cueva de Covadonga

128 km · 1h 25m driving · Overnight in Santa Cueva de Covadonga
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Lakes of Covadonga· start
  2. 8.5 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    Santa Cueva de Covadonga· overnight
DAY07

Cangas de Onís → Playa de Las Catedrales

207 km · 2h 15m driving · Overnight in Playa de Las Catedrales
  1. Cangas de Onís· start
  2. 198 km · 2h 5m
  3. Playa de Las Catedrales· overnight
DAY08

Playa de las Catedrales → Teleférico de Fuente Dé

290 km · 3h 13m driving · Overnight in Teleférico de Fuente Dé
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Playa de las Catedrales· start
  2. 130 km · 1h 22m
  3. 15:00
    Oviedo
  4. 29 km · 18m
  5. 12:00
    ⭐ Gijón
  6. 113 km · 1h 11m
  7. 12:00
    ⭐ Potes
  8. 18 km · 12m
  9. Teleférico de Fuente Dé· overnight
DAY09

Logroño → Praza do Obradoiro

1566 km · 16h 29m driving · long drive · Overnight in Praza do Obradoiro
  1. Logroño· start
  2. 601 km · 6h 20m
  3. 09:00
    ⭐ Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
  4. 98 km · 1h 2m
  5. 12:00
    Lugo Roman Walls
  6. 143 km · 1h 30m
  7. 12:00
    Playa del Silencio
  8. 23 km · 15m
  9. 15:00
    Luarca
  10. 122 km · 1h 17m
  11. 09:00
    Lastres
  12. 330 km · 3h 28m
  13. 12:00
    Praza do Obradoiro· overnight
DAY10

Cape Finisterre → Muxía

101 km · 1h 4m driving · Overnight in Muxía
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Cape Finisterre· start
  2. 30 km · 19m
  3. 12:00
    Muxía· overnight
DAY11

Cambados → Pontevedra

110 km · 1h 16m driving · Overnight in Pontevedra
  1. 09:00
    Cambados· start
  2. 16 km · 10m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Combarro
  4. 6 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    Pontevedra· overnight
DAY12

Baiona → Vigo

67 km · 42m driving
  1. 09:00
    Baiona· start
  2. 21 km · 13m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Vigo
Heads Up
  • Day 1: 9h 23m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 9: 16h 29m driving — plan rest stops
  • Check tide times for Playa de las Catedrales; access is only possible at low tide and requires a permit in peak season.
  • The Picos de Europa mountain roads are narrow and winding; allow extra time for driving.
  • Northern Spain is significantly rainier than the south; pack waterproof gear even in summer.
  • Many restaurants in the Basque Country and Asturias close between lunch and dinner (approx. 16:00-20:00).