• 10 Breakfast (B)
• 3 Dinner (D)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Madrid: Join your Travel Director at 18:00 for dinner in a local restaurant and get to know your fellow travellers over a beautiful evening of delicious food and wine.
• Barcelona: Your final evening brings the group together around the table in Barcelona. It’s a chance to share dinner in the Catalan capital, reminisce over the days you’ve travelled and mark the end of your journey across Spain and Portugal with one last meal together. 

• Madrid: Visit the Prado Museum with an art historian who places key works within their historical setting. With your historian’s expert guidance, you’ll examine paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Titian and Rubens, noting their connection to royal patronage and the broader European tradition. Learn how the museum, founded in 1819, became a principal repository for Spain’s royal collections and major works from across the continent.

• Santiago de Compostela: Join a city tour with a Local Specialist and visit Praza do Obradoiro to admire the cathedral facade festooned with architectural frills.
• Santiago de Compostela: Embark on a scenic walk on part of the Way of St. James with a Local Specialist, through parks and gardens that transform with the seasons.

Explore the medieval heart of Galicia’s holy city as you join a guided walking tour to the broad Praza do Obradoiro. Gaze up at the baroque front of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, rich with sculpted saints and shells, and feel the hum of pilgrim life in arcaded squares and granite lanes.

Hear how a Romanesque core grew into a monumental sanctuary for pilgrims of the Camino. This is one of your included choice experiences in Santiago; select it to focus on architecture, legends and the spiritual magnetism of this storied endpoint.

Embark on a scenic walk along a peaceful stretch of the Way of St. James with a Local Specialist, following waymarkers and scallop shells through leafy parks and garden paths toward the pilgrim city.

Absorb the contemplative pace and fresh Atlantic air as eucalyptus and oak give dappled shade and bell towers appear between branches. This is one of your included choice experiences in Santiago; choose it for an active perspective that highlights the Camino’s rhythms and quiet rewards.

Taste northern Spain’s terroir as you meet locals for a Farm-to-Table lunch on Asturias’ verdant Green Coast. Seasonal produce and artisan cheeses pair with the region’s crisp Asturian cider, poured in the dramatic escanciado style to aerate each glass.

Learn how coastal climate and mountain pastures shape recipes and sustainability. Your visit directly supports responsible production, aligning with the UN’s Responsible Consumption and Production goal, and spotlights rural traditions that anchor everyday life beside the Cantabrian Sea.

Experience the soul of Asturias as you join a guided visit to UNESCO-listed 9th-century gems such as Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo, masterpieces of Asturian art with horseshoe arches and hilltop views over the city.

Continue to the Cathedral of San Salvador to admire its Gothic lines, the treasured Cámara Santa and a celebrated altarpiece of remarkable detail. Hear how Oviedo’s sanctuaries safeguarded relics and identity during centuries of change, shaping a proud regional devotion.

Visit the Holy Cave of Covadonga, a cliffside shrine where candles flicker beside the tomb of Pelayo, the Asturian leader linked with the first Christian victory of 722. The setting blends legend and landscape, cascading water echoing beneath the sanctuary.

Journey on through limestone massifs and deep valleys of the Picos de Europa, pausing to view the emblematic Cangas de Onís Roman bridge and its Victory Cross. Expect broad horizons, shifting light and photo stops that capture the park’s rugged drama.

Step back in time as you stroll the cobbled lanes of Santillana del Mar, where stone manor houses wear carved coats of arms and climbing geraniums. Wander toward the Romanesque Colegiata de Santa Juliana and pause in intimate squares alive with village rhythms.

Hear why locals call it the “town of three lies” (neither saintly, flat, nor by the sea) and appreciate how careful preservation keeps medieval textures intact. This is small-scale Spain at its most atmospheric, best explored at a gentle pace.

See Bilbao’s renaissance unfold beside the Nervión River as you take in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Frank Gehry’s swirl of titanium curves and glass. Your orientation reveals waterside promenades and public art that reframed this Basque port as a cultural capital.

View landmarks such as the striking La Salve Bridge and playful sculptures like Jeff Koons’ “Puppy.” Hear how shipyards gave way to design, gastronomy and innovation, and get tips for exploring pintxo bars and galleries after the tour.

Admire Basque Country’s shoreline on a scenic drive along the Costa Vasca, where craggy headlands meet the Bay of Biscay. Pause in the seafaring town of Getaria to see the mouse-shaped rock of El Ratón, a beloved landmark guarding the harbor.

Learn about fishermen’s traditions, hillside txakoli vineyards and the maritime exploits of native son Juan Sebastián Elcano. Expect coastal vistas and photo stops that showcase wave-cut cliffs, tiled rooftops and the blue-green palette of the Atlantic.

Walk the elegant resort city with a Local Specialist, from the crescent of La Concha Bay into the atmospheric Parte Vieja. In Plaza de la Constitución, numbered balconies recall its former life as a bullring, while lanes brim with pintxo bars and Belle Époque details.

Hear stories of royal summers, surf culture and Basque identity as you admire facades like the Basilica of Santa María del Coro. The city’s blend of seaside ease and culinary energy makes every corner a discovery.

Explore Catalonia’s capital along the Passeig de Gràcia, past Modernista masterpieces like Casa Batlló and La Pedrera, and through the crisp grid of the Eixample. A guided panoramic tour ties streets, squares and skyline together as Gaudí’s spires rise ahead.

Step inside the Sagrada Família to admire its forest of columns and rainbow glass, or, if access is restricted, visit the UNESCO-listed Hospital de Sant Pau, Domènech i Montaner’s Art Nouveau garden-city. Learn how visionary design reshaped Barcelona’s look and life.

Begin your journey with convivial Spanish hospitality as you meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a welcome dinner in the capital. Savor typical madrileño flavors—perhaps jamón ibérico, croquetas and tortilla—paired with regional wines in a lively neighborhood setting.

Hear insider tips for the days ahead and share first impressions of Madrid’s evening rhythm. The warm atmosphere sets the tone for the tour, blending good company, seasonal dishes and Spain’s effortless approach to the table.

Gather one final time to raise a toast over classic Catalan cuisine in Barcelona. Expect flavors like pa amb tomàquet, market-fresh seafood and regional olive oils, served with local wines or a glass of crisp cava.

Share highlights from the north coast and mountains as the city’s evening energy hums outside. This closing dinner celebrates new friendships and the rich variety of landscapes, languages and traditions experienced along the way.

Venture to UNESCO-listed Segovia to see the Roman Aqueduct, a feat of ancient engineering soaring above the old town. Stroll medieval lanes to the fair-tale towers of the Alcázar of Segovia and admire the late-Gothic cathedral on the Plaza Mayor.

Learn how Roman, Castilian and royal chapters shaped this hilltop city’s profile. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, ideal for architecture lovers and photographers alike.

Embrace Basque conviviality as you sample regional wines and a parade of pintxos on a guided txikiteo—bar-hopping from counter to counter through the Old Quarter. Taste anchovies from the Bay of Biscay, smoky Idiazabal cheese and seasonal specialties.

Discover ordering etiquette, local toasts and the stories behind each bite, with recommendations that match txakoli, cider or reds from Rioja Alavesa. This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour, perfect for food-forward travelers.

Insight Vacations

Discover Spain’s capital on a city exploration that traces the elegance of Madrid of the Bourbons and the layered lanes of the Old Quarter. View grand boulevards like the Paseo del Prado and icons such as Cibeles and the Puerta de Alcalá while you join a guided panoramic tour that sets the city’s shape and spirit in context.

Later, step inside the Prado Museum with an art historian to encounter masterpieces by Velázquez and Goya alongside Titian and Rubens. Hear how the 1819 foundation drew on Spain’s royal collections, sharpening your eye to brushwork, symbolism and the power of court patronage.