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EUROPE
Small Groups: Average of 13 Travelers
YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION
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Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
during the San Fermín festival, with a walking DAY • Santiago • Optional Tour to and private airport transfer.
Bilbao, Spain tour led by a local resident who will discuss the Pontevedra & Combarro
controversy surrounding this local tradition. We’ll Explore on your own today, or join an optional • Arrive early in Carcassonne on your France pre-trip
conclude our tour at Café Iruna, Hemingway’s tour to the riverside city of Pontevedra and extension for $200 per person, per night
Northern Spain & Portugal: Pilgrimage into the Past beloved haunt on Plaza del Castillo. Combarro, a fishing village famous for its • Arrive early in Bilbao before your main trip for $175
hórreos, traditional stone grain stores on stilts.
B,L — Tres Reyes Hotel or similar
per person, per night
B,D — Hotel Palacio del Carmen or similar
Spain: Bilbao, San Sebastian, Pamplona, León, Santiago de Compostela | Portugal: Douro Valley, Porto DAY
• Ubidea & Otxandio • León • Conclude your main trip with more time in Porto for
Departures: Explore the undiscovered corners of the DAY • Douro Valley • Home-Hosted $225 per person, per night
For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ spg pricing Mar-Jun; Aug-Nov 2023 Basque countryside, including Ubidea and Lunch • Tannery visit • Chaves • Remain in Lisbon after your Portugal post-trip
Otxandio. Meet with local leaders, scientists, Depart for Portugal’s Douro Valley, stopping en extension for $150 per person, per night
and entrepreneurs to learn about ancient and route in Allariz to learn about Spain’s leather
17 days from $ 4845 Follow the path of ancient pilgrimage routes on a journey from the Basque city of Bilbao modern life here. Later, travel onward to León. traditions and Chaves to view centuries-old
including international airfare and Hemingway’s beloved Pamplona to legendary Santiago de Compostela. Witness the B,L,D — Sercotel Alfonso V or similar architecture. Later, enjoy a Home-Hosted DAY ¢ • Porto • Portuguese youth emigration
Lunch with a local family.
Single Supplement: FREE full breadth of the region’s delights—from San Sebastian to the maze-like streets of León. DAY • A Day in the Life of Santa B,L,D — Lamego Hotel & Life or similar conversation
Then, explore the rich traditions of Galicia, the lush riverside Douro Valley of Portugal, and Colomba de Somoza • León Enjoy a walking tour of Porto, and visit landmarks
Save a FULL 10%, up to $620, with our history-soaked Porto, the coastal city that launched so many explorers. Depart for Santa Colomba de Somoza to DAY • Douro Valley • Quinta visit like the Parque das Virtudes and the Clérigos Church.
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 experience A Day in the Life of a traditional Set off to explore port wine country along Then, meet with local students to discuss how
Maragato community. Meet with a local the Douro River. Visit a quinta (wine farm) to educated young people seem to be rapidly emigrating
leader who will share his knowledge about trace the path of port from grape to glass and from Portugal.
WHAT TO EXPECT DAY • Bilbao taste txakoli wine and enjoy a traditional lunch the small town. Then, venture to a local enjoy lunch. B,D — Hotel Porto Royal Bridges or similar
Get acquainted with Bilbao during an included with the owner. crafts center, and meet local artisans making B,L,D — Lamego Hotel & Life or similar
walking tour. Visit the medieval Old Town, also B,L — Hotel Abando or similar handicrafts. Enjoy lunch with a local family. DAY
• Return to U.S.
known as the “Seven Streets” neighborhood, B,L — Sercotel Alfonso V or similar DAY • Porto Depart for the airport for your return flight home, or to
View all physical requirements at which is home to the Ribera Market—Europe’s DAY • Bilbao • San Sebastian excursion Travel west to coastal Porto, and enjoy a begin our post-trip extension to Lisbon, Sintra Palace &
www.oattravel.com/ spg largest covered market. • Pamplona DAY • Santiago de Compostela panoramic driving tour to see some of its Seaside Cascais.
B,D — Hotel Abando or similar Travel overland to the seaside city of Pamplona. En Set off for Santiago de Compostela, the famous sites and buildings. B
ITINERARY route, get to know San Sebastian, Spain’s gourmet culmination of the camino. Stop in the city of B,L — Hotel Porto Royal Bridges or similar
DAY • Bilbao • Controversial Topic: Basque capital, during a walking tour. Ponferrada, the last station on the pilgrimage,
DAY • Depart U.S. independence • Guernica • Txakoli wine tasting B,L — Tres Reyes Hotel or similar which is home to a host of medieval structures. DAY • Porto • Optional Arouca Tour
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Bilbao, Spain. Explore the Basque coast, beginning in Guernica B,L — Hotel Palacio del Carmen or similar Explore Porto at your own pace today. Or join
where the German Luftwaffe bombed in 1937. DAY • Conversation about the running of us for an optional tour of the Arouca Bridge
DAY • Bilbao Discover the Assembly House and the oak tree that the bulls • Walk the Camino de Santiago DAY • Santiago and Geopark—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—
Arrive in Bilbao, Spain, and meet your Trip survived the bombings. After, visit a community • Pamplona Explore on foot in Santiago de Compostela, before making our way to Arouca Monastery.
Experience Leader and fellow travelers, including center to hear about the Controversial Topic Explore the Camino de Santiago, one of Europe’s the city that has been the destination of many B,D — Hotel Porto Royal Bridges or similar
those on our optional Carcassonne, Bayonne & of the struggle for Basque independence. Then, most important pilgrimage routes dating back to the pilgrims.
French Basque Country extension. head to a family-run wine cellar to learn about and Middle Ages. Then, absorb the culture of Pamplona, B,D — Hotel Palacio del Carmen or similar To learn more about
Hotel Abando or similar a city made famous by the running of the bulls this adventure, scan the
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