Spain & Portugal – Pyrenees, Picos de Europa & Serra da Estrela. 12 days departing Friday 30th May 2025 – FULLY BOOKED

Spain & Portugal – Pyrenees, Picos de Europa & Serra da Estrela. 12 Days departing Friday 30th May 2025.

It’s our season opener, and we’re not saving the best to last! Sailing over to Spain and spending some time in the Pyrenees before heading south across Spain to Portugal, through the Picos de Europa mountains and into Serra da Estrela, before heading north again for our return ferry.

Day 1.

We’ll meet for a quick bite to eat and introduction before heading off to catch our ferry from Portsmouth to Santander, scheduled for 9:30PM departure.

Day 2.

You’ll have a cabin on board the ferry, so get plenty of sea air and rest as we sail across the Bay of Biscay heading for Santander.

Day 3.

Arriving in Santander at 8:00AM, we’ll have our breakfast and morning briefing on board before disembarking and heading for a play in the Pyrenees while making our way to our hotel for the night.

Day 4.

Yesterday we covered some real distance, so we’ll have chilled out start today. We don’t need to pack our bags as we have two nights here, right in the centre of the Pyrenees, with some of the best views and driving roads in all directions. Remember your passport as we’ll be border hoping between Spain and France today.

Day 5.

After breakfast and morning briefing we’ll head towards Pamplona using, as always, the most entertaining route and roads to get us to our hotel smiling.

Day 6.

We’ve a few hours to spare on the roads in the mountains above Pamplona this morning, before heading south into the Picos de Europa mountain range, a vast area of Spain covered almost entirely by national parks. 

Day 7.

You can leave you belongings at the hotel this morning as we’ll be returning for a second night. After the now standard breakfast and briefing we’ll be heading out on a vast expanse of quality driving roads for the day, before returning to our hotel.

Day 8.

We’ll be staying in the Picos de Europa this morning, winding our way further south through the national park heading to Portugal, driving on fantastically twisty never ending roads heading towards the Serra da Estrela mountain range and our hotel.

Day 9.

No need to pack your bags this morning as we are returning to the hotel for a second night. After breakfast and our briefing we’ll set off. There’s not far to go as the deserted mountain roads are on our door step. Today we’ll head north to explore the northern areas.  

Day 10.

Staying in the Serra da Estrela mountains today, but heading south for our last full day driving in Portugal. Tomorrow we’ll be heading back across Spain.

Day 11.

An early start for our final day of driving today! Leaving our base in the Serra da Estrela region, we’ll head cross country towards Santander. The ferry leaves Santander at 5:00PM, heading for Plymouth. We can’t be late for the ferry but let’s use the best roads available to get us there! There’s normally a relaxed party atmosphere on the ferry home as we reminisce about the experience.

Day 12.

We will have been sailing through the night making progress as we sleep. There’s plenty of time to swap pictures, videos, and chat before we arrive in Plymouth at approximately 2:00PM.