Enticing Northern Spain Plus Portugal with Tauck

Step back in time on a journey that spans centuries and borders, from Barcelona into the dramatic Pyrenees and along Spain’s northern coast, to where the bulls run in Pamplona… with stays at historic paradors in San Sebastian and Santiago de Compostela… and across the border to Portugal to sample port in Porto, college days in Coimbra and life in Lisbon.
Blessed with landscapes lush and lovely, Northern Spain entices with culinary specialties locally grown, cultural charms, unique to the region, and a history of paradors and pilgrimages continuing today. Discover an eclectic mix of Gaud ‘s whimsical sites and Gothic grandeur in Barcelona; a mountain monastery in Montserrat and medieval menus in La Seu d’Urgell. See where the bulls run in Pamplona; the surfers ride in San Sebastian; and art gs wild in Balboa. Food and wine entice in Oviedo and in Santiago de Compostela, spiritual stories are the draw. Drive across the border to Portugal to sample port in Porto, college days in Coimbra and life in Lisbon before this two-week journey ends. Special Tauck experiences including a choice of spa treatment or cooking demonstration at El Castell de Ciutat; a 7-course feast set within a medieval castle; a visit to the monastery atop Montserrat; a wine tasting and lunch at a Porto winery, and a cruise aboard a Rabelo boat