We start at the rooftop bar in the Spanish coastal seaport of Bilbao overlooking the city skyline at twilight. You may make some time on your arrival to visit the 2nd of the famous Guggenheim Museums. From Bilbao, we begin our journey to France along the rugged Basque coastline through small fishing villages to arrive at the iconic seaside town of San Sebastian for Tapas and Sangria in the old town. Our green route inland toward the Pyrenees is carefully chosen for smooth quiet roads all the way with the option to bag the trophy climb of Col d’Aubisque on arrival to Lourdes.
This route was chosen to offer exceptional landscape and cultural experiences on a route that is not too challenging.
Highlights
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Guggenheim Museum
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San Sebastian Old Town
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Basque Culture
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Col d’Aubisque, Col du Soulour
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Coastal Roads and views
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Basque Hinterland
Arrival Details
5th June 2020
Fly into Madrid or Barcelona then fly or fast train to Bilbao. We suggest arriving a day early to recover and to visit the Museum.
Departure Details
11th June 2020
if not continuing: Fly from Pau or Tarbes or train from Lourdes to Toulouse or Paris airport.
A short finish to a long series of tours, this is our last stage and we could leave out the amazingly different landscape of the Dolomites. All of the Dolomites are spectacular however the highlight Jewell is the Sell Rond loop, Italy’s four peaks. Our ride into the Dolomites, through and down to Vittorio Veneto is all too good to leave out. On arrival outside Venice, we will prepare for our evening out and our optional next day tour to Murano, the glass island.
Highlights
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Famous Sella Rond loop (4 peaks)
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Passo Pordoi, Passo Gardena, Passo Compolongo, Passo Sella, Passo Fedaia. The famous 100-day road of San Baldo
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Venice and Murano the glass island
Arrival Details
2nd August 2020
Fly into any International Airport and connect to Verona
Or, fly into Rome and take the fast train to Verona
Departure Details
8th August 2020
If not continuing: Fly from Venice Marco Polo
