Meeting at the airport for the Northern Spain Basque Country Tour and flight to Bilbao. Arrival and departure for our final destination the once royal resort of San Sebastián. Check in at the hotel and later we will take a first walk, for a first contact, in the historic center of the city, to taste some of the famous pintxos accompanied by the local txakoli wine in the many bars/restaurants located in its narrow streets.

After breakfast we will start our city tour. we start our walk in the city from Miramar Park and then we go up to Monte Igueldo where we will have a panoramic view of the city and the amazing La Concha beach . Going down we will see the Wind Scallop , a sculpture at the edge of the bay by the famous Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. Then we will wander around the city of San Sebastián where we will see the City Hall (former casino), the Cathedral , the bridge over the river Urumea, closed and open squares, the famous Maria Christina Hotel , the Victoria Eugenia Theater and the modern Kursaal Music Hall – conference center. Then free time in which we are invited to indulge in the city's gastronomy.

After breakfast we leave for France and specifically for the French Basque Country, first we will stop at the beautiful Saint Jean de Luz and from there we will end up at Biarritz. Magnificent buildings ,beaches, famous guests and surfers from around the world piece together the puzzle of the cosmopolitan resort on the border with Spain. Basic selection of the Russian aristocracy by the year 1917 which left its mark with the Russian Orthodox Church opposite the famous Hôtel du Palais a palace – hotel that adorns Loutropoli. Walk and time to eat, coffee and for anyone wishing to visit the Musée de la Mer. Free afternoon in San Sebastián.

After breakfast we start for the region of Rioja Alavesa, which is famous for the production of wine under the PDO Rioja, the internationally famous and oldest in Spain. Visit to a local winery. Then we leave for Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country. The city was proclaimed <<European Green Capital>> for 2012. Arrival and check-in at the hotel. Later we will walk to its historic center where we will pass the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca , the Cathedral of Santa Maria and the Plaza España, the classic closed square of the city.

After breakfast we will depart for Gernika where we will have the opportunity to visit the village made famous by the painting – Symbol of World Peace by Pablo Picasso with the homonymous title. Its subject is the bombing of the city during the Spanish Civil War, specifically the 1937 from the Condor Legion of the Luftwaffe which was in the service of the Frankish troops. There we will be able to visit the meeting room of the representative assembly of Vizcaya and the historical symbol that is the tree of Gernika where from the eleventh century until today local feudal lords, kings and presidents of the Basque Country swear respect for the laws of On our return to Bilbao we will visit the masterpiece Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art located along the Nervion River. Which of the 1997 it was the crown of the transformation of the city of Bilbao from a highly industrial city to a city of services and tourism. Bilbao managed to <<get married >> the old neoclassical buildings highlighting them, with the modern architectural constructions of the famous architects Norman Foster, Frank Gery , Calatrava , Isozaki and Phillip Stark.

Afternoon free.

Breakfast and we recommend an optional excursion to Cantabria. Departure for Comillas where we will visit Gaudí's Capricho, one of the few architectural projects he has done outside of Catalonia. Then we will go to Santillana del Mar (the city of three lies ) where we will visit the museum and research center of Altamira where a replica of its cave is located, which contains important historical cave paintings . Then time for lunch in picturesque Santillana del Mar. Then we will visit the peninsula of Magdalena where there is a municipal park in which there is also a royal palace - summer residence with an amazing view of the Cantabrian sea and the city of Santander, capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria. Coffee stop in the center of Santander. Late afternoon return to the hotel.

Afternoon free.

Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport and flight to Athens.