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Wine and Dine in Madrid and the Basque Country of northern Spain

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Wine and dine in the Basque Country of northern Spain.

Itinerary

• Day 1 Sunday check into our Bilbao accommodation by 4PM followed by our trip orientation and a barbecue dinner. 
• Day 2 Monday Bilbao Arts district walking tour from 11AM to 2PM, free late afternoon followed by a 6:30PM Pintxos tour. 
• Day 3 Tuesday is a free day in Bilbao with many options including the Guggenheim Museum. Dinner at Etxanobe-La Despensa  7:30PM.
• Day 4 Wednesday depart Bilbao 9:00AM for a 8 hour road trip including a visit Museo de Altamira (prehistoric cave paintings) lunch in Santander then a scenic drive to San Sebastián followed by a 6:30PM Pintxos tour.
• Day 5 Thursday 10AM departure for a country coastal drive outside of San Sebastian and a special lunch on a farm with our guide. Free evening in town. 
• Day 6 Friday depart 9:30AM for a Rioja wine region tour with lunch. Dinner at Saltxipi 7:30PM.
• Day 7 Saturday free day in San Sebastian. Dinner at Ikaitz 7:30PM.
• Day 8 Sunday morning check out 9:30AM for full day driving and site seeing with lunch, via Pamplona and Vitoria-Gasteiz. Then onto Bilbao for a late afternoon end of the tour in the city center or the airport.     

Recommended reading

• Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky
• Basque Country: Culinary Journey Through a Food Lovers Paradise
• Homeland by Fernando Aramburu
• https-//www.theguardian.com/world/2007/aug/18/france.angeliquechrisafis?CMP=share_btn_link *(Note Date Of This Article, for historic purposes only)
• https-//www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/travel/basque-       country-spain-family-travel.html?smid=em-share