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Spain's El Expreso de La Robla 2012

Itineraries

Gijon - Santiago De Compostela - Gijon (4 days/3 nights)

Assembly Point and Time:
FEVE Station in Gijon
c/Pedro Duro, 24
33206 GIJON (Asturias)

Day 1Thursday
The train leaves the Gijón FEVE station at 15.45 hours and passengers can check in between 13.30 and 15.30 hours Once on the train, you can settle into your accommodation and you will be shown around the lounge areas. The first stop will be in Galicia on the banks of the River Eo. Dinner in the Parador and overnight stop at Ribadeo.
Day 2Friday
After a good night's sleep and while you have breakfast, the train will take you to visit Viveiro, a beautiful walled city with exceptional views from Mount San Pelayo. Afterwards we will get by train to Ortigueira; from there we will go by coach to Cariño. Lunch in Cedeira. After lunch we will continue our tour to Cape Ortegal, whose awe inspiring cliffs and views from the northern most point of Spain are absolutely unique. We will follow our journey to the Sanctuary of San Andres de Teixido and then to Cedeira, returning back to Ortigueira in time to have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3Saturday
After a delicious breakfast on board, the coach will take you to Santiago de Compostela, the destination of so many pilgrims. You will visit the old town and Cathedral. The visit will then continue to La Coruña, where you will be able to try the local cuisine. The Hércules Tower, promenade and Plaza de Mª Pita square will delight you. In the afternoon, the day ends in Ferrol with time for a brief visit and where you will spend the night. Dinner in Ferrol.
Day 4Sunday
Early in the morning, shrouded in mist and surrounded by cliffs, we will get to Foz, from there we shall approach to Mondoñedo, whose Cathedral keeps a prevailing location. There the beaches of la Marina Lucense await us. Lunch in Rinlo. In the afternoon, we will go back to the train in Navia; our trip will end in Gijón around 19.30 hours.

Bilbao - Leon - Bilbao (4 days/3 nights)

Assembly Point and Time:
FEVE Station in Bilbao
c/Bailen, 2
48003 BILBAO

Day 1Thursday
The passengers reception will take place between 13:30 and 15:30. Once the trip has started the train will take us to Espinosa de los Monteros; there we will take the coach to go visiting the Karstic Complex of Ojo Guareña in Sotoscueva, the largest cave collection of the Iberian Peninsula and among the ten largest in the whole world. Afterwards, once back on board the train, we will leave Sotoscueva and go to Cervera de Pisuerga, spending the night in the train while stopped at the FEVE station of Vado-Cervera. Dinner in the Parador of Fuentes Carrionas and night in Vado-Cervera.
Day 2Friday
While tasting a succulent breakfast on board, the train will arrive to Matallana, where we will take a coach to The Caves of Valporquero, famous worldwide for its stalactites, stalagmites and fantastic shapes.In the afternoon we shall take the train to San Feliz, then by coach to León, a city founded by the Romans where art and culture keeps on flowing from every single corner. Visit to the Cathedral, San Isidoro, Old quarters and San Marcos. Dinner in its famous wine caves of Prieto Picudo and night on board at the railway station of San Feliz.
Day 3Saturday
While having breakfast on board, the train will take us to Guardo where our coach will take us to visit the Romanesque Art of Palencia: Carrión de los Condes, Frómista, Villalcázar de Sirga.Lunch in Frómista. Later we will depart from Mataporquera toward Espinosa de los Monteros where we will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 4Sunday
After having a tasty breakfast we shall approach the cities of Espinosa de los Monteros and Medina de Pomar with their remarkable monuments such as the Alcázar de los Condestables and its Old Quarters. Afterwards we will get to Balmaseda where we will visit its famous berets factory, Boinas La Encartada, enjoying also a typical lunch. After the visit, the train will leave us in Bilbao, the end of our journey, around 18:00h.

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