Galicia for senior groups: Santiago de Compostela, the Rías Baixas and A Coruña (12 days)

Day 1: Journey to France

• Morning departure from the pick-up point of your choice.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Coffee break on the way and free lunch at a service area or roadside restaurant.
• Arrival in the Poitiers area in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for a stopover night.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Burgos

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive into Spain via Bordeaux and the Basque Country.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in Burgos in the late afternoon and a stroll to the Gothic cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Burgos and León

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of Burgos cathedral (on request).
• Drive to León (about 2 hours).
• Lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• Discovery of León cathedral and its stained glass, then the Casa Botines designed by Gaudí.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Astorga and Santiago de Compostela

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Astorga and stop in front of the Episcopal Palace designed by Gaudí.
• Visit to the Episcopal Palace of Astorga (on request).
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in Santiago de Compostela in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for 6 nights.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Santiago de Compostela

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of the old town and the cathedral, with the Portico of Glory (on request).
• Free time on the Obradoiro square, where the pilgrims arrive.
• Lunch of Galician specialities: Galician-style octopus and Santiago almond tart (on request).
• Free afternoon at the Abastos market and in the arcaded streets.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: The Rías Baixas

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to O Grove (about 1 hour 15 minutes), on the Ría de Arousa.
• Catamaran trip on the estuary with mussel tasting (on request).
• Seafood lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• In the afternoon, stop in Combarro, a fishing village with stone granaries, the hórreos.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Free day in Santiago

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• A day without the coach (driver's rest day).
• Free day: Alameda park, museums or the pilgrims' mass in the cathedral.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: A Coruña

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to A Coruña (about 1 hour).
• Discovery of the Tower of Hercules, a Roman lighthouse listed by UNESCO, and the seafront promenade.
• Lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• Free time on María Pita square and along the Avenida de la Marina with its glazed balconies.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Cape Finisterre and Muros

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Cape Finisterre (about 1 hour 30 minutes), long regarded as the end of the world.
• Short walk to the lighthouse and view over the Atlantic.
• Fish lunch in Fisterra (on request).
• On the way back, stop in Muros, a small port with arcaded houses.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Drive to Castile

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Departure from Santiago and drive to Castile.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in the Burgos area in the late afternoon for a stopover night.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: Journey to France

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to France and stopover night in the Poitiers area.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Return journey to Belgium.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Return to your region in the evening.