Touring in Spain and Portugal

Hi Al,

I am currently driving around Spain and Portugal in my 2006 mk3.

We have been enjoying brilliant roads for the car to show it’s pure fun value.

I can’t recommend the “Picos de Europa” mountains enough . We have worked our way west to Fisterra right at the western tip of Europe, and now down in Porto, next stop Durro Valley then to Rioja and then home via the ferry from Bilao.

If anyone is wondering what to do with 2 to 3 weeks of their life, and fancy quiet roads with loads of bends, great food and wine then get down to this part of the world!!! It’s great :+1:

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Thanks for the recommendation I have an itinerary just need to find a time to fit it in with my other itinerarys :smiling_face_with_sunglasses::+1:

We’re planning a trip there next year :+1:

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Call in and see Braga - a lovely unspoilt city, close to Porto and your route to Bilbao

This is the Vila Gale Hotel in central Braga- has a car park- central part of the building is a (working ) Church, the left hand side is an operational Pharmacy and the right hand side is the hotel entrance which then goes backwards and incorporates the former Church hospital behind.

Below: good food in Porto

Enjoy your trip!!

You might think of incorporating Santiago de Compostella……..a wonderful experience. We did feel a bit guilty in the NC amongst the Camino Walkers along the “Path of St James”

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Yep, done it 3 times now and great fun.

Hopefully September next year too.:+1:

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Hi, great photos, we went to Santiago before Porto, that was busy enough… not as bad as Porto, a waiter told us October is a better time to visit

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Yes totally agree with you Picos great roads spent a couple of weeks back in June touring Northern Spain & Portugal on Two wheels meet a few MX-5 drivers out there on my travels going to go back next year with my MX 5 with the wife next year.

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Brilliant cycling country Santander to Santiago May 2025.

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Lks like a great trip! When i was a youngster at 15 i cycled from Farnham to the south of France. So total respect to you :slight_smile:

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