The Itinerary · 2026 season
Six days, day by day.
Mornings on the rails along the Cantabrian coast. Afternoons ashore — a cheese cave above Cabrales, a fishing village in Asturias, a quiet square in Llanes. Evenings, dinner on the train. Choose the direction that suits you.
Day I · Saturday
Bilbao → Santander
Boarding, Guggenheim, the run to Santander.
Reception at 10:00 at Bilbao-Concordia station. Cabin assignment. Panoramic tour of Bilbao including the Guggenheim. Lunch onboard as the train heads west. Afternoon in Santander; dinner ashore; overnight at the station.
- •Bilbao panoramic tour
- •Guggenheim Museum
- •Onboard lunch
- •Santander city walk
Day II · Sunday
Santander → Llanes
Santillana del Mar and the neo-cave of Altamira.
Breakfast onboard to Cabezón de la Sal. Coach to medieval Santillana del Mar and the neo-cave of Altamira. Lunch onboard as the train crosses into Asturias to Llanes. Walking tour; dinner aboard; overnight Llanes.
- •Santillana del Mar
- •Altamira neo-cave
- •Asturias crossing
- •Llanes harbour
Day III · Monday
Llanes → Oviedo
Arenas de Cabrales and the cheese caves.
Coach into the Picos de Europa to Arenas de Cabrales. Cheese Cave-Museum (Cabrales is cave-aged, opened with a knife rather than a wire). Lunch onboard to Oviedo: pre-Romanesque churches, narrow streets, Princess of Asturias host city. Dinner and overnight Oviedo.
- •Picos de Europa
- •Cabrales Cheese Cave-Museum
- •Oviedo old town
- •Pre-Romanesque architecture
Day IV · Tuesday
Oviedo → Luarca
Gijón by the sea, Luarca by evening.
Coach to Gijón, working coastal city with a long beach and wide promenade. Free time, long lunch. Train to Luarca, the “White Town of the Green Coast”. Dinner onboard; overnight Luarca.
- •Gijón seafront
- •Lunch in Gijón
- •Galician border
- •Luarca harbour
Day V · Wednesday
Luarca → Viveiro
Ribadeo, Taramundi, and the Os Teixois mills.
Breakfast onboard into Galicia to Ribadeo. Coach to Taramundi; the ethnographic complex of Os Teixois preserves the watermills and knife forges of pre-industrial Asturias. Lunch in the village. Train to Viveiro; dinner aboard; overnight in Viveiro.
- •Ribadeo
- •Os Teixois ethnographic complex
- •Taramundi knife museum
- •Viveiro
Day VI · Thursday
Viveiro → Santiago de Compostela
Ferrol, the Cathedral, the Parador.
Breakfast onboard to Ferrol. Farewells to the crew. Coach to Santiago de Compostela — the end of the Camino. Cathedral and old town walk. Farewell lunch at the Parador de los Reyes Católicos.
- •Ferrol
- •Santiago Cathedral
- •Parador de los Reyes Católicos
- •Camino terminus
Day I · Saturday
Santiago de Compostela → Ferrol
The Cathedral, the Parador, and east to Ferrol.
Reception at 10:00 at Santiago de Compostela station. Cabin assignment. City tour and Cathedral visit. Welcome lunch at the Parador de los Reyes Católicos. Coach and train east to Ferrol. Dinner and overnight in Ferrol.
- •Santiago Cathedral
- •Parador de los Reyes Católicos
- •Camino terminus
- •Onward to Ferrol
Day II · Sunday
Ferrol → Luarca
Os Teixois mills and into Asturias.
Breakfast onboard along the Galician coast to Ribadeo. Coach to Taramundi for Os Teixois — watermills, forges, and a knife museum. Lunch in the village. Train east to Luarca; walking tour; dinner aboard; overnight Luarca.
- •A Mariña Lucense run
- •Os Teixois ethnographic complex
- •Taramundi knife museum
- •Luarca harbour
Day III · Monday
Luarca → Oviedo
Gijón by the sea, Oviedo by evening.
Breakfast onboard, coach to Gijón. Walking tour of the seafront, free time, long lunch. Train to Oviedo: pre-Romanesque churches, narrow streets, the Princess of Asturias host city. Dinner and overnight Oviedo.
- •Gijón seafront
- •Lunch in Gijón
- •Oviedo old town
- •Pre-Romanesque architecture
Day IV · Tuesday
Oviedo → Llanes
Arenas de Cabrales and the Picos de Europa.
Coach into the Picos de Europa to Arenas de Cabrales. The Cabrales Cheese Cave-Museum is a working operation; the cheese is cave-aged and opened with a knife rather than a wire. Lunch in the Cabrales valley. Train to Llanes — harbour town, slate roofs, painted cobbles. Dinner aboard; overnight Llanes.
- •Picos de Europa
- •Cabrales Cheese Cave-Museum
- •Arenas de Cabrales
- •Llanes harbour
Day V · Wednesday
Llanes → Santander
Santillana del Mar and the neo-cave of Altamira.
Breakfast onboard west along the coast. Coach to medieval Santillana del Mar, cobbled town that looks painted. Visit to the neo-cave of Altamira. Lunch. Train to Santander; seafront walk; dinner ashore; overnight at the station.
- •Santillana del Mar
- •Altamira neo-cave
- •Cantabrian coast
- •Santander seafront
Day VI · Thursday
Santander → Bilbao
The Guggenheim, and the end of the line.
Breakfast onboard along the run east to Bilbao-Concordia. Bilbao city tour with the Guggenheim Museum as the centrepiece. Farewell lunch and disembarkation in Bilbao. End of the journey.
- •Cantabrian coast east
- •Bilbao city tour
- •Guggenheim Museum
- •Farewell lunch
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