Northwest of Spain
From 8 to 13 days
April - October
Northwest Spain is the greenest area in the country. This tour covers it in its entirety including a small foray into the northeast of Portugal.
From a biker point of view, the trip is fantastic since its route has been planned along secondary roads in perfect condition and with very little traffic, which together with a large number of curves, (7,196 in the basic version), guarantees us to enjoy a lot the motorcycle ride.
In terms of landscapes, this trip has an enormous variety, since it combines low and medium mountain areas, Mediterranean and Atlantic forests, some plateaus, beaches and coasts with cliffs.
In the historical and monumental aspect, it is also a very attractive trip, which combines from a visit to some Roman mines from the 1st century, (which 2,000 years later have left behind a fabulous landscape), to the monumental city of Santiago de Compostela, passing, of course, through the famous Camino de Santiago, with which the tour fully coincides in an entire stage, (which would be the last eight stages on foot of the French way, the best known of the routes).
Regarding accommodation, we have planned the route thinking of giving it the possibility of being able to enjoy exceptional hotels, and in this way, in our hotel recommendation we offer several historical buildings with many centuries old, converted into luxury hotels, (castles , palaces, fortresses, monasteries and convents). In fact, this tour includes two of the three best paradores in Spain, Santiago and León, authentic architectural jewels converted into luxury hotels.
And finally, if you are fond of good food, this tour will allow you to enjoy a lot. To the quality of the famous Galician fish and seafood, (one of the best in the world), there are also excellent meats, fresh vegetables and a fairly high level of quality in the preparation.
For all the above, this tour is very attractive, and we are sure that you will enjoy it as much as we did when planning it.
Start & Finish place
Madrid
Stage 1
Ciudad Rodrigo
Stage 2
Braganza
Stage 3
Villafranca del Bierzo
Stage 4
Santiago de Compostela
Stage 5
Villalba
Stage 6
Ribadeo
Stage 7
León
Extension A
Stopover in Gredos
Extension B
Detour to Santo Estevo
Extension C
Excursión a las Rías Bajas
Extension D
Desvío a Cangas de Onís
Extension E
Excursión a los Picos de Europa
The Stages
What does the tour include?
Very detailed Route book in PDF format
In this PDF you will have all the information for each day of travel, including a brief description of the places of interest that you will find during the trip.
Recommended daily route created by professionals
Our routes are the fruit of more than 10 years of professionally planning motorcycle trips.
Very careful selection of intermediate points
The vast majority of intermediate points, which are necessary to create the route, contribute something more and are places of interest, such as monuments, viewpoints to beautiful landscapes, bars where you can have a coffee, etc.
Fuel management planning
Every 300 km at most, we will include a gas station, so that you don't worry about managing your fuel.
Shorter Alternative Routes
Our recommended routes are long enough to satisfy the most demanding rider, but we understand that not all of our clients want to do such long rides every day. For this reason, we will send you several shorter alternative routes so that you can choose the one that best suits your preferences.
Links of all routes to Google Maps and GPX Files
Whether you use your phone or a navigator, we provide you with road maps so that you can upload them to your device.
Combine with other routes
Extend the tour and make it a totally personalized experience by combining it with some of our neighboring tours:
Portugal
A fantastic tour by secondary roads, full of curves, with very little traffic, and beautiful Atlantic landscapes.
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North of Spain
A fabulous tour through the best mountain roads in Spain, which includes three magnificent coastal cities.
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Central Spain
This tour covers the most monumental cities in central Spain on very twisted secondary roads.
See the TourRelated long tours
If you are looking for a more complete experience, we have developed other longer tours that already include this route:
Iberian North
This is the preferred tour of our clients and there are more than enough reasons, because it has everything and also good.
See the TourDo you need to rent a motorcycle?
These are the models that we can offer you to carry out this tour. Discover all the advantages of renting with us in our section. Motorcycle rental.
A.- Honda NC750X
B.- BMW F750GS
B.- Honda NC750X DCT
C.- BMW F850GS
C.- BMW F850GS LOW
D.- BMW F900XR
D.- Ducati Multiestrada 950
D.- Honda Africa Twin
E.- BMW R1250GS
E.- BMW R1250GS LOW
E.- KTM 1290 Superadvent.
F.- BMW R1250GS Adventure
F.- BMW R1250GS Adv. LOW
F.- BMW S1000XR
F.- Ducati Multiestrada V4
F.- BMW R1250RT
G.- BMW R1250RT Audio
J.- BMW K1600GTL/GT
K.- BMW K1600 G. America
K.- HD. Electra Glide Ultra
Hotel Accommodation
We can also, if you wish, take care of your accommodation according to your budget. Thanks to our experience we can provide you with excellent accommodations during your route. These are some of the places where you can rest on this tour:
Gredos
A beautiful building in the middle of the Sierra de Gredos natural park
Ciudad Rodrigo
An imposing 14th century castle.
Braganza
A nice hotel, in a very nice place from which you can see the city. The hotel has an excellent restaurant awarded with a Michelin star.
Santo Estevo
A 7th century monastery in a beautiful location.
Villafranca del Bierzo
Modern building on the outskirts of the town with swimming pool and Spa.
Santiago de Compostela
Modern building on the outskirts of town with a 15th century pilgrim hospital converted into a fabulous 5 * GL category hotel. It is considered the best Parador in Spain.
Villalba
Starting from the principla tower of an old castle from the 15th century, where some of the rooms are located, this hotel was built, respecting the aesthetics of the castle.
Ribadeo
Modern building located on the edge of the estuary.
Cangas de Onís
A 12th century monastery in a beautiful location.
León
A 16th century convent and hospital, converted into a 5 * hotel, which is, with the cathedral, one of the two great monuments of the city.
