Getting ready

No problems with the journey , we even managed to arrived in Madrid airport with all our bags. We stopped in el Escorial for lunch and looked at the monastery/palace there. It's a huge, huge, building that is now a museum and art gallery and depositary for lots of the precious things sent from the colonies in America. Closed on Mondays though, so probably a good thing as we couldn't go in! Overnight in Segovia which is a lovely walled town, and our hotel is right in front of the castle.

Tomorrow we spend in Segovia, then from Segovia to Avila, a day in Avila, from Avila to Salamanca, two days in Salamanca, then on to Valladolid,Valladolid to Burgos, two days in Burgos, Burgos to laguardia in Rioja, two days in Rioja (so what we will do there then?!), laguardia to guernica and Bilbao, a day in Bilbao, then home.Read more