NC1 Bilbao to Santiago - Norte Traveller Reviews

We toured, over14 days, from Bilbao to Santiago de Compostella. It was an interesting mix of coast, mountains and towns. The hotels we stayed in were very varied, including a medieval house, a grand villa, a monastery and an ultra modern hotel.

We booked the flights independently but everything else was arranged by Casa Cantabricas. Everything worked to plan and there were no problems. We were supplied with good information about all the areas we stayed in. The hotels had obviously been chosen carefully and the staff spoke English and were very helpful

The holiday was very well organised. Everything went smoothly with the hire car, the hotels and the taxi transfers, and all the people involved in these (and with the bookings) were friendly and efficient. The route selected met our needs entirely, and took us to the key parts of Northern Spain. Hotel selection was good, both in terms of the quality of the hotels and their accessibility (particularly for Bilbao as the hotel was easily located by car, and the city centre was very close and easily and pleasantly reached via the funicular railway. The idea of leaving the hire car at Santiago airport and doing the remaining transfers by taxis was very good, as a car would just be a hindrance in Santiago. All the above made for a pleasant and sress-free holiday.

Very friendly, efficient and easy to deal with when booking, and clearly had the experience and knowledge to put together an excellent package of route, transfers and hotels. The Vamoos application (on Ipad for me) worked very well and meant my documentation was all in one place. A nice touch was the arrival of a guidebook and map shortly before we left.

We travelled in early April, arriving in Santander on April 6th, travelling to Libardon for 2 nights. We then travelled to La Senra for one night before arriving in Santiago on Saturday afternoon. After one night there we returned to Santander stopping in Puerto do Vego { 2 nights) and Santillana for one night. Each hotel stop was superb, where we were made most welcome. The programme put together by Casas Cantabricas was excellent in every way. I had not been in Northern Spain since 2005 and this was a memorable week for both of us. I plan to return in 2017.

Casas Cantibricas put together an excellent bespoke programme for us which met and surpassed our expectations. This involved hotel and car hire package, which worked very well.

Mixture of historic cities and rural locations, with many unspoilt beaches and coastal villages in one of the best parts of Spain. The old towns in Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela offered the chance to walk through medieval streets with many shops, bars and restaurants. Santillana del Mar was a real surprise - an ancient town almost unaltered over the centuries, but with interesting shops and good restaurants. Luarca is a jewel of a fishing village, with ancient harbour, excellent beaches and none of the tourist attractions and modern hotels that, for me, spoil large parts of Spain, especially in the south. All our hotels were excellent, all being small and very traditional - several of them historic buildings of some note.

Very useful to have everything arranged for us, but to our individual specification and not as part of a package or tourist group. We arranged our own flights, but everything else was done for us. This included a hire car at Bilbao airport, which we left at Santiago de Compostela two weeks later, maps and instructions to guide us to each of the six locations we stayed in, guide books and information about the whole area and the booking of traditional small hotels in unusual locations that we would never have found ourselves. The tour operator had personal, first-hand knowledge of all the places we stayed at and was well-known to all the hotel owners.

A fantastic trip through the real Spain. Historic villages, cities, beaches, fishing villages and the magnificent Picos. Relaxation, history, walking and plenty of great food. Small, friendly family run hotels each with something special.

Very helpful at every contact and excellent local knowledge....really got the feeling they care about their tours and would definitely travel with them again.

We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of hotels we stayed in. It was great to have different types of places and to enjoy the countryside surrounding them. The distances between the hotels was about right and gave us plenty of time for exploring. We didn't feel pressured at all. We received wonderful welcomes at all the hotels - almost as though we were members of the family returning home!

The organisation of the booking was extremely good and they kept in touch with us throughout ensuring that we got exactly what we wanted. They even made some suggestions about the best time to give up the hire car as there was nowhere to park in Santiago.

We travelled from Bilbao to Santiago de Compostela and back over 2 weeks staying at 6 different hotels. We enjoyed the variety of the holiday, it gave us a good experience of northern Spain.

Casa Cantabricas sorted the hotels, car hire and provided information on routes and points of interest. We sourced flights independently. They also made sure that some individual requests were accommodated, and tailored the holiday to suit our flight preferences.

Great to be able to fly direct from Edinburgh to North Spain (Santander)and then pick up a car. Driving along the Costa Verde and up into the Picos mountains was fantastic - great scenery, really nice, family-run, small hotels and lovely food and drink. I'd recommend it to anyone

I happened on Casas Cantabricas through Google and they could not have been more helpful - pulling together a fly drive package that exactly suited our needs and consulting and advising us at all stages.