Spain and Portugal - Summer 2009 - 6650 km
Countries visited: France - Spain - Portugal

Overview map of the trip

1st day

Country road in France

Bridge on the Dordogne river in Bergerac/F

Cyrano de Bergerac

Café in Bergerac/F

2nd day

Basque country/E

Atlantic coast in northern Spain

Beach in northern Spain

Santander/E

Santander/E

3rd day

Almost empty highway


On the Camino de Santiago/E

Santiago de Compostela cathedral/E

Santiago de Compostela/E

Santiago de Compostela/E

Santiago de Compostela/E

Santiago de Compostela/E

Santiago de Compostela/E

4th day

Wild coast in northern Spain

Arriving in Portugal


Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary near Braga/P

Braga/P

Braga/P

Braga/P

Braga/P

Braga/P

Braga/P

5th day

Amarante/P

On the way to Porto/P

In the Douro Valley/P

Porto/P

Porto/P

Porto/P

Dom Luis I bridge in Porto/P

Porto/P

Porto/P

6th day

Coimbra/P

Coimbra/P

Beach in Nazaré/P

Atlantic coast in Portugal

Atlantic coast in Portugal

Mosteiro da Batalha/P

Mosteiro da Batalha/P

Sintra/P

Sintra/P

Near Lisbon/P

Country road in southern Portugal

Stork's nest in Portugal

Landscapes in southern Portugal

7th day

Evora/P

At the beach in Faro/P

My hotel in Faro/P

Faro/P

Church in Faro/P

9th day

Tavira/P

Tavira/P

Tavira/P

Tavira/P

Beach in Tarifa/E and ferry to Morocco

City gate in Tarifa/E

10th day

Gibraltar/GBZ

Lighthouse in Gibraltar/GBZ

Marbella/E

Pedestrian street in Malaga/E

Malaga/E

11th day

On the road to Ronda/E

On the road to Ronda/E


Excursion in the Sierra Nevada/E

Ronda/E

Ronda/E

Ronda/E

12th day

Troglodyte village of Guadix/E

Castle in Andalusia/E

Cooler temperatures in the forests of the Sierra Nevada/E

In Tabernas desert/E

Fiesta in Alicante/E

Fiesta in Alicante/E

13th day

Costa Blanca/E

Futuristic architecture in Valencia/E

Valencia/E

Valencia/E

Railway station in Valencia/E

14th day

Costa Brava/E

Costa Brava/E

Barcelona/E

Barcelona/E

15th day

Beach near Perpignan/F

Near Montpellier/F

16th day