Madrid to Getaria

April 24th to 29th 2026

Published

Black cattle with ear tags peering through a wire fence below rocky scrub hills
Large green tree beside a stone church tower with a stork nest, loaded bike parked below
Stone medieval town square with a clock tower and bell tower under a blue sky
Sepulveda
Pink rose hanging in front of a Romanesque stone church bell tower
Hilltop town reflected in a calm reservoir beside an old arched bridge
Maderuelo
Village street with a brick house flying Spanish flags below red rock cliffs
There were many and quite varied small historical villages in this section.
A fox standing in a wide green wheat field
Hand-painted BAR sign on a stone wall beside an empty country road
German shepherd dog lying on a stone doorstep beside a wooden door
Stopping for a burger in Neila after a big climb
Green wooded valley with misty mountains rising under a grey sky
Long descent down a steep sided valley into La Rioja
Three weathered stone crosses on a hilltop against a dark stormy sky
Empty road curving below steep grey limestone mountains
Climbing out of La Rioja after leaving Laguardia
View past a tall rock cliff to a small village in a green valley
Crowd in blue smocks and red scarves outside a bar during a festival
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Man sitting with a beer at a cafe table beside a poster-covered wall
Stone building corner with a wall plastered in layered posters
A single bird on a wire with cloud-draped forested mountains behind
Low cloud with on and off rain led to some pretty great scenery
Wet road leading toward a misty conical green mountain past village houses
Wet road curving through misty eucalyptus woodland
White boathouse with a red door on a grassy clifftop above the sea
Took many pictures of this shed.
White boathouse with a red door on a headland above a misty bay
Red-doored boathouse on a clifftop framed by overhanging green leaves
Two fishing boats on a hazy, calm grey sea
Weathered blue benches on a tiled terrace overlooking green Basque hills
Coast road passing under a concrete flyover with a headland and sea beyond