Day 1: Fly overnight to Portugal
Day 2: Porto
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Porto, a coastal city known for its famous Port wine, with your Field Director
Enjoy dinner in Porto
Day 3: Porto
🔹 Guided learning: Tour Porto with an expert local guide
Visit Torre dos Clérigos, a cathedral located in the center of Porto and one of its most recognizable symbols
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend time exploring Porto on your own
Douro River Cruise & Wine Cellar
Take a cruise on the Douro River, roughly translating to River of Gold—and you'll see why when the light catches the river at just the right angle. After your cruise, visit a wine cellar to learn about the process of wine making and what makes these varieties from Porto so special.
Day 4: Porto • Santiago de Compostela
Travel via Horreos de Combarro to Santiago de Compostela
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a boat excursion to a mussel farm and learn about one of the region's most popular ingredients
Take a walking tour of Horreos de Combarro with your Field Director and discover a center of culinary history, both past and present
Enjoy a traditional Galician dinner, which is known for it’s fresh seafood, octopus, and hearty stews
Day 5: Santiago de Compostela
Take an excursion to Finisterre, or "the end of the world," at one of the most western points on the Iberian Peninsula
With a local guide, visit the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the last stop on the 30-day Way of St. James pilgrimage route still taken by adventurous hikers
Day 6: Santiago de Compostela • Oviedo
Take a walking tour of Oviedo with your Field Director
Visit the Oviedo Cathedral, a great example of hybrid architectural styles dating back to 781 AD
Enjoy Asturian cuisine with Cachopo: deep fried veal cutlets topped with ham, cheese, and vegetables
Day 7: Oviedo • Bilbao
Travel to Bilbao
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit a local cheese farm in Bilbao and learn what makes the northern region of Spain's cheese unique
Enjoy lunch at a local sidreria, or ciderhouse, where food is accompanied with cider self-served straight from the barrel it was brewed in
Day 8: Bilbao
Take an excursion to San Sebastian, a lively city located along the coastline boasting renowned restaurants and pintxo bars serving regional specialties
Free time in San Sebastián
Day 9: Bilbao
🔹 Guided learning: Tour Bilbao, one of the largest cities in northern Spain, with an expert local guide
Visit the Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art
Enjoy free time in BilbaoParticipate in a Pintxos cooking class, the Basque version of Spanish tapas served on skewers, and enjoy it for dinner
Day 10: Depart for home
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