The Pilgrims' Trail to Santiago de Compostela is one of the great historical long-distance footpaths through Europe. According to legend, it all began in the 9th century when the bones of the apostle St. James, murdered in Palestine, miraculously appeared in a village of what is now Galicia.

The Pilgrims' Trail to Santiago de Compostela is one of the great historical trails through Europe. According to legend, it all began in the 9th century when the bones of the apostle St. James, murdered in Palestine, miraculously appeared in a village of what is now Galicia.

THE TRAINThe “El Transcantabrico” winds its leisurely way through the majestic provinces of old northern Spain - a journey through high mountains, past lakes and impressive seascapes and across the undulating landmass that so typifies the Cantabrian coast and old Castile

**The train also runs in reverse direction: Santiago de Compostela - San Sebastian  on selected departure days from May to October**

"You are what you eat", as the saying goes and there is no better way to learn about a country and its culture than through its food and drink. Andalucia, still one of Spain’s largest food-producing regions, is steeped in culinary and gastronomic traditions.