Three months later and considerably shorter than originally planned, we still had a wonderful time in northwest Spain for almost three weeks. While the well-known French variant of the Camino de Santiago is located a little further from the coast, we decided to follow the Camino del Norte along the coast. Less busy and also slightly less warm according to the forecast. And yes, the weather was lovely. Almost every day it was around 20 degrees with a lot of sun and this is apparently not very obvious in that part of Spain. This more northern variant of the Camino naturally also has Santiago de Compostela as its end point.
And what an incredibly beautiful coastline we saw. Super varied with idyllic, deserted beaches, rugged cliffs and beautiful bays. A few times we also drove a little more inland, because there was something to see there that interested us, such as Guernica and the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.
The Camino del Norte successively crosses the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia. Beautiful provinces with lots of greenery and each with its own character. I took quite a few photos on that trip. I think the selection below gives a good impression of what we saw during those weeks. Shortly before the weather turned really bad with lots of rain and a big storm, we had already turned the bus towards the east and were on our way home again. Fortunately, we still had some time to visit Las Médulas. This is an area with former Roman gold mines and definitely worth a visit. It is not without reason that it is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
