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Road trips in Spain

79 road trips and 162 hand-picked places in Spain, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

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162
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Road trips through Spain

Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra – Calle Cabrerizas 02© Eduardo Milla · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Themed road trips

Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra

328 km7 stops5 days
Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias – brown concrete building during daytimePhoto by Hayffield L on Unsplash
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Coasts & islands

Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias

318 km8 stops5 days
Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas – Cabo de Fisterra - Faro -BT- 02© Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Coasts & islands

Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas

205 km4 stops4 days
Andalusia’s white villages© Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Andalusia’s white villages

166 km7 stops3 days
Costa Brava and Dalí’s coast – Cap de creus-cadaques-2009 (5)© Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coasts & islands

Costa Brava and Dalí’s coast

269 km7 stops3 days
Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra – brown concrete castle surrounded by green trees during daytimePhoto by Jorge Fernández Salas on Unsplash
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Mountains & lakes

Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra

191 km5 stops3 days
Old Castile: aqueducts and city walls – brown brick wall under cloudy sky during daytimePhoto by Marco De Hevia on Unsplash
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Villages, wine & culture

Old Castile: aqueducts and city walls

270 km4 stops3 days
Aragon Pyrenees and Ordesa – Castillo de Loarre (8164714051)© José Antonio Gil Martínez from Vigo, Spain · CC BY 2.0
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Mountains & lakes

Aragon Pyrenees and Ordesa

241 km6 stops4 days
Almería: Tabernas desert and Cabo de Gata© Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Themed road trips

Almería: Tabernas desert and Cabo de Gata

169 km8 stops4 days
Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa – CaboDeTrafalgarFaro© Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coasts & islands

Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa

120 km6 stops3 days
Huelva: Aracena, Riotinto and Doñana – Aracena in Spain 01© Phillip Capper · CC BY 2.0
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Themed road trips

Huelva: Aracena, Riotinto and Doñana

263 km6 stops3 days
Úbeda, Baeza and the Sierra de Cazorla – Palacio de las Cadenas (Úbeda, Jaén). Patio© Jose Luis Filpo Cabana · CC BY 3.0
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Mountains & lakes

Úbeda, Baeza and the Sierra de Cazorla

121 km8 stops4 days
Extremadura: vultures, conquistadors and Roman Mérida – Mirador del Salto del Gitano y Rio Tajo© Beatriz Otero Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Extremadura: vultures, conquistadors and Roman Mérida

332 km6 stops4 days
Navarre and La Rioja: the wine road of the Camino – Festes medievals d'Olite - 20190811 111053© pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Themed road trips

Navarre and La Rioja: the wine road of the Camino

231 km8 stops4 days
Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes – concrete building on the side of a mountainPhoto by M I S S S U on Unsplash
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Villages, wine & culture

Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes

262 km9 stops4 days
Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta – Ancient roman amphitheater overlooking the mediterranean seaPhoto by Howard Walsh on Unsplash
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Themed road trips

Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta

166 km7 stops3 days
Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel – brown wall and red doorPhoto by Marco Montero Pisani on Unsplash
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Villages, wine & culture

Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel

291 km8 stops4 days
La Mancha: windmills and the hanging houses of Cuenca – brown concrete building near black wind mill during daytimePhoto by Cdoncel on Unsplash
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Classic European drives

La Mancha: windmills and the hanging houses of Cuenca

292 km7 stops4 days
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino – Santa María del Naranco 2021-502© Fernando, edited by MenkinAlRire · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mountains & lakes

Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino

297 km9 stops5 days
Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs – Catedral de Lugo, Galicia 06© Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs

230 km8 stops4 days
Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach – 20230903 170839 Cabo Peñas© 80kmh · CC BY 4.0
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Coasts & islands

Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach

177 km7 stops3 days
Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia – LA ALBUFERA DE VALENCIA 01© Marcela Escandell · CC BY-SA 3.0 es
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Coasts & islands

Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia

382 km9 stops5 days
Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road – brown concrete building under blue sky during daytimePhoto by David Vives on Unsplash
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Coasts & islands

Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road

96 km8 stops4 days
Basque coast: Gaztelugatxe, fishing ports and the Zumaia flysch – Bizkaia zubia - Puente Bizkaia© Ebaki · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Coasts & islands

Basque coast: Gaztelugatxe, fishing ports and the Zumaia flysch

126 km9 stops3 days
Picos de Europa: the Cares gorge, Liébana and Fuente Dé – Vistas lagos de covadonga 08© Luis Parra Rubio · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mountains & lakes

Picos de Europa: the Cares gorge, Liébana and Fuente Dé

129 km9 stops4 days
Rías Altas: A Coruña to the cliffs of Herbeira and Cabo Ortegal – RosaDeLosVientosTorreDeHercules© Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coasts & islands

Rías Altas: A Coruña to the cliffs of Herbeira and Cabo Ortegal

197 km9 stops3 days
Costa da Morte: Galicia’s coast of shipwrecks – HórreoCarnota© Riciños · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Coasts & islands

Costa da Morte: Galicia’s coast of shipwrecks

210 km9 stops3 days
Seville to Córdoba along the Guadalquivir – Alcazar - Séville (ES61) - 2023-04-25 - 155© Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Seville to Córdoba along the Guadalquivir

276 km9 stops4 days
Málaga’s hinterland: El Torcal and the Caminito del Rey – Centro de Visitantes del Torcal de Antequera 20210608 01© Ismael Olea · CC BY 4.0
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Themed road trips

Málaga’s hinterland: El Torcal and the Caminito del Rey

151 km7 stops3 days
Madrid to Toledo: Alcalá, Chinchón and Aranjuez – Alcalá de Henares (RPS 08-08-2015) Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso, fachada© Raimundo Pastor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Madrid to Toledo: Alcalá, Chinchón and Aranjuez

164 km9 stops3 days
Sierra de Guadarrama: El Escorial, La Granja and Segovia’s villages – Monasterio de El Escorial en Madrid© Zvonimir Stamenov · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Classic European drives

Sierra de Guadarrama: El Escorial, La Granja and Segovia’s villages

198 km8 stops3 days
Burgos and the Ribera del Duero – Burgos Cathedral, Spain, by Aparicio, Burgos (4353632729)© whatsthatpicture from Hanwell, London, UK · CC BY 2.0
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Villages, wine & culture

Burgos and the Ribera del Duero

232 km7 stops3 days
Navarre Pyrenees: gorges, the Irati forest and Roncesvalles – Foz de Lumbier© Cruccone · CC BY 3.0
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Mountains & lakes

Navarre Pyrenees: gorges, the Irati forest and Roncesvalles

211 km9 stops3 days
Catalan Pyrenees: Mont-rebei, the Vall de Boí and Aigüestortes – 020 La Seu Vella de Lleida des de la terrassa del Museu Morera© Enric · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Mountains & lakes

Catalan Pyrenees: Mont-rebei, the Vall de Boí and Aigüestortes

174 km7 stops4 days
Valencia to the Maestrat: Sagunto, Peñíscola and Morella – Castillo de sagunto-2011© Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Classic European drives

Valencia to the Maestrat: Sagunto, Peñíscola and Morella

260 km7 stops3 days
Mallorca’s south and east: coves, caves and castles – Foto al atardecer en la playa de Es Trencs (2)© AlbertoDV · CC0
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Coasts & islands

Mallorca’s south and east: coves, caves and castles

172 km8 stops3 days
Menorca: Talayotic sites, lighthouses and turquoise coves – Minorque Talati Dalt Citerne Abreuvoir - panoramio© rene boulay · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Coasts & islands

Menorca: Talayotic sites, lighthouses and turquoise coves

83 km8 stops3 days
Sierra de Francia, Las Hurdes and the Jerte valley – Peña de Francia desde La Alberca© Cruccone · CC BY 3.0
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Mountains & lakes

Sierra de Francia, Las Hurdes and the Jerte valley

204 km8 stops3 days
Capes, volcanoes and the Tramuntana – by camper from Barcelona along the Costa Brava and the Empordà to Girona – aerial view of city buildings during daytimePhoto by Logan Armstrong on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Capes, volcanoes and the Tramuntana – by camper from Barcelona along the Costa Brava and the Empordà to Girona

328 km14 stops8 days
Mist, cliffs and blue cheese – by camper through Green Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and the Picos de Europa – green trees on island during daytimePhoto by ultrash ricco on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Mist, cliffs and blue cheese – by camper through Green Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and the Picos de Europa

607 km14 stops8 days
Limestone, cork oaks and seas of olives – by camper through Andalusia’s White Villages from Arcos to Vejer – Calle Cabrerizas 01© Eduardo Milla · CC BY-SA 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Limestone, cork oaks and seas of olives – by camper through Andalusia’s White Villages from Arcos to Vejer

225 km10 stops7 days
Granite, spray and the Way of St James – by camper through Galicia from Ribadeo to Vigo – lighthouse on islet with bridgePhoto by Juan Gomez on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Granite, spray and the Way of St James – by camper through Galicia from Ribadeo to Vigo

460 km12 stops8 days
Vultures, Granite and Cherry Blossom – by Motorhome through Extremadura from Mérida to La Vera – a street lined with tall buildings next to each otherPhoto by Veronica H on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Vultures, Granite and Cherry Blossom – by Motorhome through Extremadura from Mérida to La Vera

373 km9 stops7 days
White villages, snow and cave homes – by camper through the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras to the sea – An arched stone doorway framing a view of the white buildings in GranadaPhoto by Victoriano Izquierdo on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

White villages, snow and cave homes – by camper through the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras to the sea

244 km12 stops7 days
Pintxos, flysch and Tempranillo – by motorhome from the Bay of Biscay through the Basque Country to Rioja – a small island in the middle of a body of waterPhoto by David Vives on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Pintxos, flysch and Tempranillo – by motorhome from the Bay of Biscay through the Basque Country to Rioja

331 km14 stops8 days
Light, wind and white villages – by camper along the Costa de la Luz from Doñana to Tarifa – white and blue boat on beach during sunsetPhoto by Jesús Minchón on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Light, wind and white villages – by camper along the Costa de la Luz from Doñana to Tarifa

307 km14 stops7 days
Granite, city walls and ibex – by motorhome through Castile from Madrid via Gredos to Salamanca – An aerial view of the Metropolis building and Gran Via in Madrid at low sunPhoto by Florian Wehde on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Granite, city walls and ibex – by motorhome through Castile from Madrid via Gredos to Salamanca

583 km12 stops8 days
Rice fields, cherry valleys and palm groves – by camper from Valencia through the Costa Blanca hinterland – Cap de la Nau© Dan4708 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Rice fields, cherry valleys and palm groves – by camper from Valencia through the Costa Blanca hinterland

353 km14 stops8 days
Volcanic coves, salt lakes and Western film sets – by motorhome from Cartagena via Cabo de Gata to Almería – cabo de roca, portugal, sintra© zimolajan789 · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Volcanic coves, salt lakes and Western film sets – by motorhome from Cartagena via Cabo de Gata to Almería

368 km14 stops7 days
Mudéjar towers, migrating cranes and red rocks – by motorhome through southern Aragón to the Matarraña – Monasterio de Piedra 14 20 57 097000© Robot8A · CC BY-SA 4.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Mudéjar towers, migrating cranes and red rocks – by motorhome through southern Aragón to the Matarraña

619 km14 stops8 days
Windmills, castles and hanging houses – by camper through La Mancha from Toledo to the Serranía de Cuenca – royal palace, aranjuez, spain© WikimediaImages · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Windmills, castles and hanging houses – by camper through La Mancha from Toledo to the Serranía de Cuenca

689 km14 stops8 days
Hairpins, limestone coves and salt pans – by motorhome or van around Mallorca, from the Tramuntana to Es Trenc – 07315 Port de Sa Calobra, Illes Balears, Spain - panoramio© Nikolai Bakhmarov · CC BY 3.0
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In-depth road trip guides

Hairpins, limestone coves and salt pans – by motorhome or van around Mallorca, from the Tramuntana to Es Trenc

329 km14 stops7 days
Herdsmen’s huts, Ebro gorges and early humans – by motorhome from Cantabria across the Pasiegos valleys to Burgos – island at center of body of waterPhoto by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Herdsmen’s huts, Ebro gorges and early humans – by motorhome from Cantabria across the Pasiegos valleys to Burgos

415 km14 stops7 days
Beech forest, royal castle and clay desert – by motorhome through Navarre from Urbasa to the Bardenas Reales – spain, santiago's path, pamplona© larahcv · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Beech forest, royal castle and clay desert – by motorhome through Navarre from Urbasa to the Bardenas Reales

360 km14 stops7 days
Basalt cliffs, a salt mountain and slate slopes: by motorhome through inland Catalonia from Vic to the Priorat – Castellfollit de la Roca des del Santuari del Cós (Montagut) 1© Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Basalt cliffs, a salt mountain and slate slopes: by motorhome through inland Catalonia from Vic to the Priorat

470 km14 stops8 days
Renaissance, black pines and peach blossom – by campervan from Úbeda through Cazorla to inland Murcia – landscape, baeza, valley of the guadalquivir© coqui_07 · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Renaissance, black pines and peach blossom – by campervan from Úbeda through Cazorla to inland Murcia

368 km14 stops8 days
Laurel forest, lava fields and trade-wind clouds – by camper across Tenerife and La Gomera – santa cruz, canary islands, tenerife© jairo_83_0 · Pixabay Content License
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In-depth road trip guides

Laurel forest, lava fields and trade-wind clouds – by camper across Tenerife and La Gomera

297 km14 stops8 days
Lava fields, wine hollows and shifting dunes – by camper across Lanzarote and Fuerteventura – a bunch of boats that are sitting in the waterPhoto by Michael Schreiber on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Lava fields, wine hollows and shifting dunes – by camper across Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

267 km14 stops8 days
Hot springs, wine terraces and bear country – by camper from Ourense through the Ribeira Sacra, Ancares and Somiedo – city, architecture, evening© gavinseim · Pixabay Content License
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Hot springs, wine terraces and bear country – by camper from Ourense through the Ribeira Sacra, Ancares and Somiedo

398 km14 stops8 days
Rice fields, flamingos and Templar castles – by camper from Tarragona through the Ebro Delta into the Ports – a carousel on the beach with palm treesPhoto by Laura Brull on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Rice fields, flamingos and Templar castles – by camper from Tarragona through the Ebro Delta into the Ports

290 km14 stops7 days
Vultures, gorges and Romanesque towers – by camper through the Pre-Pyrenees of Alto Aragón – gray concrete building at middle of fieldPhoto by Cesar Wild on Unsplash
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In-depth road trip guides

Vultures, gorges and Romanesque towers – by camper through the Pre-Pyrenees of Alto Aragón

329 km14 stops7 days
Locks, capitals and bear country – by camper from Palencia through the Romanesque into the Montaña Palentina – palencia, spain, building© 12019 · Pixabay Content License
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Locks, capitals and bear country – by camper from Palencia through the Romanesque into the Montaña Palentina

242 km12 stops7 days
Romanesque churches, a glacial lake and granite gorges – by camper from Zamora to Sanabria and the Arribes – Parador de Benavente 3© Paradores · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Romanesque churches, a glacial lake and granite gorges – by camper from Zamora to Sanabria and the Arribes

431 km14 stops8 days
A sea of olives, Moorish castles and lynx country – by camper through Jaén and the Sierra Morena – jaen, cathedral, spain© antgarprats · Pixabay Content License
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A sea of olives, Moorish castles and lynx country – by camper through Jaén and the Sierra Morena

277 km11 stops7 days
Pilgrim cross, Templar castle and red gold mountains – by camper from León through the Maragatería into the Bierzo – Las Médulas, Provincia de León© D.Rovchak · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pilgrim cross, Templar castle and red gold mountains – by camper from León through the Maragatería into the Bierzo

186 km14 stops7 days
Vulture gorge, glacial lake and caliphate castle – by camper through the quiet province of Soria – Antiguo Hospital de San Agustín, El Burgo de Osma© José Luis Filpo Cabana · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Vulture gorge, glacial lake and caliphate castle – by camper through the quiet province of Soria

385 km14 stops7 days
Sea spouts, sidra and fishing villages – the Asturian coast from Llanes to Cudillero by camper – 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 Playa de Gulpiyuri (Asturias, España, 8-5-2026) - Flickr - Juanje Orío© Juanje Orío from Logroño, España (Europa) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sea spouts, sidra and fishing villages – the Asturian coast from Llanes to Cudillero by camper

207 km14 stops8 days
Red river, chestnut forest and acorn-fed pigs – by camper from Riotinto into the Sierra de Aracena – seville, spain, europe© rpdelaat0 · Pixabay Content License
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Red river, chestnut forest and acorn-fed pigs – by camper from Riotinto into the Sierra de Aracena

305 km14 stops7 days
Forest of columns, wine cellars and olive hills – by camper from Córdoba through the Sierras Subbéticas – spain, cordoba, andalusia© franky1st · Pixabay Content License
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Forest of columns, wine cellars and olive hills – by camper from Córdoba through the Sierras Subbéticas

292 km14 stops8 days
Castile on the Duero – by camper from Valladolid through the Ribera del Duero to the vulture gorges – white concrete building with water fountain during daytimePhoto by Andres Garcia on Unsplash
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Castile on the Duero – by camper from Valladolid through the Ribera del Duero to the vulture gorges

474 km14 stops8 days
Slate, river meanders and Fala – by camper through Las Hurdes and the Sierra de Gata to Coria – Granadilla. Vista aerea© Guiussepi · CC BY 4.0
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Slate, river meanders and Fala – by camper through Las Hurdes and the Sierra de Gata to Coria

245 km14 stops7 days
Gargantas, cherry terraces and the Emperor’s Way – by camper through Gredos, the Valle del Jerte and La Vera – Candelario 07 by-dpc edited© David Perez · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gargantas, cherry terraces and the Emperor’s Way – by camper through Gredos, the Valle del Jerte and La Vera

174 km12 stops7 days
Beech forests, witches’ caves and cheese valleys – by camper through Navarre’s Pyrenees from Baztán to Roncal – spain, santiago's path, pamplona© larahcv · Pixabay Content License
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Beech forests, witches’ caves and cheese valleys – by camper through Navarre’s Pyrenees from Baztán to Roncal

340 km13 stops8 days
Dry-stone walls, taulas and turquoise calas – by motorhome around Menorca, from Maó to Ciutadella – Favàritx (240083621)© Enric Rubio Ros · CC BY 3.0
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Dry-stone walls, taulas and turquoise calas – by motorhome around Menorca, from Maó to Ciutadella

176 km12 stops7 days
Salt, limestone and quiet coves – by camper away from the party crowds across Ibiza and over to Formentera – 0.1. Port d'Eivissa (Pitiüses)© Vicenç Salvador Torres Guerola · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Salt, limestone and quiet coves – by camper away from the party crowds across Ibiza and over to Formentera

150 km12 stops7 days
Rock needles, pine forest and shifting dunes – by camper around Gran Canaria – Parador Cruz de Tejeda© Felix König · CC BY 3.0
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Rock needles, pine forest and shifting dunes – by camper around Gran Canaria

176 km13 stops7 days
Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon – a mountain covered in lots of trees next to a forestPhoto by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash
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Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon

393 km14 stops8 days
Minho coast: Porto to Baiona across the border – Sunset over the Atlantic Ocean and the city Viana do Castelo viewed from the top of Santa Luzia mountain, Portugal, January 2024 (54144668367)© Sergei Gussev · CC BY 2.0
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Coasts & islands

Minho coast: Porto to Baiona across the border

200 km9 stops3 days
Vauban fortresses, the solar furnace and the Yellow Train: by motorhome through Conflent, Capcir and Cerdagne in the Catalan Pyrenees – France Occitanie 66 Prades 01© Calips · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Vauban fortresses, the solar furnace and the Yellow Train: by motorhome through Conflent, Capcir and Cerdagne in the Catalan Pyrenees

113 km14 stops7 days
RouteSuggested daysDistanceDrivingStops
Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra5328 km4 h 32 min7
Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias5318 km4 h 23 min8
Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas4205 km2 h 50 min4
Andalusia’s white villages3166 km2 h 18 min7
Costa Brava and Dalí’s coast3269 km3 h 43 min7
Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra3191 km2 h 38 min5
Old Castile: aqueducts and city walls3270 km3 h 43 min4
Aragon Pyrenees and Ordesa4241 km3 h 20 min6
Almería: Tabernas desert and Cabo de Gata4169 km2 h 20 min8
Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa3120 km1 h 39 min6
Huelva: Aracena, Riotinto and Doñana3263 km3 h 38 min6
Úbeda, Baeza and the Sierra de Cazorla4121 km1 h 40 min8
Extremadura: vultures, conquistadors and Roman Mérida4332 km4 h 35 min6
Navarre and La Rioja: the wine road of the Camino4231 km3 h 11 min8
Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes4262 km3 h 37 min9
Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta3166 km2 h 17 min7
Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel4291 km4 h 01 min8
La Mancha: windmills and the hanging houses of Cuenca4292 km4 h 02 min7
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino5297 km4 h 06 min9
Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs4230 km3 h 10 min8
Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach3177 km2 h 27 min7
Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia5382 km5 h 17 min9
Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road496 km1 h 19 min8
Basque coast: Gaztelugatxe, fishing ports and the Zumaia flysch3126 km1 h 44 min9
Picos de Europa: the Cares gorge, Liébana and Fuente Dé4129 km1 h 47 min9
Rías Altas: A Coruña to the cliffs of Herbeira and Cabo Ortegal3197 km2 h 43 min9
Costa da Morte: Galicia’s coast of shipwrecks3210 km2 h 54 min9
Seville to Córdoba along the Guadalquivir4276 km3 h 48 min9
Málaga’s hinterland: El Torcal and the Caminito del Rey3151 km2 h 05 min7
Madrid to Toledo: Alcalá, Chinchón and Aranjuez3164 km2 h 16 min9
Sierra de Guadarrama: El Escorial, La Granja and Segovia’s villages3198 km2 h 44 min8
Burgos and the Ribera del Duero3232 km3 h 12 min7
Navarre Pyrenees: gorges, the Irati forest and Roncesvalles3211 km2 h 55 min9
Catalan Pyrenees: Mont-rebei, the Vall de Boí and Aigüestortes4174 km2 h 24 min7
Valencia to the Maestrat: Sagunto, Peñíscola and Morella3260 km3 h 35 min7
Mallorca’s south and east: coves, caves and castles3172 km2 h 23 min8
Menorca: Talayotic sites, lighthouses and turquoise coves383 km1 h 08 min8
Sierra de Francia, Las Hurdes and the Jerte valley3204 km2 h 49 min8
Capes, volcanoes and the Tramuntana – by camper from Barcelona along the Costa Brava and the Empordà to Girona8328 km4 h 32 min14
Mist, cliffs and blue cheese – by camper through Green Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and the Picos de Europa8607 km8 h 23 min14
Limestone, cork oaks and seas of olives – by camper through Andalusia’s White Villages from Arcos to Vejer7225 km3 h 07 min10
Granite, spray and the Way of St James – by camper through Galicia from Ribadeo to Vigo8460 km6 h 21 min12
Vultures, Granite and Cherry Blossom – by Motorhome through Extremadura from Mérida to La Vera7373 km5 h 09 min9
White villages, snow and cave homes – by camper through the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras to the sea7244 km3 h 22 min12
Pintxos, flysch and Tempranillo – by motorhome from the Bay of Biscay through the Basque Country to Rioja8331 km4 h 35 min14
Light, wind and white villages – by camper along the Costa de la Luz from Doñana to Tarifa7307 km4 h 14 min14
Granite, city walls and ibex – by motorhome through Castile from Madrid via Gredos to Salamanca8583 km8 h 03 min12
Rice fields, cherry valleys and palm groves – by camper from Valencia through the Costa Blanca hinterland8353 km4 h 52 min14
Volcanic coves, salt lakes and Western film sets – by motorhome from Cartagena via Cabo de Gata to Almería7368 km5 h 05 min14
Mudéjar towers, migrating cranes and red rocks – by motorhome through southern Aragón to the Matarraña8619 km8 h 33 min14
Windmills, castles and hanging houses – by camper through La Mancha from Toledo to the Serranía de Cuenca8689 km9 h 31 min14
Hairpins, limestone coves and salt pans – by motorhome or van around Mallorca, from the Tramuntana to Es Trenc7329 km4 h 32 min14
Herdsmen’s huts, Ebro gorges and early humans – by motorhome from Cantabria across the Pasiegos valleys to Burgos7415 km5 h 44 min14
Beech forest, royal castle and clay desert – by motorhome through Navarre from Urbasa to the Bardenas Reales7360 km4 h 58 min14
Basalt cliffs, a salt mountain and slate slopes: by motorhome through inland Catalonia from Vic to the Priorat8470 km6 h 30 min14
Renaissance, black pines and peach blossom – by campervan from Úbeda through Cazorla to inland Murcia8368 km5 h 05 min14
Laurel forest, lava fields and trade-wind clouds – by camper across Tenerife and La Gomera8297 km4 h 06 min14
Lava fields, wine hollows and shifting dunes – by camper across Lanzarote and Fuerteventura8267 km3 h 42 min14
Hot springs, wine terraces and bear country – by camper from Ourense through the Ribeira Sacra, Ancares and Somiedo8398 km5 h 30 min14
Rice fields, flamingos and Templar castles – by camper from Tarragona through the Ebro Delta into the Ports7290 km4 h 00 min14
Vultures, gorges and Romanesque towers – by camper through the Pre-Pyrenees of Alto Aragón7329 km4 h 33 min14
Locks, capitals and bear country – by camper from Palencia through the Romanesque into the Montaña Palentina7242 km3 h 20 min12
Romanesque churches, a glacial lake and granite gorges – by camper from Zamora to Sanabria and the Arribes8431 km5 h 57 min14
A sea of olives, Moorish castles and lynx country – by camper through Jaén and the Sierra Morena7277 km3 h 49 min11
Pilgrim cross, Templar castle and red gold mountains – by camper from León through the Maragatería into the Bierzo7186 km2 h 34 min14
Vulture gorge, glacial lake and caliphate castle – by camper through the quiet province of Soria7385 km5 h 19 min14
Sea spouts, sidra and fishing villages – the Asturian coast from Llanes to Cudillero by camper8207 km2 h 51 min14
Red river, chestnut forest and acorn-fed pigs – by camper from Riotinto into the Sierra de Aracena7305 km4 h 13 min14
Forest of columns, wine cellars and olive hills – by camper from Córdoba through the Sierras Subbéticas8292 km4 h 02 min14
Castile on the Duero – by camper from Valladolid through the Ribera del Duero to the vulture gorges8474 km6 h 33 min14
Slate, river meanders and Fala – by camper through Las Hurdes and the Sierra de Gata to Coria7245 km3 h 23 min14
Gargantas, cherry terraces and the Emperor’s Way – by camper through Gredos, the Valle del Jerte and La Vera7174 km2 h 24 min12
Beech forests, witches’ caves and cheese valleys – by camper through Navarre’s Pyrenees from Baztán to Roncal8340 km4 h 42 min13
Dry-stone walls, taulas and turquoise calas – by motorhome around Menorca, from Maó to Ciutadella7176 km2 h 26 min12
Salt, limestone and quiet coves – by camper away from the party crowds across Ibiza and over to Formentera7150 km2 h 04 min12
Rock needles, pine forest and shifting dunes – by camper around Gran Canaria7176 km2 h 26 min13
Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon8393 km5 h 26 min14
Minho coast: Porto to Baiona across the border3200 km2 h 45 min9
Vauban fortresses, the solar furnace and the Yellow Train: by motorhome through Conflent, Capcir and Cerdagne in the Catalan Pyrenees7113 km1 h 34 min14
Editor's picks

Places worth the detour in Spain

Alhambra – Man taking backlit selfie (Unsplash)© Alejandro alejandro_ · CC0
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Alhambra

Granada, Spain
Vistas lagos de covadonga 08© Luis Parra Rubio · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Lagos de Covadonga

Covadonga, Spain
Puente Nuevo (New Bridge 1793) - Calle Arminan, Ronda - horse taxi (14640451974)© Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Puente Nuevo

Ronda, Spain
Bardenas Reales – LaPisquerra© Bruno Barral · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Bardenas Reales

Arguedas, Spain
Cape Finisterre – Cabo de Fisterra - Faro -BT- 02© Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cape Finisterre

Fisterra, Spain
Dalí Theatre-Museum – Figueras, Musée Salvador Dali© Celeda · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Oddities

Dalí Theatre-Museum

Figueres, Spain
Segovia aqueduct – Acueducto de Segovia 01© David Corral Gadea · CC BY-SA 3.0 es
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History

Segovia aqueduct

Segovia, Spain
Ordesa valley – Camino al monte pedido, valle ordesa© Kellekai · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Ordesa valley

Torla, Spain
Tabernas Desert – Cascada (MiniHollywood)© CarlosVdeHabsburgo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Tabernas Desert

Tabernas, Spain
Cabo de Gata lighthouse – Faro del Cabo de Gata, Almeria (Almeria)© Pablo Forcén Soler (Forcy) · Public domain
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Cabo de Gata lighthouse

Cabo de Gata, Spain
Plaza del Foro de Baelo Claudia, Bolonia (Tarifa)© Jl FilpoC · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History

Baelo Claudia

Bolonia, Spain
Riotinto Mining Park – 20231216 121224 Minas de Riotinto© 80kmh · CC BY 4.0
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Oddities

Riotinto Mining Park

Minas de Riotinto, Spain
Doñana: El Acebuche – Anchusa calcarea subsp. calcarea kz02© Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Doñana: El Acebuche

Almonte, Spain
Plaza Vázquez de Molina – Palacio de las Cadenas (Úbeda, Jaén). Patio© Jose Luis Filpo Cabana · CC BY 3.0
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History

Plaza Vázquez de Molina

Úbeda, Spain
Río Borosa trail – ISS022-E-13947 - View of Earth© Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
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Nature

Río Borosa trail

Coto Ríos, Spain
Salto del Gitano, Monfragüe – Mirador del Salto del Gitano y Rio Tajo© Beatriz Otero Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Salto del Gitano, Monfragüe

Villarreal de San Carlos, Spain
Royal Monastery of Guadalupe – Real Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Claustro© José Luis Filpo Cabana · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History

Royal Monastery of Guadalupe

Guadalupe, Spain
Roman theatre of Mérida – Conjunto Histórico-arqueológico de Mérida, entrada al anfiteatro romano© D.Rovchak · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History

Roman theatre of Mérida

Mérida, Spain
Royal Palace of Olite – Festes medievals d'Olite - 20190811 111053© pere prlpz · CC BY-SA 3.0
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History

Royal Palace of Olite

Olite, Spain
Montserrat Abbey (6)© Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nature

Montserrat

Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Castellfollit de la Roca des del Santuari del Cós (Montagut) 1© Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
Poblet Monastery – Monasterio de poblet-2011 (4)© Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0
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History

Poblet Monastery

Vimbodí i Poblet, Spain
Ebro Delta – Delta de l'Ebre© Till F. Teenck · CC BY-SA 2.5
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Nature

Ebro Delta

Deltebre, Spain
Monasterio de Piedra 14 20 57 097000© Robot8A · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Monasterio de Piedra

Nuévalos, Spain

FAQs

What are the best road trips in Spain?

Popular routes include Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra, Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias, Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas and Andalusia’s white villages. CampingSpirit has 79 trip guides that pass through Spain, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

Which places in Spain are worth a detour?

Our editors recommend Alhambra, Lagos de Covadonga, Puente Nuevo, Bardenas Reales, Cape Finisterre and Dalí Theatre-Museum.

Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Spain?

Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Many former toll motorways are now free; some AP roads still charge. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.

What is the motorway speed limit in Spain?

120 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.

Are there low-emission zones in Spain?

Low-emission zones in some cities.

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