Road trips in Spain
23 road trips and 75 hand-picked places in Spain, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 23
- Places
- 75
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 120 km/h
Low-emission zones in some cities. Many former toll motorways are now free; some AP roads still charge. Driving in Europe
Road trips through Spain
Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra
Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias
Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas
Andalusia’s white villages
Costa Brava and Dalí’s coast
Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra
Old Castile: aqueducts and city walls
Aragon Pyrenees and Ordesa
Almería: Tabernas desert and Cabo de Gata
Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa
Huelva: Aracena, Riotinto and Doñana
Úbeda, Baeza and the Sierra de Cazorla
Extremadura: vultures, conquistadors and Roman Mérida
Navarre and La Rioja: the wine road of the Camino
Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes
Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta
Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel
La Mancha: windmills and the hanging houses of Cuenca
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino
Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs
Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach
Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia
Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road
Places worth the detour in Spain
Alhambra
Lagos de Covadonga
Puente Nuevo
Bardenas Reales
Cape Finisterre
Dalí Theatre-Museum
Segovia aqueduct
Ordesa valley
Tabernas Desert
Cabo de Gata lighthouse
Baelo Claudia
Riotinto Mining Park
Doñana: El Acebuche
Plaza Vázquez de Molina
Río Borosa trail
Salto del Gitano, Monfragüe
Royal Monastery of Guadalupe
Roman theatre of Mérida
Royal Palace of Olite
Montserrat
Castellfollit de la Roca
Poblet Monastery
Ebro Delta
Monasterio de Piedra
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 23 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.