Spain & Portugal 2009

In April and May 2009, we spent a month touring Spain & Portugal in our motorhome. Here is a diary of that trip:

Click here for a map of our route and click here to see the books and maps we used.

1. Portsmouth-Bilbao Ferry Crossing
2. Avila
3. Sierra de Gredos Regional Park
4. Monfrague National Park & Caceres
5. Caceres to Luz
6. Europe’s largest Reservoir & Neolithic Stones
7. Parque Natural da Arrabida and Cabo da Roca
8. Sintra & Ribeira d’Ilhas
9. Santa Cruz, Praia Do Porto Novo & Peniche
10. Parque Natural das Serras de Aire e Candeiros & the Santuario de Fatima
11. Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
12. A Driving Day: Manteigas to Estarreja
13. Visiting Aveiro & Motorhome Parking at Pardilho
14. Sunshine & Slums: Furadouro, Torreira & Sao Jacinto
15. Lamego, 600 Steps & Torre de Moncorvo
16. Parque Natural do Douro Internacional & Izeda
17. Chaves, a Breakdown and a New Battery
18. León (Back into Spain)
19. Picos de Europas & Cangas de Onis
20. Cabarceno, Bilbao & the Ferry

Here are the books & maps we used on this trip

This was our route: