2024 France, Spain (Xmas) & Portugal

Our 2024 Xmas trip route around France, Spain and Portugal

An 85 day trip over the Xmas and New Year period 2024/2025.

Starting with a wander down the west coast of France and across the Pyrenees mountains into Spain.

Heading east through Pamplona, The Rioja region around Logrono, visiting Zaragoza and the “new to us” region of Aragon.

Up into Andorra (as Kelly had never been) then due east again to the seaside at Cadaques, Costa Brava.

Followed the Spanish coast all the way down to Castellon where we were joined by AJ (Andrew, Jane and Marley dog).

Continued the coastal route through Javea, Almeria and all the way down to the Malaga area for Xmas.

Seville, then New Year in El Rocio (cowboy town) where we said goodbye to AJ who headed north while we headed west over the border into Portugal.

Visiited friends in the Algarve, then headed north along the coast for a visit to Lisbon.

Back east into Spain and another “new to us” region of Extremadura to see the sights.

North to the Basque region via Segovia and Avila and back into France following the west coast again back up into Brittany for our ferry home.

Ferry was cancelled due to storms, so we headed north into Normandy for the tunnel back.

2024 Xmas Trip animation

Our destinations in the order we visited them rather than alphabetically.

You can click anything that is underlined and it should take you to that page.

DestinationCountry/Region
Southampton & PortsmouthUK
INTO FRANCEFRANCE
St Malo & DinanBretagne (Brittany)
VannesBretagne (Brittany)
La Barre de Monts via St NazairePays de la Loire
Noirmoutier and Ile de ReNouvelle-Aquitaine
CognacNouvelle-Aquitaine
RoyanNouvelle-Aquitaine
Cadillac sur GaronneNouvelle-Aquitaine
PauPyrénées-Atlantiques
Cap BretonNouvelle-Aquitaine
St Jean Pied de Port (Camino starting point)Basque
INTO SPAINSPAIN
PamplonaNavarre
LogronoLa Rioja
SoriaCastile Y León
TarazonaAragon
ZaragozaAragon
Lleida & Andorra la VellaCatalonia & Andorra
Ripoll & CadaquesCatalonia
L’EscalaCatalonia
Llafranc & PalsCatalonia
Pineda de Mar, Tarragona & SalouCatalonia
PeniscolaCastellón
Castellon de la Plana (meet up with AJ)Castellón
JaveaValencia
Rojales & TorreviejaValencia
Mar Menor (La Manga)Murcia
MojacarAndalusia
Nerja, Frigiliana & Malaga Xmas LightsAndalusia
Marbella & EstaponaAndalusia
Christmas PeriodAndalusia
JerezAndalusia
SevilleAndalusia
El RocioAndalusia
INTO PORTUGALPORTUGAL
Olhos de AguaAlgarve
Carvoeiro to ComportaAlgarve to Alentjo
LisbonLisboa
BACK INTO SPAINSPAIN
Merida & TrujilloExtremadura
Caceres and PlasenciaExtremadura
AvilaCastile Y León
SegoviaCastile Y León
Miranda de Ebro, Vitoria-Gasteiz & LekeitioCastile Y León & Basque
BACK INTO FRANCEFRANCE
Biarritz & Saint EmillionFrench Basque & Gironde
St Genis de Saintonge, Saintes & St Jean d’AngelyNouvelle-Aquitaine
Jard-sur-Mer & La Baule-EscoublacLa Vendee, Pays de la Loire
Quimper, Plestin Les Greves & Saint Jean du DoigtBretagne (Brittany)
Mont St Michel, Wissant & homeNormandie (Normandy), & Hauts-de-France & channel tunnel home

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