Today you will get to know the territory and learn the preeminence of the cider and cheese combination! After checkout, you will be transferred to the orchard country. There you will begin at the town of Asiegu with a walk through town, learning about the artisanal production of both (Cabrales) cheese and cider. You will then get to explore the maturation cheese caves.

Before heading to your hotel you will stop in the ethereal Covadonga, 1 of the 11 parishes in Cangas de Onis. 

Dinner will be at the hotel, drinks included.

Beginning your two-night stay at Parador de Turismo de San Pedro de Villanueva en Cangas de Onis. Breakfast and taxes included. 

Begin the day with a walking tour through Gijon, looking out over the Bay of Biscay, otherwise known as the ‘Green Coast.' Afterward, you will go for a lunch experience at Sideria Trabanco with a cider-paired meal, including 3 different ciders. Famously known for the Asturian cider 'throw', a trained "escanciador" or cider server take's the bottle with the right hand and lifts their arm above their head. Keeping a straight back and serious expression, the escanciador pours the cider from above their head into a special glass. The objective is to "break" the cider in the glass, giving it a quick injection of air bubbles. 

That afternoon you will be transferred to the town of Llanes, where 2 brothers have a small apple orchard, connected with the ancient Route of Santiago, where they make artisanal cider. Explore the orchard on a tour where you will learn about the different varieties of apples and then participate in preparing them for subsequent pressing. 

Return to the Parador.

After hotel checkout, you'll begin driving along the beautiful coastline, stopping in Miardoio de Ruiloba for a seaside lunch. Following lunch, you will be transferred to the charming village of Santillana del Mar Gil Blas, known as one of the most historically and artistically rich towns in Spain. 

Your home for the night is Parador in what used to be the Barreda-Bracho family house, a late 17th-century Baroque building, which is faithful to the style of the manor houses in the town, with a gabled roof and the family coat of arms on the façade. 

Start the day with a morning visit to Sidra Cantabria, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and services of cider in the Catabria region. That afternoon you will be transferred to San Sebastian, known for its cobblestoned old town (Parte Vieja), upscale shops, and local wine bars. It's renowned for its Basque cuisine and boasts the second most Michelin stars per capita in the world, behind only Kyoto. Home to the humble pintxo, it's considered by many to be the greatest gastronomic destination in Spain.

Begin your 3-night stay at Hotel Arbaso, breakfast and tax included. 

After breakfast, take a guided tour through San Sebastian, exploring local markets and indulging in pintxos.  Cider has quite a popular following in the Basque country, there they are very fond of drinking cider straight from chestnut barrels and pairing it with pintxos. Beginning as an adaptation of tapas, bar La Espiga in 1930 era San Sebastian began serving pintxos to bar patrons. Pintxos were displayed in the bar window to catch the appeal of those passing by. Due to their wild success, other bars in San Sebastian also began serving pintxos, thus born a tradition!

Lunch will be a cooking class hosted by a local renowned chef. In the afternoon you will visit a Txakoli winery for a tasting of the Basque regional wine. 

Overnight Hotel Arbaso.

Start your day with a visit to Museum Sagardoetxea, exploring the orchard, and enjoying a tasting. There you will learn about "txotx", the practice of opening barrels. Indulge in a tasting of products from the 13 cidar cellars making up the Sagardum consortium. Learn about the ripening process and creation of cider while enjoying lunch at a local cider house. 

Explore on your own for the afternoon. Overnight at Hotel Arbaso.

Breakfast at the hotel, then check out. Individual departure transfers with a driver to Bilbao, San Sebastian, or Biarritz Airport.