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From: Bilbao, Spain

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Tour starts

Bilbao, Spain

Duration:

8 days

Ending place

Bilbao, Spain

Languages:

English

Difficulty:

Easy

Available:

May

Minimum age:

None

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Description

The North coast of Spain from the Basque Country to Galicia is an amazing and characteristic coast, surrounded by Cantabrian Sea, which was considered for a long time “mare Tenebrarum”, this abrupt and steep coast offers amazing cliffs and flysches that tell the history of the formation of the Bay of Biscay, a coastline where mountains meet the sea, but it also has peaceful bays and inlets as well as paradisiacal beaches. The Cantabrian Sea has forged the character of the population. All this combined with the unpredictable weather, it can be sunny and then suddenly get cloudy, misty or raining and vice versa. All the weather conditions show off the beauty of this coastline in different but beautiful moods. There is no doubt that the northern coast of Spain is one of the most beautiful and unknown coasts in Spain. Spain is widely known for its sunny south and east coast, but the north has a lot of superb photograpic locations and it is probably also one of the most beautiful coastlines not only in Spain but in Europe, it is not by mere coincidence that some locations of the famous show Game of Thrones have been filmed there.

Besides being a great place for photography, in northern Spain the food is absolutely delicious, food is part of the culture, the hub of Spanish gastronomy and high cuisine, trying to describe it is a waste of time, so we will go to check it out ourselves by testing some different delicious meals (when not taking photos of course

Included

All transport during the tour

7 nights of double room accommodation in 4 star hotels

All meals

Photography guidance

Activities

Photo Tours

Photo Workshop

Daily itinerary

Day 1

Day 1 -

You will arrive at Bilbao’s airport where a FlyBus will pick you up to transfer you to the hotel so that you can check in. We will meet in the lobby at 5:00 pm to get to know each other, form the groups and receive the initial instructions. Our first spot for shooting the sunset will be San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, dramatic islet located on the rugged coast of Biscay in the Basque Country of northern Spain. It gained global fame after being featured as “Dragonstone” in the popular TV series Game of Thrones. We will have a delicious picnic dinner after sunset, and then we will go back to the hotel for a well-deserved rest.

Day 2

Day 2 -

Today we will meet in the lobby at 5:00 am to go to Azkorri for our sunrise session. Azkorri, also known as Gorrondatxe, is a secluded and scenic beach located on the coast of Getxo, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Unlike more urbanized beaches, Azkorri retains a wild and natural character, surrounded by striking green cliffs, dunes, and rocky formations that give it a distinctive, rugged beauty. Once back in the hotel, we will meet again at 11:30, and will take a bus to Bilbao, to visit the most iconic places in the city and we will enjoy the famous and delicious pintxos for lunch in the old town of Bilbao. After lunch we will go back to our hotel, have a siesta to rest a bit and recharge our energy for the rest of the day. In the evening, we will go to a picturesque coastal town Barrika. The iconic Barrika Beach, where Game of Thrones scenes were also filmed, features a remarkable geological landscape of flysch rock formations. These layered cliffs and ridges, carved by millions of years of erosion, create a surreal, almost lunar terrain that becomes especially magical during low tide. As the day before, we will have a delicious picnic, after sunset, then we will go back to the hotel.

Day 3

Day 3 -

Today is our last day in Bilbao, so we are going to shoot the sunrise to Bilbao and get some nice cityscape pictures. It is going to be optional, so those who want to rest a bit more, today is the day and for those who want to shoot sunrise, meeting time will be 5:45 am in the lobby. After sunrise, breakfast will be waiting for us in the hotel, then we have to pack as we are leaving today after checking out. Next destination… Asturias. We will check in and have a lunch in the hotel, after lunch there is going to be some free time. Today we are going to take pictures of the Naranjo de Bulnes peak if weather condition allows, but if it’s not possible, our plan B will be playa de La Arnía. We will have a delicious picnic dinner after the sunset and go back to the hotel.

Day 4

Day 4 -

Today’s sunrise will be one at Playa de Torimbia. After the sunrise, we will go back to the hotel and recharge our batteries with a nice breakfast. Today we are shooting the sunset in Lagos de Covadonga. The Lagos de Covadonga are a pair of glacial lakes—Enol and Ercina—nestled high in the Picos de Europa National Park, in the Asturias region of northern Spain. Surrounded by soaring limestone peaks, green meadows, and dramatic cliffs, the lakes are a stunning example of alpine beauty and one of the most iconic natural landscapes in the country.

Day 5

Day 5 -

Last night was quite long, so today we are missing the sunrise photo shoot. After lunch we have to pack for checking out, as after sunset, we will have a nice picnic dinner and we will move to our next destination in Asturias, Gijon. For today’s sunset we’ll go to Playa de Buelna, a hidden gem of northern Spain.This tiny beach is shaped like a narrow channel and changes dramatically with the tides—from around 50 meters wide at high tide to almost 1,000 meters at low tide.

Day 6

Day 6 -

We are going to shoot the sunrise to new beautiful locations playa de Gueirua. Right after shooting we will go back to the hotel to have a nice breakfast. If weather conditions are good, we will go to an extra location. For sunset we’ll go to Playa del Silencio (Beach of Silence), a crescent-shaped cove enclosed by towering cliffs that shelter it from the wind and amplify the peaceful sound of the waves.

Day 7

Day 7 -

It is the last day, yes, time flies… Let’s make the last effort and go to shoot the last sunrise at Playa del Aguilar. After the sunrise we will go back to the hotel to have breakfast and check out, then we will go to visit the beautiful town of Cudillero where we will have lunch of delicious and fresh seafood, remember to take your camera because this town is really pretty. After lunch, we are going back to Bilbao. We will have our last dinner together and a little goodbye party with all the friends you have made during this awesome week.

Day 8

Day 8 -

We will have breakfast in the hotel (if you don’t have to leave before the restaurant opens) and check out before 12 pm. We will get a transfer to the airport. It seems unreal, but the end of this extraordinary week has arrived, nonetheless, the experience you have lived and all the knowledge you have acquired will be with you to the rest of your life.

Guides

Jabi Sanz

A passionate landscape photographer who discovered his love for capturing nature's beauty in Iceland. With a focus on landscapes and night scenes, Jabi teaches photography, leads tours, and shares his expertise worldwide. His work by him has gained international recognition. He's shaping the photography community. Proudly representing Kase Filters and Skylum Luminar, Jabi finds pure joy and creative fulfilment in his craft.

Jabi has been fascinated by the possibilities of photography since a vacation in Iceland in Aug 2017. He grew up in Pamplona, a small city in the province of Navarra in the North of Spain.

His parents always used to take him to explore nature, not far from his city. They have the incredible Pyrenees just an hour from their home. But he never had a camera or a passion for photography till that trip to Iceland, where he bought his first camera. That country blew his mind and now he can’t live without photography. Photography connects him to nature in a different way than he has ever experienced before. The source of his inspiration is nature. Nature is beautiful because it's alive, moving and he likes to feel insignificant for its greatness and beauty. Nature has made him travel and get to know places that I didn't think before I would go.

Unlike many other people, He is not a big-shot award winning photographer. He is a simple guy with a camera who doesn't enter contests because he doesn't create images to be competitive...it's just a fun outlet.

Landscape and night photography is his labour of work, since he discovered it a few years ago. He has dedicated all this time to study and improve this type of photography, trying to find the "perfect technique" both, in the field when taking the picture, as in the post-processing. Currently he teaches photography, editing and guided tours around the world. He always tries to transmit what he feels when he photographs to his students.