Northern Spain

Northern Spain – What to See & Do

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We’ve been designing custom trips around Northern Spain ever since Totally Spain started out back in the year 2000. You might not know but we initially set up our business in Vitoria in the Basque Country, which was then an unknown part of Spain. Today, we are still based in Northern Spain in Cantabria, and although we do plan trips for all over Spain and Portugal, we love planning trips around this superb region. To make it even easier for you to see what’s so great, here’s our insider guide on What to See & Do in Northern Spain.

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Totally Spain’s Guide to the Top Museums in Cantabria

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We’re lucky to be based in Cantabria which is home to some amazing museums. When we leave the Totally Spain office (we’re a Cantabria-based travel agent and specialist in custom travel to Spain & Portugal since 2000), there’s nothing we enjoy more in our free time than visiting these top museums in Cantabria with our family and friends.  For visitors, you’re spoilt for choice.  Here’s our rundown of our favourite Top Museums in Cantabria.

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Time Travel in Cantabria | Caves, Churches & Cobblestones

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Inspired by a book by Eva Garcia Saenz that unfolds in a museum in Santander and takes us back to our cave dwelling past, here’s where you’ll find eye-popping cave art, postcard-perfect medieval towns, achingly cool urban retro architecture and chocolate-box hamlets on our doorstep here in Cantabria. So you can step back in time, whenever you feel like it…

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La Rioja Winery Region: Award Winning Tips

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Rather like its wine, the region of La Rioja in Northern Spain is an elegant and very traditional region – nothing too brash or overly showy here. It’s famous for its ruby red wine – it was the first region to achieve ‘Denominacion de Origin’ (DO) in Spain but it’s also well known here for its cuisine and charming countryside. At Totally Spain, we’ve been planning trips to La Rioja for over 16 years, and here’s our award-winning guide to the region!

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