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Better to avoid a second country (in this instance France) due to differing Covid regulations. Many Americans fly to Oporto in Portugal and overland or fly to the Basque country. The rail network in the North of Spain is Amtrak standard (tortuously slow). Bus is more frequent and flexible.
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