Bilbao to Santander or Santander to llanes

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Gemclare

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El nortr

• Jul 10, 2019

• #1

We are planning on walking for 5 days and would love to hear thoughts on which route to take. We will either walk Bilbao to santander or Santander to llanes which looks to be a bit longer.
I like the thoughts of starting in Bilbao and exploring the city first then arriving in Santander to relax a day or two before flying home from there.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Gemma

 

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Tom Cartwright

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Have completed through Agosta

• Jul 10, 2019

• #2

Gemclare said:

We are planning on walking for 5 days and would love to hear thoughts on which route to take. We will either walk Bilbao to santander or Santander to llanes which looks to be a bit longer.
I like the thoughts of starting in Bilbao and exploring the city first then arriving in Santander to relax a day or two before flying home from there.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Gemma

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Avoid the big cities. You spend all day walking in big modern cities. Start 1 or 2 stages before Llanes and do what you can.

 

Maggie Y

Maggie

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Camino del Norte Sept 2013
Camino del Norte Sept 2014
Camino del Norte 2015,16,17,18

• Jul 10, 2019

• #3

I agree. Llanes us a lovely place . Santiallana del Mar could be a good starting place if my memory serves me well. Buen Camino

 

Bob from L.A. !

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Camino Francis 2012, 2014, 2016. Camino Norte 2018

• Jul 11, 2019

• #4

I liked Bilbao for the museum there. It is worth seeing, but as others said it is a big city. You can always walk to Portugelete as well from Bilbao, then head to Santander

 

nickpellatt

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French 2015 Portuguese 2018 Norte May 2019 Finesterre and Muxia April 2019

• Jul 11, 2019

• #5

Having recently completed my Camino del Norte, I'd say go from Bilbao. It isn't much fun walking out of Bilbao, and as you are only looking at 5 days, I'd be tempted to bus / taxi to leave the city.

Castro Urdiales is very beautiful, and my day walking to Bezana was possibly the most beautiful of my entire Camino.