Road trips in Spain
58 road trips and 162 hand-picked places in Spain, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.
- Trip guides
- 58
- Places
- 162
- Motorways
- Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels
- Speed limit
- 120 km/h
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Road trips through Spain
Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra
Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias
Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas
Andalusia’s white villages
Costa Brava and Dalí’s coast
Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra
Old Castile: aqueducts and city walls
Aragon Pyrenees and Ordesa
Almería: Tabernas desert and Cabo de Gata
Costa de la Luz: Cádiz to Tarifa
Huelva: Aracena, Riotinto and Doñana
Úbeda, Baeza and the Sierra de Cazorla
Extremadura: vultures, conquistadors and Roman Mérida
Navarre and La Rioja: the wine road of the Camino
Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes
Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta
Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel
La Mancha: windmills and the hanging houses of Cuenca
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino
Inland Galicia: Lugo, the Sil canyon and hot springs
Western Asturias: capes, fishing villages and the Cathedrals beach
Valencia to Cartagena: Costa Blanca and Murcia
Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road
Basque coast: Gaztelugatxe, fishing ports and the Zumaia flysch
Picos de Europa: the Cares gorge, Liébana and Fuente Dé
Rías Altas: A Coruña to the cliffs of Herbeira and Cabo Ortegal
Costa da Morte: Galicia’s coast of shipwrecks
Seville to Córdoba along the Guadalquivir
Málaga’s hinterland: El Torcal and the Caminito del Rey
Madrid to Toledo: Alcalá, Chinchón and Aranjuez
Sierra de Guadarrama: El Escorial, La Granja and Segovia’s villages
Burgos and the Ribera del Duero
Navarre Pyrenees: gorges, the Irati forest and Roncesvalles
Catalan Pyrenees: Mont-rebei, the Vall de Boí and Aigüestortes
Valencia to the Maestrat: Sagunto, Peñíscola and Morella
Mallorca’s south and east: coves, caves and castles
Menorca: Talayotic sites, lighthouses and turquoise coves
Sierra de Francia, Las Hurdes and the Jerte valley
Capes, volcanoes and the Tramuntana – by camper from Barcelona along the Costa Brava and the Empordà to Girona
Mist, cliffs and blue cheese – by camper through Green Spain: Cantabria, Asturias and the Picos de Europa
Limestone, cork oaks and seas of olives – by camper through Andalusia’s White Villages from Arcos to Vejer
Granite, spray and the Way of St James – by camper through Galicia from Ribadeo to Vigo
Vultures, Granite and Cherry Blossom – by Motorhome through Extremadura from Mérida to La Vera
White villages, snow and cave homes – by camper through the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarras to the sea
Pintxos, flysch and Tempranillo – by motorhome from the Bay of Biscay through the Basque Country to Rioja
Light, wind and white villages – by camper along the Costa de la Luz from Doñana to Tarifa
Granite, city walls and ibex – by motorhome through Castile from Madrid via Gredos to Salamanca
Rice fields, cherry valleys and palm groves – by camper from Valencia through the Costa Blanca hinterland
Volcanic coves, salt lakes and Western film sets – by motorhome from Cartagena via Cabo de Gata to Almería
Mudéjar towers, migrating cranes and red rocks – by motorhome through southern Aragón to the Matarraña
Windmills, castles and hanging houses – by camper through La Mancha from Toledo to the Serranía de Cuenca
Hairpins, limestone coves and salt pans – by motorhome or van around Mallorca, from the Tramuntana to Es Trenc
Herdsmen’s huts, Ebro gorges and early humans – by motorhome from Cantabria across the Pasiegos valleys to Burgos
Beech forest, royal castle and clay desert – by motorhome through Navarre from Urbasa to the Bardenas Reales
Basalt cliffs, a salt mountain and slate slopes: by motorhome through inland Catalonia from Vic to the Priorat
Renaissance, black pines and peach blossom – by campervan from Úbeda through Cazorla to inland Murcia
Gorges, Romanesque churches and three-thousanders – by camper through the Spanish Pyrenees from Jaca to Camprodon
Minho coast: Porto to Baiona across the border
Places worth the detour in Spain
Alhambra
Lagos de Covadonga
Puente Nuevo
Bardenas Reales
Cape Finisterre
Dalí Theatre-Museum
Segovia aqueduct
Ordesa valley
Tabernas Desert
Cabo de Gata lighthouse
Baelo Claudia
Riotinto Mining Park
Doñana: El Acebuche
Plaza Vázquez de Molina
Río Borosa trail
Salto del Gitano, Monfragüe
Royal Monastery of Guadalupe
Roman theatre of Mérida
Royal Palace of Olite
Montserrat
Castellfollit de la Roca
Poblet Monastery
Ebro Delta
Monasterio de Piedra
FAQs
What are the best road trips in Spain?
Popular routes include Andalusia: white villages and the Alhambra, Green Spain: Basque Country to Asturias, Galicia: Santiago to the Rías Baixas and Andalusia’s white villages. CampingSpirit has 58 trip guides that pass through Spain, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.
Which places in Spain are worth a detour?
Our editors recommend Alhambra, Lagos de Covadonga, Puente Nuevo, Bardenas Reales, Cape Finisterre and Dalí Theatre-Museum.
Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Spain?
Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Many former toll motorways are now free; some AP roads still charge. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.
What is the motorway speed limit in Spain?
120 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.
Are there low-emission zones in Spain?
Low-emission zones in some cities.