Hi all
We've just bought some books on Spain and Portugal and bought an atlas ready to plan our long hols - where do you suggest we visit on our trip to Spain?????
There looks to be so many fantastic places to see - we may be there longer than 2 years
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Love Sam xxx

SNIP, Just put a link to the site, re rule 5

Visit the Ordesa National park (since 1918) in the Spanish Pyrenness.
This National Park is characterised by high peaks and steep slopes, in which the peak of Monte Perdido stands (3,335 m), topped by its glacier, rising up over the entire site.
It forms a stunning landscape ensemble dominated by high peaks. It possesses a wide variety of ecosystems, with both Atlantic and Mediterranean influences, translating as a rich and diverse flora and fauna. The massif of Monte Perdido (3,355 m) presides over its orography, with the summits of Tres Sorores, from where the valleys of Ordesa, Pineta, Añisclo and Escuaín come from. A sharply contrasting landscape: the extreme aridity of the high ground, where the rainwater and thaw filter through cracks and holes, contrasts with the green valleys covered in forests and meadows, where the water forms waterfalls and travels along canyons and ravines. It is a UNESCO World Heritage area.
You are allowed to bivouac at certain times of the year.

Two years...I envy you. You ought to get to see a lot more than I have. My dream would be to have a caravan/RV and just travel from one city/province to another. Hell...get a dart board, hang a Spain map on it and throw a dart. Start there and then just go where your heart desires.
My favorite place is the North...The Basque Country. But as I say, I have yet to explore 75% of the Kingdom.

Hi all - thanks for the replies xxx

Hi Ironpower
Im very lucky we have always had caravans - from being 6 weeks old i have been away in one up and down the country - away every weekend and every holiday - we got rid of our tourer about 10 years ago and have regretted it ever since so we cant wait to start again - and we certainly cant wait to have a good look around Spain, France and Portugal - if you get the chance do it i love the life of moving on when fed up.
Our kids are now all grown up so its a good time for us to do it now before any grandchildren come along not for a while though i hope.
Take care and thanks again
Love Sam

For me the great beauty of having a campervan is the ability to see areas that no one else really gets to.

I second the vote for Ordessa, it is a spectacular area, but you also need to go to places like the Meseta Central, and anywhere from Toledo through to the North east, the rim around MAdrid is stunning, and the history is fascinating.

Turisme d'Elx and there web site is
http://www.turismedelx.com/en/

there also santa pola and more coast area with great beaches there , you love it
jurdy

Purchasing a book or two is a good start. Now you’ll have to find time to sit down and read them. Once you have done then you will have to let us know what your interests are. Spain is SO diverse it is hard to know where to start. Obviously Galicia is one of our favourites as we live here.

san sebastian! beautiful!!!

http://wikitravel.org/en/San_Sebastian

Cuenca, Segovia, Toledo, Avila, Salamanca, just for starters all lovely places to visit .

Sevile and Cordoba should not be missed

Picos de europa in Asturias. Cantribria coast. Sevilla

I suggest Northern Portugal, a truly spectacular area with well preserved villages that somehow avoided being destroyed by 20th century "architecture" and splendid green hilly landscape. On the down side eating is not, in general, that great, although you can find good restaurants if you search for them.

you may well have missed the title of the thread I think....

He does mention Portugal in the message. You probably missed that!