
A 12-day drive across La Rioja from Briones to Calahorra, through Haro, Ezcaray, Nájera, the Cameros mountains, Logroño and the hot springs of Arnedillo.

Complete fly-drive trips through Spain, planned day by day so you don’t have to. Land at the airport, pick up a car, and follow a relaxed route we’ve mapped out for you — what to see, what to do, where to eat, and where to sleep each night. These are for travellers who want a great trip without the planning: a mix of well-known highlights and the quieter stops the big tour operators skip.

A 12-day drive across La Rioja from Briones to Calahorra, through Haro, Ezcaray, Nájera, the Cameros mountains, Logroño and the hot springs of Arnedillo.

A four-day loop from Cuenca into the Serranía de Cuenca: the Ciudad Encantada rock city, the lagoon at Uña, the Río Cuervo springs above Tragacete and the gorge of Beteta, back via Priego.

A relaxed four-day drive across La Mancha, from Toledo through the windmill hills of Consuegra and Campo de Criptana to Dulcinea’s El Toboso, the Campo de Montiel and the turquoise Lagunas de Ruidera.

Five unhurried days from Jaén to Cazorla, through the Renaissance towns of Baeza and Úbeda, the world’s greatest olive-oil country, and the wild Sierra de Cazorla — Spain’s largest natural park.

A seven-day drive through the Sierra de Cádiz white villages, from clifftop Arcos through Grazalema, Zahara, Olvera and Setenil to gorge-split Ronda and the leather town of Ubrique.

A four-day drive through the four cathedral cities of northern Castilla y León — Burgos, León, Astorga and Zamora — one night in each, taking in the great Gothic and Romanesque churches at a slow pace.

A relaxed three-day drive from Segovia through Ávila to Salamanca — three walled UNESCO cities in golden stone — with an easy optional day for the La Granja and Pedraza detours off Segovia.

A relaxed three-day drive from Jarandilla de la Vera to Cabezuela del Valle, following Emperor Charles V across La Vera and the Jerte Valley over the Puerto del Piornal pass.

A four-day road trip across medieval and Roman Extremadura, from walled Cáceres through Trujillo and Roman Mérida to the mountain monastery of Guadalupe. Four days, four nights, planned to follow.

Nine driving days from Segovia to Mérida, down the old Roman Silver Route through Castilla y León and Extremadura — Salamanca, the Vera valley, Cáceres, Trujillo, Guadalupe and the Roman ruins of Mérida.

A six-day loop from Madrid through Castilla-La Mancha: Toledo’s old town, the windmills of Consuegra and Campo de Criptana, and Cuenca’s hanging houses with the wild Serranía beyond.

A six-day fly-drive loop from Madrid through the walled cathedral cities of Castilla y León — Segovia, Salamanca, León and Burgos — linking the region’s southern and northern highlights on quiet inland roads.

A six-day fly-drive from Málaga through Ronda, the white villages, coastal Cádiz and the dolmens of Antequera — a relaxed loop of mountains, Atlantic light and quiet back roads.