{"id":15145,"date":"2022-12-28T14:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain"},"modified":"2024-05-06T10:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:40:21","slug":"best-cruise-trips-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Best cruise trips in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain is not only the land of sun, but also of water, with a wide sea front on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic and many wide and navigable rivers to accommodate cruise ships of all kinds. Islands, cities, towns, villages and other attractions from boats of all sizes and colors. River cruises and sea cruises for the ultimate relaxing vacation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#River_cruise_through_Arribes_del_Duero\" >River cruise through Arribes del Duero<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Balearic_Islands\" >Balearic Islands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#The_imprint_of_great_painters_and_artists_from_Barcelona_to_Malaga\" >The imprint of great painters and artists from Barcelona to Malaga<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#River_cruise_on_the_Jucar_River\" >River cruise on the J\u00facar River<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Catamaran_on_Sanabria_Lake\" >Catamaran on Sanabria Lake<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Boats_in_the_Galician_Atlantic_Islands\" >Boats in the Galician Atlantic Islands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#River_cruise_in_Ribeira_Sacra\" >River cruise in Ribeira Sacra<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Ebro_Delta_Cruise\" >Ebro Delta Cruise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Complete_cruise_through_Andalusia\" >Complete cruise through Andalusia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/best-cruise-trips-in-spain\/#Boat_trips_on_the_Cantabrian_Sea\" >Boat trips on the Cantabrian Sea<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"River_cruise_through_Arribes_del_Duero\"><\/span>River cruise through Arribes del Duero<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A cruise on the famous Douro River, which joins Spain with Portugal, and through which you can discover <strong>the particular geography that it traces during its course<\/strong>. You will have a unique perspective in front of Zamora and you will be able to get close to the fauna and flora of the <a href=\"https:\/\/patrimonionatural.org\/espacios-naturales\/parque-natural\/parque-natural-arribes-del-duero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arribes del Duero Natural Park<\/a>. The cruises on this route depart from the Miranda do Douro pier, on the border with Portugal, with boats equipped with good visibility and moving between cliffs. Some companies include in the route a stop to taste Port wines.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27410\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27410\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero.webp\" alt=\"Arribes del Duero Natural Park\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271282%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201282%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271282%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-200x134.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-1200x801.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero-1536x1026.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/salamanca-aldeadavila-dam-arribes-del-duero.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arribes del Duero Natural Park<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Balearic_Islands\"><\/span>Balearic Islands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Few sceneries are as propitious as the Balearic Islands for cruises and boat trips. There are many <strong>routes around Mallorca, Menorca, Formentera and Ibiza<\/strong>, most of them with origin and destination in the port of Barcelona. These are cruises to enjoy all the natural charm of the Balearic beaches and coves, the Mediterranean sun, the lush vegetation and the attractions of many fishing villages and historic towns. Ideal for eating the freshest seafood, rice and paella dishes and tasting ensaimadas, tumbet and sobrasada, all local delicacies that will fascinate you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27417\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27417\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain.webp\" alt=\"Port of Ibiza\" width=\"1920\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%27792%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%20792%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%27792%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-200x83.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-300x124.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-400x165.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-600x248.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-768x317.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-800x330.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-1024x422.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-1200x495.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain-1536x634.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/view-boats-baleares-islan-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port of Ibiza<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_imprint_of_great_painters_and_artists_from_Barcelona_to_Malaga\"><\/span>The imprint of great painters and artists from Barcelona to Malaga<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A thematic route to take on a cruise and <strong>learn about the work of Antoni Gaud\u00ed, Salvador Dal\u00ed and Pablo Picasso<\/strong>. The boat departs from the port of Barcelona, where Gaud\u00ed has his most important works, with the Sagrada Familia, Parc G\u00fcell, Casa Battl\u00f3 and La Pedrera; it continues along the Costa Brava of Roses and Palam\u00f3s to follow in the footsteps of the museums and Dal\u00ed&#8217;s house in Figueres and Figueres.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/es\/museos\/casa-salvador-dali-de-portlligat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Portlligat<\/a>. And the cruise continues in Tarragona and Cartagena, to finish in Malaga, birthplace of Pablo Picasso, with a very complete museum dedicated to his work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27424\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27424\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain.webp\" alt=\"Port of Malaga\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201280%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cruise-malaga-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port of Malaga<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"River_cruise_on_the_Jucar_River\"><\/span>River cruise on the J\u00facar River<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A route located in the territory of the Valencian Community and that has the landscape of the Muela de Cort\u00e9s as its main protagonist. It is an extensive rocky platform, 20 kilometers long and up to 800 meters high. It is part of the Muela de Cort\u00e9s Natural Hunting Reserve and is noted for its <strong>abundant native fauna<\/strong> such as mouflons, mountain goats and wild boars. By means of a river cruise along the J\u00facar River, the section that runs from Cofrentes to Cortes de Pall\u00e1s is traveled.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27430\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27430\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes.webp\" alt=\"Muela de Cort\u00e9s Natural Hunting Reserve\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271081%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201081%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271081%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-1200x676.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/chirel-castle-jucar-river-cortes.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Muela de Cort\u00e9s Natural Hunting Reserve<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catamaran_on_Sanabria_Lake\"><\/span>Catamaran on Sanabria Lake<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Natural Park of Lago de Sanabria is one of the most important natural jewels of the province of Zamora. It extends over more than 22,000 hectares and is crowned by peaks of about 2,000 meters high. In 2015 it was declared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biosfera-mesetaiberica.com\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Meseta Ib\u00e9rica<\/a> and its great protagonist is the lake that gives it its name. This body of fresh water is the only one of glacial origin that exists in Spain, and one of the best maintained and preserved in Europe. It stands out for its crystalline waters and a significant amount of vegetation, which you can enjoy in <strong>ecological catamarans that run on wind and solar energy<\/strong>, without causing emissions or waste or generating decibels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27436\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27436\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain.webp\" alt=\"Sanabria Lake\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanabria-lake-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sanabria Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boats_in_the_Galician_Atlantic_Islands\"><\/span>Boats in the Galician Atlantic Islands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>These unspoiled islands of Galicia can be visited by making different routes by boat, through which you can see all the natural charm of the C\u00edes, the Ons or the Route of the Mussels. You will visit <strong>the sandy beach of Rodas, the island of Monteagudo, the island of Montefaro and San Marti\u00f1o<\/strong>, climbing to its panoramic viewpoints and enjoying its paradisiacal beaches. You will visit the famous mouth of the Pontevedra estuary, sail through caves and cliffs and taste <strong>the main dish of this region: the octopus caldeirada<\/strong>. Boats usually depart from the port of Vigo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27442\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27442\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27442 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain.webp\" alt=\"Pontevedra estuary\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201280%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cies-cruise-ria-pontevendra-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pontevedra estuary<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"River_cruise_in_Ribeira_Sacra\"><\/span>River cruise in Ribeira Sacra<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this fluvial route through the canyons of the Sil River, in the Ribeira Sacra of Galicia, you will go aboard a catamaran and at your side the hillsides of the valleys with their vineyards will unfold. You will enjoy the spectacular waterfalls of the river and the vertiginous slopes, with steep slopes of up to 50 degrees and heights that can reach up to 500 meters. Along the way, you will see <strong>the towers of the famous monastery of Santa Cristina in Ourense<\/strong>. The boats depart from and return to the Santo Estevo wharf in Nogueira de Ramu\u00edn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27448\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27448\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27448 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra.webp\" alt=\"Ribeira Sacra of Galicia\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271282%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201282%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271282%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-200x134.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-600x401.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-1024x684.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-1200x801.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra-1536x1026.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/vineyards-along-sil-river-ribeira-sacra.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ribeira Sacra of Galicia<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ebro_Delta_Cruise\"><\/span>Ebro Delta Cruise<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A river cruise along the coast of Tarragona and through the <a href=\"https:\/\/parcsnaturals.gencat.cat\/es\/xarxa-de-parcs\/delta-ebre\/inici\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ebro Delta Natural Park<\/a>, less than two hours from Barcelona and Valencia, in a unique natural enclave with <strong>very diverse geographies that coexist in the same environment<\/strong>: sandbanks, bays, beaches and mobile dunes. A unique opportunity to discover the Ebro Delta from the inside, in a journey that begins in Isla de Buda and reaches the mouth of the river. There are many specimens of the region&#8217;s characteristic waterfowl, the kingfisher, and during the trip you will see many fishermen looking for cockles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27454\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27454\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona.webp\" alt=\"Ebro Delta Natural Park\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201280%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/natural-park-delta-del-ebro-tarragona.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebro Delta Natural Park<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Complete_cruise_through_Andalusia\"><\/span>Complete cruise through Andalusia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This route combines river and sea cruises and includes Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz, Puerto de Santa Maria, Isla Minima and Granada. You will get to know all these cities in every possible aspect: their gastronomy, their history, their architecture and their life in the streets with music, parties and drinks on the terraces of the bars. The tour starts and ends in Seville, through a route that <strong>combines routes along the Guadalquivir River and the Atlantic Ocean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27460\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27460\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain.webp\" alt=\"Torre del Oro and the Guadalquivir\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201280%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/guadalquivir-river-seville-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torre del Oro and the Guadalquivir<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boat_trips_on_the_Cantabrian_Sea\"><\/span>Boat trips on the Cantabrian Sea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The coast of Santander offers good routes and boat trips along its bay through which you can see the Cantabrian coast from offshore, pass by the famous anchovy factory and learn all the secrets of the preparation of this exquisite and typical fish of the region. In addition, you can visit the fishing village of Santo\u00f1a and the marshes of Vitoria and Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27466\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27466\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-27466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain.webp\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain.webp\" alt=\"Port of Santo\u00f1a\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201280%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271280%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-200x133.webp 200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-400x267.webp 400w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/seascape-fishing-village-santona-cantabria-spain.webp 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port of Santo\u00f1a<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain is not only the land of sun, but also of water, with a wide sea front on the Mediterranean and the Atlantic and many wide and navigable rivers to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[318],"class_list":["post-15145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spain-en","tag-spain-itineraries"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15145"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56964,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15145\/revisions\/56964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/destinia.com\/guides\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}