Forbes Travel Notes – Reviews, features & travel notes

This month it was great to escape the summer heat of Andalucia and travel north to the Cantabrian coast. I’ve always loved this part of Europe. It’s a special corner of Spain, with a Celtic culture and scenery reminiscent of Scotland.

Feve operates a number of private trains, and the undisputed ‘flagship’ is the stunning Transcantabrico GranLujo. You can choose to travel from San Sebastian to Santiago de Compostela; or the other direction. It idles through the verdent landscape of northern Spain taking a week to complete the route.

Below is my profile of the service.

Over the years I’ve really got to know the region and written a number of pieces about travel and tourism in the north of Spain.  Here is a recent piece exploring the different ways to experience the Camino de Santiago – or St. James Way.