Spain's Ruta de la plata, is being referred to as a smaller version of North America's
Route 66. The
Silver trail stretches 800km, snaking
down the west side of Spain, parallel to Portugal, passing through 4 regions and
7 provinces. The route, features 25 municipalities that are cooperating to
market their gastronomy and top level places of interest. It starts in the
beautiful coastal town of Gijón, with views of the Bay of Biscay, including
towns like, Ribera de Arriba, Lena, La Pola de Gordón, León, La Bañeza,
Benavente, Zamora, Plasencia, Casar de
Cáceres, Calzadilla de los Barros, Fuente de Cantos, Montemolín, Carmona,
to name a few, with Seville being the
last city on the route.
The network will be promoting the whole silver trail
as a tourist attraction, through local travel agents, social media and tour
ops. In the past, the majority of travellers were predominantly from Spain and
Portugal. There are plenty of hotels, hostels and campsites along the route as
it is not just solely for hikers and bikers to make the journey, motorist are
also welcome too.
Part of the adventure along the way to your
destination is stopping off at new places and exploring; you never know what
you might find or what will happen. They say a stranger is a friend you have
not met yet.
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