Driving back from Algarve....

[andy ted]

Doing a one way drive from southern Portugal - Where would you stop on the way back? Got approx 5 days to do the trip so wanted to plan in a couple of interesting 1-2 day stops on the way back?

Was thinking

Madrid, Biarriz, Paris as a starting point but I don't know Spain/south west france that well.

It is me and my brother doing the trip so would like one stop to be by a beach and also lively intersting towns/cities as supposed to sleepy villages

Thanks all

Andy

[Puggit]

Millau Bridge!

[JCW]

I'd stick to the Paradores in Spain, which are state run hotels that are architecturally interesting (former monasteries etc) so maybe Madrid, up past Zaragoza and via the Pyrenees into France. Hoike a left up to Biarritz, Loire Valley and possibly Paris if you're that way inclined.