Portgual -> Northern Spain -> San Sebastian

Went to Lisbon last year, was fantastic. Spent a day in Sintra as well beautiful area. Can give you recommendations on places to go but not eat.

It's about a 30 minute drive

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Architecture?
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Check out travelcookeat.com by Marti Buckley. She grew up in Baton Rouge and Birmingham and went to LSU. She has lived in San Sebastian for several years now. This is her blog that has good recs for restaurants and activities. She also wrote a Basque cookbook last year that is excellent.

She works for Mimofood.com a high end food centric travel company. They have a cooking school in Hotel Maria Christina and do tours, wine tastings, etc. Not cheap, but we really enjoyed the tours we went on.

FYI - only the Amazon link above worked in the preview. The other two are based in Spain. TD might not allow redirects to foreign sites.

Eater has a video series about Portugal, food heavy but also some good touring tips. Google "eater videos Portugal" to find them on YouTube.

You can also find Bourdain's Portugal and San Sebastian shows online.

Definitely doing Ramiro. Also got a reservation at Arzak in Donostia.

Lisbon and Porto are amazing, as several on the board have already provided comments I will focus on San Sebastian - though I would recommend spending some time in the Douro valley if you can swing it. It is truly breathtaking scenery, and I can provide a good recommendation on a place to stay in Pinhao if you decide to change up the itinerary a bit.

San Sebastian (and Basque Spain in general) is also dope. We went in mid/late May a few years ago, which was a great time to go because its shoulder season, and I hear it gets packed with tourists in July/August. The only downside is weather, as it still might be fairly cold/rainy. But we got really lucky on weather and even were able to hit the beach some, so here's hoping you luck out as well.

The best thing about San Sebastian is the food, particularly the pintcho (that's probably the wrong way to spell it, but I don't speak Basque, so whatever). Essentially, every restaurant/bar as cold or hot appetizers for one to three euros, and you pub crawl while eating and drinking cheap bears or delicious cheap riojoa wine. It's the best way to eat and drink your way through a city.

As far as fine dining goes, we went to the Michelin starred Mirador de Ulia, LINK /. The food was really good, but there are more highly acclaimed restaurants in the city. However, the view was absolutely spectacular (it is a big glass restaurant on one of the hills overlooking downtown), and would be a great spot for a romantic dinner. Email them, tell them you are on your honeymoon, and ask for a spot near the window. It's breathtaking (and honestly, I thought the price was fairly reasonable considering the location and that it is Michelin starred).