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Hi folks,

My wife and I are considering a camping trip to northern Spain, probably landing in Roscoff or Bilbao (big area I know)

Any suggestions for 2 adults who like water (to swim in as well as drink) walking, rivers, mountains all that stuff as well as good food !

All suggestions gratefully received!

Neil

We've been to this part of Spain twice recently and love it.  The Basque area is absolutely fascinating and if you go to Bilbao the Guggenheim is a must. The seafood in this area is excellent, and try pintxos, the Basque equivalent of tapas.  The coast is fantastic with wonderful clean sandy beaches, very popular with surfers.  Sites we stayed at are Camping Itxaspe, east of Bilbao, and El Helguero near Comillas.  (We've also stayed at Ribadesella and Luarca, further west.)  Sorry, I'm not clever enough to put links on but there are reviews on this website.  As Pitchperfect says the Picos de Europa, just a short distance inland, sound right up your street.  We visited them from the coast, but there are some campsites right in the Picos including one in Potes.  I don't know what the site is like but Potes is a lovely little town right in the heart of the mountains.