This tour is best done in the months:

Late May to early September.

July and August are quit warm and this is also the tourism high-season so not optimal.

October to April are a little cold and the Stelvio pass is closed due to snow.

 

On our Weather page you can see more detailed weather info per region.

 

 

On day 1 you arrive in Madrid. We will pick you up from the airport and bring you to your hotel so you can un-pack, rest, relax and aclimatize a bit.

 

Today you receive your motorcycle. We'll give you some time to "fiddle" with it to make sure all is to your liking and all your luggage fits in the panniers.

In the afternoon there will be a briefing in which we tell you everything you need to know about the tour, the roads, the customs, etc. We give you the SatNav and show you how to use it.

 

 

The first day of riding takes you out of Madrid, along the shore of the lake Santillana and past the impressive castles of Segova and Soria to Tudela.

 

In the morning the route crosses the amazing scenery of the Bardenas Reales, a rocky, rugged desert. After that it takes you to the ghost-town Esco in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Entering the Pyrenees you get a chance to walk the “Chemin de la Mâture”, a narrow path cut out of the side of a steep cliff.  At the end of the day you arrive at Lourdes, famous for the appearance of the virgin Mary some 150 years ago. Much more interesting is the massive underground church that can seat approximately 25,000 people.

 

Leaving the pilgrims behind, the route goes north and passes a very surprising bridge with a castle on it and ends in one of the most amazing towns in France, build upon, under and inside a steep cliff.

 

 

From the amazing scenery of Racamadour the route takes you north to Oradour sur Glane, a city that was “massacred” by the nazi occupation. In honor of the victims it has not been touched by human hands since and serves as a memory. Walking the deserted streets with 80 year old cars still parked is a very effective way to understand the horror of the nazis.

The day ends in Niort.

 

Going west you arrive at the Atlantic coast and the “well of hell”, a crack in the seaside cliffs. Continuing north it is not long before you arrive at a road that is only above the water during low tide. Don’t dwindle, you might have less than 30 minutes to cross it before the sea takes over again.

Riding along the Loire river, a sunken house is a weird reminder of the unpredictability of nature.

 

 

First a short ride to Pointe de Grouin, a rocky outcrop into the Atlantic. Followed by a visit to Mont Saint Michel, a monastery on a rock jutting out of the sea. Then on to the Gatteville lighthouse which has a stairway of 365 steps (one for each day of the year), a window for every week and, of course, 12 floors. In Sainte-Mere-Église you can still see a para-trooper hanging from the church tower and a parking lot filled with vehicles from the war. Take a good look at the stained-glass windows to see what this church found more important than angels and demons.

The day ends where D-day began.

 

Today is mostly about D-day. The route takes you along Omaha beach, various sites of the “Atlantic wall”, war cemeteries,  and the memorial on Omaha beach itself, before ending at the white cliffs of Étretat.

 

A resting day and plenty of time to explore the white cliffs of Étretat and its beaches.

 

Today you follow the coast and pass several small fishing villages and beach resort towns.  In Rouen the route passes the prison-tower where Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was held until she was burned to death by the English.

A visit to the underground city of Naours ends this day.

 

On the way to Dunkirk the route passes by the “Museum of the great war” (WW 1) followed by a visit to the “Wellington tunnels”.

After this, back to WW2 and a V2 launching site and the Mimoyecques Super gun site. The route ends the day in Dunkirk, The last vestige of the allied forces in 1940.

 

Passing “Fort Dunkirk”, the beaches of Dunkirk, and the Raversijde Atlantic wall remains, the route of today brings you to the picturesque city of Brugges and its canals, bridges and golden age houses.

 

Todays route brings you to Brussels to see the “Atomium”, the “sewer museum” (yes, really) and a particularly spooky cemetery.

It then shows you a “boat lift” followed by a wonderful curvy road along the river meuse, passing the birth town of the saxophone, Dinant and on to war-torn Bastogne.

 

Bastogne was in the heart of the Battle of the Bulge and remains can be seen along the road in the form of discarded tanks, cannons and bunkers. A visit to the Bastogne war museum is certainly worth the time. Leaving Belgium the route crosses Luxembourg and its spectacular Sûre canyon.

Entering Germany, you can have a stroll along the fabulous “craftwork houses” of Bernkastel, see the “mouse castle” in the river Rine and visit (yes really) castle Frankenstein. The day ends in beautiful Heidelberg.

 

Going south the route passes the pretty castle Lichtenstein and the amazing blue waters of the Blautopf water-mills, before coming to an end in Füssen, the home of the example of all fairytale castles, Neuschwanstein Castle.

 

 

A resting day to visit this amazing castle and view it from the Queen Mary's bridge and other viewpoint.

 

Today the route takes you into the mountains and into Austria. Riding through beautiful valleys with amazingly curvy roads and hundreds of hairpin-curves.

Going up to the ultimate pass: The Stelvio (9,048 feet /2,758 meter) and then follow the Adda river down to lake Como in Italy. Riding along the shores through dozens of carved out tunnels the day ends in Como.

 

Today the route takes you back into France via the same pass that Hannibal and his elephants used to cross the Alps, the Col du mont Cennis

 

Today is a day of canyons. The gorges de la Bourne and some amazingly suspended houses. The valley of the Rone. The gorges du Ardeche and the incredible natural arch “pont d’Arc”. And at the end of the day the “sea of rocks”.

 

Visit the “grotte de Clamouse”, an amazingly colorful underground adventure, and have a look at Celles. A once abandoned town that slowly is coming back to life.

Then the pretty medieval village of Minerve to finally come to rest in the castle-town of Carcassonne.

 

Today the route crosses over the Pyrenees at pas de la casa, the highest paved road in this mountain-range. But before you cross into Andorra, have a look at the pulsating well of Fontestorbes.

Then decent into Spain via various lakes and canyons and the accompanying curvy roads.

 

Todays route takes you to Margalef, a town build inside a massive crevice with houses molten into rock. Via the Ebre canyon and the castle of Zafra (famous from Games of Thrones) you arrive at Molina de Aragon

 

A relatively short ride today to the end of the tour, Madrid. But not before visiting the cave houses of Civica.

 

Today we take you to the airport, help you find the right checkin-desk and say goodbye, untill next time.

 

 

This tour is best done in the months:

Late May to early September.

July and August are quit warm and this is also the tourism high-season so not optimal.

October to April are a little cold and the Stelvio pass is closed due to snow.

 

On our Weather page you can see more detailed weather info per region.

 

 

On day 1 you arrive in Madrid. We will pick you up from the airport and bring you to your hotel so you can un-pack, rest, relax and aclimatize a bit.

 

Today you receive your motorcycle. We'll give you some time to "fiddle" with it to make sure all is to your liking and all your luggage fits in the panniers.

In the afternoon there will be a briefing in which we tell you everything you need to know about the tour, the roads, the customs, etc. We give you the SatNav and show you how to use it.

 

The first day of riding takes you out of Madrid, along the shore of the lake Santillana and past the impressive castles of Segova and Soria to Tudela.

 

In the morning the route crosses the amazing scenery of the Bardenas Reales, a rocky, rugged desert. After that it takes you to the ghost-town Esco in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Entering the Pyrenees you get a chance to walk the “Chemin de la Mâture”, a narrow path cut out of the side of a steep cliff.  At the end of the day you arrive at Lourdes, famous for the appearance of the virgin Mary some 150 years ago. Much more interesting is the massive underground church that can seat approximately 25,000 people.

 

Leaving the pilgrims behind, the route goes north and passes a very surprising bridge with a castle on it and ends in one of the most amazing towns in France, build upon, under and inside a steep cliff.

 

From the amazing scenery of Racamadour the route takes you north to Oradour sur Glane, a city that was “massacred” by the nazi occupation. In honor of the victims it has not been touched by human hands since and serves as a memory. Walking the deserted streets with 80 year old cars still parked is a very effective way to understand the horror of the nazis.

The day ends in Niort.

 

Going west you arrive at the Atlantic coast and the “well of hell”, a crack in the seaside cliffs. Continuing north it is not long before you arrive at a road that is only above the water during low tide. Don’t dwindle, you might have less than 30 minutes to cross it before the sea takes over again.

Riding along the Loire river, a sunken house is a weird reminder of the unpredictability of nature.

 

 

First a short ride to Pointe de Grouin, a rocky outcrop into the Atlantic. Followed by a visit to Mont Saint Michel, a monastery on a rock jutting out of the sea. Then on to the Gatteville lighthouse which has a stairway of 365 steps (one for each day of the year), a window for every week and, of course, 12 floors. In Sainte-Mere-Église you can still see a para-trooper hanging from the church tower and a parking lot filled with vehicles from the war. Take a good look at the stained-glass windows to see what this church found more important than angels and demons.

The day ends where D-day began.

 

Today is mostly about D-day. The route takes you along Omaha beach, various sites of the “Atlantic wall”, war cemeteries,  and the memorial on Omaha beach itself, before ending at the white cliffs of Étretat.

 

A resting day and plenty of time to explore the white cliffs of Étretat and its beaches.

 

Today you follow the coast and pass several small fishing villages and beach resort towns.  In Rouen the route passes the prison-tower where Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) was held until she was burned to death by the English.

A visit to the underground city of Naours ends this day.

 

On the way to Dunkirk the route passes by the “Museum of the great war” (WW 1) followed by a visit to the “Wellington tunnels”.

After this, back to WW2 and a V2 launching site and the Mimoyecques Super gun site. The route ends the day in Dunkirk, The last vestige of the allied forces in 1940.

 

Passing “Fort Dunkirk”, the beaches of Dunkirk, and the Raversijde Atlantic wall remains, the route of today brings you to the picturesque city of Brugges and its canals, bridges and golden age houses.

 

Todays route brings you to Brussels to see the “Atomium”, the “sewer museum” (yes, really) and a particularly spooky cemetery.

It then shows you a “boat lift” followed by a wonderful curvy road along the river meuse, passing the birth town of the saxophone, Dinant and on to war-torn Bastogne.

 

Bastogne was in the heart of the Battle of the Bulge and remains can be seen along the road in the form of discarded tanks, cannons and bunkers. A visit to the Bastogne war museum is certainly worth the time. Leaving Belgium the route crosses Luxembourg and its spectacular Sûre canyon.

Entering Germany, you can have a stroll along the fabulous “craftwork houses” of Bernkastel, see the “mouse castle” in the river Rine and visit (yes really) castle Frankenstein. The day ends in beautiful Heidelberg.

 

Going south the route passes the pretty castle Lichtenstein and the amazing blue waters of the Blautopf water-mills, before coming to an end in Füssen, the home of the example of all fairytale castles, Neuschwanstein Castle.

 

 

A resting day to visit this amazing castle and view it from the Queen Mary's bridge and other viewpoint.

 

Today the route takes you into the mountains and into Austria. Riding through beautiful valleys with amazingly curvy roads and hundreds of hairpin-curves.

Going up to the ultimate pass: The Stelvio (9,048 feet /2,758 meter) and then follow the Adda river down to lake Como in Italy. Riding along the shores through dozens of carved out tunnels the day ends in Como.

 

 

 

Today the route takes you back into France via the same pass that Hannibal and his elephants used to cross the Alps, the Col du mont Cennis

 

Today is a day of canyons. The gorges de la Bourne and some amazingly suspended houses. The valley of the Rone. The gorges du Ardeche and the incredible natural arch “pont d’Arc”. And at the end of the day the “sea of rocks”.

 

Visit the “grotte de Clamouse”, an amazingly colorful underground adventure, and have a look at Celles. A once abandoned town that slowly is coming back to life.

Then the pretty medieval village of Minerve to finally come to rest in the castle-town of Carcassonne.

 

Today the route crosses over the Pyrenees at pas de la casa, the highest paved road in this mountain-range. But before you cross into Andorra, have a look at the pulsating well of Fontestorbes.

Then decent into Spain via various lakes and canyons and the accompanying curvy roads.

 

Todays route takes you to Margalef, a town build inside a massive crevice with houses molten into rock. Via the Ebre canyon and the castle of Zafra (famous from Games of Thrones) you arrive at Molina de Aragon

 

A relatively short ride today to the end of the tour, Madrid. But not before visiting the cave houses of Civica.

 

Today we take you to the airport, help you find the right checkin-desk and say goodbye, untill next time.