The Trip to Spain (2017)
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon land by ferry in northern Spain and drive south through the Basque Country, Rioja, Castile and La Mancha to Andalusia.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Ferry port≈ 00:03:00Santander, SpainStated on screen
Steve and Rob drive off the ferry from England into northern Spain.
- 2Cave of Altamira, Cantabria≈ 00:08:00Stated on screen
A look at the prehistoric cave paintings.
- 3Txoko≈ 00:14:00Getaria, Basque Country, SpainStated on screen
Lunch in a Basque fishing port, and a rainstorm.
- 4Asador Etxebarri≈ 00:25:00Axpe (Atxondo), Basque Country, SpainStated on screen
A tasting menu at a grill restaurant in the hills near Bilbao.
- 5Sos del Rey Católico, Aragon, Spain≈ 00:36:00Stated on screen
A night in a hilltop town in Aragon after singing ABBA in the car.
- 6La Posada del Laurel≈ 00:42:00Préjano, La Rioja, SpainStated on screen
Over dinner they impersonate famous people who died in 2016; later a dinosaur statue on the Dinosaur Road.
- 7Cathedral and Nöla≈ 00:52:00Sigüenza, SpainStated on screen
A visit to the cathedral and a meal in Castile.
- 8Cuenca, Spain≈ 01:00:00Stated on screen
- 9Parador and Corral de Comedias≈ 01:05:00Almagro, SpainStated on screen
- 10Granada, Spain≈ 01:15:00Stated on screen
- 11El Refectorium≈ 01:22:00Málaga, SpainStated on screen
- 12Desert road≈ 01:38:00MoroccoInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,756 km
- Places
- 12
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 12
- Car: 1,156 km
- Not shown: 600 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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