“One photo tour, three different regions and ten different landscapes”
In this photographic tour we will visit the beautiful green North of Spain. This area has some of the most incredible and varied landscapes of Europe. Let us guide you to prehistoric coasts, ancient and hidden beech forests and the incredible spectacular Picos de Europa.
Highlights
- Experience and photograph the beauty of wild beaches, rugged sea stacks, green forests, majestic mountains and much more!
- Night Photography session at the Milky Way above the Pico de Europa.
- Adventure in 4×4 jeep
- Small group of 6 people
- Only good hotels with private double room and private bathroom
- Improve your day and night photography skills
- Editing lesson with recording
- Delicious dishes typical of northern Spain
What can you expect from this photographic tour?
Join us for an exciting spring adventure in Spain! Our Spain Photography Tour is designed to help you improve your photography skills and create lasting memories.
During the tour, we’ll visit some of Spain’s most beautiful locations and stay in strategically located hotels. From capturing stunning sunrises and sunsets to photographing the night sky in a
wild landscapes. You’ll experience Spain at its best.
In these 6 days, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique natural beauty of this land. Our tour is perfect for photography lovers who want to explore Spain’s landscapes.
All you need is a passion for photography and a willingness to share this experience with a small group of likeminded people.
We’ll provide in-field tutoring and cover both theory and practical aspects of photography, including post-processing classes where we’ll work on the images we’ve captured together.
Spain Photography tour Itinerary
Meeting point: Bilbao airport not later than 11pm on June 21th, 2025
Departure: On the 27th in the morning we will bring the group back to the same airport (Bilbao airport)
Note: the program may change depending on the weather. We are flexible and will adapt to any situation in order to give you the best possible experience.
Day 1
Wild costal / Seascapes
On the first day we will meet at Loiu-Bilbao airport (BIO-LEBB) not later than 11:00 am. After saying welcome to the group, we will check-in at our first hotel which is very close to our first destination, a coastal area with prehistoric rock formations.
It’s an incredible area that offers different photography possibilities.
After the sunset photo session we will enjoy delicious dinner and have a good rest at the hotel.
Day 2
Wild coastal area / Rough mountains
Sunrise photo session again in the same coastal area, but this time from a different area. There will be two different possibilities, one from the top and one from the bottom area.
After the photo session we will return to the hotel to enjoy breakfast. After checking out we head over to our next destination. Our hotel is situated high in the mountains with incredible views. We need to use a cable car and a 4×4 taxi to reach this hidden gem.
Day 3
Rough mountains / Picos de Europa
The third day we will shoot the sunrise inside the same area as the previous day, but this time we will have a wonderful side light that shows the textures of the rocks and the foreground even more.
After sunrise we will return to the hotel where we will enjoy a delicious breakfast followed by our return journey by cable car with stunning views all around. After landing we will continue to our sunset spot.
That same day we will go to an incredible area to enjoy one of the most important and incredible peaks of Picos de Europa, is waiting for us to get captured by our cameras! We will check in at our next hotel near the sunset spot. This day will be less driving and less hiking so we will also include more editing classes.
Day 4
Mountains / Wild beaches
On the fourth day we will shoot the sunrise from another viewpoint, and then return to the hotel and have breakfast. Later in the day we will explore the area and we will decide on the spot for the sunset photo session based on the light. In between we will visit a cider house, which is a type of typical Asturian restaurant.
After the sunset will be on another incredible Asturian beach, one of the most impressive, where there are many compositions possible with water, corals and even a cave that frames the rock!
At the end of this day a long drive awaits us which is needed to reach our hotel near Bilbao and be at the right place for our sunrise location.
Day 5
Lush forest / Waterfall / Wild beaches
We will wake up early to go to one of the most impressive beech forests in all Europe, the best characteristic of this forest are the shapes of its trees, it looks like to be inside a fairytale. Beech trees have mysterious shapes which are incredible to shoot.
Did you know that in Bizkaia alone more beech trees can be found than in all of England?
On this day we will use the whole morning to explore the incredible forest, where lush greenery surrounds us. We will also take the opportunity to visit an incredible waterfall hidden in this forest.
During the afternoon we will go to one of the most incredible beaches in Basque country, this beach has some amazing rock formations that will make for incredible photo opportunities.
Day 6
Mystic forest
The morning of the last day will be used to visit the most famous forest in both the Basque Country and Spain. After the photo session and breakfast we will go back to the airport to say goodbye to this incredible photographic tour full of magnificent photos and memories.
Additional information
- Max group size of 6 participants, allowing for plenty of 1-to-1 time.
- We will stay in good hotels with private double rooms and private bathrooms (single room available by paying supplement)
- We will change 6 hotels in strategic locations to optimize driving hours, time and photographic schedule.
- If you have a drone for you are welcome to bring it. There are many restrictions in Northern Spain but we will show you where it is allowed to fly.
- During the week we will do more editing sessions in front of the computer, analyzing and editing the shots obtained, from the raw files to the web files. Where we will see how to manage all the techniques studied in the field.
- The edit sessions will be recorded and at the end we will send you the videos, so that you can review and study them calmly.
- Based on the photographic program, we will then decide whether to eat at restaurants or grab something around and eat packed. We will definitely try both solutions.
- The priority is photography, but there will be no shortage of moments of comfort and relaxation.
- We highly recommend Travel Insurance to cover any non-refundable fees and airline travel you may have in connecting with the photographic tour.
- Short and easy hiking is required to reach some locations.
Tour leaders
Giulio Cobianchi is a professional landscape photographer, expert and specialized in night photography with 12 years of experience. Night photography and wild landscapes are his great passion. The stunning views of northern Spain inspire his creativity, and he’s excited to share his photography skills with you in these wild environments.
Joaquín Marco, is a landscape photographer who started in Northern Spain, capturing forests, coastlines, and rugged Atlantic scenery. He later expanded his work to northern regions, focusing on wilderness and remote landscapes, guiding photographers to some of the world’s most dramatic locations.
Participation
In order to offer the best quality, the maximum of attendees has been limited, so that we can follow each participant closely and in the best way possible.
A minimum is also been set for the tour to be confirmed.
Minimum: 4 participants
Maximum: 6 participants
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
Payment
To reserve your seat, you can pay a deposit at the moment of the booking and the remaining part within 30 days before departure.
Total cost: 2390€
Deposit: 700€
Tour dates: June 21th – 27th, 2025
Single room supplement: 500€
The cost include
- 2 professional photographers who will teach you their special personal techniques
- All the accomodations in private double rooms in hotels (private single room available by booking at the time of photo tour registration and paying the supplement of 500 euros at the balance)
- All breakfasts
- All transfers by van
- Fuel
- Tolling of private roads / parking lots and any things used to reach spots
- Special super jeep transportation to reach the Picos de Europa
- All the cable cars when needed
- Transport to and from the airport
- Support Whatsapp private group
- Photo editing lessons with registrations
The cost doesn’t include
- International flights
- Lunches, dinners and drinks (which will sometimes be packed)
- Medical health and travel insurance
- Theft / damage insurance
- Everything that is not included in the item “The fee includes”
FAQs
What will you learn on this photo tour?
Between amazing sceneries, good photography and a lot of fun, we hope to give you an experience and adventure that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.
We don’t just want to give you an experience, though. We want to make sure you’re excited about the photographs you’ve captured on our various outings.
In addition to teaching photographic theories and techniques, we want to convey our passion and make you feel those emotions that being out in nature with a camera can give.
- Better manage your photographic equipment in easy and difficult situations
- Plan the shot through the use of apps and websites
- Read the histogram, both during shooting and in post-processing
- Compositional rules and the fundamentals to create impactful images
- How to use filters
- Manage various kind of lights, at sunset, sunrise and long exposures
- Choosing the right white balance
- Focus and hyperfocal distance
- The importance of the aperture
- The right shooting settings based on the scene, ISO, aperture, shutter speed and exposure compensation
- Masks and layers
- Dodge and burn
- Choice of color profiles (sRGB, Adobe RGB, Pro photo RGB)
- Recognize the night sky without using apps
- Many shooting techniques that will allow you to take home some “wow” photos, including focus stacking, mean stacking, perspective blend, multi exposure, focal blend, time blend
- Panoramic photography, day and night, from the arrangement of the equipment, to the merging of the shots in post production
- How to best capture the Milky Way
- Milky Way Color Processing
- Tips and tricks that pertain to our specific workflow
Where is the meeting point?
The meeting point is the Loiu-Bilbao airpot (BIO-LEBB), we will be waiting for you there with our private van.
What photographic level is required?
All of ours tours and workshops are open to beginners as well as professionals. Our only criteria is that you have a great passion for photography, and have the energy and motivation to be on the go every day and night.
What physical level is required?
No a particular physical fitness is required, the walking routes will be easy and short.
We just require a lot of passion for day and night photography and motivation to be out there every day at the right times capturing great photographs.
What kind of weather should I expect?
The weather in northern Spain can be cloudy and rainy at times but during this month usually north winds and rains are quite rare. Expect good weather and temperatures between 24/30 degrees Celsius during the day and about 2/4 degrees Celsius at night on the Pico de Europa at 2,000 meters.
What clothes should I bring?
Make sure you dress appropriately:
- Hiking shoes or boots, spare hiking socks
- Base layers for both upper and lower body
- Warm layers
- Waterproof outer shell jacket
- Warm hat, waterproof gloves and thinner gloves liners
The weather in northern Spain can be cloudy and rainy at times but during this month usually north winds and rains are quite rare. Expect temperatures between 24 and 30 degrees Celsius during the day and about 2/4 degrees Celsius at night on the Pico de Europa at 2,000 meters.
So it’s recommended to dress in layers, so you can add or remove them based on the weather of the day. For example, a thermal underwear, an intermediate layer of wool or fleece, a windproof jacket and a water repellent shell.
What camera gear should I bring?
- Sturdy tripod and ballhead
- SLR or Mirrorless camera body
- Fast wide angle lens in the 12-35mm range. We recommend a lens that is at least F2.8 or faster aperture for night photography
- Mid-range and telephoto lenses, 24-120 and/or 100-400
- Circular polarizer filter, 3-stop ND filter and a 3-stop GND filter.
- A remote control that allows you to take pictures with an exposure longer than 30 seconds
- Extra batteries, memory cards
- Extra cleaning supplies
- Cover for your camera and lens to protect against height wind, sand and water
- Camera backpack
- Drone for aerial photography (optional)
- Laptop (optional)
How should I manage my suitcases?
Each participant must bring a rigid hold suitcase (not a bag) and a photographic backpack.
This is to optimize the spaces in our van, to make everyone feel more comfortable.
How and where will we eat during the trip?
Breakfasts are all included in our hotels. We will organise lunches and dinners according to the weather and the photographic schedule. Sometimes we will go to restaurants and sometimes we will eat packed. Our priority is photography but there will be no shortage of relaxing moments and good local food.
Documents and currency?
Passport or identity card valid for expatriation
The country’s currency is the EURO
Visa and MasterCard credit cards are commonly accepted
You can withdraw EURO at any ATM with a debit card
