Jazz in Green Spain

Cantabria Coast, Isla - 6 Days

The Panama Jazz Band

Those who joined the very first Wessex Jazz Tour will have happy memories of the Olimpo Hotel at Isla where we first started our jazz tours programme some 16 years ago. We made three visits in the early years and the only reason for moving on was for a change of scene and different excursions. Now the wheel has turned the full circle and we are pleased to make a return to this very pleasant area. Regulars won’t need reminding that our base is the 4* Hotel Olimpo which overlooks a sandy beach giving out to the Atlantic Ocean . Spacious and comfortable rooms, good food and a friendly welcome are the essential elements together with good facilities for listening and dancing to the Band.

We set off from Bath and pick up as indicated below en route to Plymouth. Here we catch the 1630 sailing to Santander. As in previous years we expect the Band to play at some time during the crossing. Last year an impromptu session in the Piano Bar during breakfast enlivened the morning for many unsuspecting people!
When we land in Spain on Monday at 1230 we drive out of the city and eastwards into Cantabria.
A short drive to the hotel follows disembarkation . After checking in, lunch will be served. The rest of the day is then free to explore the small village of Isla.
In the evening there’s a welcome party with sangria before dinner. After dinner the Band plays for your entertainment.
On Tuesday day we will head westwards and start to climb up the Besaya Valley to Reinosa, a mountain town at the entrance to the ski slopes where we will stop for a while.
We now cross the Ebro Dam to the summit of the Pas Valley and make a descent admiring its stunning scenery. Our final halt is at Puente Viesgo, a small spa village. Returning to the hotel we have dinner followed by entertainment from the Band.
On Wednesday we travel to the fishing port and resort of Laredo where we pass the morning. This is an extremely popular holiday resort for the Spanish with a colossal sandy beach stretching for miles. There’s an old Quarter in addition to the modern shopping district. In the afternoon we return to the hotel by way of Santoña where we stop for sightseeing in the town. We now continue to Isla and have dinner at the hotel.
We leave on Thursday and make our way along the coast road to the Hypermarket on the outskirts of Santander and then some final sightseeing before boarding for the 1500 sailing to Plymouth. During the crossing the Band will play in the main bar. We reach England at 0930 on Friday and the coach then returns to the original pick up points.

The cost includes: all travel by executive coach; ferry crossing with 2-berth cabin ; three nights at a 4* hotel with buffet breakfast and dinner with wine(choice of main course), lunch; all excursions and the music of the Panama Jazz Band.

Departure date

Dates	Price
October 3rd	£389.00

Sorry but no more singles at present. If you are willing to share we can put you in touch with people in similar circumstances. Try again in August to see if more single rooms have become available.

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Pick up points:
Bath - Bristol – Taunton – Exeter - Newton Abbot - Plymouth