Driving in Spain: Autovía A8 E70 from Santander to Bilbao

In this video you can ride along on Autovía A8 E70 from Santander (S-10) to Bilbao (AP-8). Following the rugged Atlantic sea coast, the A8 connects the two largest cities of Basque Country in the North of Spain.

Unfortunately I didn't have the time to visit Santander, but I heard good things about it. I spent a few days in Bilbao, which is a beautiful city. It's especially interesting to those who like architecture.

The A8 has a quite curvy alignment between both cities as passes through quite a mountainous area. I like how green everything looks, mainly thanks to a micro-climate that makes this area quite wet from time to time compared to most other areas of Spain. From Bilbao there is the AP-8 toll road which bypasses the city through a series of tunnels. Unfortunately I didn't get to drive it. The A8 stills runs in parallel to the AP8 for a while until it merges with the AP8 East of Bilbao. The AP8 from Bilbao to the border with France is not tolled, I believe just the bypass is.

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