Bouillabaisse to pintxos along Europe's sunlit south
12–16
Days
2
Countries
saves ~195kg CO₂ vs flying
Climate impact
🚄 TER Côte d'Azur
Nice to Marseille hugging the coast — one of Europe's most scenic short journeys
🚄 TGV Occitanie
Marseille to Toulouse in 3h30 through the garrigue heartland
🚄 Renfe AVE
Barcelona to Madrid in 2h30, then north to San Sebastián — Spain's high-speed at its best
Start on the Côte d'Azur with Nice's Baroque old town, trace the coast to Marseille's Vieux-Port, then swing west through Toulouse's pink-brick squares. Cross the Pyrenees into Catalonia, dive into Barcelona's Gaudí universe, ride Spain's AVE to Madrid's museums, and finish in the Basque Country's pintxos capital San Sebastián.
Route highlight
✨ Crossing the Pyrenees by high-speed train — sea level to Spain in under 2 hours