BILBAO TO FERROL ON THE FEVE, SPAIN
If you're not in a rush, a trip on Europe's longest narrow-gauge railway might be just the ticket. The FEVE is a trio of lines that carve an improbable route across the north of Spain from Bilbao (Basque Country) to Ferrol (Galicia), stopping at more than a hundred stations along the way. Bypassing sprawling suburbs and holiday resorts, this determined little train hauls itself through rough-hewn tunnels, chugs up steep ravines and ducks beneath the legs of motorways. Beautifully isolated and content with its own slow progress, it immerses its passengers in an astonishingly green region of untamed mountains, Atlantic shores, hearty regional dishes and warm people