Spain's north is always a bit rougher, wilder and more pristine: the sandy beaches on the Atlantic are miles long, the seaside resorts smaller and more traditional with old cobbled streets and walls, but also villas that hide hotels. The Way of St. James leads to Santiago de Compostela. Here, the gothic-baroque cathedral is the pilgrimage destination of thousands of pilgrims every year. Asturias stands for green, romantic bays and in the Basque Country Bilbao shines with its famous Guggenheim Museum.