Travel Review: Luxury France & Spain Vacation, San Sebastian, Elciego, Arcachon, Dune of Pilat, Bird Sanctuary, 12-Day Trip

There are so many highlights.  One of our favorite activities was our free day with a driver to Arcachon.  Our driver was fluent in English and we had a very nice conversation with him.  He took us to the Dune du Pilat and the bird sanctuary.  We also had a nice lunch in town.  We enjoyed taking the funicular in San Sebastian where we were able to see the beautiful views of the city from the top of Mt. Igueldo.  We loved going into all the Old Town areas of the cities we visited, where we found some excellent restaurants.  The train trips were fun and we met a lot of people along the way -both locals and tourists. We enjoyed staying at the excellent, and unique hotel in Elciego where our room was just steps from the vineyard.  Their winery visit was great as well.