I recently rode with a friend from Malaga to Bilbao, trying to find a route that avoided Madrid and most of the other large cities. it was a fantastic experience, cheap Easy Jet flights made it affordable and I would really recommend this part of Spain if you are looking for somewhere challenging and a little bit remote to ride in.

Most of the roads are in great condition, far better than the UK and many of them particularly in the south have a small hard shoulder almost made for bikes. The villages you pass through rarely see Cycle tourists but were friendly and supportive of what we were trying to do. We completed the journey in a week, but in hindsight taking a little longer would have been better. I've written the trip up here.

www.realadventurefilm.co.uk/category/cycling

I've added a map from "Mapmyride" at the end of each day which shows our exact route. If anyone is thinking of riding this route or parts of it i would be happy to help with any information.

Marcus

You only have to find the right time of the year. Otherwise its to hot.

I'm gonna spend christmas and NYE in Spain, riding from Madrid to Malaga, maybe via Salamanca.
The only thing i'm not sure about yet is wheter there is any snowfall in that part of spain?

snow is not very common at that time but it could happen. Any way it is cold, specialy at night. madrid and toledo have dry weather so it is no so dificul to get warm.
take care.
adolf

i forgot to tell salamanca is terryble cold

this may help to get a god picture
spain climate

Well litle sorry for so many post.
after a few net searchihg i get this data for the weather agency of spain: the average snow days during january is one day. if you waht ot chec your self:
madrid weather stadistics

thanks for these infos!