Bolivar (Bolibar in Basque) is located near the frontier with Gipuzkoa, sheltered by Mount Oiz (1,026 m). The municipality consists of two main towns: Ziortza (Cenarruza), where one of the oldest religious spots is situated, and Bolibar, formerly known as La Puebla de Bolibar. Departing from Bolibar town centre, a road leads to the Collegiate Church of Cenarruza, one of the most important historic spots throughout the Way of St. James along the Cantabric coast. Declared Basque...
Seaside municipality belonging to the historical territory of Bizkaia, the Ogoño cape and several cliffs shelter and protect Elantxonbe. The smell of saltpetre leads the visitor to the port, core of the fishing activity. In 1783 some piers were built to stop the sea waves. They have been strengthened nowadays and, besides, they embellish the municipality's landscape. Walking through the streets we can visit the parish church of San Nicolás de Bari, consecrated to the patron saint...
Famous for its left wave that annually attracts numerous surfers, Mundaka is a colourful fishing town located on the left bank of the estuary of the ria of Mundaka. The coastal town is situated in the Urdabai Biosphere Reserve, which is formed by wide marshes and 12-km of extensive sandy areas that give shelter to migratory birds. It privileged location turns Mundaka into one of Bizkaia's favourite destinations for tourists on the coast. The port, with its unmistakable salt residue smell, is...
Tuscany extends over the heart of central italy. the capital city is Florence, which is almost 300 km from Rome. Despite the fact that it is surrounded by the Apennines, with imposing mountainous massifs, the region is mainly hilly and has vast plains. Tuscany is especially known for the works of art present in its cities and for the beauty of its landscape. The territory is very varied and richly coloured, with a continuous rolling of green and fertile hills like those of the Chianti, often...
Although many associate Navarra with the bulls in Pamplona, Navarra's real charm is its small towns, with fine monuments ranging from the Romanesque to the Renaissance. several worlds intersect in Navarra: Pamplona, the Middle Zone, the Navarra and the Riverside.In the Middle Zone, Southeast of Pamplona, along the road to Aragon (n240), there are a handful of interesting places such as Sanguesa, the Javier Castle and the grand Leyre Monastery. the n111 is the main route west out of Pamplona....
Pamplona is the political, administrative financial and cultural centre of Navarra. The old walled city, previously secluded, now extends across the Arga river basin and joins up with the surrounding towns to form a conurbation that is home to a quarter of a million people, wich is half the population of the Community. Visitors discover a dynamic and ooming city that has a variety of building stules, with largely modern architecture but also restored buildingsin the Old Part, diverse and...
Andorra es un país en el sur de Europa, situado en la parte este de los Pirineos y bordeado con España y Francia. Su territorio tiene un tamaño de 470 km² con una poblacion estimada de 89,000 habitantes. Su prosperidad esta basada en el turismo y su status de paraiso fiscal.Andorra la Vella es la capital del pais de los Pirineos y el principal centro de Andorra. La ciudad tiene una variada oferta comercial, hotelea y una amplia variedad de restaurantes. El Barri...
Con una poblacion escasa y dispersa, el antiguo reino de Aragon esta rodeado por areas tan diversas como Francia, Cataluña, Navarra y en su noroeste alcanza las tierrras de Castilla. Si deseas disfrutar de montañas, castillos, pueblos de piedra y ladrillo, Aragon es tu lugar. Necesitara un vehiculo para disfrutar al maximo de Aragon, ya que las mayores recompensas vienen de explorar los pueblos, pequeñas ciudades, las montañas y las comarcas. Aragon es una region...
Zaragoza (Saragossa), the capital of Aragon, has all the attractions of a modern, populous city with excellent avenues, such as that of La Independencia, Sagasta, Gran Via... and squares, such as that of Paraiso, Los Sitios...The Zaragoza's appeal lies in the fact that it has been left relatively untouched by tourism: most travelers know it only as a train station on the way from Barcelona to Madrid. Those who take the time to get off the train are rarely disappointed. The old town is full of...
Beginning on the Coast, where the cliffs drop to the waters of the Old Mediterranean, we leisurely move toward the Catalan Pyrenees. Beautiful clusters of lakes and the headwater valleys of Catalonia's chief rivers nestle between towering peaks.This area, made up of the regions of the Cerdanya, La Garrotxa and the Ripolles, is the southernmost part of the Pyrenees. The Catalan Pyrenees has all the attractions that are characteristic of the area, to which we should add its weather, milder than in...
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