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Bilbao and Bizkaia Travel Guide
Beaches an fishing harbours
Green in the head, fire in the heart. These are the words of a love song written to this province by singer-songwriter Benito Lertxundi, entitled Bizkaia maite. The fresh green of places like the Urdaibai Biosphere reserve or the Nature reserves of Urkiola and Gorbeia. The red flames of the blast furnaces, of the industrialisation responsible for converting the left bank of the Nervion estuary into the area with the highest population density in the Basque Country. But there should really be a...
Bilbao Travel Guide
Many visitors flock here only to see the controversial new $100-million Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao, Spain's sixth-largest city and biggest port. It has a number of interesting secrets to reveal, as well as good food, and as a rail hub it serves as a center for exploring some of the best attractions in the Basque country. Most of the city's sights can be viewed in a day or two. Many visitors flock here only to see the controversial new $100-million Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Gehry and called "the beast" by some locals because of its bizarre shape. From afar,...
San Sebastian - Donostia Travel Guide
Here the Belle Epoque lives on
San Sebastian (Donostia in the Basque language) is the summer capital of Spain, and here the Belle Epoque lives on. Ideally situated on a choice spot on the Bay of Biscay, it is surrounded by green mountains. From June to September, the population swells as hundreds of Spanish bureaucrats escape the heat and head for this tasteful resort--it has few of the tawdry trappings associated with major beachfront cities. San Sebastian is an ideal base for trips to some of the Basque country's most...
Ordizia Travel Guide
Declared a Monumental-Historical Site
The historical and city centre of this town, with its medieval layout of narrows streets bubbling with commercial activity, has been declared a Monumental-Historical Site. Its most emblematic buildings are the Parish Church, the Town Hall, the Palaces of Zabala, Abaria and Barrena, Muxika Tower House and the monument in honour of Urdaneta.However, this town´s great attraction is its local produce market which dates back to the 11th and 12th centuries and takes place every Wednesday. There...
Hondarribia-Fuenterrabia Travel Guide
This fortified town served as a military frontier and took part in a number of important battles
Founded in the 13th century (1203) and surrounded by walls, this fortified town served as a military frontier and took part in a number of important battles. It was also the scene of historical pacts and treaties. In its Historical Centre, interesting monumental sights include the Paris Church, the Castle of Charles V converted into a Parador (state-owned hotel), the Plaza de Armas and houses with carved eaves, coats of arms and wrought iron balconies jutting out over cobbled streets, with the...
Pasaia Donibane-Pasajes San Juan
Many buildings decorate the streets of the Old Town
The Old Town of Pasai Donibane spreads around a single street. It starts in the Bizkaia neighbourhood and goes on until Bursa Cove. The narrow paved streets form a beautiful picture. If we walk around the Old Town, we will run into charming passageways under buildings. Besides, many constructions will attract visitors attention such as San Juan Parish Church, which has a Latin cross plan and was built with sandstone ashlar. Many buildings decorate the streets of the Old Town. The edifices...
Lekeitio Travel Guide
A nice fishing village located on the coast of Bizkaia
Lekeitio is a nice fishing village located on the coast of Bizkaia, in the Lea-Artibai region and based on the slopes of Otoio (399m) and Lumentza Mountains. The river Lea flows into the sea in the municipality between Isuntza and Karraspio beaches, leaving to the left San Nicolás Island.The streets of Lekeitio give the opportunity of enjoying an abundant artistic heritage, represented by the basilica of the Asunción de Santa María, with its magnificent gold-plated Gothic...
Irun Travel Guide
In the middle of the river Bidasoa
Irun borders with the North Basque Country (Iparralde) and is located in the historical territory of Gipuzkoa within Bidasoa-Txingudi region. Beautiful mountains, such as Peña de Aia (837m), Jaizkibel (545m) and San Marcial Mountains surround the area. There are numerous places that are worth visiting such as the hermitage of Santa Elena, for example, close to the old part of the town, where several archaeological remains have been found, and has been used as a place for worship over 20...
Hendaye Travel Guide
The old medieval Basque Town is situated on a hill top and commands good views of the Bay of Chingoudy and the river Bidassoa estuary
Hendaye is the furthest point in the South West of France you can go, a frontier town with Spain and confined on the edge of both the Atlantic Ocean and Pyrenees Mountains. Hendaye is a sprawled town, split into 2 main areas and separated by 2 kms. The old medieval Basque Town is situated on a hill top and commands good views of the Bay of Chingoudy and the river Bidassoa estuary below to the North & West, with the impressive scenery of the foot hills of the Pyrenees Mountains to the West,...
Hernani Travel Guide
Located in the Northeast of Gipuzkoa
Hernani is located in the Northeast of Gipuzkoa, 10 kilometres far from Donostia-San Sebastián. The town is situated at the bottom of Santa Bárbara Mountain and the river Urumea flows from north to south through the urban area. It collects the water from all the streams in the surroundings. Ten neighbourhoods constitute the town: Akarregi, Antziola, Elizatxo, Epela, Ereñotzu, Etxebarria, Florida, Galarreta, Jauregi and Karabel, surrounded by many mountains such as Akora,...
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