Tucked into a bend in the river, Bibao’s old town has something of the medina about it; on your first few forays you surely won’t end up where you might have thought you were going. The parallel Siete Calles (Seven Streets) are the oldest part of town, and even locals s .... Click Here for More The residents of old Bilbao had long been crammed into the small Casco Viejo area when the boom came and the population began to surge. In 1876 the Plan de Ensanche (expansion) de Bilbao was approved, and the area across the river was drawn up into segments governed by the curve .... Click Here for More On the right bank of the Nervión, just across the river from the Guggenheim and the Euskalduna concert hall, is the university barrio of Deusto. Frequented by artists, students and agitators, the cafés and bars hum with political discussion. Click Here for MoreAround Bilbao At the mouth of the estuary of the Nervión, twenty-odd kilometres from Bilbao, the fashionable barrio of Getxo is linked by the improbably massive Puente Vizcaya with the grittier town of Portugalete, in its day a flourishing medieval port. Not far from Getx .... Click Here for More “Too green to be Spain, and too rugged to be France”, is how author Mark Kurlansky sees the Basque lands. The interior is just that. While picturesque Oñati and Elorrio meander along on past glories, Gernika, the symbol of Basque Nationalism, has moved on to be a thriving .... Click Here for More The sweep of La Concha bay and the hills overlooking it draw inevitable comparisons for San Sebastián with Rio de Janeiro. The pedestrianized old town lies at the foot of the Monte Urgull hill, cheerfully and unabashedly devoted to tapas bars; the pintxos here are as good as anywhere. .... Click Here for More San Sebastián’s refined new town defines the city’s character in a sequence of elegant streets funnelled into the space between bay and river. Perhaps not surprisingly, there’s more than a hint of France in the refined belle-époque façades and the stately sweep of th .... Click Here for More Where the beach of La Concha graciously concedes defeat at a small rock outcrop, the beach of Ondarreta begins. Behind it, streets of tastefully wealthy mansions form an exclusive community overlooked by the towering hill of Monte Igueldo. Palacio de MiramarClick Here for MoreGros A bit more down-to-earth and relaxed than the rest of the town, Gros lies across the river and backs a good beach which sees some decent surf. Formerly a bit of a backwater as society strolled along La Concha beach on the other side of town, Gros is now firmly in the spotlight, w .... Click Here for More Only a few kilometres from the fashionable Donostian beaches, the city gives way to green hills. Much of the immediate area is devoted to cider production. Chillida’s sculpture park and the new Science Museum are two more reasons to tear you .... Click Here for More Although France is but a few kilometres away, the last stretches of Spain are well worth investigating. The ancient port of Pasaia is seriously industrial, but preserves a picturesque old port. East of here, the GI3440 rises steeply towards the east, resulting in fantastic views over a long stret .... Click Here for More The Guipúzcoan coast west of San Sebastián is characterized by some fairly muscly cliffs placated by a few excellent beaches. As with Vizcaya, the area’s history is solidly based on the fishing of anything and everything, from anchovies to whales. Getaria is the most characterful o .... Click Here for More West of Vitoria the green pastures soon give way to a rugged and dry terrain, home of vultures, eagles and spectacular rock formations. The area is fairly well served by bus from Vitoria. Salinas de AñanaFive buses daily from Vitoria .... Click Here for More The eastern half of the Alava plain is dotted with interesting villages, churches and prehistoric remains. The town of Salvatierra is the most convenient base for exploration. At the northern fringes of the plain, the mountains rise into Guipúzcoa. Part of the Camino de Santiago passes throu .... Click Here for More
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