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| This sign will guide us through Pais Vasco (Basque Country) |
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| Starting off at the Cathedral in Irun |
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| Ermita de Guadalupe outside Irun |
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| Looking back towards Irun (Spain) with France across the river |
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| We took the alpinista route to San Sebastian - our muscles felt it the next day |
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| Passing one of 5 defence towers spread out along the ridge from Irun to San Sebastian |
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| After descending to Pasajes de San Juan we crossed by boat to Pasajes de San Pedro |
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| Aqueduct along the way |
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| Descending into San Sebastian, just in time for a salmon lunch |
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| San Sebastian in the rain |
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| Back up again, dramatic scenery |
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| Rest and information stop outside the home of Jose Mari, a former pilgrim |
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| Green countryside |
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| Ermita de San Martin de Tours in Orio - San Martin was the patron of peregrinos |
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| Orio |
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| Orio harbour |
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| Vineyards producing grapes for the local white wine |
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| Txakoli - only available in a small area, delicious dry wine, we enjoyed it while we could |
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| At Getaria, birthplace of Magellan's navigator |
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| Getaria |
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| Church of San Martin at Askizu |
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| Fountain at Askizu |
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| Approaching Zumaia, another wet day |
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| Zumaia |
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| Walking in cloud, back 100 years |
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| Basque Country wins the prize for the best Tapas |
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| Ermita de El Calvario |
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| Markena |
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| Lovely path up to the Monastery of Cenarruza |
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| Bolivar, named after Simon Bolivar (of South American fame) |
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| Monastery of Cenarruza, still operational |
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| Inside the monastery |
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| Outside the monastery |
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| ¡Lodo, lodo y mas lodo! (Mud, mud and more mud!) |
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| Typical Basque country house |
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| Shady path through pines |
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| Outside Gernika |
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| In Gernika |
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| Picasso's mural of the civil war bombing of Gernika |
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| Church at Goikolexea |
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| Veranda of the same church, common style in Pais Vasco |
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| Cross at Goikolexea |
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| Bilbao Cathedral |
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| Bilbao city |
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| Best menu del dia ever - and that's only one of the 3 courses |
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| Medieval road up to Ermita de Santa Agueda |
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| Portugalete |
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| Portugalete - transporting bridge with carriage hanging by cables carries cars and people across the river ... |
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| ... which we used to cross over to Getxo |
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| Looking back at Portugalete, next day we will leave the Pais Vasco for Cantabria |