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