The Arditurri mines nestle beneath the crags of Peñas de Aia/Aiako Harriak, a short distance beyond the village of Oiartzun, in turn just a few kilometres east of Donostia-San Sebastián. The mines date back to Roman times when silver was…
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About 1h30min drive from San Sebastián and just 30min from Pamplona, in the central part of Navarra, the Foz de Lumbier makes a very pleasant day trip involving a walk along a limestone-walled gorge through which the River Irati passes….
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Murumendi is, geographically speaking, at the very centre of Gipuzkoa and, despite its relative modest height (858m) and ease of access, affords 360º degree views of all the most emblematic peaks in the Basque Autonomous Community. The summit is most…
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With the unusually high temperatures and all-round pleasant sunny weather in September and October this year in the Basque Country, folk were starting to wonder if autumn was ever going to start, but fortunately it has, as I have been…
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A walk along the 8 km stretch of coast between the towns of Deba and Zumaia in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa reveals some extraordinary rock formations that are now protected as part of the Basque Coast Geopark, just 30…
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