Coastal villages route
Starting in Bilbao, take the N-634 road to Plentzia, a Summer vacation town with an ideal beach for windsurfing. It is adjacent to Gorliz and the two beaches actually meet. From here there are two possible alternatives:
- continue from Gorliz to Armintza, a small fishing village
- or take the BI-3121 towards in-land Mungia, and visit the Butron Castle
From either point the next destination is Bakio, famous for both its surfing and Txakoli (local dry wine).
We leave Bakio through the BI-635 towards Bermeo. A few kilometres away, we
find one of the most beautilful sights in Bizkaia, the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
hermitage, and the Aketxe islet. Next stop is Bermeo, an old fishing village
full of character, where we can visit the old port, the church of Santa Eufemia,
and the Ercilla tower with its Fisherman´s Museum.
The same coastal road takes us to Mundaka, a surfers´ major destination
for its left wave, and a pleasant village to walk around and enjoy views of
the Gernika river mouth and the Izaro island. From there, we take the road towards
Gernika, which takes us through the Urdaibai biosphere reserve. This is a protected
natural space on both sides of the Gernika river, with multitude of birds and
plants, worth a detailed visit. After this, the town of Gernika, bombarded in
1937 and inmortalised by Picasso, is the site of the most important symbols
of Basque culture: the Tree of Gernika, the Casa de Juntas, and the Peace Museum.
From Gernika, we take the BI-638 to Elantxobe, a quiet fisihing village located
in an spectacular natural enclave; its tranquility is only disturbed on Juky
22nd, during the fiesta of La Magdalena.The tour concludes in Lekeitio, a medieval village set in very pleasant surroundings, famous for its “Geese” fiesta, and with an atractive old part, where we find the church of Santa María.
Estimated time: 1 day
Public transport: infobizkaibus@bizkaia.net, www.euskotren.es and www.metrobilbao.com
+ info: www.mundaka.org, www.lekeitio.com and
www.gernika-lumo.net
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