Basque Country Tourist Guide

THE BASQUE COUNTRY

ACTIVE NATURE

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Basque Routes to Santiago

The Basque Country has many Greenways , old railway lines converted into bicycle paths crossing landscapes reserved, until now, for the few. Greenways, growing by leaps and bounds

The Coastal Route , also known as the Northern Route, is one of the oldest routes and was used by pilgrims from the Nordic countries. From Hondarribia to Zarautz you will keep to the highroads overlooking the Cantabrian Sea on a delightful trail, experiencing the lively atmosphere of sea and fishing communities, not forgetting the ever-present world of the farmhouses and their green pastures. From Markina-Xemein the route becomes easier through the hinterland of Lea- Artibai and Busturialdea to reach the tranquillity of Las Encartaciones and the border with Cantabria. The Inland Route joins the French Route and enables the traveller to explore territory with a variety of colours, forms and spaces... from the borders of Gipuzkoa and Araba/Álava. For the Romans this route was the European freeway.

Hondarribia

Bilbao Kobaron Portugalete

San Sebastian

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THE COASTAL ROAD

Deba

Gernika-Lumo

Choose one or do them all: The Vasco-Navarro, Bidasoa, Montes de Hierro, Atxuri, Urola, Plazaola- Leitzaran, Arrazola, Arditurri, Itsaslur and Mutiloa-Ormaiztegi greenways are waiting for you with open arms. It would be hard to think of anything more attractive for the nature-lover.

Zarautz

214.2 km

Markina-Xemein

Hernani

Bidania

Tolosa

Armentia Vitoria- Gasteiz

Zegama

Estibaliz

Salvatierra

THE INLAND ROAD

Lapuebla de Arganzón

249.72 km

Salinillas de Buradón

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