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Bizkaia by motorhome
- AZPEITIA – BILBAO IN 8 STAGES
- 5th stage: Gernika
5th stage: Gernika

Stage 5: Gernika

Stage 6: Mundaka

Stage 7: Bermeo

Stage 8: Bilbao

STAGE 1: AZPEITIA

Stage 2: Mutriku

Stage 3: Ondarroa

Stage 4: Lekeitio
5th stage: Gernika
STAGE 5: GERNIKA

Gernika is famous all over the world because of Picasso’s painting of the same name. The painting depicts the suffering and tragedy of the events that took place in the town on the 26th April 1937. Only two symbols survived the devastating bombing, the Assembly House (Casa de Juntas) and the famous Tree of Gernika.
The town has its own museum of Basque Culture (Euskal Herria Museum) as well as the Peace Museum.
It is interesting to visit Gernika market on Monday, as it is one of the best markets in the Basque Country. Neither should we forget that Gernika is located within the Urdaibai Natural Reserve which is characterised by wetlands full of flora and fauna, and which possesses two of the Basque Country’s most beautiful beaches, Laga and Laida.
Information obtained from euskoguide website (Basque Country travel guide)
TOURISM IN GERNIKA, THE BASQUE COUNTRY
Cultural tourism:
- Museo de Euskal Herria
- Peace Museum
- Park of the Peoples of Europe
- Santa Maria church
- Jai Alai court
Gastronomy:
- Zallo Barri restaurant
- 1000 Kolorau
- Pintxo route, including Bake Eder, Etxarte, Arribaltza, which specialises in miniature cooking and don’t forget to try Gernika’s famous green peppers when they are in season.
- More restaurants in Gernika: http://turismo.gernika-lumo.net/en-us
Other places of interest to visit:
OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
Local festivals calendar:
- Santa María, 15th August
- San Roke, 24th August
Fairs:
- Market Day every Monday.
- Idiazabal Cheese and Urdaibai Txakoli Wine Day, the first Saturday of June.
- Sukalki Day (beef stew), the first Saturday of October.
Hiking routes in Gernika:
Addresses of interest:
- Basque Country official tourism website
- Eusk Guide, Basque Country travel guide
- Gernika Tourist Office
Address: Artekale, 8
Tel.: +34 946 255 892 / +34 646347553
E-mail: turismo@gernika-lumo.net