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Bizkaia by motorhome

  • AZPEITIA – BILBAO IN 8 STAGES
  • 5th stage: Gernika

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

Stage 5: Gernika

mundaka by motorhome

Stage 6: Mundaka

bermeo by motorhome

Stage 7: Bermeo

bilbao by motorhome

Stage 8: Bilbao

loyola sanctuary in azpeitia

STAGE 1: AZPEITIA

mutriku basque country

Stage 2: Mutriku

ondarroa by motorhome

Stage 3: Ondarroa

lekeitio by motorhome

Stage 4: Lekeitio

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

STAGE 5: GERNIKA

Distance from the previous Stage: 14 Km (BI-3438)
gernika basque country

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:

Gastronomy:

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: