Its history of mills and ironworks becomes glamorous when Napoleon III builds a castle for his wife Eugenia de Montijo, next to the marsh. The castle is, together with the Urdaibai Bird Center, its tourist emblem, but due to its strategic location, with the marsh as the setting for a unique landscape, close to the historic town of Gernika-Lumo and a few kilometers from some of the most important beaches from Bizkaia, Gautegiz Arteaga has many interesting natural resources.
More info at: turismourdaibai.com/es/gautegiz-arteaga

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Location: Gautegiz Arteaga, Guernika-Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain

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