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When the Condor attacked, the residents of Guernica tried to protect the tree with their bodies because it is sacred to the Basques. Even today, elected politicians have to swear their loyalty to the Basque Country at an oak tree that stands a few meters away.

Urdaibai is an extraordinarily beautiful and varied natural space, which is why it was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984. Its heart is the Oka River that rises on Mount Oiz and transforms into an estuary upon reaching Mundaka, creating spectacular marshes full of life. We recommend you see them at different times of the day to be able to appreciate both low and high tide. But in addition to unique marshes, Urdaibai offers you some of the most beautiful and appreciated beaches in Euskadi, Laida, which constantly varies in shape and size or the spectacular Laga beach, located under the imposing Peñón de Ogoño, which many define as “the closest thing to paradise.”

A low point on the tour. It was a Sunday and all the restaurants were packed. When I politely expressed my wish to be able to charge the battery in Spanish, we were literally thrown out. Spaniards drive long distances to eat out on Sundays. It has never happened to us that the battery was not allowed to be charged. Of course we would have eaten and drank. The whole place was almost entirely made up of holiday apartments, with the blinds down and totally dead without the lunch guests. No hotel, no guesthouse, but with a train station. Cheers to the Euskotren regional train in the Basque Country, on time, super helpful staff. So take the train back to Gernica!!!

Urdaibai Bay is an important coastal biotope. The Spanish advertising advertises the region as a cycling region, ok without luggage and mountain bikes perhaps

Completely destroyed by the German Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftkampf_auf_Guernica A well-worth seeing exhibition in the central square shows the horrors of the civil war. The Spanish spelling with "ue" probably goes back to Picasso.

This hermitage from the mid-19th century is a reconstruction of an older one that already existed in the place. On its lintel door you can see the wooden inscription: "Maddalen 1846", the year it was built. It has a small roof with a table and benches where you can take shelter if the rain surprises you.

Wall reproduction of Picasso's painting "Guernica" exhibited at the Reina Sofía Museum in Paris.

Intense climb, eat well before going for it, and simply enjoy the views along the way!