Towns and villages
Where modernity and tradition meet
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Abanto-Zierbena
Mining landscapesMining is closely tied to the history of this municipality, where a visit should be paid to the Basque Mining Museum. The place is filled with curiosities and treasures from the times and is located … Leer más › -
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Artzentales may very well be regarded as the quintessential Basque rural town – hundreds of scattered cottages gathered in a plurality of distinctive districts, within a valley surrounded by rocky … Leer más › -
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Balmaseda
First town in BiscaySightseeing Balmaseda will give the visitor a magic feeling, something of a time travel experience. A very characteristic Romanesque bridge , dating from the 13 th century and named a national he… Leer más › -
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Life goes on placidly in this little valley loved by many for its tranquillity and location – 15 minutes away from Bilbao. The surrounding mountains and architectural heritage reveal a turbulent pa… Leer más › -
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Like bordering Gordexola, Güeñes is home to many tower-houses bearing testimony to a violent past of factional fighting. De la Quadra Tower is perhaps the most representative sample, an outstanding… Leer más › -
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Karrantza
A natural paradiseNature is indeed the greatest treasure Karrantza has to offer. El Suceso Hill gives the observer a captivating view of the surrounding mountains and life down in the valley. This is perhaps one of th… Leer más › -
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Even if the smallest and least populated town in the region, the charming Lanestosa used to be a strategic settlement because of its location on the path from Burgos to the port of Laredo. As a resul… Leer más › -
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WHAT TO VISIT El Pobal Forge Muñatones Castle ACTIVE TOURISM Vía Verde Itsaslur (a scenic route) ACCOMMODATION Labeondo Holiday Cottage Las Palmeras Holi… Leer más › -
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Many of the miners’ houses still stand upright, offering a charming picture to the observer. Not too far from here, the Peñas Negras (or Black Hills) Interpretative Centre is devoted to mining the… Leer más › -
One of the oldest towns around, Sopuerta housed for centuries a kind of regional Parliament where representatives from every municipality in the county met to discuss and pass common laws Leer más › -
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Next to the Gothic San Pedro de Romaña Church, the visitor will stumble upon one of the four little bullrings in town, a tradition of the area tracing back to the amateur bullfights that used to be … Leer más › -
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Cadagua River flows through this town surrounded by mountains, the most populous in the county Leer más ›