ИспанияPamplona42°48’59” N 1°38’31” W
1–3 июн., Испания ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
We descended through mountains of mixed forest and fir trees and gradually came into what appears to be a flatter dryer area and into Pamplona. Our guide told us this is a prosperous and modern cityЧитать далее
ИспанияPamplona42°48’51” N 1°38’21” W 2 июня, Испания ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
El Camino de Los peregrines. Pilgrims continue to enter through the old city walls at Portal de Francis, and Calle del Carmen leads to the towers of the cathedral. One of the first regions to convertЧитать далее
ИспанияPamplona42°49’11” N 1°38’29” W 2 июня, Испания ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This a unique cathedral. There is a small fee to enter and the Bishop here has attached an interpretive centre unique in that there is a representation on where we are in in history as to theЧитать далее
ИспанияPamplona42°49’1” N 1°38’29” W
2 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Our guide Francisco used to give a talk on the street about bullfighting; until the wife of a MD husband bullfighting enthusiast established a spot to the memorabilia. He was joined by otherЧитать далее
ПутешественникWow very progressive! Also 60k per fight is way more than I would have thought!
ИспанияValle de Yerri/Deierri42°41’5” N 1°57’32” W 3 июня, Испания ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We left Pamplona got our day on part of the Camino. First stop: El Alto del Perdon or Point of Forgiveness. This is a well photographed pilgrim viewpoint and the site of a Memorial to 92 FrancoЧитать далее
ИспанияValle de Yerri/Deierri42°40’59” N 1°57’29” W
3 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Helen explained we are going through the Sierra Alto mountains where we saw again more Etxcha, traditional Basque home design. Traditionally, the 4th Basque son would be sent to America often toЧитать далее
ИспанияSan Sebastián43°19’9” N 1°59’5” W 4–6 июн., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Modeled after Biarritz during the Belle Epoch era, the lamp posts are 1920s Art Deco. Queen Maria Christina took waters here for her skin and then helped develop it into a tourist, trade, andЧитать далее
ИспанияGuernica43°18’55” N 2°40’48” W
5 июня, Испания ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We headed out to the fishing village of Getaria where the first person to circumnavigate the globe was born. Juan Elkano set out with Magellan in 5 ships. Magellan died and only the Victoria with 35Читать далее
ИспанияAmorebieta-Etxano43°13’36” N 2°43’51” W
5–7 июн., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Our guide reminded us that Spain’s the 3rd most mountainous country after Switzerland and . We passed classic Etxhas. The laxta (latcha) sheep make a special strong cheese only made in the BasqueЧитать далее
ИспанияBilbao43°15’45” N 2°55’38” W 6 июня, Испания ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
The Guggenheim Museum of modern Art was built 1993-97 on site of an inactive factory in a ex prosperous city with 30% unemployment whose leaders envisioned a transformation. The GuggenheimЧитать далее
