Basque Country & Atlantic Coast

The Basque country located in the North of Spain awaits with unique distinctive nature and numerous historic highlights. Accompanied by the rushing Atlantic Ocean you will always walk along the green and impressively rugged coast. You will pass through innumerable small villages gently nestled between the hills and the sea, whose colourful harbours and alleys have retained their original charm over the years. In Guernica you get to know more about the rich history of the Basque country, before the incredible view of the hermitage of Gaztelugatxe situated high up on the cliffs comes into view. At the end of your holiday lively Bilbao welcomes you in all its facets, a visit to the renowned Guggenheim Museum is for sure the crowning glory as a finale!

Details on the hiking holiday Basque Country & Atlantic Coast

Our hiking holiday in the Basque Country and on the Atlantic coast in Spain takes you in eight days to impressive natural landscapes, historical sights and picturesque harbours. The starting point of your first hiking stage is Zumaia. Great views along one of the most stunning stretches of coast in the region await you on the hike to Deba. The next day leads you on beautiful hiking trails to the hermitage of San Lourenzo and finally to the idyllic fishing port of Lekeitio, where you can enjoy delicious freshly caught fish in the evening. Then onwards to the small fishing village of Ea and the very next day to the village of Elantxobe perched on a hillside. On the sixth day of your hiking tour, you will walk via the hermitage of San Pedro de Atxarre and a fantastic viewpoint to today’s day finish, the historic city of Guernica. The final stage of this hiking holiday also features plenty of impressive panoramas for you. You can enjoy the perfect end to your active time-out in the port city of Bilbao.

Highlights of the hiking tour Basque Country & Atlantic Coast

• Picturesque film setting: Right at the beginning of your eight-day hiking holiday, the spectacular stretches of coast near Zumaia await you, which also served as a film set for the fantasy television series Games of Thrones.
• Picturesque hermitage of Gaztelugatxe: The final hiking stage has something particularly worth seeing in store for you – the hermitage of Gaztelugatxe with the former monastery of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, which is located directly in front of the rocky coast of the Costa Vasca. To get to the hermitage in the Bay of Biscay, you have to climb 237 rocky steps.
• Modern Art in Bilbao: At the end of your hiking tour you reach your final destination in the port of Bilbao. Modern art enthusiasts will get their money’s worth in the Guggenheim Museum covering an area of 11,000 square metres.

Things to know about the walking holiday Basque Country & Atlantic Coast

This hiking holiday in Spain is assigned our level of hiking ‘Walking’. With daily walking times of 4 to 6.5 hours, the route takes you along fantastic hiking paths and stretches of coast. For the coastal tours we recommend sure-footedness and a good fitness level. Particularly convenient: the longer hiking stages can also be shortened by public transport or by taxi transfer if desired.

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