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Carretra Pamplona a Logrono, km 23, Puente la Reina, Navarra, 31100, Spain
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Guggenheim Bilbao, Interior, December 2002
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I am planning a trip starting in Bilbao. After a couple of days at the museum, I'd like to hike along the north coast, west of Bilbao. I've already hike the camino a few times and would like to experience the north coast.
Are there any trails (routes) similar to the Camino trail that follow the north coast?
I don't know of a specific route that follows the coast. I did a five day hiking trip in the North that included a hike around the nature preserve at Santona and several days in the Picos de Europa National Park and nearby.
Try this site for more details: http://buscador.spain.info/Search.do?language=en&text=hiking%20northern%20spain
There is a North route ( Camino del Norte ) in the Camino de Santiago that starts in Irun ( near San Sebastian ) and passes by Bilbao , you may see information , where you may see routes and lodgings in :
http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/del-norte/ ( soory it is only in Spanish )
http://www.santiago-compostela.net/cdn/index_cdn_en.html ( This one is in english
Buen viaje !!!
You won't understand a thing of the Basque language, because it isn't familiar to any language. So here is a link to some words with their English, Spanish, German and French equivalent.
http://www.euskadi.net/turismo/gastronomia/m51indice.jsp?idioma=ingles
Ok, this does not fit as a tip, but if you want a symbol of the change in Bilbao, take a look at the Deusto Bridge.
This opening bridge long served to give access for big ships to the centre of Bilbao (the Guggenheim stands on the site of a steel mill).
Now, no large boats can get up river (due to the Euskalduna bridge, close downstream).
The bridge rarely opens now, and has become a site in itself when it does.
When in a bar, forget what your mother told you and put the dirty things (e.g. serviettes) on the floor. They will sweep it up regularly.
The rule is clean things on the counter, dirty on the floor. If you don't believe me, look at the floor of a busy pintxo bar!
Aste Nagusia or Semana Grande, are the city fests. The name means Long Week, because they last from a Saturday to the following Sunday.
A typical fest day begins early in the morning with the Encierro, which takes the bulls to the bullfighting arena. In the old part of town, there are gastronomical contests and plays for children .
In the afternoon, after the Bullfighting, the Konparsas go down playing music to the Casco Viejo, where the party goes on at any txozna, eating and drinking in the evening.
One of the most crowded activities is the daily 11pm iInternational Fireworks Contest, from Etxeberria Park - all usually very noisy and coloured.
After that... concerts (for every taste: for nostalgic and parents, rock, folk...) and party all night long (gaupasa).
When:August, usually beginning the Saturday after 15.08 to next Sunday.
This year a bit earlier:
Aste nagusia 2.004: 14-22 August
Basque People is friendly with the foreigners, but they are quite close, and serious at the begining.
Los vascos son amigables con los extranjeros, pero son un poco cerrados y serios al principio.
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