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| Zumaia |
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| Zumaia |
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| Zumaia, its San Pedro church and marina, also beach |
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| Villa in Debe |
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| Sculpture in Debe |
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| Debe beach |
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| View up the coast towards Zumaia from Debe |
Zumaia. Gorgeous village between San Sebastian and Bilbao.
Sunday June 3rd
More pics here
Headed for the Spanish Basque coast today to see some of the villages between San Sebastian and Bilbao. In minutes after leaving the house, we were crossing the Bidasoa and into Spain and soon heading south along a smashing, mainly three lane, highway.
Zumaia took our breath away, not just because the Sat-Nav Suzy took us up the town's narrowest hill, but because the little town was so well laid out and had made so much of its location on the Atlantic. Terrific walkways out to the ocean, break-waters converted to enable walks, an ancient church, children playing in the streets, their parents and grandparents walking. Oh, by the way, the top of that unwanted narrow hill gave us terrific views over the town, views that a tourist might never find.
Our first visit of the day had been the resort town of Deba. Some terrific views as we wound our way down the narrow roads to the sandy beach. But the sun had yet to break through here – it had been a very dull morning – and some high boxy buildings did nothing for the place. It didn’t have anywhere near the appeal of Zumaia. Must try some more of these villages soon.
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