After a quick breakfast at what I now call my favourite bakery in Spain (apparently this is a chain outlet), we start our road trip, travelling mostly around the coast.
First stop was Flysch de Barrika, an unexpected stop as we just decided to pull up when we saw the signs and I was glad we did.
There was a really nice panoramic view here. Thierry asked if I wanted to go down to a viewpoint below to take a photo, but was mindful of my knees and so I said no. Thierry went down though and I took a few pics.
We stayed for a while longer before continuing our way through really small roads and came across this horse which Thierry had called it stuck up 😂
We soon reached another beach and stopped. Gorliz beach had a really huge sandy stretch which was being sandscapped when we were there. We walked towards the jetty and then turned around and drove towards Armintza Mendi for lunch.
There was a really nice panoramic view here. Thierry asked if I wanted to go down to a viewpoint below to take a photo, but was mindful of my knees and so I said no. Thierry went down though and I took a few pics.
We stayed for a while longer before continuing our way through really small roads and came across this horse which Thierry had called it stuck up 😂
We soon reached another beach and stopped. Gorliz beach had a really huge sandy stretch which was being sandscapped when we were there. We walked towards the jetty and then turned around and drove towards Armintza Mendi for lunch.
Armintza Mendi is a really small town but with a very tall wall to block waves from coming over. There weren't any waves when we were there, but apparently it looked like when strong winds happen, the waves could potentially go over the wall.
What made Gaztelugatxe special is that they have a church perched on top of a cliff, which is accessible only by a flight of stairs. The route up the church is currently under renovation, but actually it was nicer to see the view of Gaztelugatxe from a higher viewpoint which we did.
Pretty cool, don't you think?
I also just found out HBO filmed scenes for season seven of Game of Thrones at the islet - Gaztelugatxe stood in for Dragonstone, with a digitally created castle on top of the islet.
We then continued our drive stopping briefly at Mirador Urdaibai, before arriving in Guernica.
Our first main stop in Guernica - having Churros!
At the Churros stand, the guy was cooking Porras, similar to Churros, but they added an extra ingredient to cause it to be fatter and hollower in the centre.
We then continued our drive stopping briefly at Mirador Urdaibai, before arriving in Guernica.
Our first main stop in Guernica - having Churros!
At the Churros stand, the guy was cooking Porras, similar to Churros, but they added an extra ingredient to cause it to be fatter and hollower in the centre.
This is what it looks like when it is done.
It is then cut into segments and served with sugar. We ordered both a portion of Porras as well as Churros, perfect for a tea break snack!
We walked around Guernica and found the replica of the famous Picasso drawing titled "Guernica" , on one of the walls. This is one of his best-known works regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
We walked around Guernica and found the replica of the famous Picasso drawing titled "Guernica" , on one of the walls. This is one of his best-known works regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history.
Picasso painted Guernica at his home in Paris in response to the 26 April 1937 bombing of this town by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy at the request of the Spanish Nationalists.
It was starting to get late and so we drove to our accomodation for the night, located just 10 mins away, but in the countryside. We love those dried flowers hanging above the fireplace!
There are no restaurants around the area, so at the recommendation of the accommodation owner, we headed to Restaurante Boliña El Viejo in Guernica for dinner. The food was really good and seafood was grilled just right!
Will be exploring more of Guernica tomorrow morning!
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