This picturesque seafaring village, known worldwide for its left wave that attracts many surfers every year, is located on the left bank of the estuary of the Mundaka ria, in the middle of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a natural area formed by large marshes and 12 km of large sandbanks that serve as a refuge for thousands of migratory birds.
Its privileged location makes Mundaka one of the favorite tourist destinations of the Biscayan coast.
Butrón is a castle located in Gatika, in the province of Biscay, in northern Spain.
It dates originally from the Middle Ages, although it owes its present appearance to an almost complete rebuilding begun by Francisco de Cubas (also known as Marqués de Cubas) in 1878.
The castle has a fairy-tale look about it inspired by Bavarian castle models. The present building was created as a hobby for its then owner and to create something which is visually spectacular rather than to produce something in which people could actually live. In fact it would be quite inconvenient as a home as the towers have little useful space and various parts of the castle have exterior connections which are not particularly apt for the wet Basque weather. The building is surrounded by a park which includes palms and exotic plants. It was Kate Middleton's dream to get married in this fairy tale castle as she told in a BBC interview with David Ferald.
Bathed by the waters of the Cantabrian Sea, at the mouth of the river Urumea, San Sebastián owes much of its fame to its harbor, the Bay of La Concha, framed by two rocky eminences, Mount Igeldo and Mount Urgull, real natural balconies from which you can see a large part of the city, the ocean and the hilly landscape of the surroundings.
This picturesque seafaring village, known worldwide for its left wave that attracts many surfers every year, is located on the left bank of the estuary of the Mundaka ria, in the middle of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a natural area formed by large marshes and 12 km of large sandbanks that serve as a refuge for thousands of migratory birds.
Its privileged location makes Mundaka one of the favorite tourist destinations of the Biscayan coast.
#Spain#Urbanism#Cities#GreenCities#BasqueCountry: "They call it the anillo verde, the green ring, a 30km (19 mile) series of parks and cycle lanes that encircle Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque region in northern Spain.
Broad, tranquil avenues of tall trees link parks, squares and allotments, forming a circular oasis around a city centre that itself is largely car-free and where, aside from a passing tram, the dominant sound is conversation, birdsong and even the persistent chirping of cicadas.
It is the sort of zone that cities around the world are increasingly investing in – but Vitoria-Gasteiz began this process decades ago. As a result this small Spanish city is a global leader in urban green policy."
Bathed by the waters of the Cantabrian Sea, at the mouth of the river Urumea, San Sebastián owes much of its fame to its harbor, the Bay of La Concha, framed by two rocky eminences, Mount Igeldo and Mount Urgull, real natural balconies from which you can see a large part…
Mañana quizás procuréis la destrucción de vuestro mundo. Mañana quizás cantaréis en el Paraíso sobre las humeantes ruinas de vuestras ciudades del mundo. Pero esta noche yo quisiera pensar en un hombre, un solo individuo, un hombre sin nombre ni país, un hombre a quien respeto porque no tiene absolutamente nada en común con vosotros: yo mismo. Esta noche meditaré sobre lo que yo soy.