Browsing Month: August 2019

On our drive from Bilbao to Madrid, we had a quick stop in Burgos, at the Castillo de Burgos (Castle of Burgos).

Bilbao was our base for 3 weeks. We stayed in the Deusto neighbourhood, a friendly family-oriented area. It’s in close proximity to all the neat things to see and do in Bilbao.

The only plan for today was to wander around the city.

This is also called itsasmuseum and our visit occurred on a rare rainy day. There was also a huge outdoor permanent exhibit at the museum, which we checked out on a previous outing.

Plentzia Beach is apparently one of the most visited beaches in Biscay. Playa Salve is the longest beach in Cantabria with 4 km of fine soft sand.

We visited this area with James and his two boys, Caiden and Brendan, who joined us from Calgary. The cave was accidentally discovered by workers blasting at a nearby quarry in 1957. Despite a blast exposing the chasm, the mining company continued working until 1976. The original blast hole is still used today to enter […]

Gaztelugatxe is a tiny island in the Bay of Biscay and contains a tiny church and the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe hermitage. The hermitage dates from the 10th century and is dedicated to John the Baptist. It is thought to have been established by the Knights Templar.

Those melodious names are for a spectacular hermitage and waterfalls close to Frías.