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Legazpi is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Zumarraga, 28km from Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia.
Legazpi is in Basque Country, Spain. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zumarraga, about 4 km away.
Legazpi (Basque: [leɣas̻pi], Spanish: [leˈɣaθpi] ) is a city in the Gipuzkoa province of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Legazpi is a town of about 9,000 inhabitants located on top of the Urola valley, in Gipuzkoa. Surrounded by mountains, and at the foot of the Aizkorri mountain range,Read more
its predominant economic activity is industrial (manufacturing, metal processing, plastics).
The rich industrial tradition of Legazpi goes back to the High Middle Ages, when transformation of iron ore was achieved by means of the haizeolak ("ironworks moved by wind"). During the 14th century, wind energy came to be replaced by water in the metal processing with the foundation of several "ironworks propelled by water" (ur 'water' and ola originally 'shack', are the two lexical components of "Urola", a river crossing Legazpi). This industrial tradition had its continuity in modern times, and Legazpi became one of the most important metallurgic centres in the industrialised modern Basque Country.
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Within an hour or so of Legazpi: Asador Etxebarri (22 km), Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia (28 km), Getaria (30 km), Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria (35 km).
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque and Puerto de Ibañeta.
Legazpi is in Basque Country, Spain, about 4 km from Zumarraga.
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Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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restaurant
Bittor Arginzoniz's grill house on the square of tiny Axpe, where everything from caviar to butter is cooked over bespoke wood fires: perennially ranked among the world's very best restaurants. Book months ahead; the valley drive alone rewards.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Stunning layered geological formations along the Basque coast that expose 60 million years of Earth's history in dramatic tilted rock strata.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A salty fishing village clinging to a mouse-shaped headland, birthplace of Juan Sebastian Elcano and famed for txakoli wine and grilled turbot.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
A Gothic cathedral whose 'open for restoration' tour inspired Ken Follett, letting you climb scaffolding through 800 years of construction.
35 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Eduardo Chillida's iron sculptures bolted into the rocks where waves explode through blowholes mark the wild western end of San Sebastian's bay.
40 km · about 45 min drive
beach
A perfect crescent of golden sand framed by green hills, widely regarded as one of the finest city beaches in Europe.
41 km · about 45 min drive
beach
A golden sweep of sand below the green pyramid of Cabo Ogono in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a favourite of Basque surfers.
47 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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