Basque Country, Spain · Europe
Markina-Xemein works well as a base: 10 minutes from Berriatua, 20km from Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia.
Markina-Xemein is in Basque Country, Spain. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Berriatua, about 6 km away.
Marquina-Jeméin is a town and municipality located in the province of Bizkaia, in the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain. The origin of the town's name lies in its geographic location between Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. Coming from the Spanish word marca meaning "mark", Marquina-Jeméin is where Gipuzkoanos oftenRead more
battled Bizkainos.
The local economy is mostly based on the primary and secondary sectors, with particular relevance for agriculture and cattle herding, timber research and metal industry. The metal industry has in fact played an important role in the past, through the development of important weapons in the defense industry. Extraction of black marble, known as Nero Marquina (Marmol negro), also plays an important role in the local economy. The high quality of the stone has gained international recognition; it is one of the most important marbles from Spain.
Marquina-Jeméin keeps a tight connection with Basque pelota sport; in fact its two walled court or frontón is known as "University of the Pelota", since it is the place where great Basket or Jai Alai pelotaris learnt to play.
Marquina-Jeméin's patronal feast day, honouring Our Lady of Mount Carmel, takes place in the middle of July. The municipality also hosts many fairs and markets throughout the year.
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Within an hour or so of Markina-Xemein: Asador Etxebarri (19 km), Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia (20 km), Playa de Laga (20 km), Getaria (25 km).
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque and Puerto de Ibañeta.
Markina-Xemein is in Basque Country, Spain, about 6 km from Berriatua.
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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.
19 km · about 20 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
20 km · about 25 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A hermitage perched on a tiny tidal islet connected to the mainland by a dramatic stone bridge with 241 steps, made famous as Dragonstone in Game of Thrones.
31 km · about 35 min drive
film location
The islet chapel reached by 241 stone steps and a serpentine bridge is Dragonstone's approach in season seven.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.
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
April to October
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