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Basque Country Information: Guipuzkoa Information - GUIPUZKOA LIGHTHOUSES

With the entire coast of Gipuzkoa before us. Westwards from Donostia-San Sebastian to Mutriku; and to the east, as far as Hondarribia. Lighthouses and beaches, villages and towns, all with a flavour of the sea for the bluest of alternative routes.

ROUTE A
To get to know the coastline to the west of Donostia- San Sebastian we can, time permitting, take the N-634 through USURBIL, with its church of San Salvador, AGINAGA, the capital of elver production, and the fishing village of ORIO. Either that, or we can take the A-8 motorway directly to Zarautz, from where we will continue on our way along the N-634 coast road. ZARAUTZ, the town to receive the greatest number of visitors in Gipuzkoa after the capi tal, has a long beach plenty to do, lovely medieval buildings, the Torre Luzea, the church of Santa Maria la Real, and even a Photomuseum where photography buffs have a rendezvous of their own. The silhouette of Mount San Ant6n in GETARIA, known as the "mouse of Getaria" because of its shape, guides us to this charming village, famous for having been the birthplace of both the navigator, Juan Sebastian Elkano, and the fashion designer, Crist6bal Balenciaga. Don't leave without visi ting the church of San Salvador, a handsome Gothic temple with an irregular ground plan made to fit the site on which it stands and two towers, one of which no longer has a top.

The next stop on our circuit is ZUMAIA, a village standing at the mouth of the river Urola. It has two bea ches and a number of culturally interesting visits: the church of San Pedro - with an altarpiece by Juan de Antxieta - and the museums dedicated to Zuloaga and Julio Beobide. The natural surroundings of its litto ral are of important geological interest. Between Zumaia and Deba, on the pass named ALTO DE ITZIAR, we should make a stop at the sanctuary on Nuestra Señora de Itzia. DEBA has a pleasant beach and another church dedicated to Santa Maria la Real. MUTRIKU, the wes tern most town on the coast of Gipuzkoa, offers Saturraran beach and an interesting old quarter.

ROUTE B
Taking the N-1 from Donostia-San Sebastian towards the east will lead us to the bay of Pasaia, home of the biggest port in Gipuzkoa. Taking the deviation through Lezo, we will come to the most picturesque part of this area, PASAI DONIBANE. One single street running parallel to the bay threads bet ween the buildings lea ding into the Plaza de Santiago. The house where Victor Hugo lived and the church of San Juan Bautista are both worth a mention.

Returning towards Lezo, the visitor will take the road leading up to the top of Mount Jaizkibel and enjoy the views of the sea, stopping on the way back down the other side towards Hondarribia to admire the sanctuary and fort of Guadalupe in their lovely surroundings. The old quarter of HONDARRIBIA, decla red a national monu ment, forms an impres sive collec tion of em blazoned buildings, among which is the outstanding castle of Carlos V (now a para- dor nacional named "El Emperador). Beneath this area and not far from the sea-front promenade is the busy, colourful fisherman's quarter of La Marina. We will return through town of IRUN, which used to stand on the border with France. Its hermitage of Santa Elena houses the remains of a Roman necropolis, while the church of Nuestra Senora del Juncal, the local patron saint, con tains an outstanding 11th century statue of the Virgin Mary.

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