This is a photo-travel through the basque coastline. Following the basque railway line we are going to start the travel at Deba (province of Gipuzkoa) and finish it at the french Basque Country, at the city of Hendaye (province of Lapurdi).

The cities we are going to visit are:

· DEBA.
· ZUMAIA.
· ZARAUTZ.
· DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN (capital city of the province of Gipuzkoa)
· HENDAYE.

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DEBA

Population: 5.200 habitantes.
Official webiste: http://www.deba.net

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Railway station.

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Old hall entrance signal at the railway station.

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Granfather clock at the station.

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City Hall (year 1747; archt.: Ignacio de Ibero) and Fueros Square. The "Fueros" are the old basque laws.

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Local market (year 1910; archt.: Manuel Echave Zalacaín.

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Santa María church (XVI century).

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Deba river.

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Deba road entrance from Donostia.

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"Euskal Jolas" pelota court (year 1897).

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Calbetón promenade.

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Music kiosk.

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Deba river.

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Little viewpoint upon the beach.

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Beach's view from Pablo Sorozabal walk.

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Sea walk.

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Residential area near the beach.

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Former Miramar Hotel.

SOME HIGHSCRAPERS OF THE CITY

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Former "Guardia Civil" (spanish police) headquarters. Actually is a block of flats.

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Highscraper at Astillero street.

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A block of flats and the marina.

More photographs of Deba at this thread: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206759&page=2&pp=20

ZUMAIA

Population: 8.300 habitantes.
Official website: http://www.zumaia.net

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Two trains at Zumaia station.

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A clock at the station.

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Closed in 1986 Urola railway memorial.

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Closed Urola railway lane at the right and Basque Railways lane at the left.

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Urola river.

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Cobbled streets.

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San Pedro church (built between XIII and XV centuries).

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Urola river mouth.

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Waterfront.

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The marina.

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A bridge upon the Urola river.

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Old Urola railway station. Now is an ambulatory.

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Main avenue of "Aita Mari" disctrict.

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A nice building.

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"Basadi" area.

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New buildings at the south of Zumaia.

SOME HIGHSCRAPERS OF THE CITY

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Buildings knowed as "the skyscrapers"; built at the 80's.

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Main block of "Alai" area.

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At the left, Balenciaga private shipyard.

More photographs of Zumaia at this thread: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206759&page=1&pp=20

ZARAUTZ

Population: 22.000 habitantes.
Official website: http://www.zarautz.org

http://usuarios.lycos.es/xabierpagola3/zarautz_geltokia_1.jpg
Euskotren (basque railway company) station.

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Main church and road entrance from Bilbao.

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The beach at winter.

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A little port near Mutxio park.

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View upon the sea.

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City's aereal view.

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Munoa viewpoint.

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City's view from a rural area.

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A viewpoint upon the city knowed as "El Torreón" at a deplorable condition.

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Vista Alegre park.

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Scraping the sky.

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Vista Alegre area.

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Park knowed as "Duck's park".

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Navarre avenue.

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Residential area near the beach.

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The beach at winter.

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Some surfers.

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View from the A-8 motorway.

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Outskirts.

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Commieblocks at the outskirts.

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New buildings (public housing) at the Zuberoa street.

SOME HIGHSCRAPERS OF THE CITY

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Vista Alegre tower (1958); Archt.: Luis Peña Ganchegui.

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Station Tower (1965).

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Euromar Building (1963).

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More photographs of Zarautz at this thread: http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=173503

DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN

Population: 180.000 habitantes.
Official website: http://www.donostia.org

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Euskotren station.

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Euskotren station.

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La Unión y el Fénix building (1924); archt.: Roberto García Ochoa.

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María Cristina bridge and Atotxa Tower.

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Buildings at Gernika Tree walk.

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Gipuzkoa square and Gipuzkoa Foral Council palace.

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Bilbao square.

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The Boulevard.

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The City Hall.

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The cathedral.

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The post office.

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Miramar palace.

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Fishing port of Donostia.

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La Concha beach.

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The bay.

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Ondarreta beach.

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Kursaal Congress Hall and Auditorium.

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More photos of the Kursaal here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=140377

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Santa Catalina bridge and entrance to Gros area.

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Urumea river and France walk at the right.

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Mundaiz bridge.

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Urumea river and block of flats at Amara area.

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Irun square.

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Amara Plaza hotel.

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Public housing.

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The courthouse.

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"Peace pigeon"; artist Néstor Basterretxea (1991).

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Aiete area.

SOME HIGHSCRAPERS OF THE CITY

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Some highscrapers at Amara area.

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Errotaburu towers (1995).

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Atotxa Tower (1969).

http://usuarios.lycos.es/xabierpagola/cristinaenea15.jpg

More photographs of Donostia at this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=174847

Dozens of photos of Kursaal Congress Hall and Auditorium at this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=140377

HENDAYE

Population: 15.000 habitantes.
Official website: http://www.hendaye.com

http://usuarios.lycos.es/xabierpagola4/hendaia_8.jpg
SNCF train station. Basque railway train station is near.

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Awesome railway area.

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Station square and taxi stand.

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An internet point with a folkloric logo design.

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The city hall.

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Republic square.

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Hendaye church.

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Gaztelu Zahar pelota court.

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View of Hendaye's old town from the beach area.

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Typical building of the old town.

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Memorial to the soldiers of Hendaye dead at the World War.

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View of Hondarribia (province of Gipuzkoa) from Hendaye's old town.

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The beach area.

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Typical new basque style housing at the french Basque Country.

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A street at the beach area.

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The casino.

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Surfers at the beach.

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Apartment buildings at the beach.

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Other building near the beach.

More photographs of Hendaye at this thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=199295&page=1&pp=20

This thread is the translation of the spanish forum "Viaje por la Costa Vasca" thread. It's dedicated to the Basque Country lover SSC forumer V200 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?userid=3).

This thread in spanish: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=232311

great i´ve been to Hendaye, and Bilbao, both preety interesting places, tks for de pics

Very beautiful!!
:eek2:

Thanks!
;)

I have been in some of this places in Basque region and i got say i take a positive impression of the entire region...great compilation...sure i will come back there as soon as possible! :eek2:

This thread is the translation of the spanish forum "Viaje por la Costa Vasca" thread. It's dedicated to the Basque Country lover SSC forumer V200 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?userid=3).

This thread in spanish: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=232311

Xabi ,
I sincerely thank you for showing me this wonderful thread.
You know how much I love this area.

:applause:

a beautiful collection mate. looks a great land, with some stunning architecture
Do you live in any of these towns?
Thanks!

a beautiful collection mate. looks a great land, with some stunning architecture
Do you live in any of these towns?
Thanks!

Yes, Xabi (the author of the thread) lives in Zarautz.

And I'm from Donostia-San Sebastián :D

Great thread, Xabi :okay:

Great pics :)

Now that's deep in Basque Country! Wow impressive thread of parts of the Spanish and French Basque Country...one can see that certain Basque qualities cross politcal borders. It is my understanding, however, that generally speaking, the Spanish Basque Country is among Spain's wealthy and prosperous/industrial regions while the French one is among France's least prosperous, more provincial/agricultural regions.

Just some more photos of my own, at another town, Lekeitio, on the Basque province of Biscay

http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio02.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio03.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio01.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio04.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio05.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio06.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio07.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio08.jpg

Winter view towards the sea:
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio11.jpg

And the gothic church
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio15.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/a354/zorue/Lekeitio/lekeitio14.jpg

Now that's deep in Basque Country! Wow impressive thread of parts of the Spanish and French Basque Country...one can see that certain Basque qualities cross politcal borders. It is my understanding, however, that generally speaking, the Spanish Basque Country is among Spain's wealthy and prosperous/industrial regions while the French one is among France's least prosperous, more provincial/agricultural regions.

:yes:

However, the French Basque coastline is an important tourism resort in France (Biarritz, St. Jean de Luz ... )

Looks nice! Great collection! :)

"Travel through the BASQUE COASTLINE" is back. Now at Latinscrapers:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=241870