Camping in Guipúzcoa
Its capital is San Sebastian. Ancient fishing port and trade, experienced a strong development in the s. xix to be frequented by the court. Also in this century was within raw confrontations during the Carlist Wars.
This beautiful city extends and projects hugging her very famous beach of La Concha, which engages in the west, with Ondarreta. At sea, in the midst of both, a natural breakwater: the island of Santa Clara. Urgull Mount, east, and Igueldo on the west flank in high end. From them, the view of the city, the harbor, beach, sea and cliffs is extraordinary. In its suburbs this Ulia Mendi rises.
The Old Town, near the port, make straight and narrow streets flanked by buildings perfectly aligned to give the architectural harmony of simple but lovely. Of its many monuments include: Museum of S. Telmo (sixteenth century), Basilica of St. Mary (baroque, eighteenth century), Gothic Church of S. Vicente (fifteenth century, considered the oldest building in town), Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Gothic), the City Hall (nineteenth century), near the beach of La Concha and carefully landscaped the front, palaces and parks of Miramar Squash and ...
Other points of interest: Gipuzkoa Coast. Starting its journey from west to east, and we surpassed Saturraran Motrico, typical fishing village (around his picturesque port buildings huddle among which his parish, the nineteenth century), then Deva, a seaside resort on the shore dcha. Deva Estuary (ruins of the monastery of S. Antonio and church of the Assumption, ss. xiv-xvii). Continuing road, about 7 km is the turnoff to Iciar and 25 km, Loyola (famous shrine), birthplace of the founder of the Society of Jesus before coming to Loyola, the populous Azcoitia and Azpeitia.
Returning to the coast, you arrive at Zumaya, famous seaside resort at the mouth of the river Urola (Gothic church of S. Peter and S. Arritoquieta chapels Telmo, convent of St. Joseph, Town Hall), then Guetaria , lying on the bed of a peninsula whose appearance is known as "mouse" (the main street seeps the Gothic church of S. Salvador and flows into the port.) Soon you will reach the tourist Zarauz (Tower of Lucea, s. xv; palace Narros, ss. Xv-xvii, Santa María la Real church ...) and then, Orio, a village of their vessels brimming with local color moored in the estuary.
Next, S. Sebastian, Pasajes, with picturesque wooden balconies, painted green and crimson, the industrial Rentería, Oyarzun, city of Roman origin (Church of St. Stephen, s. xvii) Hondarribia, a town of narrow streets hugging the terrain of Hill (Church of the Assumption), and finally Irun, populous border city (Renaissance church of Juncal).
