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Gaintza

Written by Goitur on . Posted in Villages.

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Gaintza

Gaintza is located at the foot of Mount Txindoki, 30 minutes away from San Sebastián. Enjoy the beautiful landscape surrounding the village and see Euskadi’s most majestic mountain!

Gaintza’s points of interest are San Miguel’s Church, built with a splendid series of Gothic arches on the main entrance -very well conserved-, a modern fronton (place to play basque games), and a few farms decorating the hills and forests.

The Church of San Martín de Tours, located on the outskirts, deserves to be mentioned for its richly-coloured Renaissance altarpiece kept inside. The views from Gaintza are a delight: on a sunny day you can even see the Cantabrian Sea!

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Gaintza-Baliarrain-Altzagarate

Written by Goitur on . Posted in Hiking.

This circular route is the junction of three minor routes that can be made from Gaintza (purple route), Baliarrain (green route) and Altzagarate (yellow route).
We will start from Gaintza Square, where we will go through the purple route to Bostaitzeta; at this point we will turn right to follow the green route passing through the village of Baliarrain. Once past Baliarrain and just 20 meters before arriving to San Juan iturri, in the Abali-Zelai Goikoa farmhouse we will turn right to follow the route marked in yellow now. This tour will take us through Altzagarate and we will return to Bostaitzeta where to follow the purple route again, we will reach the starting point in Gaintza.
The tour will enjoy the views provided by Mt. Txindoki in a quiet and beautiful environment.
This route is suitable for Nordic walking practice.

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