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Goierri<\/div>\n

10 essentials<\/h1>\n

<\/span>Those who know it best speak… our shepherds<\/h3>\n

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1. Bat<\/h3>\n
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Go up to the San Adri\u00e1n tunnel<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Declared a UNESCO heritage site<\/strong><\/p>\n

The trail up to San Adri\u00e1n is a pleasant walk. The tunnel became a famous legend in the Middle Ages but now is a great spot for getting a panoramic view of our mountains. You can walk on a two-hour circular path or, even easier, take the car and hike the last 20 minutes to the 70 metre-long tunnel.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

\"jesus<\/p>\n

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\u201cSan Adri\u00e1n is an awesome place, a natural cave, not man made, with lots of history. It has always been a highly transited area, but the cave seems to come out of nowhere\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jes\u00fas Aranburu,
<\/strong>Shepherd and co-ownner of the J. Aranburu dairy farm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"tunel-san-adrian\"<\/p>\n

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2. Bi<\/h3>\n
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Walk, breath, listen, watch…<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>Walk around our 2 National Parks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Aralar and Aizkorri-Aratz National Parks preserve and showcase the most spectacular natural areas of the Basque Highlands, offering you more than 50 different trails.
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\"joseba<\/p>\n

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<\/span>\u201cEveryone has his own opinion, Aralar Natural Park is my little paradise. It is not just a place for nice scenery, it is teeming with life. During the summer there is plenty of livestock and some forty shepherds \u2013on the Gipuzkoa side- but encountering someone is not so easy. Only around the Txindoki area do I run into the occasional hiker\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Joseba Insausti,
<\/strong>Shepherd in Aralar Natural Park & producer of Idiazabal cheese in Otatza dairy farm (Ordizia)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"parques<\/p>\n

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3. Hiru<\/h3>\n
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Experience rural life<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Meet our shepherds & try our Idiazabal cheese right from the source<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get a fascinating look into how our shepherds raise their sheep and make the extraordinary Idiazabal cheese. Sheepworld is amazing, and our native Basque sheep are small and friendly. Book your visit to a dairy farm organised through the Cheese Tasting and Interpretation Centre.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

\"ander<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou will see a family that lives off sheepherding, farming the land, raising livestock. Behind all of these is a culture that has been passed down from father to son, a language: Euskera\u201c.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ander Barandiaran,
<\/strong>Shepherd of Gazta\u00f1aditxulo dairy farm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"visitar<\/p>\n

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4. Lau<\/h3>\n
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Head to a cider house<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>Sample ciders made on site!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Experience a Basque traditional lunch in one of our 7 cider houses. Goierri produces an excellent variety of cider. Our cider houses and restaurants get to business, offering traditional Basque cuisine including Idiazabal cheese, t-bone steak (we call it txuleton), amazing vegetables, to name a few.
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\"julen<\/p>\n

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<\/span>\u201cI like to eat Idiazabal with cider. The cheese must be produced by a shepherd, not factory-made\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Julen Arburua,
<\/strong>a young shepherd and Idiazabal cheese super-champion of Kortaria dairy farm (Navarra)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"gastronomia<\/p>\n

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5. Bost<\/h3>\n
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The oldest country on the Basque Country<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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500 years+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Wednesday since 1512, Ordizia holds a farmer\u00b4s market with endless varieties of vegetables and fruit, cheeses and typicial Basque products, like Gernika peppers, cakes and txakoli wine. A unique foodie show!<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

\"itziar<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Ordizia market is special to me because it is where I sell my cheese, quince preserves, walnuts, beans and cider. I am one of the 4th generation of women in my family to sell in this market\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Itziar Etxebarria,
<\/strong>vendor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"mercado<\/p>\n

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6. Sei<\/h3>\n
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In search of the Goierri skyline\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/span>By car<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Goierri you have surprisingly easy access to impressive panoramic views. The Basque Highlands are formed by a seemingly impenetrable landscape. From the highest peak in Euskadi, you have unique views typical of the Basque topography:
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\"ameliua<\/p>\n

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<\/span>\u201cThe best views? From the main square of my town \u2013 Gabiria- you can see Mount Txindoki\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amelia Jauregui,
<\/strong>a shepherd by birhtright, she has always lived with her family and their 300 sheep on the family farm<\/p>\n<\/div>\n