Miranda de Ebro to Sos del Rey Catolico
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Last edit: 23-12-2020
Route Summary
A mixture of roads, small rural, larger trunk roads but no motorways and all are pleasant to use. Two sets of hairpin bends take you up, over and down from the National park.
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Duration
4h 13m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
221.20 km
Countries
Valley of the Améscoas RP 19
RouteXpert Review
This route heads roughly east from a budget hotel in Miranda de Ebro towards Sos del Rey Católico. It passes through Vittoria to visit a McDonald's and to buy some provisions for a picnic. After you pass the Urbasa-Andia at Olazaguti, route point (RP) 16. You can see you on the way. Griffon Vultures swoop overhead as well as Peregrine Falcons. Once you have ascended the limestone cliff, there is a plateau with shady beech trees providing an excellent spot to stop for your picnic at (RP) 18, you can cool off, and chat with your friends about all those hairpins you've just ridden ! Then what goes up must come down and you are treated to more twisties as you descend. You reach the small village of Zudaire which is actually built around 2 beautifully swooping hairpin bends! Gradually the route transforms, the temperature (if you are riding in summer) increases as you reach the fixed open plains just after RP 22 Villatuerta. The roads become straighter but there is a charm to the countryside with poppies. We found refuge from the heat in Sanguesa RP 27 with its streets of very tall stone buildings providing shaded tables and bars with refreshing, tangy, homemade lemonade with lots of ice. The end destination of Sos del Rey (a fortified hilltop village) is visible as it is perched on top of a hill, like an island in the flat plain. Charming place for an overnight stop with narrow streets to walk, bars and restaurants. As it is a walled town, it is not much of a hardship as the architecture is stunning in it's antiquity. Our hotel for the night was The Infanzon which was small but very comfortable and good breakfast in the morning. Here is a link to the hotel: https://casadelinfanzon.com/en/ Great twisty roads
Route point 17
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The Basque Country (; Basque: Euskadi [eus̺kadi]; Spanish: País Vasco [paˈiz ˈβasko]; French: Pays Basque), also called Basque Autonomous Community (Basque: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, EAE; Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma Vasca, CAV) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa.
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, was granted a separate statute in 1982.
Currently there is no official capital in the autonomous community, but the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, is the de facto capital as the location of the Basque Parliament, the headquarters of the Basque Government, and the residence of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea). The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has its headquarters in the city of Bilbao. Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.
The term Basque Country may also refer to the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), the home of the Basque people, which includes the autonomous community.
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The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, was granted a separate statute in 1982.
Currently there is no official capital in the autonomous community, but the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, is the de facto capital as the location of the Basque Parliament, the headquarters of the Basque Government, and the residence of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea). The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has its headquarters in the city of Bilbao. Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.
The term Basque Country may also refer to the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), the home of the Basque people, which includes the autonomous community.
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