Gernika was a special town due to two people Picasso and Franco. During the Spanish American war Franco ordered Germany to use one of the first "Saturation Bombing" techniques on the town of Gernika which obligated the town, while people tried to escape the burning rubble they were strafed by Aircraft killing 90% of the population. Consequently everything in town is new and there are very few relics from history survived. After this attack Picasso painted one his most acclaimed works depicting the horrors of war. From Gernika the Camino takes a severe uphill turn for about 3K, reaching a peak of about 1,800ft. The trail was a mix of unpaved gravel roads, woodland path's and road ways. I like this section because after the steep incline the elevation the Camino remained somewhat level with great
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