Getxo still wants independence?

Basque-ing in the sunshine!

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November 2nd 2012
Our weekend in Bilbao was a bit of a damp squib! That's for the next blog though!! For now, we'd like to tell you about our sunny day on the Basque coast in Getxo, just 20 minutes outside of Bilbao on the Metro. In our hotel we had picked up a touristy card which told us about an old harbour in Getxo. There wasn't a lot more information but we thought we would go out and have a look ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more