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Basque Fact of the Week, Euskadi

Basque Fact of the Week: Mount Oiz, the Balcony of Bizkaia

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The day after celebrating Madalenas, we went to Munitibar, the home town of my dad, where we met up with my friend and distant cousin Jon Zuazo. He and his cuadrilla made lunch for us at the txoko in Gerrikaitz and it was fabulous! Fried peppers, tomato salad, merluza, and home made cheesecake! After, we […]

Basque Fact of the Week, Euskadi, History

Basque Fact of the Week: The Deiadar (Hornblower) Mountains of Bizkaia

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In the movie adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, there is a scene in which the city of Gondor is being attacked and, to summon help, the so-called warning beacons of Gondor are lit. These are a series of outposts scattered across mountain peaks that are set […]