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Basque Fact of the Week, Euskadi

Basque Fact of the Week: The Collegiate of Zenarruza

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Just outside of Munitibar, not far from the baserri that my dad grew up in (only 3/4 of a mile as the crow, or crowned eagle, flies), lies the Monastery of Zenarruza, also known as the Collegiate of Zenarruza or Collegiate of Ziortza. It’s a beautiful spot on the edge of Lea-Artibai, a great place […]

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 […]