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Hiking in the Pyrenees – stunning scenery and ancient Basque traditions

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Georgina Howard
Thursday, 14 December 2017 / Published in Basque Country Walking, Baztan Valley, Visit the Pyrenees, Walking in the Pyrenees
Hiking in the Pyrenees: the Baztan and Bidasoa Valleys
Hiking in the Pyrenees If you are thinking of hiking in the Pyrenees, be aware of the wonderful diversity of landscapes found from one valley to the next. There is no one-shot – one-size-fits-all ‘Pyrenean Experience’. Every valley offers its own unique flora and fauna, history, culture and gastronomy. The Pyrenees from east to west.
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Our Basque Village School in Ituren.

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Georgina Howard
Wednesday, 27 January 2016 / Published in Basque Country Walking, Basque Culture and Tradition, Basque Food
Basque, Spanish and English songs at our Christmas party at our Ituren village school
Sad to leave our Basque Village School! Above Carlos’s bar in Ituren plaza is our Basque village school. This small primary school has currently some 63 children ranging from 3 – 11 years old and all subjects are taught in Basque. The children come from the villages of Ituren, (and its three satellite hamlets of
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Griffon Vulture Nesting Grounds in Itxusi

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Georgina Howard
Wednesday, 19 May 2010 / Published in Basque Country Walking, Walking in the Pyrenees, Wildlife of the Pyrenees
Vultures coming to rest on the rocky crags of Itxusi
One of our most spectacular walks is to the protected area of Las Peñas de Itxusi where we walk along the clifftops of the most northern, ‘natural’, Griffon Vulture breeding grounds in Europe. Itxusi is the Basque word for ‘ugly’, a name given to the area by the shepherds who dreaded loosing a sheep to
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