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  1. Mendizale

    CAMINO VASCO through the hills and mountains, called SAIATZ trail.

    Very nice pictures! Btw, my wife, daughters, grandma an I live 50 metres by the church of Beasain. All the best! Igor Zurutuza
  2. Mendizale

    CAMINO VASCO through the hills and mountains, called SAIATZ trail.

    Ez horregatik! Very glad to read your words Tereza! This is the spirit of the Camino, helping others after being helped by other ones.And so nice to hear you tried to do pleasantries in euskera, as you saw people responded very well to your effort. Peace and love for everyone one! Eskerrik Asko...
  3. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    2b stage is mainly farm houses roads until Venta de Iturriotz before ascending to Zelatun. Yes you can cross some mud paths paths as well I think. Mud is an important feature in basque mountains. Ongi etorri Euskal Herrira, welcome to the Basque Country and Buen Camino!
  4. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    Of course! I did for users of this forum as well
  5. Mendizale

    CAMINO VASCO through the hills and mountains, called SAIATZ trail.

    Hi again, Yesterday I did again Bidania -Beasain trail, and recorded in a Wikiloc track, my aportation for members of this forum aswell 😃, few asphalt. Took the bus TO 05 at 9:00 in Tolosa and I was already in Bidania 20 minutes later. Bus was perfectly in time. The track starts from Bidania's...
  6. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    Hi again, Yesterday I did again Bidania -Beasain trail, almost no asphalt. Took the bus TO 05 at 9:00 in Tolosa and I was already in Bidania 20 minutes later. Bus was perfectly in time. The track starts from Bidania's church, follows the yellow arrows until Murumendi mountain and later after...
  7. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    Ez horregatik! You are welcome! Hope you'll have good weather!
  8. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    Hi Eva! Thank you very much for your review! The Saiatz alternative is Camino de Santiago and therefore is indicated with yellow arrows. I'm afraid I can't answer your question, I can't say if for you it's too much or something feasible to go 35 km up and down tracks on farm roads, and cross...
  9. Mendizale

    Vasco in December

    This answer might be too late, but could be be helpful for others. Wikiloc app it's a really good mountain trail app, there you can find all Camino trails, also this Vasco from the valley or the mountain alternative. You'll have to pay for an annual pay but it's really worth doing it.
  10. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    The albergue
  11. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    Here some pictures of the walk. Before getting away from Saiatz I went up to Murumendi mountain summit, magnifique views of the basque Highlands. That summit it is an archeological sight, there is an Iron Age village under the ground. I also walked up to Usurbe mountain just before going down to...
  12. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    I told Javier the idea of hearing from Bidania in 3b stage of the Vasco but getting away from the Saiatz in the crossway to Mandubia and going straight down to Beasain albergue hospitalero. Doing this a pilgrim would enjoy the so nice mountain sights and Beasain hospital albergue both in one...
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    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    I uploaded bus Tolosa-Bidania and Bidania -Tolosa timetables. As you can see it is very well connected doing this Saiatz trail a real possibility.
  14. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    We speaked about the Saiatz alternative (2 stages by the mountains from Hernani to Zegama, the last town before San Adrian tunnel), he didn't even hear about it... He isn't local, just came from other region to do the voluntary work. Gronze doesn't mention it, but in this forum is well...
  15. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrim's Albergue Hospitalero: OPENED FROM 11 MARCH 2024

    I have just been speaking with Javier this morning. Very kind and helpful hospitalero. He showed me the albergue and we chatted for a while. As I just said, it's just opened from 11th march until ending October. Nice number of pilgrims stayed already, as this albergue its getting so famous...
  16. Mendizale

    Beasain pilgrims Albergue: St John's Eve and 2nd Saturday of September.

    Those lucky pilgrims arriving to the albergue (wich is located in the Igartza monumental complex) on THOSE TWO DAYS will be able to enjoy some traditions that have been preserved for centuries which are a testimony of the beliefs and way of life of the local inhabitants. The Basque Cultural...
  17. Mendizale

    Brochures on the Saiatz alternative

    In Euskera Zarateko means "of Zarate", basque is an agglutinative language, there are no prepositions. It's grammar is alien if you speak a Indo-European language yes, but not as difficult as people may think, it super logical. Zarateko Benta would be in that way Venta de Zarate in Spanish. So...
  18. Mendizale

    CAMINO VASCO through the hills and mountains, called SAIATZ trail.

    At least in Beasain if your idea is arriving to the albergue hospitalero de Beasain, speaking about having a good meal in restaurants: Asador Urkiola (the best top quality but not cheap. Awesome basque traditional food), Hotel Dolarea restaurant (good quality/price restaurant), Artzai Enea (...
  19. Mendizale

    LIVE from the Camino Michael - Variant of Saiatz and Via Bayona to Burgos

    All my respects Michael, hats off! I congratulated Peregrina 2000 too, as Saiatz Bidea it is a super spectacular mountain trail, but with its exigencies too. I live in Beasain and I usually hike by those mountains. Never crossed a pilgrim... Best regards!
  20. Mendizale

    CAMINO VASCO through the hills and mountains, called SAIATZ trail.

    A Camino de Santiago or Donejakue Bidea signpost in the beech forest around Murumendi -Saiatz Bidea-. According to Basque beliefs, it is one of the living places of the goddess Mari. Once a year, in Beasain town's fiestas opening night, at 22 pm, it is done the performance "Mariren Jeitsiera"...

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