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I think I found the place - GaztelugatxeOn Tuesday I watched Footprints.
I would like to know if you can help me with a tip.
Do you know where is this place: http://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/s480x480/e35/15251606_237699316650051_3134812791588782080_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTM5NzYzOTk0Mzc5MTM1NTY4OQ==.2
Looking forward for your help.
LionHeart
Congratulations! Looks like it to me.I think I found the place - Gaztelugatxe
Is that right?
Thank you for your link. It does say they took a few detours to especially significan Catholics places. This may explain why we can't place many of the images in the trailer.Here is where I discovered they were walking the Camino del Norte: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_1a7f2e58-a070-11e6-8f3f-379774d51071.html
Edited to add: I looked through the pictures here on the forum in the Camino del Norte category but I didn't see any that matched that climb up the cliff.
Thank you for your link. It does say they took a few detours to especially significan Catholics places. This may explain why we can't place many of the images in the trailer.
The one of them walking along a rock cliff makes me wonder if their detour wasn't a massive one that took tuem to the Camino del Rey which in my book is a whole lot more than a detour as it's all the way in the South of Spain....
And I think @LionHeart7 is bang on, which makes me wonder about the value of this as a documentary on the Camino. I am uncomfortable with them using images of places not on the Norte to promote their documentary. I hope not to ,any head on the Norte to find out the places they wanted to see are not on it. A bit deceptive?
My question was about that specific place. You all helped, so I am grateful.
I intend to go to Gaztelugatxe, just to feel that I am at the end of the world.
I think I found the place - Gaztelugatxe
Is that right?
I just heard from one of the people involved in the movie and she confirms it is Gaztelugatxe. I have asked again about the place I think is the Camino del Rey.Dear Anemone,
My question was about that specific place. You all helped, so I am grateful.
I intend to go to Gaztelugatxe, just to feel that I am at the end of the world.
I find this movie as a complementary thing not a product placement. If Martin Sheen's - The Way make some people to take the Camino and in my humble opinion it was for a range of age. This new movie has a new target, younger folks. Maybe I am wrong, if so correct me please.
The more of us on Camino the better, because the main idea is to find your path, to add a change to your and maybe to others life.
This looks like a really interesting place to visit, but it would involve quite a detour. I see that there are buses from Bilbao, so it could be a day trip on a rest day. There's some visitor information here: http://www.euskoguide.com/places-basque-country/spain/san-juan-de-gaztelugatxe/
Edit - climbing 241 steps might not be everyone's idea of a rest day
Looks like a very nice way to spend a rest day in Bilbao, Nuala. It's now on my list for this summer.I can't find the bus route the website refers to, the A3517. There is a 3515 and a 3527, both of which go from Bilbao to Bermeo, but I can't figure out how to find out the intermediate stops on the Bizkaiabus website. http://apli.bizkaia.net/apps/danok/tq/index.html?Idioma=ES Maybe the website has a typo and it's one of those two lines.
Anyway, it looks like there would be no problem making our way there from Bilbao. And the website you linked to does say that there is a bus stop right at the start of the steps -- can't get more convenient than that!
Thanks Rick, looking at the google maps was what made me REALLY want to visit this place!You can use Google Street View to examine a few places where there are 360 degree views from the island.
https://www.google.com/maps/place//...!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x6ac5ba227c9c861?hl=en-US
That's a shame that more than half of them had injuries so bad they needed medical assistance or had to stop their pilgrimage before reaching Santiago due to injury. From what little I can see in the film's trailers. their packs look too large and too heavy. They are young guys, but youth can only compensate for so much I suppose.I went to see the movie when it was in theaters locally at the end of October. The Catholic church that sponsored the walk it is here in the Phoenix, AZ area - St. Anne's in the suburb of Gilbert. They are on the Norte route but deviate from the Camino around the Picos de Europa in order to visit 2 Catholic sites: the Santa Cueva de Covadonga and to see the "True Cross" relic at the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Leibana.
Of the 10 or 12 men that started in San Sebastian, 7 of them ended up needing medical treatment or stopped walking altogether due to the pace at which they were going. I don't recall how many days they walked, but they had a goal to reach Compostela by the feast of St. James (2014), so the closing scene is of the joyous crowds and fireworks that evening.
http://www.catholicsun.org/2015/08/...riest-men-along-spains-way-of-st-james-video/
Thank you for the link.I went to see the movie when it was in theaters locally at the end of October.
http://www.catholicsun.org/2015/08/...riest-men-along-spains-way-of-st-james-video/
That's a shame that more than half of them had injuries so bad they needed medical assistance or had to stop their pilgrimage before reaching Santiago due to injury. From what little I can see in the film's trailers. their packs look too large and too heavy. They are young guys, but youth can only compensate for so much I suppose.
So who do you think this film/documentary will appeal to?
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe or Gaztelugache, is a few miles off the Norte, the closest point might be Gernika/Guernica. It is pretty much off the beaten track, you would have to walk approx 45 minutes from the car park to the place itself. As far as I know, there are no buses that go along that remote coastline, so it might be a matter of taxi... Amazing place, near the huge concrete skeleton of the lemoniz nuclear powerstation that was never finished... one of the eeriest places I have ever seen.
Thank you for the reply. I find your information very important. When someone is planing such information come it handy. When you are counting minutes to take the bus if there is such a need or you don't want to stay till it will be dark to Gaztelugatxe.
Have a nice day
Looks like there is plenty of service.Bakio is a small town that should have some bus service from capital Bilbao.
Actually, I believe it is a 3 km walk from Bakio along the ocast, and Bakio is a small town that should have some bus service from capital Bilbao. I am actually hoping to go to Gaztelugatxe myself next weekend!
Lucky you, @amancio - please let us know how it goes!
I did a little research on transport options as I'm hoping to visit this place in May. There are regular buses from Bilbao to Bakio - here's some information that might be useful. There's also a separate summer timetable. According to google maps it's a 7 km walk from Bakio. It seems to be well signposted and at least some of the walk is off-road (from what I can gather from photographs & blogs).
You can also go from Gernikia, by taking a bus or train to Bermeo. However, this involves a longer walk (10.8kms) on what appears to be a busy road.
The wikiloc distances definitely sound more promising! The google maps estimations are based on the roads, so it seems that the off-road trails provide a shorter walking route. I'm very pleased to learn that, as I'll probably do this as an afternoon side-trip, following a longer walk.Wow, a 7 km walk means 14 km return... it is about twice as much as I thought, I am not sure my daughter will be so happy to walk that much!
I have seen this in Wikiloc, just below 8 km return, in theory
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=10498854
The wikiloc distances definitely sound more promising! The google maps estimations are based on the roads, so it seems that the off-road trails provide a shorter walking route. I'm very pleased to learn that, as I'll probably do this as an afternoon side-trip, following a longer walk.
Good luck - hopefully the weather will be kind to you and your daughter!
Edit - might the wikiloc distances be miles, rather than kilometres?
Apologies @amancio, I didn't read your post properly. I see now that it's 4.9 miles in total, rather than 4.9 miles each way. That's a perfect little side-trip, even after a long morning of walking,Hi Nuala, it is 4.9 miles in the wikiloc page, so it is about 8 km, I would say. I hope I can make it this weekend, I still have a 900 km drive in between!
On Monday, hopefully, I will make it there with my Irish wife and let you know which figures are correct, I see many different figures all over.
So we went to Gaztelugatxe as you can see from the picture above it was a busy day!
We took a local bus 3518 from downtown Bilbao to Bakio on the coast and due to my iffy back, took a taxi to the village about 1.1km about Gaztelugatxe.
Then we took the path down, and the 241 steps up, and had a picnic on the top. We walked back the longer, road route, I had pulled my back while in Ireland and had residual pain on stairs, so the high steps on the short cut climbing back up the hill may have been a problem.
We both rang the bell and made our wishes, probably for a helicopter to lift us back up the hill to the village.
It was wonderful day, crowds and all, and no back pain so that was a plus! I found extra info on the EuskoGuide - link is below.
Kathy
EuskoGuide tells us:
The climb down the hill, across the bridge and up to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a small adventure that will handsomely reward you with truly impressive views. The ocean can be particular rough in this area and the waves really crash against the rocks of the island, adding to its awe-inspiring beauty. If you think it looks cool in the photos, just wait till you experience it in person.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, whose name means “castle rock” in Basque (“gaztelu” = castle + “aitz” = rock), is a definite “must” if you are visiting the Basque Country. It is an island located just off the shore along the Bay of Biscay, 35 km east from Bilbao. The island is cone-shaped and features a tiny church on its highest point that is dedicated to John the Baptist. Although not proven, it has been said that he even set foot on the island.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is connected to the mainland by a man-made stone bridge. The bridge transitions into a narrow path that contains 241 steps and zigzags its way back and forth to the top. Once there, you will find the church which has a bell situated along the front of its facade. According to legend, after you have completed the climb, you should ring the bell three times and make a wish.
http://www.euskoguide.com/places-basque-country/spain/san-juan-de-gaztelugatxe/
You can also go from Gernikia, by taking a bus or train to Bermeo. However, this involves a longer walk (10.8kms) on what appears to be a busy road.
Thanks for the post.
Gaztelugatxe is on my to go list.
Meanwhile on 22 of may 2017 I go with my girlfriend do https://www.caminolebaniego.com/inicio
thil 3 of june. I am so happy about it.
It is a very busy road and not a great shoulder, we were very happy we didn't walk on the road to the parking lot. (We took a taxi)
It's very quiet here today - so peaceful. I'm sitting on the rocks and enjoying the sound of the ocean.It looks lovely with no one there!
Enjoy! It is a spectacular site! As I find my cheapest flights from Vancouver to Bilbao I will probably get to go there again!It's very quiet here today - so peaceful. I'm sitting on the rocks and enjoying the sound of the ocean.
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