Must See Parts of Spain: Basque Country & Dragonstone | 4K
Must see stops in the Basque Country and Spain! We explored San Sebastian, hiked the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Dragonstone Castle location in Game of Thrones @ 3:05 in the video), enjoyed the views at Flysch in Zumaia, went for a hike up Ulia Mountain, ate endless Pintxos, and rented a car to travel along the coast to see the sights and the local towns.
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*If you want to see the coastline, a car is needed. I only rented a car for one day which was enough to see the towns and sights along the coast between San Sebastian and Bilbao.
*A car is not recommended for getting around Spain or even travelling in and out of San Sebastian. The train station is in the downtown and is very easy to get to.
*We did got to Bilbao and wish we had skipped it. The smaller towns have way more to offer for a tourists.
*San Sebastian is a small city with so much to do. Three nights there is a must!
*The hike on Ulia Mountain leads to another town- Pasaia. We were too lazy and ran out of town, but in the summer with more daylight this would be a scenic hike.
*Flysch and San Juan de Gaztelugatxe are very close to each other and make for a great quick road trip. Very worth it, both are amazing sites!
The trip included:
(0:00) Intro (San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Ulia Mountain, Flysch, View of San Sebastian, Flysch, Ulia Mountain, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Sunset at San Sebastian from the Londres Hotel).
(0:26) Hike along the coastline of Ulia Mountain- accessable from Zurriola Beach. Good hiking info here:
(1:09) San Sebastian- view from our hotel and exploring the town
(1:41) Eating foot at La Cuchara de San Telmo
(1:59) Quick stop in Getaria
(2:08) Exploring Flysch in Zumaia
(3:03) Hiking to the top of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe- Used in season 7 of Game of Thrones as the location of Dragonstone (the castle on top is of course computer generated)
Video taken with:
-GoPro HERO5 Black Edition:
-GoPro Karma Grip Stabilizer:
-For the Timelapse: I used the flexible tripod:
-Settings were 2.7K 60fps, Wide and Linear FOVs & 4K wifi FOV for timelapses
-Also used an iPhone 6s with 1080p 60fps settings.
Song used:
Adventures by A Himitsu
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
Music release by Argofox
Music provided by Audio Library
Episode 3 - Landfall in northern Spain and San Sebastian
Cecienne continues her journey into North East Spain, reaching the coastal cities of San Sebastian and Getaria, both famed for their gastronomy and cultural events.
San Sebastian boasts one of the finest beaches in Europe – and for those looking for a destination to relax in the sun Getaria is a busy fishing port with rustic Spanish charm. However, both destinations offer only short-term mooring and maybe not the best facilities for your boat.
John and his crew explore longer-term mooring and amenities a little further west along the coast to Zumaia, a town offering full marina facilities and more activities to enjoy on shore. Zumaia is also a great base to stock up before travelling further west along the Spanish coast…
Next clip – On to Basque Country and Spain’s most iconic destinations…
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Driving from ZARAUTZ to GETARIA - SPAIN
Driving to Zarautz to Getaria, Basque Country, Spain.
Getaria is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. This coastal village is located on the Urola Coast, with Zarautz to the east and Zumaia to the west.
Getaria is known for being Juan Sebastián Elcano’s hometown, a seaman well-known for being the first man to circumnavigate the earth. He was captain of the Nao Victoria, the one ship in Magellan's ill-fated fleet which completed the voyage.
Today, Getaria is also famous for its restaurants serving grilled fish and a white wine with a protected designation of origin which is cultivated in the surroundings of this coastal town and takes the name of Getariako Txakolina. Moreover, the Cristobal Balenciaga Museum is also located in this village.
Thus, its most famous sons are Juan Sebastián Elcano, captain of the Nao Victoria, Admiral Miguel de Oquendo, who commanded the Guipúzcoa Squadron of the Spanish Armada, the explorer Domingo de Bonechea, and the couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre.
In May 2012, a two-man team from Getaria won Google's Model Your Town competition by creating a complete 3D representation of their hometown.[1]
Traditionally, the town's name has been written as Guetaria. However, since 1980, the official toponym has become Getaria, which is the adaptation of the modern Basque orthography. Thus, in Spanish it is written Guetaria, and, though pronounced the same, in Basque it is written Getaria.
Apart from the Getaria of Gipuzkoa, there is another town 61 kilometers up the coast in Lapurdi (Labourd), the French Basque Country, which is called Guéthary. The Basque pronunciation and spelling of the two towns is the same. Both villages are located on the Basque coast, and throughout history, many have sought the origin of the towns' names. Based on archaeological findings, the most convincing hypothesis is that the name of Getaria comes from the Latin word cetaria. In the classic Latin, pronounced as [ketaria], it means a place were fish is canned. Indeed, in both places, evidence of Roman installations for canning fish have been found.
Another possible origin of the name is guaita in the Gascon language which means lookout. During the Middle Ages various villages on the Basque coast were colonized by gascons, and among these villages both Getarias could be found. Therefore, it was believed that Getari could be the result of a mix between guaita and –ari, a suffix that is used in the Basque language for professions and would mean vigilante. For others, though, the name of Getaria results from the mix of guaita and –erri, meaning town, creating a word that means the town of the vigilant.
Getaria's principal sources of income are fishing, tourism and the viticulture of the Txakoli.
In the beginning of the nineteenth century, the population of this village worked more on agriculture than on fishing, thus, obtaining the best Txakoli of Gipuzkoa. Nowadays, there is still producing Txakoli but in a smaller amount. Therefore, today, fishing has become the main income source. However, now the fishing sector is in decline.
Besides, in the neighbourhoods of Askizu, Akerregi and Meagas cider is produced.
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