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ROUTE
1- We are going from the institute to Forua to see the remains of the romans (20 min).
2- From Forua we will pass through the Zikoin Bidea so we can go to the metal bridge. (15 min).
3-We will go to Kortezubi (Errota Barri). There we will se a church called Santiago Apóm.
4-We will go to Urdaibai bird center (30 min) caminata,
5- At the end we will come back to the instituteGernika BHI.
Trip specifications:
Start and end: Gernika BHI Institutoa.
Length: 36 miles
Time: 1h 14 min
Things needed for the trip:
Backpack
Water
Comfortable shoes
Food (lunch)
Clothes
INTEREST PONTS
URDAIBAI BRIDGE
The Oka River is a river in Bizkaia. It is born at the foot of Mount Oiz, near Zugastieta in the Gorozika region, at the confluence of several streams that originate in Goroño, which is 601 meters high, Oiz, which is 1,035 meters high, Bizkargi, which is 563 meters high. height, and Arbur, which is 552 meters high. It runs in a south-north direction and after Gernika it becomes an estuary and forms the Urdaibai marsh. In Mundaka it reaches the sea. It has a total length of 17 kilometers.
In its 17 kilometers of length, the river passes through the following towns: Muxika, Gernika, Forua, Busturia, Murueta, Sukarrieta, Mundaka, Kortezubi, Gautegiz-Arteaga and Ibarrangelu.
CHURCH OF SANTIAGO APOSTOLUA
CHURCH OF SANTIAGO APOSTOLUA
It is a Gothic style building. The 19th century, under the influence of the Catholic kings. It is a non-decorative building that is exhibited by the economic capacity of the community at that time. In fact, this community was made up of farmers and livestock.
URDAIBAI BIRD CENTER
Urdaibai Bird Center was born from an association called Elaia, which began its activity in Urdaibai in 2001. Initially, Elaia's activity consisted of putting rings on the different birds that gathered in the Urdaibai marshes, in order to control the birds that were present. The observatory is located in the Urdaibai biosphere, located in a protected natural area with one of the most important marshes on the coast of the Cantauri Sea. These marshes are part of the Ramsar Convention network, Natura 2000 and a special area for the protection of birds.
ROMAN RUINS
ROMAN RUINS
It was a demonstration of public life in the cities, and the main buildings that could be found there were: the basilica, the curia, the temples... Apart from all the civic and religious symbolism, the forum was used mainly for commerce. , with stores located in public buildings in structures called stools.
As the empire expanded, the forum also took on another meaning and became, in some cases, synonymous with the entire town or city. In these cases, the forum was a settlement created near an important road or highway, and the word Forum became a place name. In the Basque Country we have the place name of the town of Forua.
ErrotaBarri
ErrotaBarri
The Errotabarri mill located in the Kortezubi district was a tidal mill. This is mentioned in a list of bonfires from the 18th century. where Martín de Magota and Pedro de Lezerino are also mentioned as owners.
IES Gernika
IES Gernika
GERNIKA BHI or GERNIKA INSTITUTE is a center with a long history. In the 20th century it has known different uses and over the years it has been an essential study reference for the population of Busturialdeka and Lea-Artibai.
1896-1935: It was a religious school.
1936-1939: It became a military hospital and war prison.
1938-1940: 269 prisoners died.
1941: Classes began again.
1944-45: Philosophy classes begin.
1963: It becomes a public institution in Gernica.
1992: The Institute is approved to adapt the plan.
1994: The new institute is created.
1998-99: The building is rehabilitated and the secondary and high school education center is inaugurated
1999-2000: The path to vocational training opens.
2015-2016: The cycle of care for people in a state of dependency was offered for the first time.
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