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ADAPTED ROAD OF GOMIZTEGI

ADAPTED ROAD OF GOMIZTEGI

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Distance: 3.5 km
Duration: 1h
Point of departure and arrival: Sanctuary of Arantzazu. The road joins the Sanctuary of Arantzazu with the shepherd's school located in the Gomiztegi manor, owned by the Franciscans of the Sanctuary. This path is 1,865 m long with universal accessibility, for persons of any age and with any functional limitation.

 

 



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1. Hermitage of Santo Cristo. Situated above the Gandiaga Topagunea building, to which you access from the parking plaza of Arantzazu. An informative panel next to the hermitage indicates the start and path is recognized because the majority of its length is marked with beacons.

2. Peñakulo Manor. Adhered to the rock, this manor was built in 1860. Currently it is used as a sheepfold.

3. Lookout of the Arantzazu neighbourhood. First point prepared for resting and enjoying the landscape. In front, the mountain ranges of Urkilla and Elgea, crowned by windmills.

4. The forest. A few metres later the open landscape disappears and we go into the forest. The pollared beech trees, located at the edge of the road, show the footprint left by our ancestors, the coal workers.

5. Grazing lands of Gomiztegi. 200 metres after leaving the forest, the road forks. We will continue on the left road. This large green field and fine grassland on both sides of the road constitutes the basic means of support of the flock of latxa sheep of the Gomiztegi manor. The excellent Idiazabal cheese is obtained from them.

6. Shepherd's school. Pioneer project started in the 1990s where the parallel development of the profession and the training constitute one of the keys for the future projection of the way of life of Basque shepherds.

POINTS OF INTEREST

1-Sanctuary of Arantzazu

2-Gomiztegi manor. Routes of the Basque shepherd.

3-Aizkorri-Aratz natural park.


 

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

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