Ancient Cafe Iruña Bilbao – Spain

Ancient  Coffee Shop in Bilbao: Cafe Iruña  The Cafe Iruña is located in front of the Albia Gardens, next to Ledesma street and with double access from Berastegui and Colón de Larreátegui streets. It was inaugurated on July 7, 1903 by the Navarrese promoter Severo Unzue Donamaría.   It draws attention for the original distribution of its 300 square meters of floor, subdivided into different spaces in which the quality of its tiles and the Mudejar-inspired decoration stand out, with …

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Potato Omelette without potatoes or eggs

Spanish Potato Omelette without potatoes or Eggs Is it possible to make a potato omelette without potatoes or eggs? This preparation existed during the post civil war in Spain (1936-1939). During the post-Spanish civil war there was a lot of hunger and there were many who used their imaginations to calm their hunger. A proof of the creativity that provokes hunger is this potato omelette without eggs and without potatoes. The recipe is from the Catalan chef Ignasi Domenech, published …

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Portuguese Recipe: Pasteis de Belem

Ingredients for Pastries of Belem (Pastéis de Belem)   Traditional Portuguese recipe 1 liter of whole milk 500 gr. of white sugar. 100 gr. of wheat flour. 12 egg yolks 600 gr. of puff pastry dough (2 rectangular plates of 300 gr.) The skin of half a lemon. 1 stick of cinnamon Butter to spread the molds. Metal molds: small and low if possible. How to prepare cakes from Belem. Lisbon is a city that “hooks”, once you visit for …

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Natural Reserve Canyon of Lumbier – Navarra – Spain

 

Foz de Lumbier – Canyon in Spain

The Natural Reserve Canyon of Lumbier (Foz de Lumbier) is a canyon formed by the Irati river in Navarra – Spain. It is very close to the mouth of the Aragón river. The force of the water opened a narrow, high gorge of more than a Mile in length between the Rocks of Lumbier.

Natural Reserve Canyon of Lumbier-

 

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There a multitude of birds nest, among which the vultures are the most numerous. Running between almost vertical walls 450 feet to  1200 feet high.

The human being dug a tunnel through which the Pamplona-Sangüesa industrial railroad circulated. That old railway infrastructure has now been converted into the Vía Verde de la Foz. It is a linear trekking and very easy to do 2 miles round trip.

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Walking Bilbao in Two Days

 

The Modern City of Bilbao 

Walking Bilbao: It is a county located in the north of Spain The town of Bilbao is the capital with more than 340,000 inhabitants and is the most populated city of the autonomous community that extends along the estuary of Bilbao or the Nervión. The city is surrounded by two mountain ranges with an altitude that does not exceed 500 meters. It was founded at the end of the 13th century. This is a guide to tour Bilbao in two days

We arrived from Madrid by air to the Bilbao airport. To go to the city center, if you do not choose the taxi, the bus is the best option. We take the Bizkaibus A3247, which costs 1.45 Euros and you can buy it in the same Bus. The bus takes about 30 minutes to go from the airport to Bilbao Termibus. 

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