On the road trip across France, Spain and Portugal.. From Europe to the Atlantic Ocean

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Tuesday, May 5
Pyla-plage-Biscarosse Biarritz - Hondarribia-Zumaia - Cabo Maxtxitxako - South of Sollube
360km

Breakfast found in the only bar open with cappuccino and croissant, and then off to the beach of Long Biscarosse of up to 104 km Capbreton.
Here we walked on the sand watching a lot of guys windsurfing then we headed to Biarritz, a mythical place of Secessian become fashionable thanks to the Countess Eugenie de Montijo third wife of Napoleon, who built his summer residence overlooking the sea, now become the 'Hotel Du Palais, who with the art deco-style casino is the backdrop to the beach is now a European pole of the surf due to its waves.
We see in front of the Orthodox Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky from the beautiful blue dome that we have not visited it in May is open to the public Thursday and Saturday afternoons
Another feature is the square of Santa Eugenia place where stands the parish church.
Later, the rock on the opposite side of the Virgin and Saint Martin.su the tip of which stands a lighthouse 44 m
Continuing on the coastal road we entered in the Basque Country (Euskadi in Basque) is the first country to meet Hondarribia whose center is bounded by solid walls.
Walk the cobbled streets flanked by many noble houses and palaces, in the upper part in the Plaza De Armais we saw the castle of Charles V, which houses a parador, which is a very austere architecture, a stone cube with a door and some window .
Down near the sea, especially on Calle San Pedro you can see many houses with tinted windows
Then we continued westward along the scenic road overlooking the Atlantic and we stopped in Zumaia we parked and we walked along the canal that reaches the sea at the mouth.
The first thing that struck us is cleaning even a leaf on the floor, clean the streets and houses with their flower gardens, the avenue that leads from the mouth of the harbor is lined with large trees, whose branches intertwine to form a arc, this time of year have no leaves and the sun through casts its shadow on the ground forming embroidery.
The sidewalks are covered with a lawn full of white flowers and benches invite you to relax while watching the scenery. Higher on what looks like a fortress above the town is the church of San Pedro.
Gipukoana the coast, which leads to Zumaia Deba consists of hills, curves and amazing geological formations formed by sediments of slate alternating with sandstone and clay (the flysh), the cliffs, caves carved by the waves seem eye sockets of human skulls
Before stopping for the night we wanted to see the head Matxitxako and San Jan de Gaztelugate, so we hurried towards Bermeo superatolo the road climbs up the mountain through a forest of eucalyptus trees that scent the air.
After some kilometers we arrived at the head, the highest point at 122m. Altitude, where there is a lighthouse from which you can see the bay below.
The coast offers a landscape of cliffs and islands, to Aketze and San Jan de Gaztelugate, while a light mist was falling on the landscape in the ocean you could see an oil rig
Then we continued to arrive at the 'hermitage of San Jan de Gaztelugate but the road was stopped due to a collapse in that here the sea erodes the rocky coast.
We therefore decided to see the hermitage the following day, passing on the opposite side, it's already 21 and we started to feel the fatigue of the day so we went back to look for a hotel Bermeo.
After the calm of the coast we found ourselves in a busy and chaotic city, with roads cut off by road works and a myriad of unique ways.
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We left the city in the direction of the High Sollube and finally after several load speed we found a b & b the Manuka Benta aVizcaya
Outside looks like a farmhouse covered with stone, I did not expect the beautiful interior with polished wooden stairs and landing, rugs, antique side tables with lamps that diffuse soft lighting, scented candles, room with the same style, and the bedspread Lace curtains are
The b & b on the ground floor has a small restaurant where we ordered a dish with an unpronounceable name. When it came we tasted the delicious meat with vegetables, while outside a thick fog enveloped the whole