Hotel Atalaya Mundaka

Having disembarked the Pride of Bilbao, following our two day mini-cruise (the highlights of which were DVD horse races, bingo, Geordies on the lash and two memorable dining experiences at Langans Brasserie), we faced the delights of industrial Bilbao, which proved to be a fitting introduction to North Spain. Undaunted we headed to ...

... small place got packed by about 3:30. We had a delicious meal: 1) a Basque version of bruschetta (ham, tomatoes, sea salt, olive oil), 2) a clam that gave you a burst of sea, 3) the best calamari that I have ever had (whole, not your strips type) and then tail of bull (rabo de toro). Oh, yeah, I think we also had a bottle of red wine. Yum!<br><br>We took a nap after a short walk after that. We walked ...

We drove from Madrid, got a bit lost trying to find Lurdea. We thought it is a name of a village but it is not it is just the name of the Hotel/Casa Rural.<br><br>The place is amazing. Located in the hills above Bermeo, with magnificent view of the ocean. It is clean (like really clean) and has the air of a relaxing boutique hotel.<br>

... br>With the nice tourist services in the place such as tourist guide, accommodation and transportation is more convenient a tourist-friendly place. Hoteles en Bilbao, restaurantes Bilbao, Bilbao car hire and other tourist services are one of the economic sources of the city. <br><br>Hotel Information<br><br>Hotel Centro Bilbao<br>

The caravan site was very cramped but we had an incredible view from the caravan which was perched on top of a cliff. We walked down to the beach and town. The climb back was very steep and at the top people were para-sailing with motors. We went to stay there so we could visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.<br><br>The Museum ...

... the surf was a bit too large and out-of-control to be much fun.The second day, the surf cleaned up, but the rain moved in. During our visit, besides watching the surf, we walked around the town and enjoyed a very reasonably-priced fish lunch. The setup at Mundaka is amazing. A set of stairs carved into the rock cliff near the church lead down to the water. There, you hop into a ...

... somewhere you want to stay. True is relatively near the tube into the city (a cab ride of about £5) but it's not worth it. We left and didn't pay for the night we stayed there (I'm not sorry).<br><br>We also came to the conclusion that we needed a car so hired one to drive us to San Seb. Spent a another day in Bilbao seeing the obvious Guggenheim.

... we went to Mundaka, a typical small village of the north of Spain that with the appropriate conditions has a great left wave. That day we couldn't see a wave but we had a walked and go to the bars in the village with less people that if it had been hold the competition there. I have to say that if you want to see the competition there you won't find place to sleep in the village, because there's only a couple of small hotels that are full of ...

... traffic approached it got pretty tight at times, throw in more than a few morning walkers who thought they had right of way and it made for an interesting drive. <br><br>The thing is with big name surf spots, it makes no difference how good a break can be if there is no swell, and that's what we got. Yes, our flat spell was continuing. Mick was especially shattered as he had lugged a brand new board half way round the ...

... tasted like some frozen veges heated in oil...no curry at all, and the rice was coloured with food colouring??!! Anyway give Bilbao and the dodgy Indian restaurant a miss is my recommendation! Even the Guggenheim Museum didn´t impress us...we thought it was tacky and gaudy...harsh critics we are we know! So we got outta there and back to the beach for a swim and then drove to Mundaka. Mundaka is famous for it´s legendary left hander but there was no ...