Category Archives: Basque on two wheels

A series of bike routes around Bascony

Elciego and around, cradle of Rioja wine

Posted on 20/10/2015 by freelander

It’s the heart of the summer, and from the height south-bordering the Álava plain there lies at my feet, majestic and fertile, hot and glaring, the Ebro valley; namely the Basque side of Rioja, which is somehow a territorial inconsistence, … Continue reading →

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Treviño, a Castilian exclave in the Basque

Posted on 21/11/2014 by freelander

Despite the many routes that I’ve already done around the Basque Country, I’m yet to see, in its southern part (called the Álava plain), something that does not resemble Castille; therefore I say: the fact that the Álava plain belongs … Continue reading →

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The outermost Álava.

Posted on 14/09/2014 by freelander

. En el último capítulo de la serie Vasconia en dos ruedas castigué al lector con una soporífera ración de historia, y hoy quiero regalarlo con un episodio más pictórico y digerible: vamos a viajar en moto por una de … Continue reading →

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Orduña 2nd part ·

Posted on 24/05/2014 by freelander

Juan de Garay, conqueror and colonizer, third governor of Río de la Plata, explorer of Paraná river and fouder of Santa Fé and Buenos Aires, was born in Orduña in the year 1528. But before this event took place, the … Continue reading →

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Orduña (1st part) ·

Posted on 07/04/2014 by freelander

Of course, the city of Orduña didn’t need this chapter in my series The Basque trail for being well known in the country, as its beauty, along with its landscape diversity, and even its climate, by their own right play … Continue reading →

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Bernedo

Posted on 25/02/2014 by freelander

The afternoon’s blue sky smiles at me between the cumuli, enticing me to a bike ride. Where to? This time of the year, South is usually the safest course; so I dress the attire and, before I can realize, I’m … Continue reading →

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Ochandiano

Posted on 25/10/2013 by freelander

Tras unos días de fríos nortes, el otoño ha hecho su impetuosa entrada en el valle y la montaña alavesa, pasando una paleta de ocres y sienas sobre la arboleda y la hojarasca. Después, un veranillo de San Martín acompañado … Continue reading →

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Vergara

Posted on 01/10/2013 by freelander

Me resulta casi imposible pensar en Vergara sin evocar al instante la curiosa expresión con que Valle-Inclán solía aludir a los acontecimientos históricos que allí ocurrieron; expresión que, en mi fantasía, venía como envuelta en el misterio y formando parte … Continue reading →

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