A photographer’s Guide

An essential tool to discover Uribe with your camera Content 6 Introduction 3 Coastal landscape Introduction 8 he region of Uribe is located in the northeast of the Historical 4 Inland landscape TTerritory of Bizkaia, in a privileged place, as much for its proximity How to use this guide 10 to the sea as for its distance with the most important populations of Recommended equipment Historical landscape its surroundings, including the capital, . When to shoot 12 Active landscape From the 598 meters of Mount Jata, true epicentre that rules everything, we can observe the landscape diversity of the 14 environment. With breathtaking cliffs, where the Cantabrian Sea 45 18 displays all its bravery, also creating idyllic coves and beaches full 46 22 of unique flora and fauna, the whole landscape is presided over by 48 26 bucolic fishing villages and tourist places of great fame. 50 28 As soon as we leave the coast, Uribe also offers us the spectacle 51 Meñaka 30 of the rural Bizkaia, full of hamlets, hermitages, churches and tower 52 Maruri-Jatabe 32 houses that will lead us through the most genuinely Basque art, 54 folklore and history. 34 55 36 From the Abra and going up the Nervión estuary, we can discover 56 38 the past and present industrial remains, the engine of the modernity 57 40 of the region. Gamiz-Fika 58 44 This guide is a tool to discover Uribe in each of its facets and nuances, to enjoy landscapes, cuisine, culture and history at the click of your camera. The camera may just be an excuse, but a powerful excuse that will take us back again and again to one of the most diverse, beautiful and living territories of Euskadi. Charge the batteries, take your camera and be ready to enjoy. Happy photographic journey!

3 How to use this guide Recommended materials ribe photo guide is designed to be accessible to any amateur owadays, the progress of technology applied to photography with any photographic skills. There is no need to be an expert, has achieved that we can make great photographs with almost Unor to have an expensive photographic equipment to travel through Nany device, something unthinkable just ten or fifteen years ago. these pages with your camera. From a mobile phone equipped with enough camera resolution to a The photographic sites have been ordered in a large tour through small compact camera or an advanced digital reflex, each and every the different places and landscapes of the region, accompanying the one of them will be enough to enjoy our photographic tours. descriptions with images of the most suggestive and photogenic ones. The addition of accessories to our equipment will depend on factors such as the time of day, the amount of light and the view to be Each main image provides the GPS and GD situation of each location, photographed. In any case, it is recommended to have some minimum thus facilitating the visitor’s identification of each zone. However, accessories such as a tripod -now accessible to all pockets-, for it is recommend that the indications are not taken as absolute, low lighting conditions, and a good bag or case that protects our but as a starting point to be able to explore the place and develop equipment in any weather condition. your own vision of the environment. Photography is a creative and If our camera allows it, a polarizing filter will enhance the volume subjective activity; each person has the opportunity to capture the and colour of the landscape and will eliminate annoying glare. landscape in a different way.

We have provided the images with a series of indications that will help you photograph the places, such as the best time and season of the year, light conditions, or the best recommended photographic When to shoot accessories. For the most demanding photographers, a brief technical description is provided about how and which objectives and s a general rule, the most propitious hours to photograph accessories have been used to take the photographs of this guide. landscapes like those of Uribe are the early and the late light of Athe day, especially in places where sunrises and spectacular sunsets at the edge of the sea are available: the so-called Golden Hour.

Before sunrise or after sunset, the sky acquires a deep blue colour, which is called Blue Hour, a moment when we can take beautiful great photographs with the help of a tripod. Technical suggestions Geographical indications The central hours of the day in rainy or stormy days offer great Most of this photo guide runs along the path of Great Route dramatic images, with large cloudy formations and epic backlights. GR-280 URIBE. Click on the link to obtain maps and suggestions A good recommendation is to visit the same enclaves, at different on this route times and hours of the day. The result will pleasantly surprise us. GR-280 URIBE

4 5 Gorliz Cliffs f 5.6 1400 s. ISO 200 The coastal landscape of As the seasons last, climatic Another of the great attractions 14-54mm lens at 14mm Uribe covers a large part of the conditions change spectacularly. The for the photographer of the coast Summer. region, from Erandio to Bakio, same location may be immersed in a of Uribe is the variety of flora including also the localities of magnificent sunset, or in medium of that colonizes the most rugged Sopela, Barrika, Plentzia, Gorliz and a maritime storm that raises waves places. A walk along the cliffs when Lemoiz. that are going to crash against the the heathers bloom in spring Coastal The seafront changes from great cliffs. The colour of the sea may and summer is an incomparable steep cliffs to idyllic coves or elegant vary from stormy greyish days to colourful show that offers gorgeous beaches. The landscape offers us turquoise blue or emerald green of compositions. landscape multiple photographic possibilities. sunny days.

6 7 The inland landscape of Uribe we will be immersed in the magic of foggy banks which combined with is essentially rural, surrounded by timeless landscapes. The profusion the warm light of the surroundings mountains and lush forests. An of multiple copses scattered among create dreamy sceneries. Inland intricate landscape made by a the tillage fields surprise us with Another feature of inland Uribe is thousand and one paths that lead us interesting photographic framings its gentle and accessible mountains to centenarian houses, tower houses and light games, especially in the through forest tracks or GR trails that remind us the warlike past of warmth from the first lights of the from where we can take panoramic landscape the Middle Ages in Bizkaia. morning and evening. The proximity pictures. The mountainous peaks While we move a few meters away to the sea and the lush vegetation Sollube and Jata offer us an overview from the big urban towns and cities, promote the formation of low of the whole Uribe.

Meñaka Farms f 4 1/60 s. ISO 200 50-200mm lens at 108mm Spring. Church of Fruiz f 5.6 1/2 s. ISO 200 Tripod Both on the coast and 14-54mm lens at 14mm Spring. Golden Hour. inland, the populations form Uribe maintain a rich historical past, either in Romanesque hermitages lost between the forests of the mountains or in the city centres. Discovering the history of a region through the reliefs of capitals and lintels in the lens of a camera allows us to go churches of the region will fill our back in time and look at details that postcards. many times would be unnoticed. The These lands have also been a camera has the ability of forcing us compulsory way for pilgrims and to a careful observation, to look for, travellers for centuries. The North sometimes subtle, features of a place. way to Santiago crosses part of the The converging lines of the steep region. streets of the coastal villages against the backdrop of Cantabrian Sea, the The Uribe historical landscape is colour and warmth of hundreds- an invaluable travel companion that years-old hamlets, or the magnificent will lead us through the culture and roots of the territory, while we make stunning photographs of its magical architectural heritage.

Historical landscape A varied natural landscape is The profusion of trails and good the ideal setting for an endless number communications in Uribe makes that of leisure activities in nature that can a simple bicycle and a compact or be combined with photography. It is action camera allow us to combine very easy to organize activities such two hobbies in one. If we are simple Active landscape as photographic hiking, mountain spectators, in any corner we will find photography, nautical activities -as a photographic motive that includes surfing, sailing or kayaking-, and even a magnificent landscape and some paragliding. adventure sport practitioner.

GR 280 on its way through Urizar in Lemoiz f 5.6 1/125 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 14m Autumn with rain. SOPELA Arriatera and Atxabiribil

The beaches of Arriatera and Atxabiribil are THEME split apart by just a rocky promontory. With its panoramic Coastal Photography views from the cliffs, it is one of the most popular enclaves SEASON of Sopela among photographers. Whether we want to All year take pictures at sunset or at dawn or if our goal is to ACCESS photograph the flight of the paragliders or the virtuous Car / Bizkaibus evolutions of the surfers, we will be at the right place. / Metro

Besides, the proximity of the Abra de Bilbao and the COORDINATES port commercial creates an intense traffic of fishing and GPS merchant ships that may well become involuntary subject 43º23’24” N of our images. 2º59’30” W GD With the proper precautions and taking into account 43.3902055 the tidal cycles and sea conditions, it is possible to make -2.9918803 different photographs during the same day and with varying light conditions while we enjoy a nice day on a golden sandy beach.

Sopela Coast f 3.5 1750 s. ISO 200. Tripod. 50-200mm lens at 200mm. Summer.

Sopela Beaches f 10 15 s. ISO 200 Tripod 14-54mm lens at 16mm Spring. Sunset. Golden Hour.

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f 9.0 3,2 s. ISO 200 Tripod 12mm lens Spring. Blue Hour.

Arrietara and Atxabiribil are an excellent spot to practice photography of the intertidal landscape. Equipped with a tripod and calculating the tides SOPELA we can take magical images. Since they are formed by large sands without excessive slope, it is possible to photograph the different pools created by Arriatera and Atxabiribil the sea at different moments. The show of reflections, with golden and silver tones, created in the wet sand guarantees images of great plasticity.

16 17 GORLIZ Pine forests of the beach THEME Coastal Photography Sometimes we let ourselves to be tempted excessively by the near sea without realizing the natural spectacle SEASON that is offered behind us. All year It is advisable not to discard any image and assess the ACCESS photographic possibilities offered by the environment. Car / Bizkaibus On the shore of the Gorliz promenade, the vegetation / Metro grows plentifully, especially since they the different COORDINATES surrounding ecosystems have being recovered, such GPS as the coastal pine forests and the vegetation of the 43º24’59” N ancient dune systems. It is worth looking at different 2º56’39” W framing, sometimes with risky compositions or with GD changing light conditions, which they will provide us with spectacular images. 43.4165901 -2.9441953 The aid of a good tripod will be essential if we want to obtain images without danger of vibration

Beach at low tide. f 3,5 1/200 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 50mm Summer. Sunset. Golden Hour.

f 20 1/25 s. ISO 100 14-54 lens at 21mm Summer. Sunset. Golden Hour. GORLIZ

Wild coast With the sun in our framing, a low point of view and a closed diaphragm create images of great plasticity.

On the way to the Gorliz lighthouse, located at Cape Billao, we crossed rugged cliffs that descend vertically to the sea, forming inaccessible coves from land but within reach of our camera, as long as we have a good telephoto lens. Paths run parallel to the coast, between mantles of coastal plants and flowers, especially available in spring and summer. If a boat is available, a world of landscapes possibilities opens up; the cliffs of Billao, at the foot of the lighthouse, next to the wild Billao Island which accompanies it in the solitude of these places, give the landscape a primitive character.

Gorliz lighthouse f 8 1/250 s. ISO 100 35mm lens All year.

Flowers from the cliffs f 20 1/25 s. ISO 100 12mm lens Spring. THEME ACCESS GD Coastal Photography Car / Bizkaibus 43.405220 / Metro SEASON COORDINATES -2.970688 All year GPS 43º24’18” N 2º58’14”W BARRIKA Intertidal flysch

Few images are so iconic like clouds chains in front of our camera the fantastic intertidal flat area of in almost all circumstances. the Barrika beach. Spending some hours playing with the rocks, which This beautiful beach is suitable to be they resemble the back of a dragon, used during the year with different while we take pictures with the results each time. However, during the different lights and brightness of spring and neap tides, an astonishing the tide is a luxury only possible spectacle will be guaranteed. The on the Uribe coast. developing clouds chains, with well- defined cumulonimbus will march During summer, the sun sets at the in formation in front of the rocks maritime horizon perpendicular to of the flysch, while the waves beat the beach line, and it guarantees strongly in the nearby reefs. a palette of intense colours to experiment with speed and nºf. At our back, the lines of flysch that form the cliffs create a spectacle of The beach is oriented from SW to loams and sandstones illuminated by NE what guarantees us to see the the warm light of the marine sunset.

Do not forget to place in your bag a Barrika beach good quantity of filters, especially of f 22 0,5 s. ISO 200 neutral density (ND) and graduated ones 14-54mm lens at 17mm and a good shutter. Summer.

22 f 5.6 1/5 s. ISO 400 14-54mm lens at 14mm All year.

Both from the top of the cliffs and at the very foot of the BARRIKA seashore, Barrika is the scene of a natural spectacle that is hard to forget. Its wide opening to the sea offers us sunsets throughout the Between the sky and the sea year. And a marine orography to take almost oneiric photographs.

On the coast, always use a tripod. It will help you to balance the compositions and allow slow shutter speeds.

f 22 2,0 s. ISO 200 200mm lens. Tripod All year. FRUIZ Natural and human history

The small parish church of the cooling of lava flows from the Fruiz combines two different seabed. On the other hand, the 16th historical treasures. On the one hand, century parish church of San Salvador on the outskirts of the town, in the retains a magnificently preserved basalt quarry, nowadays abandoned, Romanesque portico dating to the we can observe and photograph year 1200. Scenes such as “the peace columns of volcanic rocks that of God” and “the truce of the Lord” have hexagonal shapes, similar to can be observed in its capitals along those present in other parts of with vivid representations of medieval the Earth, such as Iceland or the knights. With a tripod and a shuttle Giants´ Causeway in Ireland. They release or timer we can take the were formed in the distant Upper images of eight centuries of history of Cretaceous as a consequence of this rich and unique iconography.

Basaltic formations f 3,5 1/125 s. ISO 200 50mm lens All year.

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f 5.0 1/322 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 60mm Autumn cloudy URDULIZ Climbing School

THEME Of the multiple enclaves to Outdoor Photography photograph sports activities in Uribe, the SEASON impressive presence of the Peñas de Santa All year Marina stands out. The area has been used for decades as a climbing school. In their ACCESS steep walls generations and generations of Car / Bizkaibus / Metro Basque climbers and mountaineers have learned to climb and have taken their first COORDINATES steps on the mountain. GPS 43º22’17” N At any season of the year and with good 2º57’32” W weather it is possible to photograph the GD evolutions and the effort of these athletes 43.3715758 from a close and accessible distance for -2.9591548 any type of camera.

The spot is especially beautiful in autumn since it is surrounded by a beautiful forest that frames our photographs with different colour shades.

A visit to the Santa Marina hermitage will offer a beautiful view of the town from a bird’s eye view.

In sports photography, the use of a telephoto lens is almost essential. Its power will allow us innumerable compositions. Landscape of Meñaka at sunset MEÑAKA f 2,8 1/200 s. ISO 200 Tripod 14-54mm lens at 40mm The magic of the landscape Autumn.

Perhaps one of the most desired effects in landscape photography is the depth of field obtained through the atmosphere of the image. Choosing the right time is the key to obtain optimal results.

Meñaka is located in the shelter of Mount Sollube and in the THEME ACCESS climbing route to its summit. From its slopes some fantastic views of all Landscape Photography Car / Bizkaibus Uribe can be looked at, from the sea to the east, to its more westerly SEASON COORDINATES part. It is a privileged spot to practice landscape photography with a All year GPS GD very great depth of field, in whose backdrop scattered and ethereal 43º2’4”N 2º47’55”W 43.3614243 summits of the territory take place. -2.7986106

30 31 MARURI-JATABE Fog at sunrise f 5,6 1/13 s. ISO 200 A treasure in the mist 14-54mm at 15mm Spring-Summer.

Photographing foggy landscapes is an exercise of patience. As the minutes pass, the landscape changes constantly. Do not limit yourself to just one snapshot..

THEME COORDINATES Maruri-Jatabe dominates an ample valley dotted with Landscape Photography GPS GD hamlets and small forests. But perhaps its most interesting feature for SEASON the photographer is the mist that dominates the landscape in the cold All year 43º24’,26 N 43.4020223 2º52’19” W -2.8721651 mornings after a warm day. During dawn, the drop of temperature favours ACCESS this phenomenon, present on any day of the year with good weather. The Car / Bizkaibus shoot opportunities are as many as shreds of fog in the landscape.

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Talking about of in Bizkaia as a canvas or we want to focus is talking about the castle of on the details of the castle Butrón. Its imposing architecture full of towers, battlements and dominates everything for miles machicolations. around. Originally, it was a tower house belonging to the Surrounding the perimeter of the Butrón lineage. In the 19th castle is a leafy park composed century it was refurbished by of more than five hundred trees, the Marquis of Cubas, giving it some of exotic botanical species the exotic neoclassical look of such as palm trees or a unique today, following the taste of the Japanese cedar. From the nearby great central European castles. parking we can go into the forest Perhaps its most remarkable through several easy paths. The feature is its imposing tower play of light and shadow that keep. form the thick vegetation are especially attractive in autumn The photographic possibilities of and in the first or last lights of the castle are endless, whether the day, creating an environment we want to compose our that seems to be taken from an images using the environment ancient medieval story.

The use of a polarizing filter will help us to eliminate the brightness of the vegetation and to give greater contrast and depth to our images.

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In the shadow of the castle f 5.6 1/320 s. ISO 200 14-54mm at 40mm Spring. Golden Hour. 34 THEME ACCESS BAKIO Rural and coastal Car / Bizkaibus landscape COORDINATES GD Land and sea SEASON GPS All year 43.4306325 43º25’50”N 2º48’40”W -2.8112027

The coastal town of Bakio has two great attractions: on the one hand, its magnificent beach on a rugged coastline, whose eastern corner is chaired by the promontory of the hermitage of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. The other aspect that gives fame is the production of Txakoli, one of the most characteristic and international wine products of Euskadi. To photograph Bakio, it is convenient to take as a base the beach promenade. During most of the year, especially the days of rough seas, it is possible to capture the images of the surfers riding the strong waves. A coastal route of great beauty links Bakio with the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe- Aketxe duo via Atxulo, and also makes it possible to visit the Romanesque hermitage of San Pelaio. Surrounding all of Bakio and perched on the gentle hills of the mountains are the Txakoli vineyards, a bucolic rural landscape that blends perfectly with the backdrop of the Cantabrian Sea.

f 5.6 1/160 s. ISO 200 f 3,5 1/320 s. ISO 400 50mm lens 200mm lens Autumn. Autumn. f 14 1/25 s. ISO 200 The reflections of ships and shipyards 14-54mm lens at 14mm and the textures of the port facilities will ERANDIO Spring. Golden Hour. be highlighted if we take our shots at the The light of the estuary first or last hour of the day.

Erandio is located in the dock, we can make magnificent very heart of the Nervión shots using the maritime elements estuary and surrounded by as the main character. Each hour shipyards and industrial estates. of the day, each moment of the For centuries, both banks of the tidal flow and each season of estuary have been the economic the year, offer a different colour engine of Bizkaia. Erandio keeps palette. Reflections, symmetries, that special charm that makes textures, with the backdrop of the industrial places and port facilities large port cranes. the favourite subject of great photographic trends. Thanks to the recovery of the estuary water, it is also possible to Taking as a base the shipyards, still capture more and more species active, and the piers where the such as seagulls, cormorants and ferry boats that cross the estuary migratory birds.

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f 5.6 1/400 s. ISO 200 SEASON COORDINATES GD 14-54mm lens at 16mm All year GPS 43.3044204 Winter. 43º18’16”N 2º58’39”W -2.977413 PLENTZIA

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f 3,5 8,8 s. ISO 200 Tripod 14-54mm lens at 20mm Winter. Blue Hour.

The Villa de Plentzia is one of the places with the greatest maritime the maritime promenade we can tradition in Uribe. At the foot of a great shell-shaped beach that shares take advantage of the Blue Hour with its neighbour Gorliz, it has been the birthplace of seafarers and to capture beautiful images of the At the Blue Hour, any landscape navigators for centuries. One can still breathe that past of galleons, storms anchored boats, surrounded by acquires almost pictorial colours. and dreams, among the colourful streets of the old town, full of seafaring warm lights that mark the banks and The use of a tripod and a shutter houses, towers, palaces and residences of “indianos”. Photographing its with the background of the Metro or timer is imperative to have a urban area at sunset or sunrise highlights the textures and colour of facilities and the footbridge that long exposition. the older stones. As we descend through its narrow streets towards joins both margins of the estuary.

40 41 f 14 1/60 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 40mm Summer. Golden Hour.

f 8 1/4 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 14mm Spring.

THEME ACCESS Fluvial Photography Car / Bizkaibus / Metro SEASON COORDINATES All year GD GPS 43.4035323 43º24’12”N 2º56’52”W -2.947967 PLENTZIA The banks of the estuary

The Plentzia estuary connects the sea with the Butrón castle. Traveling along its banks or along the stretch of the GR 280, we can discover landscapes of great beauty. From compositions with the countless boats anchored as protagonists, to meanders like that of the neighbourhood of Isuskitza, where the estuary forms capricious loops The photography of boats requires a and the mists of the morning take on an ethereal aspect. Meetings total absence of wind in order to obtain with migratory birds such as egrets, herons or flocks of ducks are beautiful reflections on the water. very common, becoming involuntary actors for our photographs.

43 THEME ACCESS COORDENADES Rural landscape Car / Euskotren GPS / Bizkaibus 43°17’57”N 2º 53’31W SEASON GD LEZAMA All year 43.2991901 -2.9820101 Athletic club´s Heritage Lezama combines the rural character of a church located in the middle of the Asúa valley with a privileged location in the vicinity of Bilbao. In the town, one can find the Athletic Club facilities, where football fans can photograph their idols and the young promises of Athletic Club de Bilbao during training. In 2013, the historical arch of the old San Mamés stadium was moved to Lezama; since then, it marks and dominates the landscape of Lezama.

THEME ACCESS COORDINATES Rural & sport Car / Euskotren / Bizkai- GPS landscape bus 43º 16’ 29” N 2º 50’0 W GD SEASON 43.274722 -2.833333 All year

In sports photography, a good telephoto lens and high shutter speed will be our best ally.

DERIO f 5.6 1/200 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 38mm Between farmhouses Atumn.

The surroundings of Derio form a careful natural space in coexistence with human agricultural activities. Walking among greens meadows dotted with fruit trees and farmhouses is a pleasure and provides us with multiple compositional opportunities. In the same heart of the town, the Cemetery of Derio is located and serves the whole region, including Bilbao. Far from being a gloomy place, among its walls one can photograph important sculptures f 5.6 1/125 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 19mm representative of the “Golden Age of Basque Art”. Autumn. 45 LARRABETZU Along the GR-280

f 3,2 1/500 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 23mm Autumn.

THEME ACCESS Outdoor Photography Car / Senderismo SEASON COORDINATES GD f 2,8 1/8000 s. ISO 200 GPS All year 43.265947 34 mm mm 43º15’57”N 2º47’25W -2.7905300 All year Starting point of the GR-280 and obligatory passage of the coastal Way of Saint James, the locality of Larrabetzu keeps an important historical city centre, with houses of great architectonic beauty. The It is convenient Juradera Church (a church for taking an oath) of San Emeterio and San to watch the Celedonio, with its fortress aspect surrounded by a beautiful portico, architecture of jealously keeps inside paintings and late Gothic frescoes. many farmhouses The GR-280 paths goes through forests and mountains, making it a that we will find perfect watchtower to photograph the most characteristic mountain along the way. formations of Bizkaia.

46 47 The light of the LEMOIZ autumn storms are the perfect moment Between the sea to catch the leafy forests and the wild and the land THEME coast. Coastal & rural Photography

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COORDINATES GPS f 5.6 1/20 s. ISO 200 43º24’48”N 14-54mm lens at 27mm 2º54’08”W Autumn. GD 43.4135998 -2.9022694 Lemoiz splits its territory between native forests and a steep coast In the vicinity, for industrial photography lovers, the failed nuclear power of singular beauty. At the foot of the sea the fishing district of Armintza plant that never came into service can be seen. appears, a picturesque port nestled between cliffs where, even today, the tradition of lobster fishing stays alive. From its watchtower there isa If we take the GR-280, we will reach the neighbourhoods of Urizar and magnificent view harbour and the cove of Armintzekalde. Andraka through a path full of centenary oaks.

f 2,4 1/1000 s. ISO 50 14mm lens Winter. SONDIKA From Artxanda ZAMUDIO Pasado y presente The Tower of Zamudio is an by a small park and accompanied by imposing 15th century tower-house, the parish church. Both buildings stand originally belonging to the Zamudio out in the modern surroundings and family. Nowadays it is home to the they are lighted up at sunset, which town library. It is located in the allows us to photograph them in Elexalde neighbourhood, surrounded detail at the Blue Hour.

THEME ACCESS GD Architecture. Blue Hour. Car / Bizkaibus /Euskotren 43.2849865 -2.8672907 SEASON COORDINATES All year GPS 43º17’05”N 2º52’02”W The sunset and the Blue Hour are the magical moments to take long f 5.0 1/500 s. ISO 200 shoots. A good tripod will be our best tool. 50-200mm lens at 92mm Autumn.

THEME ACCESS Landscape Photography Car / Bizkaibus GD COORDINATES 43.2786709 SEASON GPS -2.9328209 All year 43º16’43”N 2º55’16”W

Sondika shares the summit of panoramic views of the surrounding Mount Artxanda with several towns. valleys: the airport of Loiu, the This soft and elongated mountain Abra of Bilbao with the serpentine serves as a connecting thread line of the estuary, the Pagasarri among spectacular landscapes. Even and Ganekogorta mountains or though it is very close to the city of the aerial view of the on Bilbao, it still keeps rural places such one side and the city of Bilbao on as the fields belonging to Sondika. the other. There is not any other The old windmill of Artxanda is the place, probably in the whole of ideal place to start a photographic Bizkaia, where so many and diverse journey where we will look for landscapes can be seen. f 22 8,0 s. ISO 200 Tripod f 5.6 1/2 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 14mm Objetivo 14-54 a 14mm Winter. Blue Hour. Todo el año 50 Autumn is a fantastic MUNGIA season to look for compositions with History and nature dramatic skies and extreme backlighting, without forgetting the Mungia is located in the centre of the Uribe region. Its town centre is vegetation ochre tones monumental and the magnificent landscapes scattered by its municipal term, too. A place with a special charm is the Romanesque hermitage of San Miguel de Zumetzaga. It was built at the end of the 12th century, on the eastern slope of Mount Jata, surrounded by a forest of centenary oaks. From its surroundings, the landscapes of neighbouring Bakio are seen. At any time of the year, it is a pleasure to photograph the capitals and the architecture of this hermitage; however, it is in autumn, with the ochre leaves of the forest and stormy skies, when the place acquires magical colours.

f 5.6 1/30 s. ISO 200 12mm lens Autumn.

THEME ACCESS f 8,0 1/2000 s. ISO 200 Landscape Photography Car / Bizkaibus 14-54mm lens at 13mm Autumns. SEASON COORDINATES GD GPS Autumn 43.398451 43º23’54” N 2º49’24” W -2.8233555 LAUKIZ ARRIETA Lauaxeta´s birthplace Colourful architecture The hamlets of Arrieta are perfect to practice the photography of A telephoto lens will allow us to perceive the colourful Basque architecture. At the small architectural the sunsets throughout the year, the details that decorate colours of wood, stone and flowers the traditional façades. provide warmth to the framing.

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SEASON COORDINATES GD All year GPS 43.3416751 43º20’30” N 2º 46’08” W -2.7689657 f 5.6 1/80 s. ISO 200 f 5.6 1/400 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 32mm 12mm lens Spring. Golden Hour.

THEME ACCESS GD Rural landscape Car / Bizkaibus 43.351445 SEASON COORDINATES -2.9228598 GPS All year 43º21’05”N 2º55’22”W

Laukiz and Mount Unbe Due to the height of are outstanding places to practice Mount Unbe and its landscape photography. The town area we can choose extends along a wide valley dotted several short trips with small forests and scattered along the different farmhouses. From the slopes of Unbe, roads of the GR-280. 300 metres high, we have a privileged In that case, a light view of the area to dominate the equipment composed entire nearby landscape, not only of of a camera with Laukiz, but of close towns such as wide-angle lens will be our ideal companion. Loiu and Erandio.

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SEASON COORDINATES GD All year GPS 43.3142108 BERANGO 43º18’51”N 2º 56’22” W -2.9395679 LOIU History and nature Berango is located on the border High flights between the rural and coastal landscape of the Uribe region. In Taking pictures with a the surroundings, we can find the historical background require Prehistoric site of Kurtzio and most information that provides value to our images. A visit to the recent historical places such as the Iron Belt will help us for this The church of San Pedro remains of the Cinturón de Hierro and the surrounding houses task, making our experience a (Iron Belt) and its Memorial, and lot more interesting. contrast with the heavy traffic the Bunker of Arene, both from the from the nearby Loiu airport. . It is not unusual that both opposing images coincide with the same framing. f 5.6 1/2500 s. ISO 200 Aircraft photography (or plane 14-54mm lens at 40mm spotting) is an increasingly Winter. Golden Hour. popular activity among photo enthusiastics.

Photographing flying airplanes is not always easy; it requires paying special attention to the right shutter speed so that they do not appear blurred.

THEME ACCESS f 5,6 1/2000 s. ISO 200 Landscape & History Car / Bizkaibus / Metro 9mm lens COORDINATES Winter. GD SEASON GPS 43.3663917 All year 43º21’59” N 2º59’57” W -2.9993783 f 5.6 1/200 s. ISO 200 14-54mm lens at 36mm Winter

THEME ACCESS Gamiz-Fika is made of two towns Landscape Photography Car / Bizkaibus separated by only two kilometres; In landscapes with a large SEASON COORDINATES GD however, its rural hamlets are wide depth of field it is All year GPS 43.3064857 -2.8098724 spread over a wide area. From convenient to choose moments 43º18’35” N 2º48’35” W Elexalde (Fika) we reach enough in which the atmosphere is height to watch the entire valley very transparent, like the first under our feet, with the silhouette hours of the day or after a GAMIZ-FIKA of Mount Sollube presiding over any storm. panoramic shoot. Among mountains

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