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Data of the Town |
Urkiola |
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Town |
Urkiola |
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Municipality |
Abadiño / Region: Durangaldea or region of the Duranguesado |
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Province |
Biscay |
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Community |
Basque Country - Basque Country |
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Habt. / Ine 2004 |
46 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
San Trokaz Square, 1 |
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ZIP code |
48220 |
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Phone |
946 215 530 |
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Fax |
946 215 537 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with telf. quoted |
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Official web |
Urkiola |
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Web of Interest |
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E-mail municipality |
info@abadiano.org |
The Nature reserve of Urkiola, located in Basque Country, inside the ambience of the mounts of the Duranguesado, is located in an area of big historical interest, geographically and landscape.
The hamlet TOKI-ALAI, placed in the port of Urkiola, lodges center of interpretation of the park. This center provides a high place number of didactic and recreational resources. Itineraries predesigned with reference material: 6 personal details and 3 educational ones.
Sanctum of Santos Antonios
It is placed in the High place of Urkiola to which general Durango-Vitoria one gains access for the highway . It is located in a hillside, there surrounded with one forest of beeches, ash-trees and birches. Curiously his emplacement coincides with the geographical center of the Basque Country, and his roof, to to divide the rainwaters does that some go to the Sea Cantabrico for Biscay and others, enfilando the plain of Alava, head for the Ebro towards Mare Nostrum. His construction is of big proportions. The access is realized by a big staircase. (fte to see the official lkink)