{"id":13344,"date":"2023-10-22T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog?p=13344"},"modified":"2023-09-21T22:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:16:47","slug":"aragon-et-pays-basque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/aragon-et-pays-basque\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Navarre and Basque Country&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n1. As we continue our progress towards the West&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6577b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6577b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6577b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6577b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2. &#8230; we take a short break in a wind farm.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6582b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6582b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6582b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6582b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n3. Around midday, we reach Urbasa Natural Park, a gorgeous karst plateau between 2,400 and 3,000 feet above sea level.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6583b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6583b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6583b-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6583b-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n4. After lunch, we go for a walk there.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6584b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6584b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6584b-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6584b-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n5. Cliffs&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6586b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6586b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6586b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6586b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n6. Distorted silhouette&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6585b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6585b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6585b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6585b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n7. Beautiful blue thistles dot these high pastures.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6589b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6589b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6589b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6589b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n8. Dense forest at the Northwest end of the plateau&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6594b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6594b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6594b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6594b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n9. &#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6595b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6595b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6595b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6595b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWe then head Southeast of Bilbao in search of a natural arch, the Oyo de Aizulo, in the Basque Country.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n10. After a walk in a light rain, we arrive at the entrance of this magnificent double arch.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6597b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6597b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6597b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6597b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n11. Its dimensions are quite impressive! Here the lower arch, probably around ninety feet high.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6598b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6598b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6598b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6598b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n12. And there the upper arch through which you access the site.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6599b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6599b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6599b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6599b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n13. The same from above.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6602b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6602b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6602b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6602b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n14. Selfie ! \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8088b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8088b.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8088b-136x100.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_8088b-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n15. The next day, after the rain stopped, we go discover an impressive waterfall, the Salto del Nervion which, with its 666 feet, is the highest waterfall in the entire Iberian Peninsula.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs a gate now prohibits access to the trail, it&rsquo;s after an approx. 2 hours hike that we reach the site to discover a completely dry waterfall! Too bad, it must be quite impressive when the Nervion flows there.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6603b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"650\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6603b.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6603b-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/A1_6603b-300x409.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe next post will be more \u00ab\u00a0oceanic\u00a0\u00bb with the arrival of VivaLaVida in the Bay of Biscay&#8230; \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; 1. As we continue our progress towards the West&#8230; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2. &#8230; we take a short break in a wind farm. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3. 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