Basque Country: Delika Canyon and Gujuli

Delika Canyon
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Among beech woods and lands of wolves, a riverbed tries to make its way. It gets it and gives birth to a unique spectacle in the Basque Country.

As with most rivers, the Nervion has an austere and low ending in the waters of the Bay of Biscay. Hardly anybody notices since the water artery already enjoys a long route from its source, high in Mount Santiago. In the border between Alava and Burgos, the river falls in a 270-meter high waterfall, one of the most spectacular and thunderous natural phenomenon in Spain. Dangerously leaning over the Delika Canyon, the waterfall reaches its zenith in wet seasons.

Gujuli waterfall
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A few kilometers away, another waterfall called Gujuli sings a siren call difficult to resist. It is more modest in dimensions - a mere hundred meters-, but its true beauty lies in its unique setting, which includes a beautiful concession to the Romanesque - the Church of Santiago Apóstol-, a gentle brook -the Oiardo-, although it becomes rougher later, and a small village, Gujuli, with small masonry houses and a green valley.

Other things to visit in the area:

• Ayala Palace (Quejana)
• Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Oro (Valle de Zuia)
• Orduña