This is probably one of the most photographed and universal spots in the Basque Country. It does not matter how many times you go up to the crag's height. The small church will always welcome you with arms wide open.
Nobody knows for certain how many stairs you must climb to get to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. It has been said for a long time that they were as many as days in a year, 365, and nobody cared about counting them. The most recent reckonings say they are between 220 and 235, but it seems almost impossible to get the same number from different sources. The problem may be that, once you get to this magic place of Bizkaia's coast, you forget about counting and get carried away by the enchantment of this islet crowned by a hermitage.
It has been said that San Juan de Gaztelugatxe was a monastery, a fortress attacked by pirates and, finally, a hermitage. It has reached its current state with that look and has become one of the most photographed landscapes in the Basque Country. Some believe that the reason is the sharp crags and the vertiginous falls; others say that it is because of the loneliness it transmits and the pontoon linking it to land. Close to it, the rebel small island of Aketze, always sorrounded by a cloud of seabirds, lives unaware of these issues thankful for having such a beautiful neighbour.
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Ambler, PA 19002
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