The hotel is placed in Gernika, Euskal Herria's history capital. The "Casa de Juntas" (Meeting House), located in the village, with its thousand-year-old oak, is all Basque people's symbol. Sculptures by Henry Moore and Eduardo Chillida pay tribute to it.
Besides, you will be able to know the European fauna: species living in this area and the ones that lived there in the past. Telephone number: 946.250.350
Euskal gotikoaen adibide onetariko bat, herriaren toki altuenean kokatuta dago. 1418. urtean eraikia eta gotiko estiloarren barnean, gero aldaketa asko egin zioten. Ez zen bukatu 1715. urterarte, errenasentista garaia.
"The tree of Gernika" in Basque is an oak tree that symbolizes traditional freedoms for the Biscayan people, and by extension for the Basque people as a whole.
By the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. This figure, set up on April 27th 1988, was commissioned by the Basque Government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica. The title in Basque means "Our Father's House", and the work stands looking towards the Tree (the symbol of Basque traditions and history) as a monument to peace.
This sculpture is typical of the themes and style of this British artist, and the most significant example of his "inside/outside" motif. Cast in bronze, it weighs around 20 tonnes.
By the Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida. This figure, set up on April 27th 1988, was commissioned by the Basque Government to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica. The title in Basque means "Our Father's House", and the work stands looking towards the Tree (the symbol of Basque traditions and history) as a monument to peace.
Sede del Patronato de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai.
A museum of the history of Guernica. The exhibits on show illustrate what Guernica has represented throughout its history for the Basques (democracy, local legal system, freedom) and what it stands for today all over the world (human rights, peace). The Gernika Peace Museum is a theme museum setting out the culture of peace. It was inspired by the tragic bombing of Gernika on 26 April 1937.
Housed in the palace of Alegria or Montefuerte, a 1733 baroque reconstruction of an ancient medieval tower. Set in the historical heart of Gernika-Lumo, it survived the 1937 bombing. The Museum is located near the Casa de Juntas (old Assembly House), the Tree of Gernika and surrounded by old gardens now turned into the Parque de los Pueblos de Europa (Park of the European Nations). The Regional Council of Bizkaia acquired the site in 1982 and refurbished it as a Museum with the aim of presenting an exhibition to promote the understanding of the historical, political and cultural meaning of the spiritual community of Euskal Herria.
A mosaic of tiles which depicts in puzzle form Picasso's great work Guernica, the original of which is currently on display at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. The inscription beneath this impressive mural expresses the desire of local people for the original canvas to be put on display in the town which inspired its creation: Guernica.
* Ayuntamiento de Gernika. Información turística.
* Qué ver en Urdaibai. Itinerios.
