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Your excursion begins at the pier as you board your air-conditioned motorcoach and travel along the estuary, passing through Bilbao's industrial outskirts en route to Bermeo. Pass through countryside dotted with bucolic farmhouses and rolling hills. Continue along the Cantabrian Corniche with its dramatic views of rugged cliffs, isolated inlets, sea caves, and white-sand beaches. Stop at San Juan de Gaztelugatxe which offers a panoramic view of the Biscayan coast with its steep cliffs and stretches of white beach.

Upon arriving in Bermeo, enjoy a brief walking tour. The provincial capital until 1602, Bermeo offers many tourist sights, yet is still home to a sizeable fishing fleet that operates in the fishing grounds off the Azores and Southern Africa. Stroll along the streets of the Old Quarter, the Gothic Church of San Francisco, the 18th-century Town Hall and the neoclassical Church of Santa Maria.

Re-board your motorcoach and head on to Guernica, the City of Peace. On 26 April 1937, German aircraft leveled this ancient Basque capital. The international outrage inspired Picasso's monumental canvas, which today hangs in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid. View the petrified trunk of the oak tree that survived the air raid. Visit the Park of Europe's peace memorials and photo stop at Casa de Juntas, home to the Basque parliament since 1979.