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Discover Amute
The district Amute of Irun in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country) is a district in Spain about 225 mi north-east of Madrid, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fuenterrabia, Lezo, Pasaia, Lesaka and Igantzi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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18°C (65 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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19°C (66 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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18°C (65 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hotel Jaizkibel
Usategieta Hotel Restaurante
Rio Bidasoa
Parador de Hondarribia
Serge Blanco Thalasso & Spa
Hotel Ibaia
Les Jardins de Bakea Chateaux & Hotels Collection
Hotel ETH Irún
Urdanibia Park
Campanile - Hendaye
Videos from this area
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Euskal Herria: La Mirada Mágica, Irun y Hondarribia
El fragmento de este programa muestra las ciudades de la Bahía Txingudi, un lugar único por estar dividido por dos estados: el francés (Hendaye / Hendaia) y el español (Irun y Hondarribia...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Hondarribia
Hondarribia ("sand ford" in Basque, also known by its Spanish name Fuenterrabía or the French one, Fontarrabie) is a town situated on the west shore of Bidasoa river's mouth, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. The border town is sited on a little promontory facing Hendaye over the Txingudi bay. The town holds an ancient old quarter with walls and a castle.
Oiartzun
Oiartzun is a town of the Basque Country located in the province of Gipuzkoa lying at the foot of the massif Aiako Harria. The name traces back to the Oiasso or Oiarso of the Roman period, an important town dedicated to mining and marine activities. However, it has been pinpointed actually in the current border town of Irun, so the name may have referred to the whole area. A river bearing the same name meanders through the meadows and neighbourhoods of this sparse municipality.
Pasaia
Pasaia (Pasajes in Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birthplace of the fighting admiral Blas de Lezo. Pasaia lies approximately 5 km east of Donostia's centre, lying at the feet of Mount Ulia and the Jaizkibel massif.
Bera, Navarre
Bera (Spanish: Vera de Bidasoa) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.
Lesaka
Lesaka is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, in Spain.
Bidasoa
The Bidasoa is a river in the Basque Country of northern Spain and southern France that runs largely south to north. Named as such downstream of the small town of Oronoz-Mugairi in the province of Navarre, the river actually results from the merge of several streams near the village Erratzu, with the stream Baztan that rises at the north-eastern side of the mount Autza (1,306 m) being considered the source of the Bidasoa. It joins the Cantabrian Sea between the towns of Hendaye and Hondarribia.
Great Cross of Hendaye
The Great Cross of Hendaye is a stone cross located on the town square of Hendaye, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in southwestern France. A physical representation of the belief by ancient Christians, Rosicrucians, and alchemists that the world's end is rapidly approaching, and will occur in the midst of fire.
Pheasant Island
Pheasant Island is a river island in the Bidasoa river. The island is a condominium established by the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659, under joint sovereignty of Spain and France, and is administered by Irun and Hendaye, which control the island for alternating periods of six months. The island has an area of 6,820 m² (nearly 2 acres) and has been artificially protected from the currents of the river. In French, the island is also known as Île de l’hôpital and Île de la Conférence.
San Sebastián Airport
San Sebastián Airport is the airport serving San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. Despite its name, the facilities are located in the municipality of Hondarribia, with the runway stretching like a spit of land along the river Bidasoa right on the Spanish-French border. The airport serves domestic flights, especially to Madrid. A scheme is in the pipeline to lengthen the runway (2008) in order to meet the requirements established to provide service for larger aircraft.
Arzak
Arzak is a restaurant in San Sebastián, Spain. It features New Basque Cuisine. In 2008, Arzak's owner and chef, Juan Mari Arzak, was awarded the Universal Basque award for "adapting gastronomy, one of the most important traditions of the Basque Country, to the new times and making of it one of the most innovative of the world".
Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku
Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku is an arena in Irun, Spain. It is primarily used for team handball and is the home arena of CD Bidasoa. The arena holds 2,200 people.
Untxin
The Untxin is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, Southwest France. It rises on the northern slope of the Xoldokogaina (479 m), in the east of Biriatou. The motorway of the Basque Coast (A63) is settled in its valley. It collects in Urrugne waters from the Mandale. The Untxin flows into the ocean in Ciboure.
Mugaritz
Mugaritz is a restaurant in Errenteria, Spain with 2 Michelin stars. Chef Andoni Aduriz apprenticed at El Bulli. Mugaritz was voted 4th best restaurant in the world by Restaurant (magazine) in 2008, up from 7th place in 2007. In 2011 the restaurant had climbed to the 3rd place. Aduriz uses the term techno-emotional cuisine to describe applying science to cooking. The name of the restaurant is from muga eta haritza, Basque language for "the oak at the border" between Astigarraga and Errenteria.
Battle of Irún
The Battle of Irún was the critical battle of the Campaign of Gipuzkoa prior to the War in the North, during the Spanish Civil War. The Nationalist Army, under Alfonso Beorlegui, captured the city of Irún cutting off the northern provinces of Gipuzkoa, Biscay, Santander, and Asturias from their source of arms and support in France.
Battle of the Bidassoa (1813)
In the Battle of the Bidasoa (or the Battle of Larrun) on 7 October 1813 the Allied army of Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Wellington wrested a foothold on French soil from Nicolas Soult's French army. The Allied troops overran the French lines behind the Bidassoa River on the coast and along the Pyrenees crest between the Bidasoa and La Rhune (Larrun). The nearest towns to the fighting are Irun on the lower Bidassoa and Bera on the middle Bidasoa.
Nivelle (river)
The Nivelle is a 41 km long river in the Basque Country flowing largely south-east to north-west, with only 7 km of its length being considered navigable. The river results from the union of various streams in Urdazubi, going on to cross the Spanish-French border at Dantxarinea after 14 km meandering across Navarrese soil. The river pours into the Bay of Biscay on the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz (French for Donibane Lohizune) after cutting its way between this town and Ciboure on its final stage.
Jaizkibel
Jaizkibel is mountain range of the Basque Country located east of Pasaia, north of Lezo and west of Hondarribia, in Spain, with 547 m at the highest point (peak Alleru). The range stretches south-west to north-east, where it plunges into the sea at the Cape Higuer (spelled Higer too).
Cape Higuer
The Cape Higuer is a cape on the Bay of Biscay standing out at the end of the mountain range Jaizkibel by the Spanish-French border in the municipality of Hondarribia (4 km away from the town centre). The site is home to a lighthouse, besides holding a camp-site and a couple of inns. It is sometimes considered the westernmost land strip of the Pyrenees, with the trek trail GR 11 setting out at this point.
Lezo, Spain
Lezo is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
Stadium Gal
Stadium Gal is a multi-purpose stadium in Irun, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Segunda División club, Real Unión. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000 spectators.
Château d'Abbadie
Château d'Abbadie is a château in Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. It was built in 1864.
Gare de Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure
Saint-Jean-de-Luz-Ciboure is a railway station in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and across the river from Ciboure, Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux–Irun railway line. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains), Lunéa (night trains), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.
Gare des Deux-Jumeaux
Les Deux-Jumeaux (formerly Hendaye-Plage) is a railway station in Hendaye, Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux–Irun railway line. The station is served by Lunéa (night trains) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF.
Gare d'Hendaye
Hendaye is a railway station in Hendaye, Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun and Bilbao - Hendaye railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains), Lunéa (night trains), Intercités (long distance) and TER (local) services operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and EuskoTren services operated by RENFE.
Irun railway station
Irun is a railway station in Irun, Basque Country, Spain. The station is located on the Bordeaux - Irun, Bilbao - Hendaye and Hendaye - Madrid railway lines. The station is served by TGV (high speed trains) and Lunéa (night trains) operated by the SNCF and Alvia (High Speed Trains), Talgo, Arco, Estrella and EuskoTren services operated by RENFE.