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roa (with a striking modern bridge and nice views back into the steep town; follow
portua
signsforfree30-minuteparkingattheport).ContinuetoMutrikuandDebaasyouhugthe
coastline east toward San Sebastián. There's a good photo-op pullout as you climb along
the coast just after Deba. Soon after, you'll have two opportunities to get on the A-8 (blue
signs) for a quicker approach to San Sebastián; but if you've enjoyed the scenery so far,
stick with the coastal road (white signs, N-634) through Zumaia and Getaria, rejoining the
expressway at the high-class resort town of Zarautz.
Lequeitio / Lekeitio
More commonly known by its Euskara name, Lekeitio (leh-KAY-tee-oh)—rather than the
Spanish version, Lequeitio—this small fishing port has an idyllic harbor and a fine beach.
It's just over an hour by bus from Bilbao and an easy stop for drivers, and is protected
from the Bay of Biscay by a sand spit that leads to the lush and rugged little San Nicolás
Island. Hake boats fly their Basque flags, and proud Basque locals black out the Spanish
translations on street signs.
Lekeitio is a teeming resort during July and August (when its population of 7,000
triplesasbig-cityBasquefolksmoveintotheirvacationcondos).Isolatedfromthemodern
