The city is surrounded by a Green Ring composed of six large parks, crisscrossed by an extensive network of bicycle and pedestrian routes and fitted with spacious resting areas.
Salburua is a wetland made up by several lakes (Arcaute and Betoño being the main ones), surrounded by damp meadows and a small oak wood. It was drained years ago for farming. Work to recover the wetlands to their former state began in 1994 and today Salburua is one of the most valuable continental wetlands in the Basque Country and Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.
There are several routes that surround and connect the main lakes. The Ataria information point and two bird observatories help you to discover and enjoy all the natural treasures of the wetland complex.
Ataria, the Interpretation Center of Salburua Wetlands, is the main gateway to the Salburua Park.
Ataria is a dynamic and modern center that stimulates discussion and encourages participation concerning biodiversity. This is a forum for promoting research and discovering new forms of communication and disclosure for our natural heritage.
Ataria is conceived as a platform aimed at communication, education and public awareness raising activities regarding wetlands, as well as leisure and entertainment. In addition to school activities, it offers a broad set of proposals directed at all audiences, ranging from the most entertaining for children and families, to the more conceptual, or to others that pursue the promotion of citizen participation in park management and natural heritage.
We propose five routes to get to know the city better:
Our walk takes us around the hill, where we will meet with baroque, neoclassical and transitional buildings, as well as contemporary architecture.
This is the social center of the city having a large shopping center with stores of all types, from centuries-old shops to a variety of restaurants, cinemas and theaters.
One of the most beautiful walks in the city. Over 3 kilometers of tree-lined pedestrian areas link the center of the city with the residential area of Armentia, where the Romanesque Basilica of San Prudencio is found.
Here we find a 'garden-city', sports areas and the university campus.
A new center of wide streets that connects with the new housing developments of Lakua and Zabalgana.
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