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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

Bermeo, Gernika-Bermeo, Bizkaia

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San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

Nature · Bermeo, Gernika-Bermeo, Bizkaia

Islet connected to the mainland by a bridge and a path of 241 steps, with the hermitage of San Juan Bautista at the top, documented since 1053 (a donation by Íñigo López to the monastery of San Juan de la Peña), with elements that may date back to the 9th-10th centuries. Popular tradition calls for ringing the hermitage bell three times after the climb. In 2021, under Decree 125/2021 of April 13, the Basque Government declared it a Bien Cultural Calificado (a Bien Cultural de Especial Protección) in the Paisaje Cultural (Cultural Landscape) category, the Basque foral heritage-protection figure. Its international fame grew after it served as the setting for Dragonstone in the seventh season of Game of Thrones (2017).

1053 (primera documentación); 2021 (Decreto 125/2021, Bien Cultural Calificado); 2017 (rodaje de Game of Thrones)

Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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