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City: Oñati

Oñati offers a multitude of activities to enjoy both its landscape and its history, offering that visits a series of tours, itineraries and guided tours to discover and the possibility of developing a number of sporting activities accompanied by an environment ideal.

Some of the itinerios are:

- The Urkulu swamp: travel with just drop that follows the river until the dam Urkulu the same name, passing through several towns in the area can observe both migration as species remain year-round.

- Walk: You can travel several rural districts through valleys surrounded by green pastures and crops. You can appreciate the historical, ethnographic, artistic and ecological zone

- Arantzazu Corners: a journey along a path that leads between boulders adentrandonosen saw Artia (oak) and its foothills. Nature and megalithic monuments ahead.

- The peaks: tour trough  the highest peaks around Oñati located in the hills of Alon and Aizkorri. Steep, rugged terrain in the pastoral landscape we wowed by the views.

- Crests: long-distance mountain with peaks reaching Aloña (1248m) and Aizkorri (1551m). The mythological perdonaje Mari chose these mountains as their home.

- Canal Route: global overview of vallede Araotz. Practically plain crosses the channel leading to the reservoir. Forests and the presence of water along with little difficulty make this a highly recommended ride.

- The Prehistory: short path leads to just drop from the caves of Iritegi and Anton Koba with archaeological sites to a series of indicators that lead us to the leading exponent of rural core: the caserio.Viejas roads, rustic bridges, buildings join us for the ride.

These are some of the rides that arise, although there are many more courses at all levels and durations.

It should be noted here that information is worth of guided visits to different monuments and landmarks of Oñati that allow groups through the whole history of this town with prices more than adequate (more information at the respective places of interest here Muguin.com)

But this is not the posibilities before us to enjoy Oñati. Nature can be enjoyed in many ways and one of them is doing sports. So this town presents a wide range of sports:

- Caving: Due to the existence of a large limestone are abundant both the caverns caves in the area. A highlight Gesarribe system with its 15 kilometers of galleries are the longest of Euskadi.

- Climbing: about 8 km. Oñati Araotz neighborhood near the caves of St. Elias is reference points for those who play the sport with high-level climbing climbers wear the other Basque and Spanish territory.

- Fishing: fishing season there is the opportunity to fish primarily for trout in reservoirs and streams in the area.

- Paragliding: Mount Aloña offers one of the best places to practice paragliding and free flight. The club offers courses Ipar-Haizea both initiation and perfection (Tel: 943 78 19 09)

- Mountaineering: Aloña saw and let the mountains of Alava, in a setting of incomparable beauty, is perfect for lovers of mountaineering, with walks for people of all ages and condition. Mount Aizkorri (1528) has a chapel and small dishes and a shelter on the summit for those wishing to stay overnight. More Information: Mendi Aloña K.E. (943 78 08 10)

- Bungee jumping: In the neighborhood of Araotz and just before you reach the climbing area we find a bridge 17m high and 5 wide SIRGAS equipped with two calls to the practice of this modality.

- BTT: these are innumerable paths that can be done by the mountain area on our bikes riding from rugged mountains to green fields join us in our travels.

- Shooting: in the neighborhood of Uribarri (Restaurant Txopekua) find a pit Olympic has the latest Tecnogas that open several days a week, allows both the training and the development of official championships.

- Golf: Golf School is Irelore situadajunto the Hotel Soraluze and both teach and collective indivduales (665 73 94 77) Irelore


For more information on tours, visits and sports practice please contact both with the numbers provided here as with the Office of Tourism Oñati

San Juan Kalea 14

Tel: 943 78 34 53

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