A taste of Txacoli

We woke to a drizzling, foggy day so were glad that we only had a relatively short distance to cover and could delay our departure till the 11am check out time.

The hills were long but not too steep and the weather started to clear as we cycled along the wetlands of the Mundakako Itsasadarra delta.  We reached the shoreline at Kanala Beach and continued along the coast to Laida where we stopped at a taverna for a coffee and pastry.

The road climbed up to Antzora with views out to Isla de Izaro before descending towards Lago Beach.  We continued along undulating roads until Ea where we stopped for a pinxtos lunch at a taverna in the town square.

Two more long climbs and we reached our destination of Lekeitio. As we reached our Airbnb apartment, the hostess appeared from across the road to let us in. Whilst fairly basic, the apartment did have a lovely view over the roof tops to the sea. 

After a quick clothes wash, we headed out to have a look at the town, with its imposing gothic church, Asuncion de Santa Maria. The church was build in the 15th century over the ruins of a roman temple, and seemed huge in such a small town.  

Unfortunately, it was high tide so we couldn’t walk out to the Island of San Nicolas and had to admire it from afar.  According to legend, the island was used for a colony of lepers during the Middle Ages, to keep them from spreading the disease. 

Lekeitio is also renowned for its beaches, but the high tide covered most of the town’s main beach.  It was situated next to a sizeable port which was surrounded by bars and restaurants.  We settled into one of them to enjoy a couple of glasses of Txacoli, a dry white wine produced in the Basque region.   

We wandered back through the old town to our apartment, where we had the leftovers of last night’s dinner before venturing back out for icecream and a further exploration of the old town.  

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