Zarautz › Deba

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

Getaria (km 5) is a gem: a small medieval fishing port, birthplace of Juan Sebastián Elcano (the first circumnavigator of the globe) and of fashion designer Balenciaga. The local txakoli — a dry, lightly sparkling white wine — is an absolute must-try.

The coastline between Getaria and Zumaia offers one of the most impressive geological spectacles in Europe: the Zumaia flysch. These 50-million-year-old sedimentary layers, tilted to 90°, form an open page in the history of the Earth. The beach of Itzurun is spectacular.

Deba closes the stage in an atmosphere of authentic Basque village life, with its 15th-century Gothic church and its harbour on the estuary.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 26,7 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱ Estimated Time for You

Estimate your time based on your profile — calculation based on Naismith's rule.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Zarautz · Start

  Long beach, surfing, good infrastructure for pilgrims.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 5km

  Getaria

  Medieval port, Elcano, Balenciaga. Txakoli wine, fresh fish. Not to be missed.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🍽 Restaurant🏕 Accommodation
• 13km

  Zumaia

  UNESCO-listed geological flysch, Itzurun beach. Grocery store, accommodation.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery🏕 Accommodations
• 21,8km

  Deba · End

  Basque village with a fine 15th-century Gothic church. Harbour on the estuary.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurant

⚠ Practical Information

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  Zumaia Flysch

  UNESCO Global Geopark — sedimentary layers 50 million years old

  Visible from the coastal path and Itzurun beach

  Protected site — do not touch the rocks
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  Basque gastronomy

  Getaria txakoli: dry local white wine (PDO)

  Getaria anchovies — among the finest in the world

  Pintxos in the evening in Deba
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  Water points

  Zarautz (km 0)

  Getaria (km 5)

  Zumaia (km 13)

  Deba (km 21,8)