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Rasa Mareal, un ecosistema lleno de vida

En este espacio intermareal de gran superficie tienen cabida múltiples nichos ecológicos que permiten albergar una gran riqueza vegetal y animal. En la rasa abundan las algas, que se disponen en cinturones, que conviven con más de 200 especies animales habiendo una gran densidad, estando representados la mayoría de grupos de invertebrados marinos: moluscos, crustáceos, equinodermos, poliquetos…, y algunos peces

intermareales. Además es destacable la presencia de numerosísimas especies de aves marinas y algunas limícolas, así como de alguna pareja de halcón peregrino que anida en los farallones rocosos de los acantilados.

Sakoneta: en este lugar hay una pequeña playa de cantos rodados a donde van a desembocar las aguas de una regata. Es un lugar de descanso y esparcimiento de numerosos visitantes. Aquí se abre en bajamar una extensa rasa mareal.

Playa de Endata: recogida entre acantilados nos aguarda este mágico rincón de nuestra costa donde se asienta una pequeña playa de arena.

Mendata: en este lugar hay una pequeña cala donde queda colgada una regata formando una bonita cascada. Esto nos muestra cómo la abrasión marina ocurre a un ritmo mayor que la erosión fluvial, originando estos valles colgados.

Punta de Aitzuri: Se trata de un gran acantilado rocoso formado por calizas y margas que le confieren un tono blanco característico. Resulta muy original las cavidades que el mar ha oradado en su base confiriéndole una silueta que a muchos recuerda a una calavera.

Deba

7 km

Deba Beach, known as Santiago Beach, is one of the most visited beaches on the Basque Coast.

Its geographical features, have made it an attraction for all those who are looking for a relaxing moment near the sea.

It is surrounded by a wonderful mountainous landscape and also includes Lapari Beach (Arnerillo). The total surface is 80.000m². Access is easy and 600 parking lots are provided. The car park separates the beach from the marvellous

Alameda de Calbetón, a 2Ha. wooded area.

Nearby, to the south, we can find several walks that cover a total distance of 2.5Km. of recreational areas.

Zumaia

12 km

The town has two beaches (Itzurun and Santiago), which are of interest to geologists because they are situated among the longest set of continuous rock strata in the world. Known locally as the "flysh" they date from the mid-cretaceous period to the present, a time period of over 100 million years. The K-T boundary is present at the Itzurun beach, and fossils can be found, notably of ammonites. The strata stretches along a distance of about 8km, between the towns/beaches of Deba and Getaria, with Zumaia lying in the middle.

The The town is also the home/museum of the painter Ignacio Zuloaga. Exhibits include works by El Greco, Rivera, Zurbarán and Goya. Across the street there is a museum of craft and hand-crafted products of "Laia". Within the city centre, the Basque-style Gothic church of San Pedro can be found. It has a temple with a magnificent reredos by Juan de Antxieta, the only work by this Basque sculptor found in Gipuzkoa.

Zumaia is located at the point where the Urola and Narrondo rivers come together. The origins of the town can be traced by its ancient monastery. In the Middle Ages, the people that lived in the Sehatz valley having to endure the continuous attacks

of pirates and pillagers, fortified the city. The church today retains the relic of its defensive

appearance