Our first port of call following a fairly sporting crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Quite a treat to be able to stand on the balcony in my dressing gown as we docked. The berth is very central, alongside the marina, so the outlook from the cabin is pleasant. We walked about 5 km round the town, taking in the main sights and some quirky ones, such at the whimsical sculpture square, and went across the neck of the isthmus to the beach. We needed a bit of help from Google maps as we traced our way along some none too lovely back streets.
In the old town there are lots of handsome buildings with glazed verandahs, but over on the beach side of the isthmus we saw a lot of new buildings. Must look up the civil war history of the city. Thinking further back in time, the big square near the cruise port celebrates Maria Pita, who rallied the townspeople to see off English invaders in Elizabethan times, spurred on by the fact that her husband had been killed by a bolt from an English crossbow.
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