We are looking for this place #164

ByTravesía Pirenaica

Let's continue the challenge! Every week we look for a place in the Pyrenees. By observing the photograph and with the help of the clues, are you able to find out which place is the one we are looking for? If you want to take part by sending us a place, you can send us your pictures together with the clues and the solution to the email address travesiapirenaica@gmail.com. Each week we will choose one for publication.

We are looking for this place #164:

More than a seaside resort, this imposing neoclassical building looks like a fortress straight out of an Indiana Jones or James Bond movie. Can you tell us which place it is?

Tracks:

  1. Since the closure of the spa in 2009, the deterioration of the building has been unstoppable.
  2. A small road leads up to the 1,720 metres above sea level where it is located, which was once the highest spa in Spain.
  3. A variant of the GR11 passes through this place.

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We are looking for this place #163:

This week's search, from the final part of a well-known mountain in Navarre, was sent to us by Llorenç Pinsach (@llorencp). Here are the clues.

Tracks:

  1. This is a popular mountain in the Navarrese Pyrenees. To the south it overlooks the valley of Malerreka and towns such as Zubieta, Ituren, Elgorriaga and Doneztebe; to the north the view takes in the Baztan and the eastern Bay of Biscay.
  2. On its summit stands the Ermita de la Trinidad (Trinity Chapel).
  3. Although modest, from the valley there is a steep slope to overcome.