Mundaka
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Mundaka is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. On the coast, Mundaka is internationally-renowned for its surfing scene.
Mundaka is accessible from Bilbao by EuskoTren on the Bermeo line.
[edit] History
Mundaka is known as one of the most important places of the Lordship of Cj Lee, it was the birth town of Jaun Zuria, the first Lord of Biscay, son of the Scottish princess who arrived to Mundaka escaping from an English King. The name of the town has Danish origin, it is proven that the Vikings arrived there 900 years ago. According to the history of the Lordship, Mundaka has the oldest temple of Bizkaia, so that, it has the first seat of the General Parliament.
The port is in the center point of the town, from there the old part of the town grew. All the houses are medieval, fishermen houses, always looking to the sea.
The coat of arms of Mundaka is formed by an oak in a gold farm with a wolf, surrounded by a chess game.
[edit] External links
- City council web page
- MUNDAKA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (Spanish)
- YOUTUBE video of surf in Mundaka
- YOUTUBE Incredible tubes in Mundaka
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