the largest part of Gipuzkoa was in the hands of the Francoists almost 1,000 civilians from various villages They were forced to go to Lekeitio and crossed the front line on foot denounced that the expulsions of civilians were anti-human the expelled civilians have been honored and given institutional recognition by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa and several municipalities of Gipuzkoa A monolith has also been placed in their honor recalled that as a result of the repression suffered by many citizens “they had to leave behind their way of life their happiness and their future” and praised their “courage” “Cultivating memory is the best guarantee of not repeating what happened,” said Chief Power Markel Olano He declares that the tribute and the monolith are “physical and material milestones of the memory of the people” that “will protect the facts from the clutches of oblivion” The Zumaia Jexux Etxabe was one of the deserted civilians and has shared his memories of those days with Baleike.eus He remembers that they were taken from the village and left in Ondarroa from where they arrived on foot to Lekeito: “They left us on the ground and fixed us there We arrived in Kamino because of the roads and the bombardments that were broken and we walked badly in those holes.” They were transferred from Lekeitio to Bilbao where they witnessed the bombing of Gernika: “They made a huge mess the fire went up from the bottom up.” He declared that fear was “the daily bread.” When they saw that they had lost everything “The Zumaia was empty and the fear reigned,” he recalls Pictures of Baleike.eus and Histoaria Zaleak de Ondarroa: Asus offers a masterclass in design at IFA Berlin 2024 Asus may only offer a "Scandinavian White" and dark "Zumaia Gray" colorway for its S 14 and S 16 laptops but the stylized "Zenbook" design on the top cover does a lot to elevate what would otherwise be a very simple There's a nice matte sheen to the unique ceraluminum chassis that helps increase the stark contrast on the Zumaia Gray model and it helps the Zenbook S 14 and S 16 effortlessly grab your attention I'm constantly struck by just how much I enjoy looking at the new ceraluminum chassis on the Zenbooks — a mysterious bonding of ceramic and aluminum compounds that's as pleasant to the touch as it is to the eye.  While the Zenbook S design is the same across the Zenbook S 14 and the S 16 I find the 14-inch ultralight leans more heavily into what makes ultrathin-and-light laptops so popular While the Zenbook S 16 is only half an inch thick and weighs about 3.3 pounds 16-inch laptops can be a bit of a beast to carry around The 14-inch form factor is just that little bit smaller and more portable and it makes the new Zenbook S design all the more eye-catching Some laptops just look and feel better on a 14-inch diagonal  It's an exceptionally designed laptop even though it won't stand out too much from the crowd in terms of color its overall build and choice of materials outshine the similarly black or silver-clad offerings at this year's IFA Berlin and makes it a more than worthy winner of our Laptop Laurels award for best design DisclaimerIntel paid for travel and accommodations for IFA Berlin The company did not see the contents of this article before publication.  Laptop Mag's IFA Berlin 2024 Issue celebrates one of the world's longest-running consumer tech expos Germany's own Internationale FunkAusstellung Berlin Our on-the-ground team will bring you all the news emerging from the showroom floor of Messe Berlin and highlight the best in consumer tech as we announce our inaugural Laptop Laurel winners for best-in-show products Head over to Laptop Mag's IFA Berlin 2024 Issue for more coverage Madeline RicchiutoStaff WriterA former lab gremlin for Tom's Guide and TechRadar; Madeline has escaped the labs to join Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer With over a decade of experience writing about tech and gaming When she isn't writing about the latest laptops and AI software Madeline likes to throw herself into the ocean as a PADI scuba diving instructor and underwater photography enthusiast Here’s how an RTX 5080 beat an RTX 5090 The Acer Aspire 3 15 makes a few sacrifices to hit its tempting sub-$500 price The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 just hit an all-time low price of $199 at Amazon when you buy something through our retail links It’s perhaps best to start with the most visible upgrade: the chassis Rather than relying on the typical design of metal or plastic Asus has invented a new material called Ceraluminum which it says is the result of four years of work to combine aluminum and a type of ceramic into a new compound The details are complex and not entirely transparent but essentially it bonds the two materials into something that Ceraluminum is used only on the upper lid of the new Zenbook S It looks like plastic but has the rigidity of metal and it’s easy to see how thin and light it allows the screen and lid to be The laptop is available in two colors: Zumaia gray and Scandinavian white Photograph: Christopher NullThe 16-inch display provides ample room for a spacious keyboard making them more convenient to access than those on many other laptops that cram them in among everything else I did find the keyboard action to be a bit mushy The keyboard backlighting is extremely bright the large touchpad includes Smart Gesture support which supports three-finger and four-finger shortcuts the user can customize Under the hood, Asus has outfitted the Zenbook S 16 with the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU (paired with a Radeon 880M GPU), 24 GB of RAM, and a 1-terabyte solid-state drive. The touchscreen’s resolution is a solid 2,880 x 1,800 pixels. Expansion ports are all side-mounted and include two USB-C connectors supporting USB4 (one is needed for charging) Photograph: Christopher NullAsus Zenbook S 16 (2024) All products featured on Wired are independently selected by our editors we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links As the name suggests, the new Ryzen AI 9 is designed to excel at AI-related tasks—and bring AMD at least within striking distance of the AI capabilities of the Snapdragon X Elite powering many Copilot+ PCs today The jury’s still out on whether this has been successful but my synthetic tests of the system didn’t disappoint performance is in line with lower-end Snapdragon X Elite systems and even bested some Intel Core Ultra systems on the PCMark 10 benchmark (which Snapdragon systems can’t run) The Radeon’s graphics performance is significantly better than Snapdragon systems on most tests though Intel’s integrated GPU is still slightly faster None of these options are suitable for serious gaming you may be able to get by playing some less aggressive titles on the Zenbook S 16 the Zenbook doesn’t suffer from any compatibility problems Photograph: Christopher NullThe Zenbook’s display is excellent and I didn’t have any complaints about the six-speaker audio system which won’t fill the room but will work fine in smaller environments Perhaps my biggest praise is reserved for the Zenbook S 16’s battery. I scored over 14 hours of run time on this system during a full-screen YouTube video playback test, which blows almost every Intel-based laptop I’ve seen out of the water and even bested Asus’ own Snapdragon-based Vivobook S 15 by an hour. Never mind the new age of AI we’re entering, what about this new era of laptop longevity? At 3.4 pounds and 19 millimeters thick, the system is light and svelte—though not record-breaking on either dimension—and the $1,400 price is on target given the overall performance level provided. If AMD can continue raising the bar on performance without sacrificing battery life, a system like this may be a winning option for users looking for a well-balanced best of all worlds—and Asus seems poised to deliver it. All products featured on Wired are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking The ibis Styles Zumaia Zestoa hotel will open its doors at the end of 2025 and will be located in the heart of the Urola Valley the Accor Group's brand for lovers of creative design will have its first hotel in the Basque Country in 2025 This establishment will be located in Zestoa a Spanish entity of a French family holding company ten minutes from the coast and less than 45 minutes from the three Basque capitals The new hotel will have 95 rooms and a large restaurant area This ambitious project is located at the entrance to the Sansinenea industrial park The location of the new Ibis Styles Zumaia Zestoa is an important communication junction next to the motorway exit in the towns of Zestoa and Zumaia and is surrounded by several tourist attractions in Gipuzkoa Zumaia's beaches and the famous Zestoa spa are just ten minutes away This Ibis Styles will become a strategic point to visit the 3 Basque capitals La Concha beach in San Sebastian and the old town of Vitoria among other attractions It is also just a few minutes away from important industrial centres such as Azpeitia modernity and good humour are the basis of the design of the Ibis Styles hotels The 650 ibis Styles hotels around the world offer guests a distinctive experience through a unique storytelling - from cycling to cinema comic strips to oranges - that blends in with the spaces that bring the hotels to life and create surprising rooms The brand has already triumphed in Europe and America thanks to its concept that encompasses design and creative spirit Hotel website Brand OwnerAccor the element in the project with the highest impact the choice is made in favor of a structural system able to span the distance in the lightest possible way its broken geometry contributes to reducing the impact while this footbridge is not designed just to connect two points thanks to its variable section -wider in the middle part- the walkway seeks to lean out over the rooftops appearing as a belvedere towards the urban area and the sea a reduced amount of materials have been used are tightly connected to the function they perform we can find concrete -in the lower area and in contact with the ground- steel -in footbridges and blacksmith work- and wood -as coating material and mediator between the user and the construction You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email The twelfth edition of the Flysch Trail mountain race in Zumaia will be held on 3 October and the organisers of the test have already begun preparations some details have already been given about the race: among them Josu Bereziartua and Amaia Aranzabal will be honoured that day while Aranzabal was the first Basque woman to climb a mountain in Oycho 8,000 meters The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is one of the World’s largest scientific organizations with 121 national members representing over a million geoscientists It is celebrating its 60th anniversary and the main IUGS 60th Anniversary Event will take place in Zumaia Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark (Spain) with the presentation of The First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites This announcement will kick off an endeavor to designate geological sites from around the world that are iconic recognized by all geoscience community for their impact in understanding the Earth and its history The scientific community has long demanded the establishment of a global program with global standards for the recognition of sites of high international importance The IGCP – 731 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites (IUGS – UNESCO) has created the proper conditions of collaboration towards this great milestone that will inspire the work of this ambitious program in the near future An IUGS Geological Heritage Site is a key place with geological elements and/or processes of scientific international relevance and/or with a substantial contribution to the development of geological sciences through history Some of the oldest rocks on Earth from South Africa traces of primitive life from Australia and China some of the best dinnosaur fossil remains from Canada the firts evidences of early hominin developmnet from Tanzania the marine rocks of the top of the World from Mount Everest and iconic sites like  the impressive Grand Canyon (USA) Santorini Caldera (Greece) or Uluru in Australia are only a few examples of this impressive list IUGS recognition gives visibility to those sites It identifies them as being of the highest scientific value They are sites that served to develop the science of geology They are the world’s best demonstrations of geologic features and processes They are the sites of fabulous discoveries of the Earth and its history Many of the “First 100” are well protected in national parks Recognition and visibility of the “First 100” IUGS Geological Heritage Sites can lead to their further appreciation to their preservation.                                                                                The “First 100” aspires to be a memorable event that culminates in a spectacular celebration on October 25-28th in Zumaia, Basque Coast UGGp. Registration is available in www.geoparkea.eus/iugs-globalgeosites https://iugs60.org/100-geosites/ are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system Copyright © 2025 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) The Basque Coast Geopark has recently hosted the presentation of the first 100 geological heritage sites of the International Union of Geological Sciences the mercury mines of Almadén (Ciudad Real) and the volcanic relief of La Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) are among those chosen The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) is one of the world's largest scientific organisations, with 121 national members and affiliated associations representing more than one million geoscientists. The list of the top 100 geological hotspots represents the best of geoscience and collaborative work because it is not possible to make such a list if behind the work there is not a very long laborious and detailed process of keeping so many different partners from virtually every country in the world in the same boat the main and fundamental thing is that the geological community has agreed to launch a project that gives scientific recognition to iconic sites for their impact on the knowledge of the Earth and its history This IUGS recognition gives visibility to these sites They are places that served to develop the science of geology They show the world's best demonstrations of geological features and processes and are the sites of fabulous discoveries of the Earth and its history In this magnificent list of the first 100 places of geological interest in the world are three emblematic places in Spain: the flysch of Zumaia (Gipuzkoa) the mercury mines of Almadén (Ciudad Real) and the volcanic relief of La Palma (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) the Zumaia flysch is perhaps one of the most studied geological outcrops on the planet The thousands of layers formed by marine sediments have been used to study the extinction of the dinosaurs or one of the greatest global warming events in the history of the Earth Today it is part of the UNESCO Global Geopark of the Basque Coast and is surely the best written book of Earth's history or part of Earth's history ever As the biologist Miguel Delibes once pointed out the Zumaia flysch is a monument to the human capacity to think because we have been able to turn layers of rock into the pages of a book that we can understand the Almadén mercury mines are the largest known mercury deposit on the planet They constitute the largest accumulation of this element in the earth's crust as well as having the longest productive history The Zumaia flysch is a monument to the human capacity to think the eight-kilometre diameter crater of Caldera de Taburiente has been a determining factor in the history of volcanology since the 19th century With this recognition by the IUGS, these three sites are on a par in the field of geological heritage with such emblematic places as the impressive Grand Canyon (USA), the Perito Moreno Glacier (Argentina), the Santorini Caldera (Greece) or Uluru (Australia). The full list is available on the new website of the IUGS International Geological Heritage Commission Many of these top 100 geological sites are well protected in national parks This recognition by the IUGS can therefore lead to their increased consideration They are inspiring and extraordinary places that have contributed significantly to the development of Geosciences They represent the memory of the Earth and are part of the natural heritage that we must value with the presentation of the first 100 we hope that the general public will pay attention to these geological sites since over more than two centuries the Geological Sciences have allowed us to advance in the knowledge of the Earth's long history and to understand how our planet works A study published in the journal Geology rules out that extreme volcanic episodes had any influence on the massive extinction of species in the late Cretaceous The results confirm the hypothesis that it was a giant meteorite impact what caused the great biological crisis that ended up with the non-avian dinosaur lineages and other marine and terrestrial organisms 66 million years ago The study was carried out by the researcher Sietske Batenburg from the Faculty of Earth Sciences of the University of Barcelona from the University Research Institute on Environmental Sciences of Aragon (IUCA-University of Zaragoza) K/Pg boundary: the great extinction of the Cretaceous in Zumaia coasts The scenario of this study were the Zumaia cliffs (Basque Country) which have an exceptional section of strata that reveals the geological history of the Earth in the period of 115-50 million years ago (Ma) the team analyzed sediments and rocks that are rich in microfossils that were deposited between 66.4 and 65.4 Ma a time interval that includes the known Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary (K/Pg) the K/Pg boundary divides the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras and it coincides with one of the five large extinctions of the planet This study analysed the climate changes that occurred just before and after the massive extinction marked by the K/Pg boundary as well as its potential relation to this large biological crisis researchers examined whether this climate change coincides on the time scale with its potential causes: the Deccan massive volcanism (India) ─one of the most violent volcanic episodes in the geological history of the planet─ and the orbital variations of the Earth “The particularity of the Zumaia outcrops lies in that two types of sediments accumulated there ─some richer in clay and others richer in carbonate─ that we can now identify as strata or marl and limestone that alternate with each other to form rhythms” from the Department of Earth and Ocean Dynamics of the UB “This strong rhythmicity in sedimentation is related to cyclical variations in the orientation and inclination of the Earth axis in the rotation movement as well as in the translational movement around the Sun” These astronomic configurations ─the known Milankovitch cycles regulate the amount of solar radiation they receive modulate the global temperature of our planet and condition the type of sediment that reaches the oceans "Thanks to these periodicities identified in the Zumaia sediments we have been able to determine the most precise dating of the climatic eepisodes that took place around the time when the last dinosaurs lived" from the Department of Earth Sciences at UZ who will present his thesis defence by the end of this year Planktonic foraminifera: revealing the climate of the past Carbon-13 isotopic analysis on the rocks in combination with the study of planktonic foraminifera ─microfossils used as high-precision biostratigraphic indicators─ has made it possible to reconstruct the paleoclimate and chronology of that time in the Zumaia sediments More than 90% of the Cretaceous planktonic foraminiferal species from Zumaia became extinct 66 Ma ago coinciding with a big disruption in the carbon cycle and an accumulation of impact glass spherules originating from the asteroid that hit Chicxulub the conclusions of the study reveal the existence of three intense climatic warming events ─known as hyperthermal events─ that are not related to the Chicxulub impact known as LMWE and prior to the K/Pg boundary has been dated to between 66.25 and 66.10 Ma are called Dan-C2 (between 65.8 and 65.7 Ma) and LC29n (between 65.48 and 65.41 Ma) there has been intense debate over whether the hyperthermal events mentioned above were caused by an increased Deccan volcanic activity which emitted large amounts of gases into the atmosphere "Our results indicate that all these events are in sync with extreme orbital configurations of the Earth known as eccentricity maxima which produced an estimated global warming of 2-5°C appears to be temporally related to a Deccan eruptive episode suggesting that it was caused by a combination of the effects of volcanism and the latest Cretaceous eccentricity maximum" Earth's orbital variations around the Sun The global climate changes that occurred in the late Cretaceous and early Palaeogene ─between 250,000 years before and 200,000 years after the K/Pg boundary─ were due to eccentricity maxima of the Earth's orbit around the Sun the orbital eccentricity that influenced climate changes before and after the K/Pg boundary is not related to the late Cretaceous mass extinction of species The climatic changes caused by the eccentricity maxima and augmented by the Deccan volcanism occurred gradually at a scale of hundreds of thousands of years "These data would confirm that the extinction was caused by something completely external to the Earth system: the impact of an asteroid that occurred 100,000 years after this late Cretaceous climate change (the LMWE)" the last 100,000 years before the K/Pg boundary are characterized by high environmental stability with no obvious perturbations and the large mass extinction of species occurred instantaneously on the geological timescale" Be one of the first to try our new activity feed The otherworldly landscapes from the HBO show are all worth a trip Game of Thrones may have one of the most beautiful and sprawling worlds in fantasy but the colossal realms of Westeros and Essos as depicted on the television show are within relatively easy reach or Northern Ireland and be ready to explore a rustic boutique hotel just outside Zumaia and dine on veggies grown in its large organic garden (from $51) In season seven, when Jon Snow and company head north of the Wall in search of an arrowhead-shaped mountain—where a vision says the army of the dead awaits—what they are really looking for is Iceland’s Kirkjufell. The massif, located just outside the tiny town of Grundarfjodur on the Saefellsnes Peninsula, is the country’s most photographed peak. You can snag your own vision of the mount at Hotel Framnes (from $112) which looks across the fjord to Kirkjufell The Kirkjufellsfoss (the stunning stacked waterfall at the massif’s toes) and the surrounding beaches are worth exploring before you head back to the 24-hour sauna and hot tub in your digs an easy walk to the marina where you can catch a boat into the park and sip walnut brandy on the terrace (from $40) The Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, where the Night’s Watch guard the end of the Wall, is better known in Iceland as Reynisfjara But the real-world location is steeped in just as much legend Local folklore says the towering sea stacks and crashing North Atlantic waves are where giant trolls once pulled ships in from the sea before turning to stone Amble along the beach to Halsanefshellir Cave or walk up the 1,000-foot Reynisfjall for commanding views of the stone trolls a north–south track with 1,700 feet of climbing and a challenging descent a fissure filled with crystal-clear glacial water and created by the two continents’ slow drift apart and tech with access to unlimited digital content from Outside Network's iconic brands Published: Invalid Date TAKE a look at this little-known sunshine spot that's just two hours away from Dublin Zumaia is a small coastal town in the north of Spain in the Basque Country The area is known for its stunning beaches It also features heavily in the smash hit series Game of Thrones And it's an ideal place to escape crowds of tourists in the summer The spot is a two hour flight from Dublin with seats going for as little as €40 with Ryanair A major attraction in the small town are the beaches, Santiago and Itzurun. Santiago Beach, located on the eastern side of the town, is a wide stretch of white sand perfect for relaxing. And the beach comes with all the facilities punters need to spend a day on the sand. it has sunbeds available to rent and water sports to take part in is closer to the town and is a truly unique spot The beach is surrounded by soaring cliffs and ancient rock caves that make it the perfect place for exploring Itzurun is especially popular among surfers and has some of the best waves in the area though - the town has loads of interesting stuff for visitors to see and do Fans of the hit series Game of Thrones will no doubt want to see the filming locations throughout the area The small islet, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, was the location for Dragonstone, the home of Emilia Clarke's Daenerys Targaryen The spot has been called "magical" and can be visited from the town Some companies even offer half day coach tours that bring you straight to the location and even provide themed costumes climb the 241 steps to the small hermitage at the top La Muriola Beach was used in the show's seventh season as the and is well worth a visit for fans of the series Zumaia has a gorgeous old town made up of buildings from all different time periods History lovers should make a stop off at Saint Peter's Church and Saint Joseph's Convent to admire the thousand year old buildings And the town is dotted with beautiful palaces like the Foronda palace and Ubillos palace with plenty of gorgeous walks to do while visiting One of the most popular is the hike to the Ermita de San Telmo The little building overlooks the sea on both sides the view is the most important part of the journey One Tripadvisor user said: "Ermita de San Telmo in the Basque region of Spain is very close to old town and well worth the climb for the spectacular views." Another added: "The ermita is within walking distance of Zumaia's center One of the best times of the year to visit Zumaia is in April the townspeople line the streets dressed in blue costumes The town also celebrates the feast of Saint Peter and a display of some of the town's best food and drink Dramatic video illustration of how a relatively small breaking wave can capsize a yacht The shocking thing about the video of a yacht being capsized while entering harbour is that it shows it being knocked flat by a relatively small wave – but a breaking one This is the type of wave that we should all fear You can see that as the swell is funnelled into the shoaling entrance of the harbour at Zumaia in northern Spain a wave begins to crest and then break you can see several of the crew are washed overboard There have been many examples of yachts making landfall only to find themselves in graver danger on the harbour approach Australian Mini Transat sailor Katrina Ham’s yacht was rolled while under tow entering the harbour at Ribadeo in northern Spain The boat was subsequently smashed up on the rocks and was a total loss It also brings to mind the tragedy in 2012 when two British sailors were killed when their yacht (pictured below) was capsized and torn asunder by the power of a breaking wave while entering the harbour of Povoa de Varzim harbour near Porto Wreckage of yacht in the harbour at Povoa de Varzim We often think of the size and steepness of waves as being the deciding factor in capsize (along with a vessel’s inherent stability characteristics) But research suggests that the most significant factor is whether a wave is breaking or not it only takes a breaker to knock a boat over – and that wave does not need to be very large Research a decade or so ago by the Wolfson Unit at University of Southampton University concluded that for a 10m yacht ‘you only need a breaking wave of 3m to pose a risk of capsize’ Various types of boat and keel type were tested A wave height of 60 per cent of the boat’s length capsized all the models they tested a 32-footer would almost certainly be capsized a breaking wave with a height of as little as 20ft but of course breaking seas also have the power to invert a yacht At that point the stability characteristics of a yacht do have a decisive bearing on the readiness with which a boat rights herself – but that’s a huge other subject in itself Another big topic is the efficacy of techniques such as trailing warps or drogues, plus the problems of deployment and retrieval. That’s a really interesting (and somewhat controversial) subject. It’s also a topic in our great Skip Novak’s Storm Series – read what Skip has to say about using drogues here. It’s a don’t miss subject for anyone with serious world-girdling or long-distance sailing plans You can catch up with videos of our Storm Series to date on the Yachting World homepage or on Yachting World’s YouTube channel The June 2025 issue of Yachting World is out now He focused his social work in the neighborhoods of Western Caracas as director of the Santa Maria school (Catholic School of Saint Mary) parish priest of the parish of Saint Mary Queen director of the San Pedro School in Zumaia Gipuzkoa) In Venezuela he was main promoter and director of the City of Hope (Ciudad de la Esperanza) after being diagnosed with a serious illness he decided to stay in Venezuela and spend his last years in Caracas a high-tech ceramic hybrid material available in a range of nature-inspired colors including an advanced vapor-chamber cooling system It's the only laptop combining such sleekness and functionality and is our thinnest and most compact 14-inch laptop emphasizing our commitment to 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shared value for every one of us FORTUNE and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies are registered trademarks of FORTUNE Media IP Limited and are used under license 1 Compared to a similar 14-inch laptop (UX3405).2 Specifications content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country Actual performance may vary depending on applications Full specifications are available at http://www.asus.com3 Weight may vary according to specifications take a tour of the series's most iconic filming locations Just be sure to keep your sword at the ready This gallery was originally published in 2015 Spain (Dragonstone)Spain features heavily is the latest installment of Game of Thrones Take the last scenes of season seven's initial episode: Daenerys lands at Dragonstone—Dothraki warriors and Tyrion in tow—after seasons spent across the Narrow Sea While the nearby San Juan de Gaztelugatxe stands in for the castle's winding entry stairs it's Itzurun Beach in the Basque Country that serves as the dragon queen's entry point to Westeros Spain (King's Landing Dragonpit)The biggest character gathering in Game of Thrones history was set here The production team built a platform to protect the central area of the ancient amphitheater that once housed 25,000 spectators it'll be known for hosting three Lannisters Spain (Highgarden)Another Spanish castle made an appearance in season seven standing in for the Tyrell stronghold Highgarden Located about 15 miles outside Córdoba off-screen the on-screen castle quickly finds itself under Lannister rule only minutes after we see the striking Moorish build for the first time The 104,000-acre Bardenas Reales are the Spanish badlands chalk and sandstone that's been molded by centuries of water and wind Parts of the steppe offer up a little vegetation which is also filmed in Ireland (Glens of Antrim) for the more lush scenes in season six Northern Ireland (Iron Islands)Ballintoy stands in as the harbor of the Iron Islands We're sure to see a little more of the rocky Northern Irish coastline in the final season as the Greyjoys deal with their own throne usurping complications the cast and crew got permission to shut half of it down to film crucial scenes set in Dorne the southernmost part of the kingdom of Westeros The Alcázar serves as the setting for Dorne's Water Palace of Sunspear the verdant summer home of the royal Martell family Spain (Daznak's Pit)About an hour east of Seville is the small historic town of Osuna (population: about 18,000) which opened up its bullring to host a gladiator-style scene where Daenerys settles a score with Meereen slave masters It was said to take 12 days to shoot this one scene—practically a blockbuster film's schedule—and required some 500 extras Croatia (Braavos)Though the House of Black and White was created on a sound stage much of Arya Stark's Braavos explorations were filmed in the stone-walled alleyways and plazas in the old town of Šibenik Grjótagjá is a small volcanic cave where water in the spring can top 100 degrees Fahrenheit It's also home to Ygritte (RIP) and Jon Snow's subterranean love scene Croatia (King's Landing Palace Gardens)You can perfectly picture Olenna Tyrell holding court in the King's Landing palace gardens What you're actually seeing is the Trsteno Arboretum just about 20 minutes north of Dubrovnik Croatia (House of the Undying)The highest point along Dubrovnik's city walls this tower stands in for the exterior of the House of the Undying in Qarth during season two Daenerys Targaryen goes looking for her dragons inside but is kidnapped by the warlocks who the stand-in for King's Landing since season two Visitors can recreate Cersei's walk of shame down the steps in front of the Church of St Ignatius of Loyola or meander through the Pile Gate which stands in for the entrance to King's Landing's Old Town Northern Ireland (Castle Black & North of the Wall)In season one Magheramorne in Northern Ireland was the site for Castle Black with help from plenty of CGI to make the wall look 700 feet tall; in season two it stood in for the battlements at King's Landing Magheramorne welcomed a newly constructed fishing village north of the Wall—where the Wildlings live The "game of thrones" doesn't apply up here up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse We understand that time is the greatest luxury which is why Condé Nast Traveler mines its network of experts and influencers so that you never waste a meal or a hotel stay wherever you are in the world Special service for the TOP 14 rugby semi-finals a publicly-owned company under the Basque Government's Ministry of Territorial Planning will put on extra trains on 9 and 10 June during the TOP 14 rugby semi-finals in Donostia-San Sebastián The extra trains will run on the E1 Zumaia / Amara (San Sebastián) / Zumaia & E2 Hendaye / Amara (San Sebastián) / Hendaye lines to make travel easier to and from the matches - to be held in the Real Arena - and to get to the different activities organised in the city PLEASE NOTE: The planning of this special service - which will run every 10 minutes along the Topo Line during the afternoon/evening on Friday the 9th and during most of Saturday  the 10th -  has meant changes to the standard timetable users should take into account that the trains will not be running at the usual times The exact timetables are available using the timetable search engine on this website or on the Euskotren APP There are three SPECIAL TRAVEL CARDS for the event and which can be purchased  at all the stations between Hendaye and Zumaia They can be purchased beforehand at the ticket office at Hendaye Station and at the Garbera shopping centre Passengers needing further information should call Euskotren on 944 333 333 Information is also available from Euskotren staff and on Twitter: @euskotren The crew onboard a 38ft yacht had a nasty surprise when their boat was rolled by a wave as they entered the port of Zumaia In the world of boating kit and clothing,… Garmin is one of the big tech brands… The American chandlery giant has joined the many… The DAME awards are an opportunity for the… The Black Friday shopping extravaganza seems to get… After 150 years at their Shaftesbury Avenue Filming of Game of Thrones season 7 continues on the northern coast of Spain – and has delivered more insight into the short-term future of major characters including Jon Snow (Obviously we're entering territory well north of the spoilers wall so look away now if you're going to get all Samwell Tarly about having major plot points ruined.) Another busy day of #GameofThrones filming and even more images added to our photo post! https://t.co/u7PggtzVrw #SPOILERS pic.twitter.com/BkK8EBALhjOctober 24, 2016 Day two of the Itzurun shoot delivered further 'hell yes!' news as Alfie Allen – AKA Theon Greyjoy – rocked up on set for the first time Theon and a selection of his Ironborn fleet were filmed coming ashore to be met by Jon Unsurprisingly given the manner in which Theon's treachery led to the fall of Winterfell Greyjoy's arrival doesn't cause Jon to bust out the vino and pigeon pie Snow grabs his former friend by the lapels @Frikidoctor OJO THEON Y JON EN EL RODAJE pic.twitter.com/4Imh79dZzqOctober 25, 2016 Want even more season 7 goodness? As GR+ reported earlier in the week, the entire plot has already been leaked Game of Thrones season 7 will debut in summer 2017 Ben WilsonSocial Links NavigationI'm GamesRadar's sports editor and occasionally things that don't have a three-letter acronym – such as Chvrches actually.) Even after three decades I still have a soft spot for Euro Boss on the Amstrad CPC 464+ First TeamPeru Nolaskoain returns to SD EibarThe Zumaia-born player has signed for the club until 2027 1998) returns to SD Eibar and will be an Armero until 2027 now the agreement for his transfer with Athletic Club Nolaskoain can play in defence and in midfield the player from Gipuzkoa made 34 appearances in which he scored two goals and provided one assist The signing starts training on Thursday with his new team-mates many of whom he already knows from last season Layers of sedimentary rock lean out towards a coastline disappearing into sand before meeting the water We are witnessing history: flysch lines in the rock chart some 50 million years of geological time A faded orange traffic cone rests in a crevasse tens of millions of years old with pieces of red debris scattered nearby all of it set to become embedded in the geological record The large-format photograph was taken by Edward Burtynsky on Spain’s rugged Basque coast It is the prelude to the Anthropocene exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario Simultaneously presented at the National Gallery of Canada the exhibition—together with a film of the same name—is a collaboration between Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier Burtynsky’s photographs convey an unsettling dualism There is an undeniable splendor in nearly every composition from the clearcutting of a Malaysian palm oil plantation to a suburban highway in California Burtynsky’s vivid colours and sublime scale draw the eye but it’s the disturbing realities depicted that keep it fixated algae blooms and concrete seawalls all hint at disaster on a majestic scale The photographer’s hypnotic calm and balance meets the human epoch’s terrifying — but often subtle — realities leaving viewers to work out the emotional impacts What makes them so devastating is that their horror is left to us a compelling series of short film segments presents more intimate portraits of humanity and the planet the videos take in the world at the human scale We follow scavengers navigating an endless garbage dump and view piles of burning elephant tusks the exhibition suffers for its augmented and virtual reality components several of Burtynsky’s prints trigger videos when a phone or tablet is pointed at the photographs There are clear links between the photos and videos but there’s also obvious tension in experiencing physical works of art while simultaneously being prompted to look at our screens Spurring a sense of immediacy that transcends the white cube of the gallery the app also conjures virtual reality models of those burning elephant tusks along with a nearly extinct white rhinoceros and (outside the main gallery) a massive Douglas fir tree Though thematically integrated to the exhibit the complex-yet-stark reality of Anthopocene is undercut by the clumsy affect of a video game tree and a cartoon rhinoceros climate change entails simple and catastrophic moral clarity If the pull of augmented and virtual reality creates a more democratic and accessible gallery experience—particularly for school trips—maybe it’s worth it Should we dwell in subtlety when the arc of humanity must forcefully and immediately be bent toward justice Anthropocene runs at the Art Gallery of Ontario until January 6, 2019, and at the National Gallery until February 24 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Charting the Course 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Community Champion 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: Ethics in Action 2025 RAIC Gold Medal: The Genius of Collaboration 07mayAll Day14sepGroundwork Exhibition - Canadian Centre for ArchitectureMontreal, Quebec Groundwork is a three-part film and exhibition series exploring the conceptual development and field research of contemporary architects cultivating alternative modes of engagement with new project sites the CCA will take a critical look at how designers across diverse geographies and contexts engage with their environments in preliminary phases of projects and stages of transformation will be highlighted as revelatory aspects of architectural work that help to deepen our understanding of new critical modes of practice and engagement the project questions how different architects situate themselves in relation to changing natural and disciplinary boundaries The exhibition is on from now until September 14 For more information, click here 13febAll Day11mayElana Herzog - ExhibitionToronto, Ontario This exhibition surveys the 35 year career of Toronto-born Brooklyn-based artist Elana Herzog and is curated by internationally Canadian artist Jessica Stockholder It features a new site-responsive installation made This exhibition surveys the 35 year career of Toronto-born Brooklyn-based artist Elana Herzog and is curated by internationally Canadian artist Jessica Stockholder It features a new site-responsive installation made using wallpaper designed by the artist Part of Herzog’s process is to encrust textiles onto – and into – different surfaces explains “while working in the building trades I became intimately acquainted with the built environment and how it is constructed On a very personal level I learned about how systems interact and are installed in buildings – what’s behind the walls and under the floors.” Her work can be described as a form of domestic archeology often engaging architecture and other more intimate forms of material culture For more information, click here 01mayAll Day30Arthur Erickson: Design in MindVancouver, British Columbia The Arthur Erickson Foundation has announced the world premiere of ArthurErickson: Design in Mind The immersive pop-up exhibition will run from now until May 30 This experience marks the culmination of the AE100 Centennial Celebration a year-long series of events honouring the life and work of architect Arthur Erickson For more information, click here 08mayAll DayTMU Department of Architectural Science Year End Show 2025Toronto, Ontario Toronto Metropolitan University's Department of Architectural Science encourages its students to test boundaries and apply their skill to prevailing issues present within their evolving surroundings Toronto Metropolitan University’s Department of Architectural Science encourages its students to test boundaries The annual Year End Show presents the culmination of the 2024-25 academic term showcasing the impressive and cutting-edge works of our top students in all four years of study and at the graduate level For more information, click here To view this year’s thesis booklet, click here 08mayAll Day14University of Montreal - Cohort 2025Montreal, Quebec The annual exhibition of graduates from the Faculty of Planning at UdeM will soon be back for an extended 2025 edition A full week to admire the innovative projects of future architects For more information, click here 09mayAll Day11housed…[un]housed...[re]housed… 2025 SymposiumToronto, Ontario The housed…[un]housed...[re]housed… symposium will shine its academic light on our affordable housing and unhoused crisis in Toronto Given our recent pressing issues and experiences with affordability issues The housed…[un]housed…[re]housed… symposium will shine its academic light on our affordable housing and unhoused crisis in Toronto the symposium will probe and discuss precedents with a critical and multi-disciplinary lens and expand on the Fair Housing Act discourse which prohibits discrimination and the Ontario Human Rights Commission that housing is a human right For more information, click here 09may7:00 pm10:00 pmPresence roma XLV exhibition - CambridgeCambridge, Ontario The University of Waterloo School of Architecture class of 2025 is proud to reaffirm its  long-standing Presence in Rome with an exhibit of our design projects For more information, click here 13mayAll DayUniversité de Montréal School of Architecture's 60th anniversaryMontreal, Quebec Come and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Université de Montréal School of Architecture on Tuesday the school is preparing a commemorative catalog and visuals to reminisce on the school’s 60-year history since joining the Université de Montréal To register for the event, click here 14mayAll Day24City Building 2025 - Call for SubmissionsToronto, Ontario This is an exhibition of contemporary works by artists who explore our changing urban environment while looking at local architecture and urban issues Artists interested in participating are being asked to send a image list, current CV /artist statement, and 4 to 6 jpegs to [email protected] Selected artists will pay $40 per selected work The exhibition will be on display from May 14 to 24 For more information, click here 24mayAll Day25Doors Open TorontoToronto, Ontario Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission fee it has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique locations and remains the largest event of its kind in Canada For more information, click here Nine students from Floreaga Salestar Ikastetxea in Azkoitia; from La Inmaculada – Hijas de Jesús in Bilbao; and from Maria eta Jose Ikastetxea are the prize-winners in the II “Your Food is Not Waste” video contest in the Compulsory Secondary Upper Secondary and Social Media categories The contest is an initiative organised by the Basque Municipal Waste Coordinator (OCRU) consisting of the Basque Government’s Ministry for the Environment The prize-giving ceremony was held today at the seat of the Basque Country in Donostia-San Sebastián and was attended by the Basque Government's Environmental Administration Director Alejandra Iturrioz; the Environmental Director of Araba Provincial Council Belen Etxeberria; the Environmental Infrastructures Director of Bizkaia Provincial Council Marta Barco; and the Hydraulic Works and Environmental Director of Gipuzkoa Provincial Council,  Ainhoa Iraola all of whom were representing the institutions that make up the OCRU.  The prize winners in the Compulsory Secondary and Upper Secondary categories – Floreaga Salestar Ikastetxea and La Inmaculada-Hijas de Jesús - received a mini iPad and a diploma  There was also a special prize for the most popular video in the social media which was won by students from Maria eta Jose Ikastetxea in Bilbao.  Their prize is a boat trip to discover the coast of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve and a guided tour of the Basque Biodiversity Centre.  The II “Your Food is Not Waste” video contest, open to students aged 12 to 18 of the Basque Country was convened by the Basque Municipal Waste Coordinator to mark the European Week for Waste Reduction in the Basque Country held from 22 to 30 November 2014.  The aim of the contest was to raise awareness among the general public along with the need to cut the wasting of resources caused by food that is not consumed “We believe there is a continued need to raise awareness about food waste," stressed Alejandra Iturrioz the Basque Government’s Environmental Administration Director “as young people represent the future generations that will still have to be able to use the planet's resources We therefore consider their involvement and the dissemination of an awareness-raising message about responsible consumption and looking after the environment around us to be essential".  nearly 8% of the food bought is calculated to be thrown away without even being cooked which is waste of around 50 kilos and around 200 euros per inhabitant per year Welcome to maritimejournal.com. 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Upgrade to a subscription and enjoy unlimited news and additional features Site powered by Webvision Cloud We all love getting lost in the pages of a good book But what many agree on is that the HBO adaptation of George RR Martin’s epic series A Song of Ice and Fire is a huge success the final season of A Game of Thrones will premiere tying up all the loose ends that fans have been wondering about for years GOT doesn’t pull its punches when portraying the complex and often brutal events in the books the sets and costumes are crafted with intricate detail and the locations are carefully chosen to be as close as possible to the fictional realm they represent The town of Zumaia has two small beaches: Santiago and Itzurun It’s the latter beach that was used as the shores of Dragonstone where Daenerys sets up her army in anticipation of conquering the rest of Westeros With the addition of a digital castle at the summit this little islet on the coast of Biscay makes a very convincing Dragonstone Its name translates as “the craggy fort,” and it certainly provides an ideal location for the island stronghold from the books Spanish locations aren’t just used for the windswept outer reaches of Westeros Highgarden is the verdant seat of the affluent House Tyrell and Castillo de Almodóvar del Rio was chosen for this location The castle was originally a Roman fort although the current structure is of Moorish origin and underwent renovation and reconstruction in the Middle Ages and later and Alcázar is ideal as the Dornish palace Dorne is the southernmost land in Westeros so this hot but beautiful location fits the bill nicely Just to prove that Spain has nearly all of the settings and climates you could want for the Game of Thrones series the badlands in southeast Navarre are used to represent the land inhabited by the warlike Dothraki Seeing the sands of the Bardenas stretching in all directions it’s easy to imagine that Vaes Dothrak might be just over the next horizon (although Sandy Brae in Northern Ireland was used as the setting for the capital of the Dothraki people) From the Dothraki Sea to the stronghold of the most influential family in Game of Thrones Spain can also boast that one of its castles was featured as Casterly Rock Although Martin has been quoted as stating that the Rock of Gibraltar was his inspiration for the Lannister stronghold it was actually Trujillo Castle in Cáceres that was seen to be most fitting as the home of Tywin Lannister and his family Everyday Girona might make up the streets of Braavos but the city’s fabulous Gothic cathedral has a more important function it was the exterior of the Great Sept of Baelor in King’s Landing Stand at the bottom of the steps and try to imagine Jamie Lannister cantering up them on his white horse to rescue Margaery from her walk of atonement Anyone who wants to feel part of the Stark clan should head to Stangford’s Castle Ward and Castle Towers which have been part of the setting for Winterfell from season one no one location could live up to all that is demanded from the northern stronghold of Winterfell so only some of the scenes are filmed at Castle Ward Others are filmed at Doune Castle in Scotland having been used as a location in Monty Python and the Holy Grail these two castles are actually rather pretty and easily accessible in real life making them the perfect tourist destinations The same is true of Ballintoy which is the setting for the Iron Islands The seven islands that make up Theon Greyjoy’s birthplace are barren and unforgiving Ballintoy is actually a rather charming Irish location with a plaque in the harbour to mark its use as a location on the HBO show This avenue of trees with a strangely sinister name was turned into the Kingsroad for the series and we see it when Arya tried to travel along it disguised as a boy Those audience members who rooted for Jon Snow and Ygritte will remember the touching scene in a thermal spring where they enjoyed a moment of happiness That scene was filmed in the lava cave at Grjótagjá which has now become immensely popular with visitors some of whom are perhaps trying to steal their own moment of romance in the warmth of the spring The production team clearly thought that these three glaciers epitomized the Fist of the First Men Vatnajökull is the largest glacier in Iceland making it an ideal representation of the snowy wastes beyond the Wall The film crew didn’t have far to venture for their next location Vatnajökull glacier lies just north of the village of Vík í Mýrdal The village’s distinctive beaches made up of black sand were used to film scenes for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea Spain’s Girona Cathedral might be the Sept of Baelor The terracotta roofs add just the right ambience to conjure up this imaginary city The twisty streets of the old part of the town feature heavily in the show and are especially key in season five where Cersei undertakes her walk of shame Another part of Croatia which depicts a section of Kings Landing is this arboretum which acts as the palace gardens you can almost imagine you’ll come across Lady Olenna and Margaery whispering in a corner Read another story from us: The mythology behind Game of Thrones White Walkers if your holiday this year takes you to one of the countries above why not detour and step into a world of fantasy and dragons (dragons not guaranteed) Charlotte Bond is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE