Spot 3: Guernika

Having the time on our side, we have decided to follow the national road from Bilbao till San Sebastian, instead the highway, as originally planned. When approaching the city of Ea, the first one by the coast on this route, we came across a sign indicating the way to Guernika. Even not having any indication regarding the distance to it, we could not resist to visit the town which was completely destroyed during the Spanish Civil War by the German Air Force, moment later on immortalised by Picasso on one of its most famous paintings named after the city. Unfortunately, the one hour drive made each way did not proved to be worth it. The city is nice and cosy, but nothing really special and it’s located in the middle of nowhere. On the way back, my disappointment became somehow clear: the motivation to visit the city was the fact that it was once completely destroyed (only two buildings survived the bombing) and afterwards rebuilt from scratch. What could weI actually be looking for?