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The ground behind you: what the walk into Zumaia crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Zumaia
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itziar | 9.2 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Zumaia to Itziar |
| Deba | 13.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | The walk from Zumaia to Deba |
| Ibiri Auzoa | 17.9 | ✓ Yes | — No | The walk from Zumaia to Ibiri Auzoa |
Zumaia sits at the confluence of two rivers and is best known for what lies just offshore: the Flysch formations, layers of sedimentary rock tilted nearly vertical by tectonic forces and exposed by erosion into dramatic alternating bands of hard and soft stone. These cliffs record over 60 million years of geological history, including the K-Pg boundary layer — the thin band of iridium-rich clay that marks the asteroid impact that ended the dinosaurs. The Basque Coast Geopark, a UNESCO Global Geopark, is centered here, and the Algorri Interpretation Centre explains the science.
In town, the Iglesia de San Pedro Apostol is austere but contains oil paintings of 15th-century merchant ships and several side chapels. On the north end, near the coast, the Ermita de San Telmo occupies a dramatic cliff-edge position above a small cove. The ermita gained modern fame as the wedding location in Ocho Apellidos Vascos — the highest-grossing Spanish film ever — and tour buses arrive regularly.
Good services — bars, restaurants, shops, accommodation. The alternative Ruta del Flysch follows the GR-121 along the coast from here, passing San Telmo and the rock formations before rejoining the main camino near Deba.
San Pedro on the 29th of June.
The flysch formations along the coast between Zumaia and Deba were studied from the 19th century, but their global significance wasn't fully recognized until the discovery of the K-Pg boundary layer here — physical evidence of the mass extinction event 66 million years ago. The Basque Coast Geopark was admitted to the European Geoparks Network in 2010 and subsequently designated a UNESCO Global Geopark.
Just over this second footbridge, the camino splits. The official camino continues straight ahead and upwards through town. The alternate route again follows the GR-121 by turning right. They rejoin within 3.5km. The alternate route, known as the Ruta de Flysch because it crosses the sedimentary rock formations characteristic of this coast, is way marked and passes the Ermita de San Telmo. Both routes pass a public restroom shortly before arriving in Elorriaga.
12. May 2026 - 19:31
It offers prices for pilgrims at 33 euros. You can book on your own but there are 2 rooms with double beds and a double bed in the living room. Kitchen and bathrooms.
21. September 2025 - 17:33
If you don't mind stopping a bit before Zumaia, there are one or two hostels in Askizu. I haven't stayed there but I did see them along the way.
21. September 2025 - 17:31
I have found a somewhat affordable accomodation in Zumaia. It's the Habitaciones Hondar-Gain 10 and it cost me about €75,- for one person for one night. You have a private room (that you could share with fellow pilgrims if you wish) and you share the other facilities. I did reserve a room here and that's for the better as it no was sold out by the time I arrived there. It has a good location with nice views over the ocean and is close to the Camino route for the next day to Deba.
I also haven't been able to find a hostel here in Zumaia, this was the cheapest option I could find.
2. September 2024 - 18:03
If you don’t want to spend 100+ Euros a night and are hoping to stay at a cheaper place you better have a reservation. Apparently in this region there is no such thing as g as showing up and there being beds available
20. September 2023 - 10:56
there is a public toilet and a water fountain to the left just before the second foot bridge in town
8. August 2023 - 13:39
No albergue or cheap solutions for pilgrims. Only very expensive hotels (200€/night at least). The first affordable structure is in Itizar. 10km more..
24. April 2023 - 21:40
The convent is under renovations! There are no cheap options in Zumaia. Santa Klara was not an affordable option. I'm disappointed as this is my 2nd leg that had no pilgrim accommodation after San Sebastian.
9. September 2022 - 12:38
In this section at least, the ways are posted very poorly on this app. The main (blue) path does not adhere to the actual path on the ground, and the connections that exist between the red and the blue, the littoral and the normal route, are not marked at all on your app. It would be good for people to know that there is a way to bail out at the Hermitage.
12. August 2022 - 9:29
The flysh route is lovely and stunning but also really hard with lots of ups and downs, some quite steep and on sandy ground.
The last uphill before deba to santa catalina is brutal. You could decide to take this route and see the beautiful stuff on the coast, and then after you leave the coast and go down through a forest bit you come to a sewage treatment plant and a main road. Instead of continuing up to santa catalina through the woods, you can take the main road into deba back along the coast. I don't know the exact way but people did it with Google maps from that sewage plant.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.
