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ust two steps… or three pedals. Getting around Vitoria-Gasteiz on foot is easy, and even more so when a gentle bike ride can take you out to spaces like the Anillo Verde (Green Belt), the natural perimeter of thecapital of Álava. Youcanget around on foot or bybicyclealong47kilometres of smooth tracks and walkways in the parks of Alegría, Armentia, Olarizu, Salburua, Zabalgana, the banks of the ZadorraRiver, Berrostegieta, Errekaleor and Lasarte. A walk around woods, rivers and all manner of fauna and flora. Vitoria-Gasteiz brings together technology and industry with natural spaces, large parks and pedestrian and sporting areas. Its inhabitants are proud to live in one of Europe's most beautiful and green city. The 'European Green Capital 2012' is a city to enjoy j

Vitoria-Gasteiz ranks highly in Europe for the largest number of squaremetres of green per inhabitant. And the locals make themost of it!Oneof thecustoms of the gasteiztarras , as the locals are known, is to walk along the Paseos de La Senda and Cervantes to the top of Armentia, where you can find the BasílicadeSanPrudencio, surrounded by beautiful fields. In the capital, the avenues also combine culture, such as the Paseo de Fray Francisco, which is home to theMuseumsof FineArt andWeaponry. Just nearby, youwill see theAjuriaEnea Palace,theresidenceof the Lehendakari (Basque president). Remember that Vitoria-Gasteiz is the political capital of the Basque Country and therefore the seat of the Basque Government.

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