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Monte Pagasarri (Bilbao)

The Pagasarri is one of the two mountain formations that surround Bilbao (the other is Artxanda). It is part of the massif of Ganekogorta, separating Bizkaia and Araba.

Etymologically, Pagasarri comes from the union of two words: For / Pagoa that means you, and that means sarri thick, dense. So the translation would Pagassari Pagasarri indicates that the mountain is covered by a thick mantle of beech.

The Pagasarri has 673 meters high and is very popular in Bilbao, aficionando to the mountain by young and old acquaintances Pagasarri roads.

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