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Also known as the fan of Plentzia, Isuskiza is one of the secret spots of the town.
Also known as the fan of Plentzia, Isuskiza is one of the secret spots of the town. You can reach the Butron Castle by taking a relaxing walk through the pleasant landscape following the estuary, along the edge of the fan. If you can get a boat, don’t hesitate to take this beautiful route on the estuary!
This is now a peaceful and pleasant residential area that can be reached by road, paddling up the estuary in kayak or paddle surf. And when the tide is high, you can take a rest on the dock next to the social club.
In the Middle Ages (around 1299, when Don Diego López de Haro founded the Town of Plentzia) Isuskiza was a forest that provided much of the wood needed for shipbuilding in the Plentzia shipyards. Before being planted on the hillsides, the oak sprouts were planted in tree nurseries, where they were given different shapes depending on which part of the ship they were needed for: curved for the ribs of the hull, stem and keel and straight parts for masts and rods. These sprouts were then transplanted in the hills to grow.
However, the Town was completely ruined by the end of the First Carlist War and saddled with an enormous debt that lasted for decades. This dramatic situation was solved by the sale of a large part of the communal lands.
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