Route - Areatza and Gorbeia Interpretation Centre
Description
Wheelchair accessible public WCs in the Centre of Interpretation.
Highlight
- In the beautiful Valley of Arratia protected by the highest mountain in Bizkaia (Gorbeia), we discover this medieval town, which is proud of its town centre declared Cultural Interest Asset categorised as a Monumental Complex.
- The characteristics of its old quarter mean we can undertake a small route through its narrow-cobbled streets to appreciate the unique houses of the town, which still retain all their typical Basque flavour. As already mentioned, this Bizkaian town has an architectural heritage of great interest. On the right bank of the Arratia River opposite Zubizarra Bridge, we have the Santa Isabel Convent. We can also visit the Church of San Bartolomé, a discreet building finished in the 19th century. From there, we will soon reach the most important buildings grouped around the Town Hall Square: Gortazar Palace, Riscal Palace, and the town hall itself of neoclassic style. Areatza set in a spectacular spot at the foot of Gorbeia, is the starting point of numerous mountain excursions. The Natural Park of Gorbeia is considered one of the most beautiful areas in the Autonomous Basque Community given its incalculable cultural, landscape and nature value.
- (www.turismo.euskadi.es )
How to get here
A8 motorway direction Donostia/San Sebastián exit Hospital Galdakao Continue along road N-240 direction Gazteiz/Vitoria until Artea exit.
By bus (Bizkaibus):
Route A3917
Route A3927
Route
Areatza (Biscay)Section 1
From the Interpretation Centre to the Arratia River
Suitable for people with reduced mobility (PRM)
During this section we’ll come across several taverns where we can rest and have a drink while enjoying the medieval buildings and the most characteristic Basque architecture in Areatza.
Description of the section and its accessibility level
- Section length
- 1,97 km
- Pavement
- Cobblestones, fine gravel
- Obstacles
-
- Small water channel
Equipment for receiving the external resource on the section
- Is there reception equipment on the section?
- Yes
Outdoor space: Parking areas and access to equipment
- How close is it to means of transport?
- The nearest bus stop is 200 meters from the Interpretation Center.
- Is there a parking area?
- Yes
- Parking. Are there any minimum dimensions for adapted vehicles?
- Yes
- Is there any adapted access?
- Yes
- Are there slopes at the entrances?
- No
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Are there railings and/or handrails?
- No
- Is there an equipment entrance sign next to the access, and is it adapted?
- No
- Is the access properly signposted to guide users?
- Yes
- Pavement type
- Cobblestones
Indoor space: General features
- Do the different equipment areas have adapted access?
- Yes
- Does the front door have a pre-landing?
- Yes
- Are the access slopes suitable for people with reduced mobility?
- Yes, with no required assistance from third parties
- Is there a minimum clearance of 150 cm around furniture where turning or manoeuvring is required?
- Yes
- Does the lighting system allow for correct reading with no reflections in each equipment area?
- Yes
- Is there a logical order to the exhibition hall's route, indicated by visible arrows and/or tactile foot signs?
- No
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Can these ICTs be seen by people with visual impairment?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- They have easy-to-use push-buttons for panels.
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- Information in Braille and/or audioguide devices
- No
- Are there bathrooms, and is at least one of them accessible by transfer?
- Yes
- Is transfer possible on both sides?
- Yes
- Type of lavatory
- Single lever push button
- Is there an evacuation map in Braille and high relief??
- No
Personal care area
- Are there personnel trained in accessibility in the facilities?
- No
- Do staff wear name badges or equivalent to show their communication skills with people with disabilities?
- No
- Unobstructed distance around the sign of over 150 cm for wheelchair users' mobility
- Yes
- Nearby counter visible from the entrance for easy access, with an accessible area width greater than 80cm
- Yes
- Minimum unobstructed distance around the counter greater than 150cm
- Yes
- Benches or supports for people with reduced mobility
- No
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Button panels, interactive displays, log and leaf samples for touching and smelling.
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?
- No
Rest zone
- Is there a rest area at the reception?
- No
Store
- Is there one or more stores at the reception?
- Yes
- Products for sale (books and documents) with lateral vertical reach to shelves between 20 and 40 cm wide and a height of between 40 and 120 cm
- Yes
- Products are positioned at a maximum height of 120cm
- Yes
Children’s area
- Is there a children’s area at the reception?
- Yes
- Adequate floor and unobstructed
- Yes
- Adapted educational materials
- Yes
Exhibition room
- Is there an exhibition room at the reception?
- Yes
- Obstacle-free clearance greater than 150cm
- Yes
- Maximum table height 80cm. Lower part of the hollow table top more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80cm wide
- Yes
- Enhanced senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch)
- Yes
- Braille, light, sound, etc. buttons and push buttons
- No
Exhibition Hall
- Is there an exhibition hall at the reception?
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Lectern
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Diorama
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Adequate lighting for proper viewing of the exhibits
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Model
- Maximum model height 80 cm. Lower hollow part more than 70cm high, 50cm deep and over 80 cm wide
- Yes
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
Exhibition Hall: Interactive module
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Easy push buttons
- Yes
- Previous, clear and concise operation explanation
- No
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages? No
Exhibition Hall: Panel
- Clearance around obstacles of more than 90 cm
- Yes
- Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas
- No
- There are pictograms, graphic information...
- Yes
- Information in Braille language
- No
- Information in audio format
- No
- Information in written format
- Yes
- Are ICTs available so that the location and services are publicized in different languages?
- No
- Are there accessible ICTs "information and communication technologies" ?
- No
- Are there any resources so that people with cognitive disabilities can understand them?
- Yes
- What type of resource(s)?
- Button panels
- Are there any resources so that people with hearing impairment can understand them?
- No
Exhibition Hall: Texts and graphs
- High contrast between background and text
- No
- Eye-catching, clear and short texts with a main title and no more than five key ideas
- No
- Adequate lighting system that allows for correct reading with no reflections or considerable effort
- Yes
- In general, for interpretive content, easy to understand concepts have been used
- No
- Appropriate typography according to reading distances
- No
Exhibition Hall: Audiovisuals
- Audiovisual material in subtitled and/or in Spanish Sign Language version
- No
- Audiovisual voiceovers using easy to understand language
- No
Exhibition Hall: Multipurpose room
- 1% of places reserved for wheelchair users
- Yes
- Location of accessible places near the emergency exit with a width greater than 120cm
- No
- Retractable seats or seats with folding arms to facilitate user transfer
- No
- Adequate visibility to the presidential table from all points
- Yes
Interpretive equipment
- Are there trails on the section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there lighting at night?
- Yes
- Minimum accessible connection between parking spaces, if any, the start of the obstacle-free trail
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
- Informative poster at the start of the trail indicating the length, route, difficulty, duration and slopes by sections
- No
Itinerary
- Vertical start signage
- No
- Compact, non-slip and with no projections along their entire length, allowing wheelchair transit
- Cobblestones and gravel
- 2 m. paved trails with non-deformable and non-slip material, with a different texture and different from the rest
- Yes
- The route is more than 150cm wide, with occasional narrowings of 90cm
- Yes
- Minimum clearance height of 220 cm
- Yes
- Rest areas
- Yes
- Urban furniture (fountains, dispensers...) arranged along the pedestrian route to provide sound orientation
- No
- Guiding partition and/or tactile foot signs to draw attention to an important feature
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, with no assistance
- Unevenness through pedestrian routes
- Yes
- Tree branches do not obstruct the route at below 2.20 m
- Yes
- Route length dimensions and time
- 200 meters 10 minutes
Cycle touring lane
- Does the section have a cycle touring lane?
- No
Lookout and observatory
- Is there a lookout or observatory on the section?
- No
Educational Facilities
Nature classroom
- Is there a nature classroom on this section?
- Yes
Nature classroom: Outdoor space
- Accessible connection between the parking and inside the nature classroom
- Yes
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
Nature classroom: Indoor space
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Relief map for the correct location of the different rooms at the building entrance between 90 and 120cm
- No
- There is at least 1 accessible bathroom or 1/10 fraction
- Yes
Recreational facilities
- Is there a recreational area on this section?
- Yes
Access
- Is there adequate lighting?
- Yes
- Accessible connection from the parking, if there is one, to the premises, adapted to current regulations. Unobstructed area with a minimum width of 90 cm, an unobstructed height of 220 cm and a compact floor which allows for wheelchair access
- Yes
- Parking spaces reserved for vehicles used to transport disabled people according to current regulations. At least 5% of the total spaces
- Yes
- Is there an adequate slope to allow circulation without assistance, with personal assistance or with technical assistance?
- Yes, without assistance from third parties
- Parking signage, if any, with the International Accessibility Symbol on the floor and/or on walls
- Yes
Outdoor space
- Are 10% of the tables and benches accessible?
- No
- At least one accessible access, if any
- Yes
Beaches
- Is there a beach on this section?
- No
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