Autovía A-15
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The Autovía A-15 is a highway in Spain
from Tudela
to San Sebastián
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The road sets off in the N-I
from Andoain
, south of San Sebastián. It heads south east by the Aralar Range
crossing the green mountainous region of north-eastern Navarre
past the stream Larraun until Irurtzun
, where a more rolling and drier landscape starts (junction with the N-240). The A-15 passes south of Pamplona
with junctions with the N-111 and N-121 as well as N-135.
The A-15 heads south over the Puerto del Carrascal (594m) and past Tarana and into the Rio Aragón valley. The road ends at Autopista AP-68
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Spain
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from Tudela
Tudela, Navarre
Tudela is a municipality in Spain, the second city of the autonomous community of Navarre. Its population is around 35,000. Tudela is sited in the Ebro valley. Fast trains running on two-track electrified railways serve the city and two freeways join close to it...
to San Sebastián
San Sebastián
Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
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The road sets off in the N-I
N-I
The N-I was the former main road from Madrid to France in Spain.The majority has now been replaced by the Autovía A-1 and Autopista AP-1. The road starts at Irun then goes via Donostia , Tolosa, Beasain, Altsasu to Vitoria. It then runs parallel to the AP-1 to Miranda de Ebro and Burgos where it...
from Andoain
Andoain
Andoain is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Nowadays it has a population above 13,000 inhabitants, which has been decreasing since 1981....
, south of San Sebastián. It heads south east by the Aralar Range
Aralar Range
Aralar aran'+'larre', meaning 'valley field') is the Basque name for a mountain range, which broadly speaking separates the province of Gipuzkoa from Navarre in the North of Spain...
crossing the green mountainous region of north-eastern Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
past the stream Larraun until Irurtzun
Irurtzun
Irurtzun is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, where a more rolling and drier landscape starts (junction with the N-240). The A-15 passes south of Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
with junctions with the N-111 and N-121 as well as N-135.
The A-15 heads south over the Puerto del Carrascal (594m) and past Tarana and into the Rio Aragón valley. The road ends at Autopista AP-68
Autopista AP-68
The Autopista AP-68 is a highway in Spain. It connects Zaragoza with Bilbao via Tudela, Calahorra and Logroño.It has junctions with Autovía A-2, Autovía A-15, Autovía A-1 and ending at the Autovía A-8....
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