80th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika

Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika with differents events organized by the town hall of Gernika, the Gernika Peace Museum, the Gernika Culture Centre and Gernika Gogoratuz.

26th April

-Free admission (10:00-19:00)

-Floral tribute at the sculpture of George Steer at 11:15 a.m.

–XIII Gernika Awards for Peace and Reconciliation at 12:00. This year two prizes were awarded to Manuel Santos Calderón, President of Colombia, and Rodrigo Londoño Etxeberri, leader of FARC, and Gervasio Sanchez, journalist and photographer.

-Guided tour at 13:00h

-Prayer and floral tribute for those who died in the bombing at 4:30 p.m. at the Zallo Cemetery.

Video (EITB)