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Pintxos route<\/span><\/strong><\/span> Typical gastronomy<\/strong><\/span> Charged batteries [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2591″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Cathedral of Santa Maria<\/strong><\/span> Due to its architectural and ornamental wealth, it is one of the best examples of Renaissance civil architecture in the Basque Country. Located in the Augustin-Zulueta Palace on the beautiful Paseo de Fray Francisco. A 100-year-old building that has had important reforms and that stands out for its beauty surrounded by gardens, willows and steps … It contains works by Zuloaga, Salvador Aspiazu, Maestu, Am\u00e1rica and D\u00edaz de Olano.<\/p>\n Museo de Bellas Artes de \u00c1laba<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2610″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Green Ring<\/strong><\/span> This ambitious project that began in the early 90s was selected by the UN among the 100 best world performances in the III International Contest of “Good Practices for the improvement of the living conditions of cities”. It has 6 consolidated parks: Armentia, Olarizu, Salburua, Zabalgana, Zadorra and Errekaleor. From Vitoria <\/strong><\/span> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2618″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] The Llanada <\/strong><\/span> Nor should we forget that Salinas de A\u00f1ana is much more than its salt factory, since, in addition to being the gateway to Valdegov\u00eda and the Valderejo Natural Park, it has important archaeological remains from the medieval period that are being studied and recovered.
\nA typical sample of the Basque gastronomy are the \u201cpintxos\u201d. These small delicacies are also called miniature cuisine. You have to taste the dishes and pintxos that made us become the Spanish capital of gastronomy!
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\nDe pintxos – Tourism in Vitoria-Gasteiz<\/a>
\nThe best routes and the best pintxos in Vitoria-Gasteiz<\/a><\/p>\n
\nOkay, the “pintxos” are delicious, but but what else do you eat here?<\/span> Well, a small list of Alava classics could be:
\n><\/strong><\/span> Scrambled eggs of Perretxikos
\n><\/strong><\/span> Snails
\n><\/strong><\/span> Vitorian stew
\n><\/strong><\/span> \u00c1lava black truffle
\n><\/strong><\/span> Stuffed leaves
\n><\/strong><\/span> Potatoes with chorizo
\n><\/strong><\/span> Broad beans a la Vitoriana
\n><\/strong><\/span> Foal meat from the Alavesa Mountain
\nAnd for dessert: GOXUA!<\/span>
\nAll we washed down with the Rioja Alavesa wines<\/span> the txakoli from Alava and the traditional beers<\/span> and liqueurs of the area.
\nPlatos y productos t\u00edpicos de Vitoria-Gasteiz<\/a>
\n5 platos t\u00edpicos de Vitoria<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”2589″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1582557396760{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}” el_id=”visitamos”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\n<\/b><\/span>And now that we have loaded batteries, a walk to help us digest these delicacies.
\nWhat do we visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOpen for work: Visit a cathedral in a different way and sit in a Ken Follet novel. History and architecture hand in hand in this building, emblem of the Gothic in the Basque Country.
\nSanta Mar\u00eda Cathedral Foundation
\n<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2592″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Cord\u00f3n house<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe commonly called Casa del Cord\u00f3n is a monumental house or palace located on Calle Cuchiller\u00eda. It owes its name to the cordon of the Franciscan order of the arch of one of the twin entrances of the house.
\nThe Cord\u00f3n house
\n<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2593″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Medieval wall<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe wall of Vitoria fortified the town in the Middle Ages, and its construction took place at the end of the 11th century. Approximately half of the total volume is conserved, and it was recovered at the beginning of the 21st century, which received the prize awarded by the organization Europa Nostra in 2010. Guided tours can be arranged through the Fundaci\u00f3n Catedral de Santa Mar\u00eda.<\/span>
\nThe Wall (made of cedar wood) by Vitoria Gasteiz<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2594″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The Escoriaza-Esquivel Palace<\/strong><\/span>
\nFern\u00e1n L\u00f3pez de Escoriaza, physician to King Henry VIII of England and, later, to Emperor Carlos V, and his wife, Victoria de Anda and Esquivel, ordered the construction of this palace in the mid-16th century.<\/p>\n
\nPalacio Escoriaza-Esquivel<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2595″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Sunset over Vitoria<\/strong><\/span>
\nOn the Plaza del Machete, next to the Villa Suso Palace, you can enjoy the views of a spectacular sunset over the “skyline” of the city with the New Cathedral silhouetted by the colors of the sky.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2597″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Plaza del Machete<\/strong><\/span>
\nLocated in the southern area of \u200b\u200bthe Medieval Town of Vitoria and around the Church of San Miguel and Los Arquillos, a corner steeped in history where the legend was engraved in its name.
\nPlaza del Machete<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2598″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Plaza de los Fueros<\/strong><\/span>
\nMonumental complex built in 1981 by sculptor Eduardo Chillida and architect Pe\u00f1a Ganchegui. It has become a place for meeting and leisure. Find the sculpture of the Fueros de Chillida and the sports and cultural activities that this space houses.
\nPlaza de los Fueros<\/a>
\nPlaza de los Fueros de Vitoria Gasteiz<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2599″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Dona Otxanda’s Tower: Natural Science Museum<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Dona Otxanda tower is a beautiful building topped by battlements. It is one of the many defensive structures in the walled nucleus of Vitoria. At present, it is home to one of the many museums in the capital of Alava: The Museum of Natural Sciences.
\nTorre de Do\u00f1a Otxanda<\/a>
\nMuseo de Ciencias Naturales de \u00c1laba<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2600″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Plaza de la Virgen Blanca<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Plaza de la Virgen Blanca is today the quintessential meeting place for people from Vitoria and the heart of the city. Also known as Plaza Vieja, it was part of the suburbs and outside markets were formerly held there. \u00a0It was built in the 17th century, in the central part it houses the monument to the battle of Vitoria<\/a> against Napoleon’s troops. For centuries this was and remains the heart of the city.
\nPlaza de la Virgen Blanca<\/a>
\nHistoria plaza de la Virgen Blanca<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2602″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Route of the murals<\/strong><\/span>
\nVitoria-Gasteiz’s muralistic itinerary, IMVG La Ciudad Pintada, is a gallery of murals in the heart of the city, in its medieval quarter. Contemporary expression manifested in monumental art, carried out by artists and residents of the city collectively.
\nUn paseo por los murales<\/a>
\nLa ruta de los murales<\/a>
\nRuta de los murales de Vitoria Gasteiz<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2603″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Abastos Market<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe renewed food market in the city brings together the best fresh produce stalls, with a spectacular offer of gastrobars and a panoramic terrace.
\nMercado de Abastos, centro tem\u00e1tico de la gastronom\u00eda<\/a>
\nMercado Abastos<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2605″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Florida Park<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Florida garden located in the heart of the city, is the most emblematic park in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Created in 1820, its design is inspired by the style of the French romantic gardens of the time. It houses the headquarters of the Basque Parliament and a small botanical itinerary.
\nParque de la Florida<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2606″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The New Cathedral<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Parish of Mary Immaculate is commonly known as the New Cathedral. One of the last great cathedrals built in the country, in the first half of the 20th century and in a neo-Gothic style, with a risky history. It is an incomplete construction whose main value lies in the sculptural wealth of the modernist style. Regular worship is celebrated in the beautiful crypt under the ambulatory.
\nCatedral de Mar\u00eda Inmaculada<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2607″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Artium, Basque Center-Museum of Contemporary Art<\/strong><\/span>
\nDedicated to art and culture, it has an important collection of Basque and Spanish art from the 20th and 21st centuries, in addition to its temporary exhibitions. The building is a unique construction whose three-quarters are below street level, in what was once the city’s bus station.
\nArtium<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2608″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Fine Arts Museum<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\nIn addition to the great amount of green areas in parks within the city, the \u201cGreen Capital\u201d has \u201cEl Anillo Verde\u201d: a set of peri-urban parks of high ecological and landscape value linked strategically by eco-recreational corridors. Sounds important, right? Just enjoy hiking its trails!<\/p>\n
\nAnillo Verde<\/a>
\nWikipedia Anillo Verde<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2609″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Armory Museum<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Armory museum is located in former premises of the Ajuria Enea Palace: it shows the history and evolution of weapons from the origins of humanity to the beginning of the s. XX. The section dedicated to the battle of Vitoria (1813) deserves special attention, illustrated with interesting materials directly related to this event.
\nMuseo de Armer\u00eda<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2611″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Ice skating<\/strong><\/span>
\nLocated next to the Salburua wetland and the Fernando Buesa Arena Basketball Pavilion you will find the ice rink.
\nBakh<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2612″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Concerts <\/strong><\/span>
\nThe main venues where you can enjoy live music throughout the city are:
\n><\/strong><\/span> Sala Jimmy Jazz<\/a>
\n><\/strong><\/span> Sala Kubik<\/a>
\n><\/strong><\/span> Sala Helldorado<\/a>
\n><\/strong><\/span> Sala The Garage<\/a>
\n><\/strong><\/span> Sala Urban Rock Concept<\/a>
\n><\/strong><\/span> > Fernando Buena Arena Pavilion
\n> <\/strong><\/span>Iradier Arena[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2613″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Congress Palace and Avenue<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Europa Palace is the dean of the Euskadi congress palaces and icon of sustainable architecture. Following a recent eco-architectural reform, the building has received the LEED Gold certificate from the Green Building Council of the United States. It is the ideal space for any congress event. Do not miss the vertical garden on its facade and the “green” avenue.
\nPalacio de congresos Europa<\/a>
\nPalacio de congresos<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2614″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Sculptures and emblematic photos <\/strong><\/span>
\nWalking through our streets you will discover the elements that have become emblematic of the city and that deserve a good snapshot:
\n><\/strong><\/span> The walker
\n>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> \u201cLa Reflexion\u201d, also known as \u201cel Torero\u201d
\n><\/strong><\/span> The looks: curiously, the statue in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca and the one in the Plaza del Museo Artium share a name despite their differences
\n><\/strong><\/span> Celedon statue on the balcony of San Miguel
\n><\/strong><\/span> The Ken Follet bust in the Santa Maria Cathedral
\n><\/strong><\/span> The statue to Wynton Marsalis in the florida park
\n> <\/strong><\/span>The bronze crocodile and rhinoceros behind the New Cathedral[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1582557560837{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}” el_id=”escapadas”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\nTraditional crossroads between North and South and an important political and commercial square since medieval times, the city is located at a strategic point that allows travelers to visit not only our old Gasteiz but also the most interesting enclaves in the region: Rioja Alavesa, the Llanada Alavesa, foothills of the Gorbea … And to take trips to the nearest cities: Bilbao, San Sebastian, Pamplona, \u200b\u200bLogro\u00f1o, Burgos.
\nYou can take advantage of the exceptional location to make day trips:
\n><\/strong><\/span> Bilbao: 50 minutes by bus.
\n>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span> San Sebastian: approximately 90 minutes by bus or train.
\n><\/strong><\/span> Logro\u00f1o: 60 minutes by bus.
\n><\/strong><\/span> Pamplona: 50 minutes by train.
\n><\/strong><\/span> Burgos: about 90 minutes by bus or train.
\nAnd of course, you can take advantage of visiting our province.<\/p>\n
\nLa Llanada has always been a land of meeting and crossroads. The region offers visitors interesting routes to discover its historical heritage: megalithic monuments, those of the itinerary of the Camino de Santiago inland, such as Gazeo or Alaitza, the walled old town of Salvatierra, the Renaissance Palace of the Larrea in Arg\u00f3maniz, the tower of Mendoza …
\nAs for nature, the mountains that delimit the Llanada to the north, \u00a0Aizkorri-Aratz Natural Park<\/span><\/a>, and to the south,\u00a0Entzia<\/b>\u00a0e\u00a0Iturrieta<\/b>, offer ample possibilities for hiking. In addition, around the\u00a0Ullibarri-Ganboa reservoir<\/b>\u00a0you can enjoy the Garaio Park<\/b>, with bathing beaches and the \u00a0Mendixur Ornithological Park<\/b>, an ideal enclave for bird watching.
\nLa Llanada<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2619″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Salinas de A\u00f1ana <\/strong><\/span>
\nThe A\u00f1ana salt flats, located at 30 km. from Vitoria-Gasteiz, are one of the oldest salt factories in the world, with more than 6,500 years of history. One of the most spectacular and best preserved cultural landscapes in Europe: the Salt Valley has been a World Agricultural Heritage since November 2017, the only landscape with this distinction in all of Europe.<\/p>\n
\nValle Salado<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2620″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Gorbeia natural park <\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Gorbeia Natural Park – the largest in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country – keeps within it a host of natural and cultural treasures. The most typical excursion is to ascend to the famous Cross. There are very different landscapes of steep rocks, soft pasture areas, or beech and oak forests.
\nParque natural Gorbeia<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2622″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Rioja Alavesa <\/strong><\/span>
\nTake part in wine tourism in the most prestige designation of origin of wines in Spain, in small medieval towns settled on hills with walls and emblazoned houses, avant-garde architecture … Are you going to miss it? No way!
\nRioja Alavesa<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2621″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Route of the Romanico Alaves <\/strong><\/span>
\nIn the beautiful Alava regions of Valles and Llanada, in a strip of territory that registers the province from west to east, very close to Vitoria, it finds an exceptional Romanesque heritage: more than 240 temples with Romanesque elements make up an entire historical territory for discover and enjoy both on your own through the “Routes of the Romanesque”.
\nRuta de 2 d\u00edas<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2623″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Santa Catalina botanical garden<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis small treasure is hidden in the shelter of the mountains, in the Sierra de Badaia, in the town of Trespuentes. a corner of singular composition, in which we find a beautiful fusion of nature, architecture and history.
\nJard\u00edn bot\u00e1nico<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2624″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Leze Cave <\/strong><\/span>
\nLocated between the towns of Ilarduia and Eguino, and in the provincial park of the same name, La Lece is a ravine-cave that crosses from north to south a whole limestone massif located in the Sierra de Altzania, dividing between Gipuzkoa and \u00c1lava. In all this area, ideal for lovers of climbing is the Ilarduia and Eguino climbing school.
\nLeze Ravine<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2625″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]Nervion waterfall<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe largest waterfall in the Iberian Peninsula. We recommend visiting it after a heavy storm, frequent rains or next to the thaw. If we do not do it under these conditions, we are in danger of finding a large gorge without water, dry, even in winter.
\nItinerary<\/a>
\nRoutes<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2626″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Golf <\/strong><\/span>
\n\u00c1lava is a privileged area for golfers: there are four golf courses with different characteristics to enjoy a match surrounded by nature and unique landscapes.
\nPlay golf<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"