The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Basque Country, Spain

January 25, 2022 Natalie Tallman

Discover the best top things to do in Basque Country, Spain including Chillida Leku, Casco Viejo, Estadio de San Mames, Peine del Viento, Catedral de Santa Maria, Monte Urgull, Parte Vieja, Aizpitta, Centro de Interpretacion de las minas de Aizpea, Santuario de Loyola, Azkuna Zentroa.
Restaurants in Basque Country

1. Chillida Leku

Barrio Jauregui 66 Hernani, Gipuzkoa, 20120 Spain +34 943 33 59 63 [email protected] http://www.museochillidaleku.com/
Excellent
88%
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5.0 based on 80 reviews

Chillida Leku

CHILLIDA-LEKU is an outdoors museum that gathers the work of Eduardo Chillida (San Sebastián 1924-2002) in the properties of “Zabalaga farmhouse”, constructed in 1594 at the town of Hernani (Guipúzcoa-Spain). 10 kilometers far from San Sebastián, 40 sculptures of great format stand out on the ground of 12 hectares and a hundred small format works and drawings, created during 50 years of work, appear inside the restored farmhouse. In the same town in 1951, after his brief Parisian experience, Eduardo Chillida began his works in the forge of a blacksmith.

2. Casco Viejo

Plaza Nueva, 10. 2 Izda., 48005 Bilbao Spain +34 944 15 16 33 [email protected] http://www.cascoviejobilbao.eus
Excellent
52%
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4.5 based on 5,236 reviews

Casco Viejo

An old, pleasant neighborhood best known for its open-air food markets, where shoppers can buy some of the freshest and best-tasting fruit and vegetables in Europe.

Reviewed By sladar

What a treat it was to explore the old part of Bilbao. In particular, Las Siete Calles was a maze of fun.

3. Estadio de San Mames

Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi, s/n, 48013 Spain +34 944 24 08 77
Excellent
73%
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4.5 based on 74 reviews

Estadio de San Mames

4. Peine del Viento

Paseo Eduardo Chillida, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain +34 943 48 10 00 http://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/es/hacer/que-ver-san-sebastian/el-peine-del-viento
Excellent
55%
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4.5 based on 2,539 reviews

Peine del Viento

A modern iron sculpture by Eduardo Chillida embedded in the rocks at the water's edge.

Reviewed By Donovanmiller - Edinburgh, United Kingdom

A romantic place where the waves of the sea, iron, stone, wind and sculpture originality come together. A nice walk by the sea.

5. Catedral de Santa Maria

Canton de Santa Maria 3, 01001 Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain +34 945 25 51 35 [email protected] http://www.catedralvitoria.eus/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,512 reviews

Catedral de Santa Maria

Reviewed By Dyegourmet

We joined a tour given in Spanish but were handed audio guides in English which worked very well.This was an extremely interesting and well researched tour, taking you down into the crypt and showing the area beneath the vast cathedral pillars, explaining the history of the site, the building itself and the necessary work (currently 20 years - and running) which has taken place to stabilise it for the future. It seems that 1960s renovations weren't too helpful. The tour takes visitors (who must don fetching hair covers and hard hats) into the body of the cathedral, up to the triforium and the parapet and into the bell towers before finishing with a visit to the portico and the beautiful set of arches. Don't scorn the hard hats. Some of the arches you pass beneath are very low and it would be all too easy to graze or thump you head. It's not advisable if you suffer from vertigo - and some of it would be tough-going if you can't climb stairs easily. However, some areas are accessible by lift and I noticed one elderly visitor who had negotiated parts of the tour this way. Don't miss this tour. It's unique, informative and extremely professionally presented.

6. Monte Urgull

Gaztelubide kalea, San Sebastian - Donostia Spain
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4.5 based on 2,414 reviews

Monte Urgull

Reviewed By SwanseaFoody - Swansea, United Kingdom

Highly recommend this if visiting the San Sebastian area. It's a nice walk to the top with superb views across both sides of San Sebastian. Overall walk takes maybe an hour from top to bottom at a leisurely pace. Take some water if the weather is warm as it can be tough is some parts

7. Parte Vieja

San Sebastian - Donostia Spain +34 943 42 94 43 http://www.sansebastianturismoa.eus/es/hacer/que-ver-san-sebastian/parte-vieja-donostiarra
Excellent
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4.5 based on 4,490 reviews

Parte Vieja

Reviewed By johnhp702 - Derby, United Kingdom

Wander the old town and lose yourself amongst the narrow streets, with so many restaurants/bars to stop at for refreshment and so many sites to see and explore.

8. Aizpitta, Centro de Interpretacion de las minas de Aizpea

Aizpea auzoa Zerain, 20214 Spain +34 943 80 15 05 http://www.zerain.eus
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Aizpitta, Centro de Interpretacion de las minas de Aizpea

9. Santuario de Loyola

Azpeitia Spain +34 943 02 50 00 [email protected] http://www.santuariodeloyola.org/
Excellent
53%
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4.5 based on 274 reviews

Santuario de Loyola

Reviewed By JudyBoz

We had no idea this lovely place was here and just lucked upon it when looking for something to do in Azpeitia. The towered house is the birthplace of Saint Ignacio de Loyola in 1491 and the adjacent sanctuary, a round basilica, very impressive was built over a century later.

10. Azkuna Zentroa

Plaza Arriquibar, 4, 48008 Bilbao Spain +34 944 01 40 14 [email protected] http://www.azkunazentroa.eus
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,443 reviews

Azkuna Zentroa

Azkuna Zentroa is the centre for art and culture located right in the heart of Bilbao and is housed in one of the most emblematic buildings of the city, the former municipal wine exchange market. Refurbished and restored by Philippe Starck, Azkuna Zentroa has a diverse cultural programme where art, knowledge, design, science, new technologies and literature converge, as well as a varied physical activity offering. A multipurpose and contemporary centre where disciplines, contents and the general public are interrelated, which increases the cultural level of the general public and contributes to the enrichment of Bilbao and its internationalisation.

Reviewed By radub - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

It's a modern structure inside a monumental old front walls, with a large public area with modern art, coffee bar, cinema, a municipality cultural center, and an amazing terrace restaurant on top east floor.

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