Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 101 m
Descend 91 m

Experience Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Vitoria-GasteizIndividual Sights in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Sight 1: Arte Ederren museoa/Museo de Bellas Artes

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The Museum of Fine Arts of Álava is located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country, Spain. The museum is dedicated to Spanish art from the 18th to the 20th century, and particularly to Basque art from the 1850–1950 period. Opened in 1942, it is located at the Augustin Zulueta Palace.

Wikipedia: Museo de Bellas Artes de Álava (EN)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Armoury Museum

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Armoury Museum

The Armory Museum of Álava, located on the Paseo de Fray Francisco and adjacent to the Palace of Ajuria Enea in the city of Vitoria (Álava) Spain, exhibits weapons, uniforms and various objects related to the war activities of various periods and cultures, from Prehistory to the beginning of the twentieth century. Of its sections, the one dedicated to the Battle of Vitoria in 1813, in the context of the Spanish War of Independence, is particularly interesting.

Wikipedia: Museo de Armería de Álava (ES)

35 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Ajuria Enea

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The Palace of Ajuria Enea is a building in Vitoria-Gasteiz, northern Spain. It is the official residence of the Lehendakari.

Wikipedia: Ajuria Enea (EN)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Florida parkea/Parque de la Florida

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La Florida is a park in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain. It was built between 1820 and 1855 in neoclassical style by the architects Angel Chavez, Juan De Velasco, Ramón Ortés De Velasco and Manuel Arana. The birth of Florida is dated 1820 when they built the existing ring that surrounds the music kiosk. For the actual 32,454 square meters land used the former convent of Santa Clara, and as much as planners have insisted later, there is nothing similar in the new green spaces in Vitoria.

Wikipedia: La Florida (park) (EN)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art

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Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art

The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Álava is located in the ambulatory space of the Cathedral of Mary Immaculate in the city of Vitoria, Álava. Its access is through the south door of the Cathedral's transept, facing Monseñor Cadena y Eleta Street and Florida Park. Since July 2022 it has a new official website with useful information, easy to access, with historical and didactic data thanks to very intuitive navigation.

Wikipedia: Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Álava (ES)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Catedral de María Inmaculada / Maria Sortzez Garbiaren katedrala

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The Cathedral of María Inmaculada de Vitoria (Basque: Maria Sortzez Garbiaren katedrala, Spanish: Catedral de María Inmaculada de Vitoria, usually known as "The new Cathedral" is a Neogothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. It was built in the first half of the 20th century.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of María Inmaculada of Vitoria (EN)

341 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: San Antonio komentua/Convento de San Antonio

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San Antonio komentua/Convento de San Antonio

The convent of San Antonio, whose true invocation is of La Purísima Concepción, is located in the pedestrian Plaza del General Loma in the Spanish city of Vitoria. Built in the seventeenth century in classicist baroque style, it is inhabited by a community of Poor Clare nuns, the church functioning as a parish of regular worship.

Wikipedia: Convento de San Antonio (Vitoria) (ES)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: San Pedro eliza/Iglesia de San Pedro

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The Church of San Pedro Apóstol is a medieval church located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries as a fortress church due to its location next to the city walls. The construction of the current tower started in 1708, while the southern portico was added in 1897.

Wikipedia: Church of San Pedro Apóstol, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EN)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Natur Zientzien museoa/Museo de Ciencias Naturales

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Natur Zientzien museoa/Museo de Ciencias Naturales

The Museum of Natural Sciences of Álava is located in the Torre de Doña Ochanda, a medieval building in the historic center of the city of Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain. It exhibits important geological, botanical and zoological collections from multiple sources.

Wikipedia: Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava (ES)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Santa Maria eliza/Iglesia de Santa María

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Santa Maria eliza/Iglesia de Santa María

The Church of Santa María is a Catholic parish church in Vitoria built in the Gothic style in the fourteenth century and annexed to the Cathedral of Santa María, or Old Cathedral, of which it was originally the Chapel of Santiago.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa María (Vitoria) (ES)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Catedral de Santa María / Santa Maria Katedrala

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The Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931 and a World Heritage Site in 2015.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria (EN)

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Convento de Santa Cruz

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Convento de Santa Cruz

The convent of Santa Cruz is located between Calle de la Pintorería, Calle de San Vicente de Paúl and the canton of Santa María, within the historic centre of the Spanish city of Vitoria. Its architecture has Gothic-Renaissance characteristics and since its foundation in the sixteenth century it has been inhabited without interruption by a community of cloistered Dominican nuns, being the oldest preserved monastery in Vitoria and with religious life.

Wikipedia: Convento de Santa Cruz (Vitoria) (ES)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Bibat

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Bibat

The Álava Fournier Museum of Playing Cards is a playing card museum located in Vitoria, Spain. It originated as a private collection in 1916 by Félix Alfaro Fournier, the grandson of the founder of Naipes Heraclio Fournier. It was bought by the government of Álava and was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. In 1994, it moved to its current location in the Bendaña palace which it shares with the Álava Museum of Archaeology.

Wikipedia: Fournier Museum of Playing Cards (EN)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: San Bizente eliza/Iglesia de San Vicente

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The Church of San Vicente Mártir is a church located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984.

Wikipedia: Church of San Vicente Mártir, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EN)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: San Migel eliza/Iglesia de San Miguel

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San Migel eliza/Iglesia de San Miguel

The Church of San Miguel is a church located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1995.

Wikipedia: Church of San Miguel, Vitoria-Gasteiz (EN)

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: Goiuri jauregia/Palacio de Villasuso

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Goiuri jauregia/Palacio de Villasuso

The Villa Suso Palace is a building located in Vitoria, capital of Álava.

Wikipedia: Palacio de Villa Suso (ES)

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