Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 72 m
Descend 59 m

Explore Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual 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 Armoury 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, monographically 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)

393 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: El Carmen eliza/Iglesia del Carmen

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El Carmen eliza/Iglesia del Carmen

The Church of El Carmen is a Catholic church integrated into the Convent of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers of Vitoria. Built in a modern neoclassical style and consecrated in 1900, it is located on Manuel Iradier Street in the capital of Alava.

Wikipedia: Iglesia del Carmen (Vitoria) (ES)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

635 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro Principal Antzokia

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The Teatro Principal is a theatre located at 29 Calle de San Prudencio, in Vitoria. It was devised by Cesáreo Iradier, who was inspired by the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid. It was inaugurated in 1918 under the name of Nuevo Teatro de Vitoria. The opening of the theatre was possible thanks to the contributions of the citizens of Vitoria with the purchase of shares. In 1961 it was renamed as it is today, in memory of the old theatre building that had stood in the same place between 1822 and 1914. For many decades it was used as a cinema. In 1992 it was renovated by the Basque Government, the Provincial Council of Álava and the City Council of Vitoria.

Wikipedia: Teatro Principal (Vitoria) (ES)

761 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Artium

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The Museum of Contemporary Art of the Basque Country-Artium Museoa is a contemporary art museum located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the province of Álava in northern Spain. Designed by the architect José Luis Caton, it is owned by the Provincial Council of Álava and opened 26 April 2002 and its director is Daniel Castillejo. The Museum was a created by the initiative of the Provincial Council of Alava, which is the owner of most of the works that are in the museum, and it's the owner of the building too. The aim of this museum is to develop the critical view of the society and to make Alava be associated with art and culture.

Wikipedia: Artium Museum (EN), Website

701 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: Babesgabetuen eliza / Iglesia de Desamparados

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Babesgabetuen eliza / Iglesia de Desamparados

The Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken is a Catholic parish temple in the city of Vitoria. It is a modern construction, part of whose interior furniture comes from the collapse of the Alavés people of Galarreta.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Vitoria) (ES)

1438 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 9: Iglesia de San Juan Bautista

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The church of San Juan Bautista is a church located in the municipality of Arechavaleta, in the municipality of Vitoria, Álava.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Juan Bautista (Arechavaleta) (ES)

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