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What to see and do in Lesaka

What to see and do in Lesaka (Baztan-Bidasoa, Navarra): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Lesaka: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de San Fermín y el Zubigainekoa de Lesaka (July 7)
November: Feria de ganado de Lesaka (desde 1499, tercer jueves de noviembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Lesaka

Torre Zabaleta de Lesaka 300 m
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours de Lesaka 350 m

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What to see and do in Lesaka

Lesaka
Village
A town among the Cinco Villas del Bidasoa (Five Towns of the Bidasoa) at 78 m altitude, on the banks of the Bidasoa, which formed a historic boundary with Vera de Bidasoa. Originally a pastoral economy, it became a notable industrial enclave, with 2,721 inhabitants in 2025.
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours de Lesaka
Monument
A 16th-century church with star-ribbed vaults and a splendid Baroque-Rococo main altarpiece with sculptures by Salvador Carmona.
Torre Zabaleta de Lesaka
Monument
A medieval tower rebuilt around 1450, one of the examples of defensive architecture that dot the Bidasoa valley.
Palacio Bordienea y "Campanadas a medianoche"
Curiosity
The Bordienea palace, an 18th-century civil building, lent its attic for a scene in Orson Welles's film "Chimes at Midnight" (1965).
Feria de ganado de Lesaka
Activity
Lesaka has held its livestock fair by royal privilege since 1499, traditionally on the third Thursday of November.
Fiestas de San Fermín y el Zubigainekoa de Lesaka
Activity
On 7 July, Lesaka celebrates the fiestas of San Fermín with six traditional dances, among them the Zubigainekoa, danced in memory of the peace signed in the 15th century between the village's neighborhoods.