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What to see and do in Erriberabeitia

What to see and do in Erriberabeitia (Cuadrilla de Añana, Álava): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Erriberabeitia: festival calendar

August: Fiesta del Rosario en Rivabellosa (last weekend of August)
October: Fiesta de Nuestra Señora del Pilar en Igay (October 12)

How far each place is from the centre of Erriberabeitia

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What to see and do in Erriberabeitia

Erriberabeitia
Village
Municipality of 1,477 inhabitants (2025), with its capital at Rivabellosa (more than 80% of the population), also made up of Igay, Manzanos, Melledes, Quintanilla de la Ribera, and Rivaguda. It descends from the old Hermandad de la Ribera, which extended across the Zadorra and Bayas valleys and is today divided among several municipalities. Naming note: the current INE gazetteer uses the single Basque form Erriberabeitia, although much of the documentation in circulation still uses "Ribera Baja" or "Ribera Baja/Erribera Beitia."
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Manzanos
Monument
Church with a Romanesque rose window, in the settlement of Manzanos.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Ribavellosa, Erriberabeitia/Ribera Baja
Monument
Ribavellosa, capital of the six villages that make up Ribera Baja-Erriberabeitia, preserves the church of San Juan Bautista with a large Romanesque window; in Melledes stands the church of San Juan.
Dolmen de los Andrinales
Monument
Dolmen located next to the Bayas river, near the village of Igay, among numerous prehistoric sites in the area; Igay is already mentioned in the Reja de San Millán in the 11th century.
Palacio de los Salazar
Monument
Palace in the village of Manzanos linked to the Salazar family; Tomás Salazar was commissioner general of the crusade in the 16th century and Luis Salazar obtained the title of count in 1830.
Torreón e iglesia de San Esteban de Quintanilla de la Ribera
Monument
In Quintanilla de la Ribera, a village already mentioned in the Reja de San Millán, a tower known as "the castle" is preserved, along with the church of San Esteban (1649), with a plateresque doorway and a 1664 altarpiece.
Palacio Sáenz de Santamaría y ermita gótica de Rivabellosa
Monument
In Rivabellosa, mentioned since 1099 in the charter of Miranda, the Sáenz de Santamaría palace, the Gothic hermitage of San Juan y la Magdalena (15th century), the church of El Rosario (16th century) and a medieval bridge over the Bayas river are preserved.
La reunión de procuradores alaveses de 1463
Historical milestone
In 1463 a meeting of procurators took place in Rivabellosa that proved decisive in the process of unifying the lands of Álava.
Fiesta de Nuestra Señora del Pilar en Igay
Activity
Festival of the village of Igay.
Fiesta del Rosario en Rivabellosa
Activity
Festival of El Rosario in Rivabellosa, held at the end of August despite the feast falling on 7 October.