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What to see and do in Arraia-Maeztu

What to see and do in Arraia-Maeztu (Cuadrilla de Campezo-Montaña Alavesa, Álava): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Arraia-Maeztu

Parque Natural de Izki 5.4 km

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What to see and do in Arraia-Maeztu

Arraia-Maeztu
Village
Municipality of 812 inhabitants (2025) and low density (6.6 inhabitants/km²), made up of 16 villages organized into 10 concejos, among them the Real Valle de Laminoria (six villages centered on Cicujano). It arose in 1958 from the merger of three municipalities under the name Maestu, and adopted its current name, Arraia-Maeztu, in 1987. Maeztu, its capital, holds nearly half of the population.
Muralla y recinto amurallado de Corres
Monument
Corres (Korres), a district of Arraia-Maeztu within the Izki Natural Park, preserves the layout of its old medieval fortress and wall, of which stretches and traces of the castle remain. It received a charter from Alfonso X the Wise on 3 February 1256. It is the only inhabited settlement within the boundaries of the natural park.
Parque Natural de Izki
Nature
Declared a nature park in 1998 (Decree 65/1998), it covers 9,143 hectares spread across Arraia-Maeztu, Bernedo, and Campezo. It holds Europe's largest reserve of Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) and the largest concentration of birch trees in Álava. Its highest peak is Mount Kapildui (1,177 m), a refuge for golden eagle, peregrine falcon, bearded vulture, and griffon vulture.
Despoblados históricos de Arraia-Maeztu
Historical milestone
The municipality preserves documentary memory of several depopulated settlements: Aizpilleta, Atauri de Yuso, Bahanesta, Donas, Gesalba, Igoroin, Kerrianu, Luzcando (depopulated in the late 19th century), Oquerruri, Santa Pía, Villaverde, and Zalmadura, evidence of the gradual emptying of the small settlements of the Montaña Alavesa.
La fusión municipal de 1958
Historical milestone
The present-day municipality was born in 1958 from the union of the former municipalities of Apellániz, Arraya, and Laminoria (the latter itself formed from six hamlets: Alecha, Arenaza, Cicujano, Ibisate, Leorza, and Musitu). It was first called "Maestu" and adopted the compound name "Arraia-Maeztu" in 1987.
Trufa negra de la Montaña Alavesa
Food and drink
The Montaña Alavesa is, together with Rioja Alavesa and the Valles Alaveses, one of the Basque Country's truffle-producing areas; a reception, grading, and marketing center for black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) was set up there, harvested between December and March. The annual presentation of the Álava truffle season is held at the Izki restaurant in Maeztu.
Fiesta de la Cruz del Pañuelo
Activity
Held in Maeztu on the first weekend of May with a romería to a cross on the outskirts of the village. The program includes a livestock contest, a craft fair with typical products (Álava's pinta bean, honey, pastries), a food contest, and a display of rural sports and pelota.