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What to see and do in Lagrán

What to see and do in Lagrán (Cuadrilla de Campezo-Montaña Alavesa, Álava): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Lagrán

Lagrán
Village
Municipality of 177 inhabitants (2025), down from 202 in the year 2000. It already existed in 1165; in 1377 Henry II of Castile granted it to the nobleman Diego Gómez Sarmiento, it reached the rank of villa around 1515, and later passed by inheritance to the Duchy of Híjar. It preserves remains of its old wall and the Portal de Cristo.
Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Lagrán
Monument
16th-century church in Plateresque style, both in its interior and its façade.
Palacio de los Viana
Monument
Baroque palace that produced notable religious, political, and literary figures throughout the 18th century.
Museo Etnográfico Usatxi de Pipaón
Monument
Museum opened in 1994 in the old schoolhouse of Pipaón, dedicated to the tools, trades, and traditional ways of life of the Montaña Alavesa. Open Saturdays from 12:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 19:00, and Sundays from 12:00 to 14:00; free guided visits can also be arranged.
Iglesia de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz de Pipaón
Monument
Parish church of the district of Pipaón, which was an independent municipality between 1802 and 1977, the year it was incorporated into Lagrán.
Restos de la muralla medieval y Portal de Cristo de Lagrán
Monument
Lagrán preserves remains of its old medieval wall, including the so-called Portal de Cristo, evidence of the villa status the town attained in 1515.
La independencia y reintegración de Pipaón
Historical milestone
Pipaón achieved its municipal independence on 2 November 1802 under the reign of Charles IV, and remained its own municipality until 1977, when it was once again incorporated as a district of Lagrán.
Lagrán, villa desde 1515
Historical milestone
The place is documented as far back as 1164 under the name "Lagral". In 1377 King Henry II of Castile granted Lagrán to Diego Gómez Sarmiento, marshal of Castile, and in 1515 the town attained villa status.
Quema del Judas en Semana Santa
Activity
During Holy Week, Lagrán keeps up the tradition of the Burning of Judas, in addition to its processions. On 24 December the local Nativity pageant known as "Eguberri" is performed.
Red de senderos de la Sierra de Toloño-Cantabria
Nature
South of Lagrán rises the Sierra de Toloño-Cantabria, reaching heights of up to 1,435 meters, covered in beech, oak, and chestnut woods and a passage point for migratory pigeons. The municipality has marked out seven trails (PR-A 50 to PR-A 55) through its karst landscape and old charcoal-burning sites, and the GR-38 long-distance trail, which links Rioja Alavesa with the Cantabrian coast, also passes through it.