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What to see and do in Iruraiz-Gauna

What to see and do in Iruraiz-Gauna (Cuadrilla de Salvatierra/Agurain, Álava): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Iruraiz-Gauna

Iruraiz-Gauna
Village
Municipality of 47.1 km² and 509 inhabitants (2015), in the southwest of the comarca of Salvatierra, made up of 11 settlements organized into as many concejos. It arose from the old hermandad of Iruraiz, documented since 1417, which was divided into the cuadrillas of Elburgo, Alegría, and Acilu or Iruraiz; the present-day municipality was formed on 5 February 1967 through its merger with the municipality of Gauna.
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours de Gaceo
Monument
13th-century church whose Gothic mural paintings were discovered in 1967 under layers of whitewash and Baroque altarpieces.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Alaiza
Monument
Church with 14th-century mural paintings depicting medieval scenes of warriors and castles.
La fusión de Iruraiz y Gauna
Historical milestone
The municipality of Iruraiz-Gauna was born on 29 December 1966 from the merger of the municipalities of Iruraiz and Gauna, officially established on 5 February 1967; Iruraiz came from the old Hermandad de Iruraiz, which grouped together eighteen settlements in the 13th century.