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What to see and do in San Millán/Donemiliaga

What to see and do in San Millán/Donemiliaga (Cuadrilla de Salvatierra/Agurain, Álava): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 3 Historical milestones

When to go to San Millán/Donemiliaga: festival calendar

July: Romería de Guipuzuri (July 2)

How far each place is from the centre of San Millán/Donemiliaga

Dolmen de Aizkomendi 3.5 km
Monasterio de San Bernardo de Barria 6.7 km

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What to see and do in San Millán/Donemiliaga

San Millán/Donemiliaga
Village
Municipality of 85.41 km² and 722 inhabitants (2015), heir to the old Hermandad de Eguilaz, one of the 14 medieval hermandades that gave rise to the Province of Álava. In 1842 the hermandad of San Millán, by then a municipality, definitively separated from Salvatierra.
Monasterio de San Bernardo de Barria
Monument
Cistercian monastery in the Barria neighborhood (Narvaja), originating in the 12th century though the current building dates from the 15th; today it operates as a youth hostel run by the Diputación Foral de Álava.
Dolmen de Aizkomendi
Historical milestone
One of the best-preserved megalithic remains in the Basque Country, located near Eguílaz; discovered in 1832 and excavated on several occasions (1845, 1872, and later by José Miguel Barandiarán). It dates from the Neolithic and Metal Ages and served a funerary function.
Ermita de San Millán de Ordoñana
Monument
Hermitage in Ordoñana that gave the municipality its name and served as the annual meeting place of the old Hermandad de Eguílaz.
El poblado medieval de Zornoztegi
Historical milestone
Medieval settlement in Luzuriaga, founded around a thousand years ago and abandoned around six hundred years ago; its archaeological excavations began in September 2005.
Las ordenanzas de la Hermandad de Eguílaz de 1360
Historical milestone
The municipality originated in the Hermandad de Eguílaz, a medieval defensive alliance whose ordinances date from 1360.
Romería de Guipuzuri
Activity
Pilgrimage to the hermitage of Santa Isabel de Guipuzuri, near Adana, held on 2 July.