Casco medieval de Vitoria-Gasteiz Monument · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Cuadrilla de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava The medieval "almendra" (almond-shaped old town) preserves a layout of concentric streets from the 12th and 13th centuries around the cathedral hill, among them Correría, Zapatería, and Herrería, which take their names from the trades that once populated them. siglos XII-XIII Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Vitoria-Gasteiz