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What to see and do in Zigoitia

What to see and do in Zigoitia (Cuadrilla de Zuia, Álava): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

How far each place is from the centre of Zigoitia

Cuevas de Mairuelegorreta 6.4 km

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What to see and do in Zigoitia

Zigoitia
Village
Municipality of 102.07 km² and 1,844 inhabitants (2024), with its capital at Ondategi and made up of 17 settlements, among them Gopegi. It historically belonged to the old Cuadrilla de Zuia. In 2013 the largest mass grave from the Spanish Civil War in the Basque Country was excavated within its municipal area.
Cuevas de Mairuelegorreta
Nature
Group of caves in the area around Mount Oketa, in the Sierra de Gorbeia, within the natural park of the same name.
Casa-torre de Hurtado de Mendoza y palacio Verástegui, Zigoitia
Monument
Zigoitia preserves small palaces and tower-houses of great historical and artistic value, among them the tower-house of the Hurtado de Mendoza family (15th-16th centuries) and the Verástegui palace, from the late 17th century; in Manurga the heraldic richness of its manor houses stands out.
Zigoitia en la Reja de San Millán de 1025
Historical milestone
The settlements of Zigoitia are already mentioned in the Reja de San Millán, a tax document dated to the year 1025, confirming continuous settlement in the municipality since the early Middle Ages.
Fosa común de la Guerra Civil de Zigoitia
Historical milestone
In 2013 what is considered the largest mass grave of Spanish Civil War victims in the Basque Country was excavated in Zigoitia.