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What to see and do in Arakaldo

What to see and do in Arakaldo (Arratia-Nerbioi, Bizkaia): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Arakaldo

Arakaldo
Village
Small municipality split off from Arrankudiaga as an independent parish in 1520. Its church of Santa María Virgen y Mártir was rebuilt and expanded in 1730. It adopted the official Basque spelling "Arakaldo" in 1996. It has 156 inhabitants (INE, 2025), one of the least populated municipalities in Bizkaia.
Separación de Arakaldo de Arrankudiaga en 1520
Historical milestone
In 1520 Arakaldo separated from the neighboring anteiglesia of Arrankudiaga and became an independent parish, although since it never received official approval from the Lordship it never had its own representation in the Juntas Generales de Vizcaya.
El incendio carlista de Arakaldo
Historical milestone
During the 19th-century Carlist Wars the settlement of Arakaldo was burned, leaving only the parish church and two houses standing.
Jenaro Pildain, cocinero nacido en Arakaldo
Curiosity
The chef Jenaro Pildain (1931-2004), a native of Arakaldo, ran the Guria restaurant in Bilbao and helped popularize bacalao al pil-pil as an emblematic dish of Basque cuisine.