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What to see and do in Areatza

What to see and do in Areatza (Arratia-Nerbioi, Bizkaia): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Areatza

Areatza
Village
Town founded in 1338 under the name Villaro by Juan Núñez de Lara, Lord of Vizcaya, in honor of his wife's family. It changed its official name to Areatza on February 11, 1980. Its historic ensemble was declared a Bien Cultural Calificado in the Conjunto Monumental (Monumental Ensemble) category on June 10, 1996. It has 1,292 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Casa Mudéjar de Areatza
Monument
Building from around 1525, the only surviving example of Mudejar architecture in Bizkaia, within the historic ensemble of Areatza.
Iglesia parroquial de San Bartolomé de Areatza
Monument
Built in the mid-14th century and enlarged in 1513, in Gothic style with a Renaissance-Plateresque doorway on the west side with five niches and a relief on the tympanum.
Convento de Franciscanas de Areatza
Monument
Convent founded in 1620 that preserves an organ from 1626 and Baroque altarpieces with religious imagery.
Palacio de Gortázar (Areatza)
Monument
Tower of late medieval origin (15th century) that preserves Baroque frescoes added in 1735.
Torre de Ugunaga
Monument
16th-century tower with 18th-century alterations, including pointed arches.
Casa Gótica de Areatza
Monument
House from 1490 combining a lower stone body with an upper floor of wooden framework.
Fundación de la Villa de Haro (Areatza) en 1338
Historical milestone
Areatza was founded in 1338 by Juan Núñez III de Lara under the name 'Villa de Haro', in honor of his wife's family, as a trading post on the route between Vitoria and the Cantabrian coast; the settlement grew outside the medieval wall from the 16th century onward.