Logbook · 8 places

What to see and do in Orozko

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

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

How far each place is from the centre of Orozko

Torre de Aranguren 3.6 km
Cueva de Supelegor 8.6 km

Towns near Orozko

What to see in Arakaldo 5.3 km · 4 places
What to see in Laudio/Llodio 6 km · 10 places
What to see in Zeberio 6.4 km · 3 places
What to see in Arrankudiaga-Zollo 7.9 km · 4 places
What to see in Ugao-Miraballes 8.1 km · 6 places
What to see in Amurrio 9.6 km · 11 places
What to see in Okondo 11 km · 10 places
What to see in Artea 11 km · 3 places

Spain › Basque Country › Bizkaia › Arratia-Nerbioi › Orozko

What to see and do in Orozko

Orozko
Village
Municipality with settlement since the Neolithic and ironworking activity documented since the 13th century. It is the second-largest municipal territory in Bizkaia (102 km²), after the Carranza valley. It has 2,666 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and its administrative seat is the Zubiaur neighborhood, with a 1750 town hall.
Torre de Aranguren
Monument
Tower-house built around the year 1500, considered one of the finest examples of this type of defensive architecture in Bizkaia.
Castillo de Unzueta
Historical milestone
Remains of an 11th-century medieval castle, destroyed in the 14th century by order of Pedro I of Castile during the factional wars and Castilian civil conflicts.
Puente de los Leones (Orozko)
Monument
Bridge built in 1741 over a watercourse that already had an earlier bridge documented since at least the 15th century.
Cueva de Supelegor
Nature
Limestone cave in the Gorbeia massif, in the term of Orozko, linked in Basque mythology to Mari, the 'Lady of Anboto'.
Las diecinueve ferrerías de Orozko
Historical milestone
Between the 14th and 20th centuries as many as nineteen ironworks operated in the term of Orozko, which transformed the valley's landscape before the rise of pine plantations.
Orozko, tierra de Ayala hasta 1785
Historical milestone
Orozko belonged to the jurisdiction of the Tierra de Ayala until it was formally integrated into the Lordship of Vizcaya in 1785.
Fiestas de San Antolín en Orozko
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Orozko with bullfights, novilladas and bull runs with young cows, reflecting a local bullfighting tradition documented since the 17th century.