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What to see and do in Otxandio

What to see and do in Otxandio (Arratia-Nerbioi, Bizkaia): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Otxandio: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de Santa Marina y la basabisita en Otxandio (18 de julio (Santa Marina); tercer domingo de septiembre (basabisita))

How far each place is from the centre of Otxandio

Ermita de San Martín de Otxandio 7.2 km

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What to see and do in Otxandio

Otxandio
Village
Town that received its founding charter between 1236 and 1254; an earlier documentary mention appears in a charter of Sancho IV of Navarre from 1155. It has 1,322 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Bombardeo de Otxandio de 1936
Historical milestone
On July 22, 1936, at the start of the Civil War, two Breguet XIX aircraft from the Recajo military base (La Rioja), with Republican markings, bombed the Plaza de Andicona at 9:30 in the morning, during the celebration of the festivities of Santa Marina, killing 61 civilians. The town was occupied by Francoist troops on April 4, 1937.
Iglesia de Santa Marina de Otxandio
Monument
Parish church rebuilt in the 16th century in Renaissance style, with a Baroque bell tower added in the 18th century and a small niche holding the image of Santa Marina.
Ermita de San Martín de Otxandio
Monument
Small 15th-16th century Gothic church located in a beech wood, next to an old pilgrimage road.
Primera mención escrita de Otxandio, en 1155
Historical milestone
Otxandio is first mentioned in the fuero of Durango, granted in 1155; it received its own founding charter (carta puebla) between 1236 and 1254, becoming one of the fourteen villas that, together with the city of Orduña and the Tierra Llana, made up the Lordship of Vizcaya.
Fiestas de Santa Marina y la basabisita en Otxandio
Activity
Otxandio celebrates its patroness Santa Marina, and on the third Sunday of September holds the 'basabisita', a traditional walk marking the boundaries of the communal woodlands.