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What to see and do in Abadiño

What to see and do in Abadiño (Durangaldea, Bizkaia): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Abadiño: festival calendar

February: Feria de San Blas de Abadiño (February 3)

How far each place is from the centre of Abadiño

Casa de Astola 600 m
Torre de Muntsaratz 1.1 km

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What to see and do in Abadiño

Abadiño
Village
Municipality of the Duranguesado with the earliest documented references in 1172, relating to the Muntsaratz family. It was the site of the so-called Action of Abadiño on February 5, 1876, during the Third Carlist War. It has 7,768 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Torre de Muntsaratz
Monument
Tower-house whose origin goes back to the 9th century, remodeled around 1590 with the addition of a gallery of Tuscan columns; it is considered one of the most notable Renaissance civil works in Bizkaia.
Conjunto juradero de Gerediaga
Monument
Complex formed around a 17th-18th-century Baroque hermitage, the historic meeting place of the assemblies of the merindad of Durango.
Casa de Astola
Monument
1576 manor house that was the seat of the Merindad de Durango, now part of Abadiño's monumental ensemble alongside the tower of Muntsaratz.
Acción de Abadiano y el Abrazo de Vergara
Historical milestone
On 26 August 1839 generals Maroto and Espartero met in Abadiño in the run-up to the Abrazo de Vergara, which ended the First Carlist War. On 5 February 1876 the "acción de Abadiano" took place in the municipality, the last recorded Carlist action in Biscay.
El tejado del santuario de Urkiola y las dos vertientes
Curiosity
At the Urkiola sanctuary, located in Abadiño's territory, water falling from one slope of the building's roof flows toward the Mediterranean while that from the opposite side flows toward the Cantabrian Sea, the sanctuary standing right on the watershed.
Feria de San Blas de Abadiño
Activity
Agricultural and livestock fair with rural sports, one of Abadiño's main festive dates alongside San Trokaz (15 May).