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What to see and do in Elorrio

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

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Elorrio

Basílica de la Purísima Concepción de Elorrio 50 m

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What to see and do in Elorrio

Elorrio
Village
Town founded in 1356 by the infante Don Tello, Lord of Vizcaya. Its historic center, with more than twenty palaces and more than sixty heraldic coats of arms, was declared a conjunto histórico-artístico in 1964. It has 7,277 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Cruces de término de Elorrio
Monument
Elorrio preserves nine boundary crosses, the largest concentration of this type of monument in the Basque Country; most date from the 16th century, and the oldest is the Gothic-style Cruz de Kurutziaga, from 1522.
Palacios de Elorrio
Monument
Group of heraldic palaces from the 17th and 18th centuries, including the palace of Urkizu-Tola (1677) and that of Arespakotxaga Azkarraga (1666), which give Elorrio its character as a noble town.
Basílica de la Purísima Concepción de Elorrio
Monument
15th-century Gothic-Renaissance church with a 53.34-metre Baroque tower, the second tallest in Biscay.
Palacio Urkizu-Tola
Monument
1677 Baroque residence by the architect Juan Bautista de Aldariaga, with cylindrical towers at the corners; it joins the coat-of-arms-bearing palaces that give Elorrio its fame, such as the Arespakotxaga Azkarraga palace (1666).
Fundación de la villa de Elorrio
Historical milestone
The town of Elorrio was founded in 1356 by Don Tello, lord of Biscay. In 1964 its historic centre was declared a conjunto histórico-artístico.
Besaide, el mojón de las tres provincias
Curiosity
On Mount Besaide (555 m), within Elorrio's territory, lies the exact point where the boundaries of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Álava meet, marked by a stone boundary marker.