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What to see and do in Galdames

What to see and do in Galdames (Enkartazioak / Encartaciones, Bizkaia): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Galdames

Cueva de Arenaza 850 m
Cueva de Uraiaga 2 km

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What to see and do in Galdames

Galdames
Village
Villa first mentioned in a document from 1214, which joined the Señorío de Vizcaya in 1672. Its economy has traditionally been divided between mining and farming and livestock raising. It has 829 inhabitants (INE, 2025), compared to the 1,180 it once had in the mid-19th century.
Cueva de Uraiaga
Curiosity
Cave housing a hermitage inside it, to which a popular pilgrimage is held every 22 July.
Torre de Loizaga
Monument
Medieval tower house of the Encartaciones converted into a classic car museum, with a collection of period automobiles displayed around it.
Primera mención documental de Galdames
Historical milestone
The name Galdames is first documented in written sources.
El maquis en las cuevas de Uraiaga
Historical milestone
In 1946, a group of maquis resistance fighters fleeing Cantabria took refuge in the caves of Uraiaga and in the nearby mines of Galdames.
Cueva de Arenaza
Nature
A cave located in the Triano mountains, in Galdames, with stalactite formations and remains of old mining operations.