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What to see and do in Zalla

What to see and do in Zalla (Enkartazioak / Encartaciones, Bizkaia): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Zalla

Ermita de San Pedro de Zariquete 4.7 km

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What to see and do in Zalla

Zalla
Village
Municipality of the Encartaciones whose origin is placed in the 12th century, although the first documentary reference citing it as part of the Salcedo valley is from 1406. In 1694 Charles II granted its townspeople the right to elect their own mayor. It has 8,334 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Poblado fortificado de Bolumburu
Historical milestone
Fortified Autrigonian-era settlement discovered in 1998, dated between the 4th century BC and the 1st century AD, within the Second Iron Age.
Castillo de la Piedra
Monument
Remains of a 14th-century castle destroyed during the First Carlist War (1833-1840).
Palacio Urrutia
Monument
18th-century Baroque palace located in the La Mella neighborhood, one of the most notable civil buildings in Zalla.
Ermita de San Pedro de Zariquete
Monument
A chapel in Zalla that was the center of a popular ritual against the 'evil eye,' visited each year by thousands of devotees who believed themselves possessed by evil spirits.
Miliario romano de Ocharán
Historical milestone
In the Ocharán district of Zalla, a 3rd-century Roman milestone dedicated to Emperor Maximinus Thrax was discovered, belonging to the Roman road that led to Flaviobriga (present-day Castro Urdiales).
Casas-torre medievales de Zalla
Monument
Zalla once had about 22 medieval tower houses, of which Terreros, Maruri, Llantada, Gobeo, Basualdo and Mendieta, among others, are preserved, their upper stories removed and roofs rebuilt by order of the Catholic Monarchs.
Chacolí de Bizkaia en Zalla
Food and drink
Zalla belongs to the Chacolí de Bizkaia (Bizkaiko Txakolina) Denomination of Origin; the Provincial Council's fruit-growing station in Ibarra studies the production of this wine and other local vintages.
El barrio de Tepeyac
Curiosity
A district of Zalla bears the Aztec name Tepeyac after a house built by indianos who had returned from Mexico, who built a chapel there dedicated to Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.