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What to see and do in Forua

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

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 3 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Forua

Fábrica de la Tenería Vascongada 900 m
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours (Forua) 6.4 km

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What to see and do in Forua

Forua
Village
Municipality located on the left bank of the Mundaka estuary. Around 1847 it had 480 inhabitants according to Pascual Madoz; today it has 928 (INE, 2025).
Yacimiento romano de Forua
Historical milestone
Roman settlement discovered in 1982 when two red marble altars with Latin inscriptions appeared on the south slope of the Elixalde hill. It covered about 15 hectares and experienced its period of greatest activity in the 2nd century, with a documented presence from the time of the emperors Claudius and Nero (41-68 AD).
Iglesia de San Martín de Tours (Forua)
Monument
Church founded in the late 11th or early 12th century, with a major Gothic-Renaissance remodeling in the 16th century. It preserves a necropolis spanning from Roman times to the 19th century, considered one of the most significant in Bizkaia.
Necrópolis romana bajo la iglesia de Forua
Historical milestone
Beneath the church of San Martín, built between the 11th and 12th centuries and remodelled in the 16th century in Gothic-Renaissance style, a Roman-era necropolis is preserved.
Fábrica de la Tenería Vascongada
Monument
Former tannery listed as a cultural heritage asset.
Torre de Urdaibai (Forua)
Monument
Medieval tower badly damaged by a fire in 1929.
Joan Mari Torrealdai
Historical milestone
Journalist and sociologist (1942-2020) born in Forua.