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What to see and do in Berriatua

What to see and do in Berriatua (Lea-Artibai / Markina-Ondarroa, Bizkaia): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Berriatua: festival calendar

May: Fiestas de San Gregorio (May 9)

How far each place is from the centre of Berriatua

Casa Torre de Aranzibia 1.5 km
Ermita de San Lorenzo (Asterrika) 2.3 km

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What to see and do in Berriatua

Berriatua
Village
Anteiglesia that was forcibly annexed to Ondarroa between 1969 and 1974, when a Supreme Court ruling reversed the annexation; it definitively regained its status as an independent municipality in 1983. It has 1,224 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol (Berriatua)
Monument
Church of Romanesque origin from the 12th century, remodeled in Gothic-Renaissance style in 1588.
Casa Torre de Aranzibia
Monument
Tower house from the late 15th or early 16th century, one of the best-preserved defensive buildings in Berriatua.
Ermita de la Magdalena
Monument
16th-century hermitage that houses the sarnapotzu, a mineral water spring to which curative properties for skin conditions were traditionally attributed.
Ermita de San Lorenzo (Asterrika)
Monument
15th-century hermitage located in the Asterrika district, within the municipal territory of Berriatua.
Casa Pintada (Etxe Pintxu)
Monument
18th-century palace decorated with frescoes depicting scenes of the period, one of Berriatua's distinctive civil buildings.
Anexión y restitución municipal de Berriatua
Historical milestone
The town of Ondárroa was founded in 1335 on land belonging to the anteiglesia of Berriatua. Centuries later, between 1969 and 1983, Berriatua was administratively annexed to Ondárroa until a legal process restored its municipal independence in 1983.
Fiestas de San Gregorio
Activity
Berriatua's spring festival with rural sports and traditional dances, complemented by the neighbourhood celebrations of San Pedro on 29 June.