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What to see and do in Gizaburuaga

What to see and do in Gizaburuaga (Lea-Artibai / Markina-Ondarroa, Bizkaia): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Gizaburuaga: festival calendar

September: Fiestas de Gizaburuaga (primera semana de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Gizaburuaga

Iglesia de Santa Catalina 5.6 km

Towns near Gizaburuaga

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What to see in Mendexa 4.5 km · 5 places
What to see in Lekeitio 4.5 km · 12 places
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What to see and do in Gizaburuaga

Gizaburuaga
Village
Former parish dependent on Lekeitio that achieved independence, together with Amoroto, through a papal bull of Pope Leo X in 1519. Its municipal area contains the caves of Jentilkoba and Txotxinkoba, with prehistoric remains. It has 196 inhabitants (INE, 2025) in barely 6.32 km².
Iglesia de Santa Catalina
Monument
Parish church in the Eguen district that until the 19th century preserved a 15th-century Flemish altarpiece, now lost.
Torre de Bengolea
Monument
18th-century tower house linked to the Bengolea lineage, which also gave its name to a former 17th-century ironworks and to one of the municipality's historic mills.
Cuevas de Jentilkoba y Txotxinkoba
Historical milestone
Caves within Gizaburuaga's municipal territory with documented prehistoric remains, among the several caves that dot the limestone relief of the area.
Independencia parroquial de Gizaburuaga
Historical milestone
In 1519 Pope Leo X granted the parish of Gizaburuaga its independence from Lekeitio, in a process parallel to that experienced by other neighbouring towns of the Lea valley.
Fiestas de Gizaburuaga
Activity
Patron saint festival coinciding with the first week of September, close to the feast of the Assumption of Mary (8 September).