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What to see and do in Ispaster

What to see and do in Ispaster (Lea-Artibai / Markina-Ondarroa, Bizkaia): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Ispaster: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana (25 al 27 de julio)

How far each place is from the centre of Ispaster

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What to see and do in Ispaster

Ispaster
Village
Municipality documented from 1334, when a royal order of Alfonso XI mentions it, and the scene of clashes between the Oñacino and Gamboíno factions between the 13th and 15th centuries. Maize cultivation is documented here from 1614. It has 721 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Molino Aixeder
Monument
Windmill built in 1729 by Pedro Villarreal de Berriz.
Atentado de Ispaster de 1980
Historical milestone
On 1 February 1980, ETA killed six Guardia Civil officers in an attack in Ispaster.
Iglesia de San Miguel
Monument
15th-century Renaissance single-nave church with an exterior apse; its neoclassical tower replaced a former collapsed bell gable in 1860. It preserves valuable altarpieces inside.
Ermita de San Martín
Monument
15th-century Gothic hermitage, rectangular in plan, with a double roof and a pointed-arch entrance decorated with carved crosses.
Ermita de Santiago
Monument
Gothic hermitage from around 1500 with pointed-arch entrances, a wooden choir and a wooden barrel vault over the chancel.
Palacio de Zubieta
Monument
Baroque palace next to the Lea river, with a central courtyard and austere towers, considered an outstanding example of the noble architecture of the Basque coast.
Caserío Aixpe Aurrekoa
Monument
Gothic farmhouse from the early 16th century with timber framing and a facade divided into three sections, an example of Ispaster's traditional rural architecture.
Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana
Activity
Ispaster's patron saint festival, in addition to the feast of San Martín (4 July) and San Miguel (29 September) on the municipality's festive calendar.
Cala de Ogeia
Nature
Small cove with limited access on Ispaster's karstic coastline, with caves and collapses characteristic of the coast between Lekeitio and Berriatua.