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What to see and do in Ziortza-Bolibar

What to see and do in Ziortza-Bolibar (Lea-Artibai / Markina-Ondarroa, Bizkaia): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 4 Curiosities

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What to see and do in Ziortza-Bolibar

Ziortza-Bolibar
Village
Municipality with documented presence from the 11th century, which was annexed to Markina-Xemein between 1969 and 1 January 2005, when it regained its independence. It has 401 inhabitants (INE, 2025).
Colegiata de Cenarruza
Monument
Church traditionally founded in the 10th century, with 15th-century Gothic construction and a Renaissance cloister with round arches. It was a historic stop on the Camino de Santiago.
Monumento a Bolívar (Ziortza-Bolibar)
Curiosity
Monument erected in 1927 by the government of Venezuela in honor of Simón Bolívar, whose ancestor Simón Ochoa de la Rementería y Bolívar (1532-1612) came from this town; it was the first monument dedicated to the Liberator in Spain.
Palacio Bolívar
Monument
16th-century manor house (Bolibar Jauregia) built in the Bolívar district on the site of the former tower house of the same lineage.
Museo Simón Bolívar
Curiosity
Museum opened in 1983 in the Errementarikua farmhouse, dedicated partly to the figure of the liberator Simón Bolívar and partly to the ethnography and medieval history of Biscay.
Origen familiar de Simón Bolívar en Ziortza-Bolibar
Curiosity
Simón Ochoa de la Rementería y Bolívar, a native of this municipality, emigrated to Venezuela in the 16th century and was a direct ancestor of the liberator Simón Bolívar (1783-1830).
Pedro de Zubiaur e Ibarguren
Curiosity
Sailor (1540-1605) born in Ziortza-Bolibar who took part in the naval wars against England during the reign of Felipe II.