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What to see and do in Plentzia

What to see and do in Plentzia (Plentzia-Mungia, Bizkaia): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Plentzia: festival calendar

September: Fiestas de San Antolín (September 2)

How far each place is from the centre of Plentzia

Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena (Plentzia) 100 m
Casa-torre de Torrebarri 3.5 km

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What to see and do in Plentzia

Plentzia
Village
Port that attained the rank of villa in 1236 under the name Plasencia de Butrón, confirmed in 1299 by Diego López V de Haro; it held historic whaling rights from Portugalete to Bakio. In 1779 a School of Navigation was established in the town. It has 4,407 inhabitants (INE, 2025) in a municipal area of only 6.3 km².
Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena (Plentzia)
Monument
14th-century church with a bell tower added in 1522.
El Torreón de Plentzia
Monument
Tower built in 1562 with funds provided by Martín Pérez de Plasencia; it housed the municipal government until 1924 and today is home to the Museo Plasencia de Butrón.
Villazgo de Plentzia y derecho ballenero
Historical milestone
Lope Díaz II de Haro granted Plentzia town status in 1236; in 1299 Diego López V de Haro confirmed the charter and also granted whaling rights.
Puerta de Santiago y murallas de Plentzia
Monument
Remains of Plentzia's medieval gates and walls, among which the so-called Puerta de Santiago is preserved.
Casa-torre de Torrebarri
Monument
Tower house in Plentzia bearing a 1603 coat of arms of the Butrón family, with one of the oldest known epigraphic inscriptions in Basque.
Escuela Náutica de Plentzia
Historical milestone
Founded in 1779, it trained numerous merchant navy captains, in keeping with the town's seafaring tradition, later reinforced by the arrival of the railway to Bilbao in 1889.
Fiestas de San Antolín
Activity
Plentzia's main festival, which opens with the traditional farmers' market and an inaugural rocket; it includes fancy-dress, marmitako, tortilla and fire-bull contests, with the "Alpargata de Oro" as its top prize.
Plentzia en la literatura
Curiosity
The town of Plentzia is depicted in "Fortunata y Jacinta" by Benito Pérez Galdós and in the travel writings of Camilo José Cela.