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What to see and do in Sopela

What to see and do in Sopela (Plentzia-Mungia, Bizkaia): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Sopela

Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol (Sopela) 300 m
Ermita de San Andrés 900 m

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What to see and do in Sopela

Sopela
Village
Coastal municipality that by the mid-19th century had barely 600 inhabitants; it grew strongly as a summer destination from the late 1980s onward, becoming a residential municipality. It changed its official form from "Sopelana" to "Sopela" in 2014. It has 15,048 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and four beaches (Barinatxe, Arrietara, Atxabiribil, and Meñakoz).
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol (Sopela)
Monument
16th-century Renaissance church with a Baroque tower added in the 18th century.
Dólmenes de Munarrikolanda
Historical milestone
Group of prehistoric dolmens located in the area around Munarrikolanda, among the megalithic sites documented in Uribe Kosta.
Ermita de San Andrés
Monument
Rustic 13th-century stone hermitage on the road to Plentzia, rebuilt in 1970, a traditional place of devotion for Sopela's fishermen.
Yacimiento de Kurtzio
Historical milestone
Settlement with a presence in Sopela since Prehistory; near the Atxabiribil cliff, fragments of Roman pottery have been found, including terra sigillata possibly from the 3rd century.
Playas de Barinatxe, Arrietara y Atxabiribil
Nature
Set of beaches and cliffs that make up Sopela's coastline, on the Cantabrian coast of Uribe Kosta.
Txopel, mascota de Sopela
Curiosity
The basajaun Txopel, whose name comes from an old medieval name for the municipality, is Sopela's mascot and gives its name to the Txopel Awards, presented since 2006 to notable figures from the Basque Country and Navarre.