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What to see and do in Deba

What to see and do in Deba (Debabarrena / Bajo Deba, Gipuzkoa): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 7 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Deba: festival calendar

August: Fiestas de San Roque de Deba (August 16)

How far each place is from the centre of Deba

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What to see and do in Deba

Deba
Village
Seafaring town of Debabarrena with 5,362 inhabitants (2025) and 10 m altitude. Alfonso XI of Castile authorized on 17 June 1343 the relocation of the population from Itziar, founding it under the name Monreal de Deva with the charter (fuero) of Vitoria. It was an active trading port in the 16th and 17th centuries, exporting Castilian wool and importing English iron.
Iglesia de Santa María de Deba
Monument
Church from the 15th to 17th centuries, declared Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931).
Convento Hospital de Sasiola
Monument
16th-17th-century hospital convent, declared a provincial monument in 1964.
Casa consistorial de Deba
Monument
Town hall from 1747, designed by architect Ignacio de Ibero.
Puente de Deba-Mutriku
Monument
Bridge joining Deba and Mutriku, inaugurated in 1866.
Fiestas de San Roque de Deba
Activity
Patronal festival on 16 August, with bull runs and young-bull events.
Cueva de Ekain
Monument
A cave with Paleolithic rock art (Magdalenian period) discovered in 1969, with about 70 figures, mostly horses, among paintings and engravings. It has been included since 2008 in the UNESCO listing 'Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain.' The original cave cannot be visited; the Ekainberri replica was built next to it to preserve the original.
Cueva de Praileaitz
Monument
A Paleolithic site within the municipal term of Deba with ritual pendants and symbolic paintings dated to around 20,000 years old.
Santuario de Icíar
Monument
13th-century church housing a plateresque wooden altarpiece by Andrés de Araoz.
De Monreal de Icíar a Deba
Historical milestone
On 24 June 1294 the founding charter (carta puebla) was granted that established Monreal de Icíar; in 1343 the town moved to its current coastal location, adopting the name Monreal de Deva.
Costa de Deba en el Geoparque de la Costa Vasca
Nature
The coastal platform towards Zumaia, with cliffs over 150 metres high and flysch formations, forms part of the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark, declared in 2015.