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What to see and do in Elgoibar

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

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Elgoibar

Elgoibar
Village
Municipality of Debabarrena with 11,705 inhabitants (2025) and 51 m altitude, founded by royal charter of Alfonso XI on 20 December 1346 under the name Villamayor de Marquina. A great fire destroyed the town center on 16 June 1560.
Iglesia de San Bartolomé de Elgoibar
Monument
18th-century church with a Baroque doorway; its relocation was completed in 1777.
Ayuntamiento de Elgoibar
Monument
Town hall in Baroque style, built between 1724 and 1737.
Pórtico de San Bartolomé de Olaso
Monument
Gothic portico built in 1459 by Martín Sancho.
Ruta megalítica de Elgoibar
Historical milestone
Group of 19 Neolithic and Bronze Age dolmens within the municipal area.
Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza
Activity
International athletics event recognized by the IAAF, held in January.
Museo de la Máquina-Herramienta
Monument
Museum opened on 18 December 1998 that preserves an early 20th-century workshop with centralised belt-driven transmission and all its machinery in working order, a testimony to Elgoibar's industry.
Casa Torre de los Alzola
Monument
15th-century tower that served as a meeting place for townspeople after the fire of 1560 that destroyed much of the urban centre; today it houses the Casa de Cultura.
Fundación de Elgoibar como Villamayor de Marquina
Historical milestone
King Alfonso XI founded the town on 20 December 1346 under the name Villamayor de Marquina.
El incendio de Elgoibar de 1560
Historical milestone
On 16 June 1560 a fire destroyed a large part of Elgoibar's old town.
Elgoibar, capital de la máquina-herramienta
Curiosity
From 1895 onward the local industry moved from the old ironworks to machine-tool manufacturing, with the first factory dedicated to drills opening in 1913; today Elgoibar is known as the Spanish capital of this sector.