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What to see and do in Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas

What to see and do in Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas (Debabarrena / Bajo Deba, Gipuzkoa): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas

Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Village
Municipality of Debabarrena with 3,857 inhabitants (2025) and 111 m altitude. On 15 October 1343, in Algeciras, King Alfonso XI granted the founding charter (carta puebla) establishing the town of Placencia de Soraluze. In the 16th century a major arms industry developed there.
Ayuntamiento de Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Monument
Typical Baroque building, built in 1722.
Iglesia de Santa María la Real de Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Monument
Parish church whose current structure dates from the second half of the 16th century.
Ermita de San Andrés de Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Monument
Hermitage from 1558.
Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana de Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Activity
Festival held on 25 and 26 July.
Casa Zupide
Monument
Renaissance palace from 1601, notable for its solutions for adapting to the slope of the terrain.
Ermita de San Roque (Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas)
Monument
Hermitage of medieval origin with Renaissance carvings.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Ezozia
Monument
16th-century sanctuary preserved within the municipal territory of Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas.
Fundación de Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas
Historical milestone
King Alfonso XI founded the town in 1343, granting it the Fuero de Logroño; in 1397 the town took part for the first time in the General Assemblies (Juntas Generales) of Guipúzcoa.
Real Fábrica de Armas de Placencia
Historical milestone
In 1573 a royal arms depot was established in the town, expanded between 1804 and 1807 with a new depot known as 'erregetxe'; the name Placencia de las Armas recalls this gunsmithing tradition under royal control.
Rodaje de la serie Patria en Soraluze
Curiosity
The television series 'Patria' was filmed mainly in the streets and squares of Soraluze-Placencia de las Armas.
Ruta de los dólmenes de Karakate-Iturriberri
Nature
PR-GI 94 trail, about 11 kilometres long, passing 19 dolmens from the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods between the peaks of Karakate and Iturriberri, on land shared with other municipalities of the Bajo Deba area.