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What to see and do in Bergara

What to see and do in Bergara (Debagoiena / Alto Deba, Gipuzkoa): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 5 Historical milestones

When to go to Bergara: festival calendar

September: Fiestas de San Martín de Agirre (5 y 16 de septiembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Bergara

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What to see and do in Bergara

Bergara
Village
Municipality of Debagoiena with 14,404 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and 157 m altitude, founded on 30 July 1268 by Alfonso X the Wise.
Abrazo de Bergara
Historical milestone
Peace agreement signed on 31 August 1839 between generals Rafael Maroto and Baldomero Espartero, which ended the First Carlist War in the north.
Real Seminario Patriótico Bascongado
Historical milestone
Educational center founded in 1770 by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de los Amigos del País, which closed in 1930.
Iglesia de San Pedro de Ariznoa
Monument
Church built in the late 16th and early 17th centuries; it preserves a Christ figure by Juan de Mesa, carved in 1622 and brought to the church in 1626.
Iglesia de Santa Marina de Oxirondo
Monument
Church built between 1542 and 1607 in a first phase and between 1648 and 1672 in a second; its tower dates from 1701.
Casa Jáuregi de Bergara
Monument
Manor house from the early 16th century.
Casa consistorial de Bergara
Monument
Town hall from the late 17th century, the work of architect Lucas de Longa.
Fiestas de San Martín de Agirre
Activity
Festival and annual fair held on 5 and 16 September.
Fundación de Bergara por Alfonso X
Historical milestone
Bergara was founded as a chartered town in 1268 by King Alfonso X the Wise.
Descubrimiento del wolframio en Bergara
Historical milestone
In the laboratories of the Real Seminario Patriótico Bascongado in Bergara, the brothers Fausto and Juan José Elhuyar discovered the element wolfram (tungsten) in 1783.
Firma del convenio de Vergara
Historical milestone
On 31 August 1839, generals Rafael Maroto and Baldomero Espartero signed in Bergara the peace agreement that ended the First Carlist War, marked by the famous Embrace of Bergara.
El azul Vergara
Curiosity
The term 'azul Vergara' (Vergara blue) refers to the colour of the denim-like fabric traditionally dyed in Bergara, an important historic textile centre.