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What to see and do in Azpeitia

What to see and do in Azpeitia (Urola Kosta, Gipuzkoa): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 2 Activities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Azpeitia: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de San Ignacio (July 31)
December: Feria de Santo Tomás (December 21)

How far each place is from the centre of Azpeitia

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What to see and do in Azpeitia

Azpeitia
Village
Municipality of Urola Kosta with 15,301 inhabitants (INE, 2025) and 80 m altitude. In 1310 King Fernando IV of Castile granted it a founding charter under the name Garmendia de Iraurgui; in 1311 it was renamed Salvatierra de Iraurgui, before the name Azpeitia became established.
Parroquia de San Sebastián de Soreasu
Monument
Parish church of Azpeitia, remodeled in the 16th and 18th centuries.
Plaza de toros de Azpeitia
Monument
Bullring opened on July 31, 1903.
Nacimiento de Ignacio de Loyola
Historical milestone
Ignacio de Loyola was born in 1491 in the tower-house of Loyola, built in the late 14th century for the Oñacino noble Beltrán Yáñez de Loyola, in the Loyola neighborhood, within the municipal territory of Azpeitia.
Santuario de Loyola
Monument
Baroque basilica built over the birth house of Ignacio de Loyola, whose first stone was laid on March 28, 1689, to a design by the Italian architect Carlo Fontana, with a circular plan 33 m in diameter and a dome 65 m high on the outside. The basilica was inaugurated in 1738 and its definitive consecration took place between 1888 and 1889. The complex has been a Bien de Interés Cultural since January 17, 1964 and is managed by the Society of Jesus.
Fiestas de San Ignacio
Activity
Patron saint festivities of July 31, which include a bullfighting fair at the local bullring.
Casa-Torre Enparan
Monument
Tower dated to 1320, heavily renovated in 1535 and again in 1750.
Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril
Monument
Museum housed in the former sheds of the Urola railway, considered the first electric railway in Spain.
Fundación de Azpeitia
Historical milestone
Fernando IV founded the town in 1310 as Garmendia de Iraurgui; in 1311 it was renamed Salvatierra de Iraurgui, a name that coexisted with that of Azpeitia, first documented in 1397.
Feria de Santo Tomás
Activity
Traditional agricultural and rural fair of Azpeitia.