Fundación de Azpeitia Historical milestone · Azpeitia, Urola Kosta, Gipuzkoa Image of Azpeitia, not of the place itself. 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. 1310-1311 Photo: Edagit (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Azpeitia