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What to see and do in Zumaia

What to see and do in Zumaia (Urola Kosta, Gipuzkoa): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Zumaia

Zumaia
Village
Seafaring municipality of Urola Kosta with 10,160 inhabitants (2025), at the mouth of the Urola, 31 km from Donostia-San Sebastián. The town was founded in 1347, and the Gothic-style church of San Pedro, 30 m long and 14.7 m wide, was built shortly after. The Virgen de Arritokieta was declared the patron saint of Zumaia on 27 December 1620.
Flysch de Zumaia
Nature
Geological formation visible on Itzurun beach, made up of rock strata that continuously document some 60 million years, including the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary; it is a global geological reference point for the Paleocene.
Museo Zuloaga
Monument
Museum with works by the painter Ignacio Zuloaga, as well as pieces by El Greco and Goya, housed in his former studio-home in Zumaia.
Ermita de San Telmo
Monument
Hermitage above Itzurun beach documented since 1540, with an eighteenth-century Rococo altarpiece; in 2013 it was used as a filming location for the movie "Ocho apellidos vascos".
Iglesia de Santa María de Arritokieta
Monument
Sanctuary documented since 1292, whose Virgin was declared patroness of Zumaia on 27 December 1620.
Palacio de Olazábal
Monument
Seventeenth-century building with coats of arms, commissioned by Juan de Olazábal, secretary to Felipe IV.
Fundación de Zumaia
Historical milestone
The town of Zumaia was founded in 1347.