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Puente la Reina
An elegant Romanesque pilgrim bridge arching over the Arga, where the two main Camino routes merge into one path to Santiago.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Altsasu
Navarre, Spain · Europe
About Altsasu
Altsasu sits on the route: 5 minutes from Olazagutía, 45km from Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia.
Altsasu is in Navarre, Spain, with about 7,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Olazagutía, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Altsasu?
Within an hour or so of Altsasu: Puente la Reina (38 km), Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria (42 km), Pamplona Casco Viejo (43 km), Asador Etxebarri (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Altsasu?
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque, Puerto de Ibañeta and Puerto de Somport.
Where is Altsasu?
Altsasu is in Navarre, Spain, about 4 km from Olazagutía.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,407
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Navarre
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 42.9000, -2.1652
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Altsasu
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria
A Gothic cathedral whose 'open for restoration' tour inspired Ken Follett, letting you climb scaffolding through 800 years of construction.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Pamplona Casco Viejo
The medieval heart of Navarre where Hemingway drank and the bulls thunder down Calle Estafeta each July during the San Fermin festival.
43 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Asador Etxebarri
Bittor Arginzoniz's grill house on the square of tiny Axpe, where everything from caviar to butter is cooked over bespoke wood fires: perennially ranked among the world's very best restaurants. Book months ahead; the valley drive alone rewards.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia
Stunning layered geological formations along the Basque coast that expose 60 million years of Earth's history in dramatic tilted rock strata.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Getaria
A salty fishing village clinging to a mouse-shaped headland, birthplace of Juan Sebastian Elcano and famed for txakoli wine and grilled turbot.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Monte Igueldo
A vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
48 km · about 55 min drive
beach
La Concha Beach, San Sebastian
A perfect crescent of golden sand framed by green hills, widely regarded as one of the finest city beaches in Europe.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Altsasu
- 38 kmPuente la ReinaAn elegant Romanesque pilgrim bridge arching over the Arga, where the two main Camino routes merge into one path to Santiago.
- 48 kmMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
- 63 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
- 64 kmCorniche BasqueThe wild clifftop D912 between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, running above tilted flysch rock strata with open views across the Bay of Biscay to the Spanish coast.
- 70 kmPuerto de IbañetaThe Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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