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Aretxabaleta

Basque Country, Spain · Europe

About Aretxabaleta

Aretxabaleta is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Arrasate / Mondragón, 35km from Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia.

Aretxabaleta is a town located in Basque Country, Spain. With a population of 6,319, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Aretxabaleta sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aretxabaleta to your route.

About Aretxabaleta

Aretxabaleta is a town in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is located on the Bergara road, almost adjacent to its larger northern neighbor, the city of Arrasate, and the smaller Eskoriatza to the south.

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Where is Aretxabaleta located?

Aretxabaleta is located in Basque Country, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.0341 latitude, -2.5046 longitude.

What is the population of Aretxabaleta?

Aretxabaleta has a population of approximately 6,319 people, making it a town in Spain.

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Quick Information

Population
6,319
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Basque Country
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
43.0341, -2.5046

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from Aretxabaleta

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

12 km · about 20 min 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.

25 km · about 30 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.

35 km · about 40 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.

39 km · about 45 min drive

beach

Playa de Laga

A golden sweep of sand below the green pyramid of Cabo Ogono in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a favourite of Basque surfers.

43 km · about 50 min drive

waterfall

Salto del Nervión

Spain's tallest waterfall at 222 meters, dramatically plunging into the Delika Canyon on the Basque Country border.

44 km · about 50 min drive

museum

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.

44 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.

50 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Aretxabaleta

  • 50 kmMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
  • 53 kmVizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante)The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
  • 69 kmPuente la ReinaAn elegant Romanesque pilgrim bridge arching over the Arga, where the two main Camino routes merge into one path to Santiago.
  • 74 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.
  • 77 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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Eskoriatza

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Elorrio

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11 km awayPop. 14,707

Elgeta

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Otxandio

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