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Orio

Basque Country, Spain · Europe

About Orio

Orio works well as a base: 5 minutes from Zarautz, 11km from Flysch Cliffs of Zumaia.

Orio is a town located in Basque Country, Spain. With a population of 4,586, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Orio 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 Orio to your route.

About Orio

Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay. Orio had a population of 5,901 inhabitants as of 2016. Traditionally a town attached to the sea and

Read more the fishing industry, this sector is losing ground to the more profitable and less demanding tourism, rapidly developing after marshes between the town and the beach were drained with a view to building up new tourist oriented housing. The most widely known and conspicuous sport activity in Orio is the rowing regatta typical of the Basque and Cantabric coastal area, featuring a team represented by the yellow colour. The town is served by Euskotren Trena's coastal line, the N-634 road and the A-8 motorway (since 2010). A festival representing the last catch of North Atlantic right whales within Basque whaling in 1901, have been held on every 5 years. This catch also reflected in a folk poem popularized by singer-songwriter Benito Lertxundi.

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Where is Orio located?

Orio is located in Basque Country, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.2787 latitude, -2.1254 longitude.

What is the population of Orio?

Orio has a population of approximately 4,586 people, making it a town in Spain.

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Quick Information

Population
4,586
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Basque Country
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
43.2787, -2.1254

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 Orio

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

7 km · about 15 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.

9 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Peine del Viento

Eduardo Chillida's iron sculptures bolted into the rocks where waves explode through blowholes mark the wild western end of San Sebastian's bay.

10 km · about 20 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.

11 km · about 20 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.

12 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Hondarribia Old Town

A walled medieval fishing town on the French border with a castle keep and the rainbow-balconied La Marina quarter perfect for pintxos.

29 km · about 35 min drive

coastal drive

Corniche Basque

The 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.

34 km · about 40 min drive

scenic viewpoint

La Rhune

A 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.

40 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Orio

  • Right hereMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
  • 34 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.
  • 40 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
  • 71 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.
  • 72 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.
  • 72 kmPuente la ReinaAn elegant Romanesque pilgrim bridge arching over the Arga, where the two main Camino routes merge into one path to Santiago.

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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