Basque Country Tourist Guide

THE BASQUE COUNTRY

VITORIA-GASTEIZ

One of its latest ideas is the mural itinerary that fills façades and old walls with gigantic, full-colour murals that have create a school in avant garde European art. Notice the street names: Cuchillería (cutlers), Herrería (blacksmiths), Pintorería (painters), Correría (harness makers)…, recall the names of the trades to which they were devoted. On the first Saturday of each month, by the way, a market is held in which traders from the area display their wares along the street. These are the surroundings of mansions such as Bendaña , the Casa del Cordón , post-houses like the Portalón and the busy plazas Brullería, Campillo and Matxete . This rich heritage includes a museum of undeniable interest, the Natural Science Museum , a benchmark in its field for the quality of its of geology, zoology and botany collections. www.vitoria-gasteiz.org/turismo

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w hen you continue your tour of the Casco Antiguo (old quarter) you will visit the Walls , the Bibat (Cards and Archeological Museum) and the Escoriaza-Esquivel and Montehermoso mansions without the slightest effort. Convenient escalators take you to the highest points. There you will be welcomed by a seething, innovative social and cultural life. The vicinity of the Casco Antiguo is home to a restless cultural avant-garde.

Vitoria-Gasteiz has one of the most iconic old quar- ters in Basque country. You will be surprised to dis- cover 12th-century streets full of medieval flavour

ME D I E VA L WA L L S

MEDIEVAL WALLS

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