The Vitoria-Gasteiz City Guides answer what visitors to the Basque capital want to know: which pintxo bars are worth the Thursday crowd, how to see a cathedral in a hard hat, which museums cost nothing and how to reach the Rioja Alavesa vineyards or the salt valley of Añana. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look at and a practical tip for every place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Guides
- 132 places
- 6 guides
- 4 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Vitoria-Gasteiz guides
Food guide
23 places
Pintxo bars in the Old Town and the Ensanche, old Basque dining rooms, tasting menus at a fair price, the market and the city’s own sweets.
Things to do guide
21 places
The almond-shaped medieval Old Town and its cathedral, free museums of art, arms and playing cards, and the green ring of parks and wetlands.
Family guide
23 places
Deer and ponds in the green ring, a hard-hat cathedral visit, free museums children enjoy, summer pools, a reservoir beach and churros for the afternoon snack.
Nightlife guide
25 places
Thursday pintxo-pote, the bar crawl up the Cuchi, cocktails and wine in the Ensanche, craft beer taps and the rock clubs that close at dawn.
Day trips guide
21 places
Mountains, beech woods and Spain’s tallest waterfall, Rioja Alavesa wineries, a salt valley worked for a thousand years and the Basque coast by bus.
Budget guide
19 places
Free museums, the old walls and the Green Belt at no cost, cheap pintxos and how to eat well in the Basque capital for very little.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
El Portalón
Calle Correría, Old Town
A coaching inn from the 1400s, all timber beams and stone, that has worked as a restaurant for decades. Come for grilled meat, spider crab and roast fish, and ask for a look at the cellar. From the food guide.
Palacio Escoriaza – Esquivel
Calle Fray Zacarías Martínez, Old Town
A Renaissance palace from the 1500s that leans against the medieval wall, its Plateresque doorway carved with the faces of the family who built it. Few façades in the Basque Country come close. From the things to do guide.
Laguardia
Rioja Alavesa, 45 min by car or about 1 h 15 min by bus
A walled hilltop town above the vines, with medieval wine cellars dug under its streets. The car-free centre takes about an hour on foot; stop at the painted Gothic portal of Santa María de los Reyes. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Day one: the Old Town on foot with the things to do guide, the cathedral tour and the walls, then pintxos at the counter from the food or nightlife guide. Day two: a car to Laguardia and a cellar visit from the day trips guide, or bikes along the green ring to Salburua with the family guide. For a rainy or slow day, the budget guide lines up free museums of cards, arms and fine art and a cheap lunch at the market.
Questions about the Vitoria-Gasteiz guides
What is inside the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Guides?
Six guides with 132 places between them: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
When do I get the guides after buying?
Straight away: the links appear on your order page as soon as payment goes through and also arrive in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app or account.
Will the guides work offline in Vitoria-Gasteiz?
Yes. Load each guide once with a connection and it keeps working offline, with your ticks and notes saved. Map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French and Spanish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy only some of the guides?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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