Housed in an exquisite neo-Renaissance building, with lovely stained glass windows and a converted chapel that was part of the former Palacio de Augusti, the Museo de Bellas Artes has Basque paintings and sculpture from the 18th and 19th centuries, including the works of local son Fernando de Amar铆ca.
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Art lovers shouldn't miss Vitoria鈥檚 palace of modern art. The large subterranean galleries are filled with engrossing pieces by artists from the Basque鈥
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Housed in a lovely 18th-century baroque building, this superb museum takes you on a wild romp through Riojan history and culture in both Spanish and鈥
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Bibat incorporates the Museo de Arqueolog铆a, whose 1500-piece archaeological collection covers the province of 脕lava, from prehistory to the Bronze Age 鈥
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A must for wine lovers, the high-tech Museum of the Culture of Wine delves into the history and culture of wine and the various processes that go into its鈥
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At the summit of the old town and dominating its skyline is the Catedral de Santa Mar铆a. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries in the Gothic style,鈥
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Situated 10km south of O帽ati, the Santuario de Arantzazu is a busy Christian pilgrimage site that's a fabulous conflation of piety and avant-garde art鈥
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On a peaceful, tree-lined boulevard, this low-lit armaments museum showcases weapons used over the centuries, from Bronze Age spearheads to 19th-century鈥
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For over 7000 years, 'white gold' has been produced at this site, where over 4km of wooden aqueducts transport high-saline spring water from 200-million鈥
Nearby Basque Country attractions
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As befits the Basque capital, Vitoria boasts some important buildings: essential administrative centres, but of great symbolic significance. They include鈥
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On a peaceful, tree-lined boulevard, this low-lit armaments museum showcases weapons used over the centuries, from Bronze Age spearheads to 19th-century鈥
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This classic city park, with its bandstand and leafy trees, is a lovely place for a walk, jog or picnic. Kids will want to hit up the ice cream stand in鈥
4. Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro
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Contains some early Christian stone carvings and Basque crosses, detailed paintings of biblical scenes and a glittering ensemble of crucifixes and鈥
5. Catedral de Mar铆a Inmaculada
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Vitoria鈥檚 cathedral might look old, but in fact it only dates from the early 1970s. There are some impressive, fairly adventurous stained-glass windows鈥
6. Iglesia de San Pedro Ap贸stol
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This is the city鈥檚 oldest church and has a fabulous Gothic frontispiece on its eastern facade. Unfortunately, it's rarely open. Your best bet to seeing鈥
7. Iglesia de San Miguel Arc谩ngel
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At the base of Vitoria's medieval Casco Viejo is the delightful Plaza de la Virg茅n Blanca, which is lorded over by the 14th-century Iglesia de San Miguel鈥
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Built between 1787 and 1802, this neoclassical covered arcade connects the old and new towns.