La Casa de los Arquillos

Basque Country


Housed inside a beautiful 18th-century building in a prime location above the main square, this immaculate guesthouse has eight rooms set with light, high-end fabrics and facilities including a sofa bed, mini kitchens and a small breakfast nook. Some rooms have the original stone walls, five open to balconies, and the upstairs rooms have skylights.


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1. Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

0.02 MILES

At the base of Vitoria's medieval Casco Viejo is the delightful Plaza de la Virgén Blanca, which is lorded over by the 14th-century Iglesia de San Miguel…

2. Paseo de los Arquillos

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Built between 1787 and 1802, this neoclassical covered arcade connects the old and new towns.

3. Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol

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This is the city’s oldest church and has a fabulous Gothic frontispiece on its eastern facade. Unfortunately, it's rarely open. Your best bet to seeing…

4. Bibat

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Bibat incorporates the Museo de Arqueología, whose 1500-piece archaeological collection covers the province of Álava, from prehistory to the Bronze Age …

5. Museo Fournier de Naipes

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The eccentric Museo Fournier de Naipes is in the 16th-century Palacio de Bendaña, with an impressive collection of historic presses and playing cards,…

6. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava

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Inside this natural-history museum is a dazzling collection of minerals. You can also marvel at a mantis caught in amber, get an eyeful of some beautiful…

7. Catedral de María Inmaculada

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Vitoria’s cathedral might look old, but in fact it only dates from the early 1970s. There are some impressive, fairly adventurous stained-glass windows…

8. Catedral de Santa María

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At the summit of the old town and dominating its skyline is the Catedral de Santa María. Built between the 13th and 14th centuries in the Gothic style,…