El Clarete

Basque Country


Foodies flock to this outpost of culinary creativity, one of Vitoria's best restaurants. The menu changes based on seasonal produce, and might feature seafood risotto, foie with rich port wine sauce or roast lamb, though the chef can accommodate dietary restrictions. It's a small intimate space with exposed stone walls and considerate service, plus one of the best wine cellars in town.


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1. Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol

0.05 MILES

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…

2. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava

0.14 MILES

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…

3. Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

0.18 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…

4. Catedral de María Inmaculada

0.22 MILES

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…

5. Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro

0.23 MILES

Contains some early Christian stone carvings and Basque crosses, detailed paintings of biblical scenes and a glittering ensemble of crucifixes and…

6. Catedral de Santa María

0.24 MILES

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,…

7. Bibat

0.24 MILES

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

8. Paseo de los Arquillos

0.24 MILES

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