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Vitoria-Gasteiz

The green Basque capital

🗓️ Best time: May–September💰 Budget · ~$95/day📍 Spain

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About Vitoria-Gasteiz

The leafy capital of the Basque Country and a European Green Capital — a perfectly preserved medieval almond-shaped old town, pintxo bars, and a ring of parks around the city.

⭐ Things to do in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Medieval Almendra old townSanta María Cathedral tourGreen Belt parksPintxo bars on CuchilleríaArtium art museumCathedral "open for works" tourRioja Alavesa wine townsSalburua wetlands

🍽️ What to eat in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

PintxosPerretxikos mushroomsAlubias de TolosaTxakoli & Rioja Alavesa wine

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🚕 Getting around

Compact and very walkable; a tram and green belt.

💡 Local tip

Do the guided "cathedral under restoration" tour — it inspired a Ken Follett novel.