Historic house in Vitoria-Gasteiz

Casa del Cordon

FreeCosts nothing to visit.

15th-century Gothic townhouse named for the carved Franciscan cord around its doorway, and one of the oldest civil buildings in the old town of Vitoria-Gasteiz. Free to admire from the street, it pairs naturally with nearby no-cost stops like El Portalon and the Palace of Villa-Suso on a walk through the medieval quarter.

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Address
San Antonio kalea 27A, 01005 Vitoria-Gasteiz
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Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.

Ajuria Enea Palace

Early 20th-century palace ringed by gardens in the south of Vitoria-Gasteiz, serving as the official residence of the Lehendakari, the president of the Basque Country. The interior is closed to the public, but the building and its grounds are free to view from outside, which is the whole appeal for a budget traveler passing through.

Palace · Vitoria-GasteizFree

Centro Memorial de las Victimas del Terrorismo

National memorial museum in Vitoria-Gasteiz honouring the victims of terrorism in Spain, with a focus on dignity, memory, and reconciliation. Free to enter and housed in a restored early-twentieth-century former Bank of Spain building, it is one of the most serious and rewarding stops in the Basque capital.

Museum · Vitoria-GasteizFree

Church of San Miguel

14th-century Gothic church at the edge of the old town, housing the niche of the Virgen Blanca, patron of the city, and the launch point of Vitoria's biggest festival. Free to enter.

Church · Vitoria-GasteizFree

El Portalon

15th-century timber-framed merchant house on Zapatari kalea, now a traditional restaurant. The street-facing facade is free to admire and ranks among the best-preserved medieval commercial buildings in the Basque Country.

Historic house · Vitoria-GasteizFree

Escoriaza-Esquivel Palace

Renaissance palace with an Italianate courtyard, built in the 1530s and 1540s by Fernan Lopez de Escoriaza, a physician who served at the court of Henry VIII of England before returning to his home city. Free to view the facade and exterior; the courtyard opens occasionally during heritage events.

Palace · Vitoria-GasteizFree

Fournier Card Museum

The Fournier Card Museum, or Museo Fournier de Naipes, tells the history of playing cards through one of the largest collections of its kind in the world.

Museum · Vitoria-GasteizFree

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