Basque Country · Spain
Where to stay in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is a city in Basque Country, Spain, home to about 261,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Vitoria-Gasteiz, with about 30 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- VIT6 km · Vitoria Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Language
- Basque, Catalan, Galician
About
About Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Country and of the province of Álava in northern Spain. It holds the autonomous community's House of Parliament, the headquarters of the Government, and the Lehendakari's official residency.
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the provincial capital of Alava, and has been the political capital of the Basques since the 20 May 1980. Spanish is the main language, but knowledge of Basque is common. English is not widely spoken. The Basque language is called Euskera and nobody knows exactly the origin of this language. Visitor information: Tourist office at Spain Square (Espainia Plaza/Plaza España) 1 is open daily from 09:00 till 19:00, closed at midday.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Vitoria-Gasteiz
See
- Catedral de María Inmaculada de Vitoria
- Artium Museum
- Fine Arts Museum
- Fournier Playing Card Museum
- Archeological Museum
- Museum of Natural History
- Itinerario Muralístico de Vitoria-Gasteiz
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Vitoria-Gasteiz
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Vitoria-Gasteiz Palacio De Los Álava-Velasco aparthotel | 30 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Vitoria-Gasteiz
7 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Palacio de Larrea | 11.0 km | |
| Gran Hotel Lakua | 2.8 km | |
| Hotel Dato | 0.3 km | |
| Hotel Zenit Jardines de Uleta Suites | 2.4 km | |
| NH Canciller Ayala Vitoria | 0.5 km | |
| Sercotel Boulevard Vitoria-Gasteiz | 1.7 km | |
| Silken Ciudad de Vitoria | 0.7 km |
All 8 hotels in Vitoria-Gasteiz, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Vitoria-Gasteiz
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vitoria-Gasteiz are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; November is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Vitoria-Gasteiz: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vitoria Airport (VIT), about 5.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL, 52 km) and Bilbao Airport (BIO, 54 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
In the south of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz is a city without sea. To the north, 66 km away is the city of Bilbao, and 114 km away is the beautiful city of San Sebastian. The south part of Alava province, is called La Rioja Alavesa, where the visitor can taste some of the best red wines of the world. There are a lot of touristic tours, and you can find more information about in the following website:. The province to the south of Alava is La Rioja, where the cultivation of wine is one of the most important attractions. Vitoria-Gasteiz is a very small city.
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VIT · Vitoria Airport
RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
BIO · Bilbao Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Vitoria-Gasteiz
Eat
Traditionally you can have a few small drinks in the bars around the town center and enjoy this with some tapas. Usually every bar has one speciality and it is interesting to taste them and then you go to another bar. The boiling point for bar visits is at 14:00 just before lunch time. The Basque cuisine is one of the best in Spain and Vitoria has restaurants in all categories.
Drink
Like in other cities of the Basque Country nightlife is centred on the old medieval zone of the city or 'Casco Viejo' where there is a bar every few meters. Same style bars usually (but now always) tend to be around the same area.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Vitoria-Gasteiz
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Vitoria-Gasteiz: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Vitoria-Gasteiz?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Vitoria-Gasteiz are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; November is the wettest, with about 90 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Vitoria-Gasteiz?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Vitoria Airport (VIT), about 5.8 km from the city centre in a straight line; Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL, 52 km) and Bilbao Airport (BIO, 54 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Vitoria-Gasteiz?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Vitoria-Gasteiz
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.