
The different ways discover us
Gipuzkoa is in itself a place packed with traditions, history, art, etc., making it the perfect place to visit museums of different kinds and subject matter.
From museums dedicated to hugely important artists such as Chillida and Balenciaga to smaller yet no less interesting options such as the one dedicated to Victor Hugo in Pasajes San Juan, or others with specific themes for the younger members of the family.
Our Top 10
Chillida leku
Chillida-Leku is the fulfilment of that dream, a place to discover the trajectory of the artist from San Sebastian.
Albaola
Located in Pasajes San Pedro, only a few kilometres from San Sebastian, Albaola is the Basque Maritime Factory.
Aquarium
The San Sebastian Aquarium is the oldest aquarium and museum dedicated to marine natural sciences in Spain.
Balenciaga
Getaria is the home of the first major museum in the world exclusively dedicated to a couturier, reflecting the universal importance of the Getaria-born designer in the field of fashion and haute couture.
Tabakalera
Tabakalera is a space where we can create, explore, share, experiment, discover... An open and diverse cultural space for all people.
Igartubeiti
Located in Ezkio-Itxaso, the museum revives the history and evolution of Basque farmhouses over a period of more than 1,000 years.
Oiasso
Oiasso, standing at the mouth of the Bidasoa River was the port city of the Vascones in Roman times.
Jantziaren Zentroa
Located in an eighteenth-century building, the “Kapitain-etxea” project was created with the help of Errenteria town council.
Lili Palace
This work has been created by merging real scenes and characters with a dramatization by an actress.
Ekainberri
Ekain is one of the best kept treasures in the Basque Country and one of the most important prehistoric sanctuaries in Europe.
Mirandaola
Iron has always played a particularly important part in the evolution of the Basque Country.
Aquarium
The San Sebastian Aquarium is the oldest aquarium and museum dedicated to marine natural sciences in Spain.
Igartubeiti
Located in Ezkio-Itxaso, the museum revives the history and evolution of Basque farmhouses over a period of more than 1,000 years.
Railway museum
The Basque Railway Museum in Azpeitia has one of the best railway collections in all Europe, including steam, diesel and electric engines, railcars and all types of carriages.
Balenciaga
Getaria is the home of the first major museum in the world exclusively dedicated to a couturier, reflecting the universal importance of the Getaria-born designer in the field of fashion and haute couture.
Sagardoetxea
At Sagardoetxea, the Museum of Basque Cider, you can enjoy the culture of cider, hallmark of the Basques and their customs.
Gorrotxategi museum
Xaxu, the Gorrotxategi confectionery museum in Tolosa, invites you to take a sweet tour of confectionery-making from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
Chillida leku
Chillida-Leku is the fulfilment of that dream, a place to discover the trajectory of the artist from San Sebastian.
Albaola
Located in Pasajes San Pedro, only a few kilometres from San Sebastian, Albaola is the Basque Maritime Factory.
Santa Maria la Real
The Santa María La Real- Archaeological/Monumental Site in Zarautz consists of the Zarautz Bell Tower —which houses the Museum of Art and History of Zarautz— the Santa María La Real Parish Church.
Barandiaran museum
The Larruntza Mill, in the San Gregorio neighbourhood of Ataun, looks at the life and work of the prestigious anthropologist and ethnographer Joxemiel Barandiaran.
Eureka!
Standing in San Sebastian’s Miramón technology park, the Eureka Zientzia Museoa is a space to learn about science for people of all ages; a place to have fun with experiments and understand the scientific principles.
D’elikatuz
The D’Elikatuz food and gastronomy interpretation centre in Ordizia is the perfect place to learn about the textures and flavours of the land.
Eibar Civil War Interpretation Centre
This is a good starting point for visiting places such as Arrate, Akondia, Kalamua, Urko and Aginaga and stands in the colony of Arrate.
Idiazabal cheese I.C.
Idiazabal cheese is one of the Gipuzkoa’s most authentic flavours, a gastronomic gem.
Basque Historical Remembrance Interpretation Centre
The Basque Interpretation Centre for Historical Memory, in Elgeta, focuses on the Spanish Civil War.
Exhibition: butterflies of the world
Visitors to this permanent exhibition can admire the beauty and colour of real butterfly specimens from across the globe.
Mater Museum
Sea is the only frontier of the Mater Museum, a Basque tuna fishing boat converted into a floating museum, an opportunity to learn all about fishing in the Bay of Biscay and the work of those who manned them.
Mendietxe
The Mendietxe Museum in Azpeitia is a unique space that pays tribute to Basque and international mountaineering.
Oiasso
Oiasso, standing at the mouth of the Bidasoa River was the port city of the Vascones in Roman times.
Algorri
The Algorri Interpretation Centre stands in the natural surroundings of Zumaia and provides a splendid opportunity to learn more about different ecosystems.
Nautilus
A visit to the Nautilus Geological Interpretation Centre is like a trip back in time to a period when dinosaurs roamed the earth and ammonites were the kings of the sea.
Arms industry museum
The Debabarrena region, and more specifically Eibar, has always had close connections with the arms industry.
The Machine Tool Museum
The Machine Tool Museum is a tribute to the ironworkers, blacksmiths and artisans of Elgoibar who consolidated the local iron industry.
Laboratorium museum
The museum takes visitors on a tour of the evolution of education, scientific research and innovation.
Diocesan museum
The San Sebastian Diocesan Museum, housed in the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) Churchbuilding in Amara, exhibits a collection of Basque religious sculptures, paintings and articles in silver and gold dating from the 17th to the 21st centuries.
Zumalakarregi museum
Ormaiztegi is the setting for the Zumalakarregi Museum, a journey back to the Basque Country of the 19th century, a period of enormous social, cultural, economic and political upheaval.
Tabakalera
Tabakalera is a space where we can create, explore, share, experiment, discover... An open and diverse cultural space for all people.
Urrelur
The exhibition also has fossils from all over the world, as well as a section exclusively dedicated to rocks.
Aikur
The museum explains the way bees live and function, with displays of both old and working hives.
House of history
The House of History takes a look back in time at the city, and it does so in the place most suited to the purpose: Mount Urgull.
Ekogunea
This is a project promoted by the Kutxa Social Work department to raise awareness and explain the need for sustainable, respectful behaviour in regard to the environment.
Way of St James interpretation centre
The Way of St James has several routes opened by pilgrims from Europe as they headed for the tomb of James the Apostle in the 9th century.
Mufomi, fossil and mineral museum
Mufomi, in Elgoibar, has the biggest fossil and mineral collection in the Basque Country.
Shepherding eco-museum
Standing in the Aizkorri-Aratz Natural Park, the Erreizabal farmhouse immerses visitors in the reality of the shepherds who focus their activity on producing cheese.
Salt Museum Leintz Gatzaga
The White Gold industry played a decisive role in the foundation and economic development of Leintz-Gatzaga.
Z Cultural Space
Cultural site, conceived, planned and created from 1910 to 1920 by Basque painter Ignacio Zuloaga (b. Elgeta 1870).
Ibarraundi Museum
The Eskoriatza School Museum was founded in 1986 in premises in the City Hall, to complement the teaching of history in the Luis Ezeiza public school.
Antonio Oteiza Foundation
Always adapting to the local circumstances and mimicking the surroundings, Antonio Oteiza's work can be found across the world.
Ur Mara
Ur Mara is the ideal spot to enjoy the essence of natural beauty and its relationship with art.