Town
Legazpi is a city in the Gipuzkoa province of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Legazpi is a town of about 9,000 inhabitants located on top of the Urola valley, in Gipuzkoa. Surrounded by mountains, and at the foot of the Aizkorri mountain range, its predominant economic activity is industrial (manufacturing, metal processing, plastics).
The rich industrial tradition of Legazpi goes back to the High Middle Ages, when transformation of iron ore was achieved by means of the haizeolak ("ironworks moved by wind"). During the 14th century, wind energy came to be replaced by water in the metal processing with the foundation of several "ironworks propelled by water" (ur 'water' and ola originally 'shack', are the two lexical components of "Urola", a river crossing Legazpi). This industrial tradition had its continuity in modern times, and Legazpi became one of the most important metallurgic centres in the industrialised modern Basque Country.
One of the 14th century ironworks (called Mirandaola) has remained in place to date like nowhere else in the Basque Country. It is the heart of a thematic park with an educational and touristy vocation, where traditions and ways of living from the past are shown.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of País Vasco already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Legazpi yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Legazpi · in the village+34 943 731 584View on the map
Gabiria · 3 km away+34 943 733 622View on the map
Urretxu · 3.9 km away+34 843 989 849View on the mapWebsite
Urretxu · 4.2 km away+34 943 723 387View on the map
Zumarraga · 4.3 km away+34 943 253 896View on the map
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For a coffee, a drink or a bite in the village.
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What people eat in País Vasco when they eat well.
The bar as the menu: small bites ordered standing up and paid for at the end.
Aged T-bone steak, rare and with coarse salt; best at a grill house.
Just cod, oil and garlic, hand-emulsified into a sauce.
Young, lively white, poured from a height to whet the appetite.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
We haven't confirmed Legazpi's market day. Every village has its own: better to ask than to make it up.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.