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View of LekeitioJean Michel Etchecolonea · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lekeitio

Coastal town

Lekeitio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Basque Country, 53 km (33 mi) northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,307 inhabitants (2019) and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast. Tourism has an important role during the summer seasons, when the town is a resort with one beach called Isuntza and the nearby Karraspio beach in the town of Mendexa.

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The most important monument is the church of Santa María, a gothic basilica from the 15th century.

Lekeitio is also the birthplace of Resurrección María de Azkue, one of the most important Basque scholars of the 19th century.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Lekeitio
Province
Bizkaia
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
7,211
Altitude
22 m
Area (IGN)
1.1 km²
District
Lea Artibai
Postcode
48280
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What to see

  1. 1Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
  2. 2Palacio de Uriarte
  3. 3Casa Turpin
  4. 4Ermita del Santo Cristo de la Piedad
  5. 5Cueva de Armintxe
  6. 6Faro de Santa Catalina
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 123 · Vuelta a Bizkaia
  2. 2Hiking: GR 38.1 · Ruta del vino y del pescado (Maskakorta-Lekeitio)
  3. 3Playa Isuntza hondartza
  4. 4Swimming at Isuntza
  5. 5Street market
  6. 6Mini Zoo
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Photo gallery

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  • 6 places to stayIllustrative photo · Unsplash

    Accommodation

    6 places to stay in Lekeitio

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  • 14 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    14 restaurants in Lekeitio

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  • 6 experiencesIllustrative photo · Mario Freedom Sánche… · CC BY 3.0

    Experiences

    6 experiences in Lekeitio

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 946 03 41 00
    • Official website: www.lekeitio.com

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

  • Zubieta· Hotel

    Phone: +34 946 84 30 30Website: www.hotelzubieta.com

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes98 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, petrol stations, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, nursery school, secondary school.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Lekeitio Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Lekeitio

6 registered places to stay

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