Arseniog · CC BY-SA 4.0Coastal town
Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay. Orio had a population of 5,901 inhabitants as of 2016.
Traditionally a town attached to the sea and the fishing industry, this sector is losing ground to the more profitable and less demanding tourism, rapidly developing after marshes between the town and the beach were drained with a view to building up new tourist oriented housing. The most widely known and conspicuous sport activity in Orio is the rowing regatta typical of the Basque and Cantabric coastal area, featuring a team represented by the yellow colour.
The town is served by Euskotren Trena's coastal line, the N-634 road and the A-8 motorway (since 2010).
A festival representing the last catch of North Atlantic right whales within Basque whaling in 1901, have been held on every 5 years. This catch also reflected in a folk poem popularized by singer-songwriter Benito Lertxundi.
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28 places to explore Orio at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.
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Conjunto históricoBien de interés cultural
Ermita de estilo gótica, del siglo XV.
ErmitaParte de un sitio Patrimonio de la Humanidad
Conjunto históricoParte de un sitio Patrimonio de la Humanidad
Patrimonio industrialPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo gótica.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo del Renacimiento, del siglo XVI.
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Casa de estilo del Renacimiento.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo gótica.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo del Renacimiento.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo barroca.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo del Renacimiento.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo del Renacimiento.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo gótica.
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CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Iglesia de estilo gótica.
IglesiaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Palacio de estilo del Renacimiento.
PalacioPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo ecléctico.
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
CasaPatrimonio construido vasco destacado
Casa de estilo gótica.
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Yacimiento
Yacimiento
Ermita
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6 plans to experience Orio on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
