Heritage towns in Álava
4 towns in this province.
A walled hilltop town in Álava's Basque Country, its medieval streets and fortified walls rising above one of Spain's oldest pre-Roman Celtic settlements.
Founded by Alfonso X in 1256 on a hilltop that has seen Roman roads, medieval walls, and the Camino de Santiago pass through it, Salvatierra carries five thousand years of history within its fortified streets in the Basque province of Álava.
A medieval hill town in Álava where a perfectly preserved three-street layout, a parish church, a sanctuary, and fragments of old walls tell a story stretching from prehistoric caves to the counts of Ayala.
The Basque Country's inland capital, Vitoria-Gasteiz holds two cathedrals, a Gothic old quarter built on a hill with medieval walls, and a place on the UNESCO-recognised Camino de Santiago routes.