Tourist attractions Elorrio

Located in the historic quarter of Durango , this 14C church has a superb 16C gilded wood reredos dedicated to the Virgin (scenes of the Assumption, the Nativity, the Annuncition etc), but the main attraction is its impressively-scaled magnificent..

This viewpoint, a few kilometres outside of Guernica, affords a sweeping panorama of the mountainous Basque hinterland. Admire the chequerboard picture of meadows and forests.

The bulky exterior of this 15C hermitage gives no clue to the warm and airy character of its unique nave within, surmounted by a gallery and a magnificent network of exposed wooden supports. Note the fine detail in the carving of the beams and galler..

Standing in front of a Jesuit church, this unusual cross is carved on both sides (Paradise, Adam and Eve, the 12 Apostles). Erected as an act of atonement after a heretical episode in 1442 when Franciscan friar Alonso de Mella’s unorthodox preaching ..

Opposite the university, this Gothic church was transformed during the baroque period. In the left collateral, a Renaissance chapel contains an interesting gilded wooden retable and the marble tomb of the university's founder.

Fine 18C baroque building by Martín de Carrera. Strange dances and processions dating back to the 15C are held on the square on the day of Corpus Christi.

Created in 1545 and closed in the early 20C. Now occupied by the administrative services of the province of Guipúzcoa. Only university in the Basque country, it was culturally prestigious. The portal and patio are interesting.