Tourist attractions Oñati

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..

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.

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.

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.

The sanctuary is perched at 800 m altitude, byond Mount Aitzgorri, on a mountainous site where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a shepherd in 1469. Like the towers on the façade, the large campanile (40 m) standing above the buildings ..

On the first level, you can see the loopholes in the 15C tower, remains of the house where the saint once lived, containing the room where he was born, the one where he convalesced and was converted.

This splendid example of Baroque architecture was designed according to plans by Carlos Montana and modified by Martin de Zaldua. It was officially inaugurated in 1738. Note the Churrigueresque high altar , designed by Ignacio de Ibero. The richness..

Ignace de Loyola (1491-1556), the "Soldier of God", was creator of the Company of Jesus in 1540. Near Azpeitia, by the old manor of the family of Saint Ignacio, the Jesuits built a sanctuary at the end of the 17C that became an important pl..