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TOURISMCome to Vitoria – Gasteiz

By: Ander Iturricha, Alberto, Andoni and Martina

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What is Vitoria Gasteiz?Come and enjoy Vitoria Gasteiz. Vitoria is the capital city of the Basque Countrie (Spain).It has been theGreen Capital in 2012. There are a lot of museums, restaurants, hotels and historical places in all the Medieval Quarters.The gastronomy of Vitoria is very important. In 2015 it was Gastromony Capital.

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HotelsIf you want to sleep in Vitoria-Gazteiz in a very good hotel here there are three good and different types of hotels:

Gran Hotel Lakua.It has got five stars .

Hotel Dato. It´s in Dato street. It´s beautiful and special.

Ciudad de Vitoria. It´s more modern and elegant.

RESTAURANTSIn Vitoria there´s only one restaurant with a michelline star, Zaldiaran Restaurant, in Avenida Gasteiz.Conde De Alava,Olarizu, Mesa… are good restaurants too.

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MuseumsIn Vitoria Gasteiz there are a lot of museums, like:

Artium. Basque Centre-Museum of Contemporany Art.Arms museum.BIBAT. Fournier Playing Card Museum and Archaelogy Museum.Museum of Sacred Art.Fine Arts Museum.Natural History Museum.Lanterns Museum.Open –air Museum.Centro Cultural Montehermoso.

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What can you do in the museums

of Vitoria?Artium:Its permanent collection is considered to be one of the best selections of Basque and Spanish contemporary art. It was inaugurated on 26th April 2002 and it is an open and dynamic museum.

Museum of Sacred art:In the Cathedral of Santa Maria you can see a fine collection of religious artefacts from this province.

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BIBAT. Fournier:Bibat houses the Fournier Card Museum of Alava located in the Renaissance mansion of Bendaña and the Alava Archaelogical Museum, a new building designed by the architect Patxi Mangado.

Fine arts museums:Housed in the Palacio de Augusri, in this museum you will find a fine selection of Spanish art dating from the 18th and 19th centuries and a collection of artworks that trace the development of Basque art from 1850 to 1950.

Other museums:

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Natural History Museum:

Natural history museum:You will find this museum in the Torre de Doña Ochanda, a 15th century fortified house which formed part of the city's walls in medieval times. The house was reconstructed in the 16th century by Don Andrés Martínez de Iruña who named it after his daughter, Doña Ochanda.

The first floor of the Museum is given over to the world of geology, including a large number of pieces of amber, many of which contain insect inclusions. The second floor contains the Museum's botany and zoology sections.

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Lanterns museum:This museum contains beautiful lanterns made of polychrome glass used in the "Rosary of the Lanterns" procession

Lanterns and open arts museum

Open arts museum:In the streets of the city you will find numerous sculptures and statues that together represent a kind of open-air museum. These include the works of some of the most famous contemporary Spanish sculptors: from Oteiza to Ibarrola, including Chillida, Casto Solano, Nestor Basterrechea...

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And more museums:Centro Cultural Montehermoso:

The Centro Cultural Montehermoso is dependent on the Department of Culture of Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council and it can be defined as a space for the production, exhibition, and difusion of art and contemporary thought.

Among its main objectives, we should stand out the implementation of gender equality policies. Montehermoso is located in the old town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in a 16th century Renaissance palace joined to the old 1885 Water Tank by an underground corridor.

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ARMS MUSEUM

The Arms Museum travels back in time to the Napoleonic time. Relive the Battle of Vitoria in 1813 in which British, Portuguese and Spanish troops under the command of the Duke of Wellington defeated the French during the Wars of Independence.

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The Medieval Quarter

There´s a lot of things to see in the Medieval Quarter of Vitoria-Gasteiz like :

The palace of the rebirth Four Towers Old cathedral The Statue of the White virgin

The Old Quarters of Vitoria-Gasteiz, declared a Monumental Site in 1997, still it preserves its medieval layout intact. 3 Europa Nostra Awards support the work done in the rehabilitation and recovery of areas and landmarks of the Medieval Quarters

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The Green BeltThe Green Belt of Vitoria-Gasteiz is the result of an ambitious project to restore and recover the peripheral areas of Vitoria-Gasteiz, both from the environmental and social viewpoint, in order to create a large green area for recreational use around the city.

What is the Green Belt? Armentia Errekaleor Olarizu Salburua Zabalgana Zadorra

10 routes through the parks of the Green Belt and the nearby rural-natural space, which can be done comfortably on foot in less than two hours.

A circular itinerary 30.8 km in length, ideal to travel by bicycle which, like a large Route around the city, links the parks of the Green Belt.

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The gastronomy of VitoriaRoute for the sweet-toothed

Vitoria-Gasteiz has a centuries-old tradition of cake and pastry making. The "route for the sweet-toothed" which the Tourist Office organises allows visitors to get to know some of the secrets of the city's bakers and at the same time make a traditional Basque desert with the help of one of the Association of Artisan Baker's and Confectioners pastry chefs.

Sweet route

Pintxos (Basque nibbles) route

History and delicious nibbles, a perfect mix for discovering the city centre. Use the bote-pote card which you top up, like a kitty and then go out as a group and use it to pay for food and drinks at those bars that have signed up to this initiative. You can even top-up the card from your mobile phone.

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Basque culture Basque cultureDifferent workshops can be arranged for groups interested in taking a closer look at the folklore and traditions of the Basque country. These include: Basque language and improvised verse (bertsolarismo), Basque pelota, traditional dances and the txalaparta (a Basque musical instrument).

Vitoria-Gasteiz and The Way of St James (Camino de Santiago)

A guided tour through the city and its surroundings following the St James trail marks.

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TOUCHING THE SKY AND VITORIA-GASTEIZ AND MAGIC BASKETBALL

Touching the sky In this initiative balloon

flights provide a birds-eye view of the city and its surroundings.

Basketball magicThis group initiative takes delegates to see a basketball match at Buesa Arena where they will be allowed into the VIP room to enjoy some delicious food as part of the experience.

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SPORTS

Laboral Kutxa for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The club's name sponsor is the Basque credit union Laboral Kutxa.Aker is the pet of the team.Well-known players who have played with the club have included Ramón Rivas, Marcelo Nicola…

Basque Country. Founded in 1921 it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the 19,800-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza.

Its biggest success was in 2001 when, in the year of its debut in European competition, it was one of the finalists in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, being defeated 5–4 by golden goal.

The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks.

Babazorro is the team´s pet This year is one of the best for this excellence

team.