Salburua, Vitoria-Gasteiz

Name: Salburua
Address: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

#30 among attractions in Vitoria-Gasteiz

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Salburua is a wetland habitat on the eastern outskirts of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country in Spain. The area, which is part of the city green belt, contains lakes, meadows and oak groves. It was drained in the 19th century to transform the area into farmland. Restoration work started in 1994 and has reversed this situation and now Salburua is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance. The Salburua marshes are considered to be "the Basque country's most valuable area of wetland", according to a Fedenatur report for the European Commission in 2004. ()

Local name: Parque de Salburua Established: 1992 (33 years ago)Visitors per year: 125 thous.Elevation: 1699 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°51'10"N, 2°39'5"W

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Salburua – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of San Miguel, Museum of Fournier de Naipes, House of Cordón, Los Arquillos.

1.1 miW
Church, Gothic architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Church of San Miguel, Vitoria-Gasteiz
30 min walk • The Church of San Miguel is a church located in Vitoria, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1995. The retable of the church is a baroque altarpiece; it is one of the finest works by Gregorio Fernández and his workshop.
1 miW
Museum, Gothic architecture, Specialty museum
Museum of Fournier de Naipes, Vitoria-Gasteiz
27 min walk • The Fournier Museum of Playing Cards is a playing card museum located in Vitoria, Spain. It originated as a private collection in 1916 by Félix Alfaro Fournier, the grandson of the founder of Naipes Heraclio Fournier.
1 miW
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
House of Cordón, Vitoria-Gasteiz
27 min walk • The House of Cordón is a building located in Vitoria, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. The house is supossedly one of the first stone houses.
1.1 miW
Memorial
Los Arquillos, Vitoria-Gasteiz
29 min walk • The Los Arquillos is an 18th-century structure located in Vitoria, Spain. It was architecturally designed to link the old part of the town situated on the higher ground with the new part of the town then under construction on lower ground.
1.1 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of San Vicente Mártir, Vitoria-Gasteiz
28 min walk • The Church of San Vicente Mártir is a church located in Vitoria, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1984. The church is named after Saint Vincent of Saragossa, the 4th century martyr.
1.2 miW
Square, Park, Architecture
Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, Vitoria-Gasteiz
31 min walk • Plaza de la Virgen Blanca is one of the oldest meeting points in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country of Spain. In the middle of it there is the monument to La batalla de Vitoria a battle which took place in the city in 1813 during the Napoleonic wars.
1.2 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of San Pedro Apóstol, Vitoria-Gasteiz
32 min walk • The Church of San Pedro Apóstol is a medieval church located in Vitoria, Spain. It was declared a national monument in 1931 and is currently classed as a Bien de Interés Cultural.
1.4 miSW
Park
La Florida Park, Vitoria-Gasteiz
35 min walk • La Florida is a park in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Spain. It was built between 1820 and 1855 in neoclassical style by the architects Angel Chavez, Juan De Velasco, Ramón Ortés De Velasco and Manuel Arana. The birth of Florida is dated 1820 when they built the existing ring that surrounds the music kiosk.
1.1 miSW
Square, Historic walking areas
Plaza de los Fueros, Vitoria-Gasteiz
28 min walk • The Plaza de los Fueros is a plaza or square located in the city centre of Vitoria-Gasteiz, which is the capital of the Basque Country, Spain. It was built in 1979 in memory of the county code of laws named fuero in Spanish.
1.1 miW
Gothic cathedral with ornate carvings
Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria, Vitoria-Gasteiz
30 min walk • The Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic cathedral located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1931.
0.9 miW
Museum for modern Basque and Spanish art
Artium Museum, Vitoria-Gasteiz
23 min walk • The Artium Museum is a contemporary art museum located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the province of Álava in northern Spain.