This area, that is named in memory of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, offers us an extraordinary overview of the most important aspects of the prehistory and history of Gipuzkoa. It combines historical-artistic riches at the very highest level with some natural areas of enormous beauty.
Places that you can visit: Arrikrutz caves and Ekainberri; Igartubeiti farmhouse, one of the most interesting farmhouses in the entire Basque Country; The Mirandaola Ironworks in Legazpi, in the heart of the Valley of Iron; The surprising guided tours with historic reenactments at the Lili Palace and the Railway Museum with its delightful trip on a steam train.
Oñati pack consists of a guided tours package to see the main tourist attractions of the town.
Located inside the highest peaks in the Basque Country, the Arrikrutz cave is one of the largest in Gipuzkoa. During the guided tour you will enjoy an exceptional journey through this Karst landscape.
Discover what Gipuzkoa was like four centuries ago by watching the play “Lili’s honour”. The medieval Lili Palace is the setting for this experience, where history comes to life, and places us in the same spot as the events in the story.
Take the complete guided tour around the Ekainberri complex. Start by visiting the most spectacular cave paintings on the Basque Coast in Ekainberri, and feel when you are in the cave just like the people that lived in this place 15000 years ago.
Learn about the history of the railway, and above all, take a trip on an authentic steam train along the Urola valley.
Become a little alchemist for a day. Challenge all your senses and make your own natural soaps, special for all the family's skin… Transform, test and flow through your senses! You can also get to know how the life in a typical basque farmhouse built in the XVIth century was by visiting the Interpretation Center, the farmhouse and ending the experience trying several flavours of the rural surroundings in the farmhouse.
Guided tour around a 16th century farmhouse + tasting local products. Possibility of taking part in other activities such as for example the soap workshop: a sensory journey.
Ironworkers dressed just as they were in the 16th century will immerse us in the culture of iron and will start up the famous ironworks. To finish, the ironworkers will prepare some delicious ironworks pinchos for us on the embers of the furnace.
Take a tour with a guide and with transportation right from your hotel around the Basilica of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, La Antigua hermitage and the Aranzazu Sanctuary.
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