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Where is Gasteiz located in Spain?

What is Gasteiz famous for?

  • Old Gasteiz also boasts the status of a Historic Site. Its street names – Cuchillería, Herrería, Pintorería, Correría, etc. – recall the trades of the guilds (cutlers, smiths, painters and harness makers, respectively) to which they were home.

Where is Vitoria-Gasteiz?

  • Show map of Europe. Vitoria-Gasteiz (/vɪˌtɔːriə ɡɑːˈsteɪs/; Spanish: [biˈtoɾja]; Basque: [ɡas̺teis̻]) is the seat of government and the capital city of the Basque Autonomous Community and of the province of Araba/Álava in northern Spain.

Is Vitoria the same as Gasteiz?

  • By inhabitants, it is still generally referred to as either Vitoria or Gasteiz, depending on the language spoken. More rarely, it may be referred to by Basque speakers as Vitorixe, a Basque form of the Spanish name.