Vitoria Travel Guide

 illumina Says:  The first church on the site was built up against the city walls at the beginning of the 12th century. Following the conquest of the city by Alfonso VIII, work began on the cathedral around 1200, and by the second half of the 13th century a section of the city wall was... 

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 illumina Says:  In our last week in Vitoria we were taken out for a meal by some of our Basque colleagues, and went to this restaurant. We had bacalao (traditional salt-cod) with chocolate - an odd combination! - and a bacalao salad, followed by a wonderful dessert that was recommended by... 

 illumina Says:  If you want to get a take-away pizza, or want a quick cheap meal, there is a Telepizza branch on Calle de los Herran, and another at the El Boulevard shopping centre/mall (I think there are others as well, but those are the ones we used). 

 RudoElCojonudo Says:  It´s in the old town, five minutes walking from the Artium. The service and the quality are really good, but it´s a little bit expensive in my opinion. I paid about 20€ in 2009 for a dish of curry lamb, some rice and a cheese bread. 

 RudoElCojonudo Says:  If you are fed up of basque food you can try in this indian restaurant. There is another indian restaurant five minutes walking from this one but the relation between price and quality is better in this one.I recomend the tandori chiken (4,50€ in 2009) but there are many... 

 RudoElCojonudo Says:  If you are interested in pintxos (tapas in Spain) there are some good places in Gasteiz. Actually they organize 'The Pintxo Week' every year. It's a contest, and some bars prepare an especial pintxo for this week. You can taste really sofisticated snacks for a reasonable... 

 RudoElCojonudo Says:  This restaurant located just in front of the Artium serves a great home made menú del dia. The menú del dia consists of:1st DISH (Choose one): -Red Beans -Pasta -Salad -Paella (Rice)2nd DISH (Choose one): -Albondigas (Beef meat balls) -Diferent kind of fishes -Pork... 

 illumina Says:  Spree opens at about 3am, and I've actually no idea when it closes as we gave up before that happened... I think we left at 7am, so that should give you a rough idea! Again, it's a fairly small bar, so it's usually heaving, but it's a fun place to hang out with friends. As... 

 illumina Says:  Spaniards generally eat quite late, so if your pintxos haven't filled you up you should grab some dinner (at around 10-11pm) before you go on for serious drinking.If you don't want to go out to a restaurant (if you do, see my restaurant tips), and don't have a home to go to,... 

 illumina Says:  The drinking proper in Vitoria starts at about 11pm or midnight. The bars of the casco viejo are great, and in particular, Calle Zapateria, which has 4 bars which group together to form 'la Ruta de la Zapa'; Millenium, Joe Coco, Totem and Bar El Golpe. Like all the bars in... 

 Stevo68 Says:  Pick up bus from San Mames, there are various ticket outlets.... The first time I got a little confused between Bus Number and Platform (too many beers no doubt) anyway it's easy to change your ticket, just point to yourself and say 'STUPIDO' then no problem! Anyway costs... 

 Rhondaj Says:  Shops open around 10 and then close around 1 or 2 pm. They will open up again between 4 and 4:30.Lots of places in Vitoria, including museums, are closed on Mondays.This shop is the only shop I came across that had souvenier type of gifts. I picked up (and bought) a...