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Los pueblos más bonitos de Gipuzkoa

Gipuzkoa · Charming villages

The most beautiful villages in Gipuzkoa

Colourful houses facing France, villages of txakoli and grilled fish, flysch cliffs and a university town with a sanctuary in the mountains: the most beautiful villages in Gipuzkoa, very close to San Sebastián.

Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides

Near San Sebastián

  • Hondarribia
    Spain

    Hondarribia

    Colourful houses with wooden balconies, city walls and Charles V’s castle facing France.

    What to see in Hondarribia
  • Pasaia
    Spain

    Pasaia

    A natural harbour between mountains, with the single street of San Juan and a motorboat that crosses the bay.

    What to see in Pasaia
  • Orio
    Spain

    Orio

    A fishing village at the mouth of the Oria, famous for its grilled sea bream.

    What to see in Orio

The flysch coast

Inland

  • Oñati
    Spain

    Oñati

    The town of the first university in the Basque Country, with the sanctuary of Arantzazu in the mountains.

    What to see in Oñati

Frequently asked questions

What are the most beautiful villages in Gipuzkoa?

Hondarribia, Pasaia, Getaria, Zumaia and Mutriku on the coast, and Oñati inland.

What is flysch?

Layers of rock stacked like the pages of a book, holding millions of years of the Earth's history; you can see them between Zumaia, Deba and Mutriku.

When to go?

From May to October; summer is livelier, and in spring and autumn there are fewer people.

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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.

Cover photo: FreeCat (CC BY 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.