Bernedo
Álava · País Vasco
Bernedo is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. The town of Bernedo is considered the capital of the municipality, which consists of several towns. Over the years, the municipality of Bernedo has absorbed other, smaller municipalities, which have ceased to exist.
History
The name Bernedo appeared as early as 1025 in documentation of the region of San Millán de la Cogolla. During the Middle Ages, Bernedo was a walled fortress with castle and tower. The King of Navarre, Sancho the Wise, granted charter rights for the town in the year 1182. For three centuries it was part of the Kingdom of Navarre.
It passed to the Crown of Castile in 1476, and in 1490 the Catholic Monarchs incorporated it to the city of Vitoria. Bernedo was the last populated area that was incorporated to the province of Álava.
Throughout modern history, a number of smaller municipalities have been merged into the municipality of Bernedo. In 1965, the municipalities of San Román de Campezo and Quintana were joined with Bernedo. In 1976, the municipality absorbed the short-lived municipality of Arlucea-Marquínez, which itself had been formed by a 1963 merger between the municipalities of Arlucea and Marquínez.
Monuments
Iglesia de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora.
Ermita de San Juan. Ermita románica ubicada en Marquínez. Está declarada como bien de interés cultural desde 1984.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Día de la Virgen (8)
Trails and hiking
•Artzaintza naturbidea (GR 282)
•Bosques de Obécuri y Bajauri (PRC-BU 16, 9.3 km)
•Ibilbide historikoa: Araba (GR 1)
•Inaziotar bidea (GR 120)
•Vuelta a los Puertos (PR-A 85)
•Marizurieta (7)
•Mandazainak (5)
•El Paseo (6)
•Bernedo-Angostina-Quintana-Urturi (PR-A 54)
•Bernedo-Villafría-Villaverde-Navarrete (PR-A 56)
•Izkiko familia zidorra (SL-A 80)
•Senda del Nacedero (SL-A 90)
Routes passing through Bernedo
Famous people
•Nicolás Armentia, misionero católico y obispo en La Paz, Bolivia
Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
Organización territorial:
El municipio está formado por varios pueblos, que a su vez forman concejos:
Concejos:
Despoblados:
Town hall of Bernedo
Gobierno municipal: Organización territorial: El municipio está formado por varios pueblos, que a su vez forman concejos: Concejos: Despoblados:
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How to get there
- 🚗 22 km from Logroño (about 16 min by car)
- 🚗 35 km from Vitoria-Gasteiz (about 25 min by car)
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- ✈️ 29 km from Logroño-Agoncillo airport (about 20 min by car)
- ✈️ 42 km from Vitoria airport (about 30 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 1 km away
- Santuario de Okon · 1.1 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Kutxabank · 0.1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- GR1 · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 1.1 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 2.9 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.5 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.7 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscinas de Bernedo · 0.5 km away
- Piscinas de Bernedo · 0.5 km away
Wall
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News
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