Agirleta

Agirleta is a picnic site in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country. Agirleta is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Alto de Santo Domingo, as well as near the garden Huertas ecológicas municipales.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Iturritxualde and Mount Artxanda.

Iturritxualde

Peak

Photo: Xabi1980, CC BY 3.0.

Iturritxualde is a peak.

Mount Artxanda

Social service facility

Photo: Pere prlpz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Artxanda is one of the two small mountain ranges that delimit the municipality of Bilbao, the other one being Pagasarri. Of the two, it is the lower one, the closer one to the center of the city, and the one that has suffered from more intense urbanization. Mount Artxanda is situated 1 km west of Agirleta.

Basilica of Begoña

Church

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

The Basilica of Begoña is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patroness saint of Biscay, the image of Our Lady of Begoña. The current parish priest is Jesús Francisco de Garitaonandia. Basilica of Begoña is situated 2 km southwest of Agirleta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocharcoaga and Begoña.

Ocharcoaga

Quarter

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

Ocharcoaga is a quarter.

Begoña

Quarter

Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 2.5.

Begoña is a historical municipality of Biscay and is a neighbourhood and urban district of Bilbao. Begoña, or more puristically but also more rarely spelled Begoina, means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city.