Tolosa

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Tolosa facts

Population
20.065 inhabitants

Festivities
24th June, San Juan

A town full of life

Tolosa is the commercial and service centre of Tolosaldea, a meeting point for all its residents. It even was the capital of Gipuzkoa. The importance of its location, being an intersection of Castile, Navarre and France, has been a key point for its evolution. And also to have a wide variety of socio-cultural activities. There is always something going on in Tolosa!

Other points
of interest

Outdoors art

The streets of Tolosa are also an outdoors museum: from sculptures by Eduardo Chillida or Jorge Oteiza, and paintings by Koldobika Jauregi or Iñaki Epelde, to the contemporary street art. Here we give you all the details.

Rural neighbourhoods

Bedaio –one of Aralar Mountain Range’s entrances–, Urkizu –located on Hernio mountain’s slopes– or Aldaba, are a great example of rural life in Tolosaldea. Each of these three rural areas is a starting point for a hiking trail which you can enjoy the beautiful rural landscapes surrounding Tolosa.

Uzturre and its pools

On the ascent to Uzturre from Santa Lucia there are some natural pools, very close to the ruins of the old Misericordia hospital, which have been recently restored. The views from the top are really breathtaking.

San Blas chapel

Located on the rural neighbourhood named after it, just a few minutes from the town centre, it’s a treasure. It was a parish until 1333, but it was rebuilt in 1820 after a fire.

Walking through three parks

Prado Grande is one of the oldest parks in Tolosa. At Elosegui park, forest-garden designed by Pierre Ducasse, there’s a wide variety of trees. In Zablarreta you will find extensive fields and Tolosa’s oldest tree: more than 165 years old.