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== Attractions == [[File:Vitoria - Plaza Virgen Blanca 01.jpg|thumb|[[Church of San Miguel (Vitoria)|San Miguel Arcangel Church]] and the Virgen Blanca Square]] [[File:Vitoria_-_Museo_de_Bellas_Artes_01.jpg|thumb|[[Museo de Bellas Artes de Álava|Museum of Fine Arts of Alava]]]] * [[Cathedral of Santa María de Vitoria|Cathedral of Santa Maria]] (Old Cathedral), a 14th-century Gothic building with a 17th-century tower. Under the pórtico are three open doorways decorated with statues and reliefs. In the interior, chapels containing Gothic, Flemish and Italian Renaissance images including paintings by [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]] and [[Anthony van Dyck|van Dyck]]. The cathedral is undergoing restoration and has been studied by experts from around the world for its architectural curiosities, including those deformations which it has suffered due to previous restorations. *[[Cathedral of María Inmaculada of Vitoria]] (New Cathedral), built and consecrated in the 20th century, in [[Gothic revival]] style. *''[[Plaza de la Virgen Blanca|Andre Maria Zuriaren plaza/Plaza de la Virgen Blanca]]''. It is a square to which converge some of the most typical streets of the old town and the 19th-century city expansion and is surrounded by old houses with glass verandas. At its center stands a monument commemorating the Battle of Vitoria. *Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Álava, located in Cathedral of María Inmaculada ambulatory, houses samples of religious art heritage of the province, divided into sections of stone carving, wood carving, painting on wood, paint on canvas, jewelry and furniture liturgical. *[[Church of San Pedro Apóstol (Vitoria)|Church of St. Peter the Apostle]] (14th century) in Gothic style. The ''Old Portico'', with a set of reliefs depicting scenes from the lives of St. Peter and the Virgin Mary, run under the pictures of the Virgin and the apostles. * [[Church of San Miguel (Vitoria)|Church of St. Michael the Archangel]] (14th–16th centuries), in Gothic-Renaissance style. Its portico has an image of the Virgen Blanca, patron saint of the city. Inside is an altarpiece by [[Gregorio Fernández]]. *[[Church of San Vicente Mártir (Vitoria)|Church of San Vicente Mártir]]. A late Gothic building from the 15th and 16th centuries. *Church of the Carmen. A neoclassical temple built between 1897 and 1900. *[[Armentia#Basilica of San Prudencio|Basilica of ''San Prudencio'']]. Its original construction dates to the 12th century, but it was rebuilt in the 18th century. The temple houses sculptural samples from different eras and artists. *[[Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Estíbaliz|Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora of Estibaliz]]. Located in the town of Argandoña, {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=off}} from Vitoria-Gasteiz, it dates to the 11th century. *''Convent of Saint Anthony''. A Clares nunnery from the 17th century. * Convent of Santa Cruz. Dominican nunnery from the 17th century. * Former hospice (16th–17th centuries), originally the ''Colegio de San Prudencio''. *''Old Portico'', Church of San Pedro. *''[[House of Cordón (Vitoria)|Casa del Cordón]]'', an example of civil Gothic architecture. It was built in the 15th century, but has kept a tower from the 13th century. The [[Catholic Monarchs]] stayed here, and [[Pope Adrian VI|Adrian VI]] was named Pope while residing here. *[[Artium Museum|Basque Museum of Contemporary Art (Artium)]]. Its permanent collection is considered one of the best and most important contemporary art in Basque and Spanish. It was inaugurated on April 26, 2002. *Museum of Natural Sciences, located in the Tower of ''Otxanda Andrea'', an example of medieval architecture. It is also a center for research and dissemination of Natural Sciences. *Museum of Archaeology, located in a house of wood lattice from the 16th century. The exhibition includes [[dolmen]]s, Roman sculptures found in Álava, and medieval pieces. *[[Museum of Fournier de Naipes|Fournier Museum of Playing Cards]], in the Bendaña palace. Vitoria-Gasteiz is known for the manufacture of [[playing cards]]. More than 6,000 cards are displayed in the museum. *[[Museo de Bellas Artes de Álava|Museum of Fine Arts]], housed in a [[Renaissance]] mansion. It displays 14th-century carvings, Flemish 16th-century triptychs, panels of Spanish masters such as [[Jusepe de Ribera]] and modern Spanish paintings. *Arms Museum of Álava is home to weapons from various ages, from prehistoric axes to 20th-century handguns. There is a large collection of medieval weaponry and reconstruction of the [[Battle of Vitoria]]. *Montehermoso Cultural Center, housed in restored 16th-century buildings, formerly headquarters of the Diocese of Vitoria. In 1997, with the annexation of the former water tank, the property became the Montehermoso Cultural Center, designed as a space for art exhibitions and musical performances. *[[Nueva Square (Vitoria)|Plaza de España or Plaza Nueva]]. A large arcaded plaza designed by the architect Antonio de Olaguibel in 1781 and designed to unite the old town with the new Story, then under construction. * [[Plaza de los Fueros]]. A triangular square used as a market and for other entertainment activities. It was designed by [[Eduardo Chillida]]. * [[Los Arquillos|The ''Arkupe/Arquillos'']]. This road was built with porticoes between the 18th and 19th centuries. *''[[Ajuria Enea]]'', the seat of President of the Basque Government (''Lehendakari'') since 1980. It was built in 1918 as the main residence of the family of the local entrepreneur Serafin Ajuria, and it is a fine example of the Basque architecture of the period. * [[Ataria]], an information and interpretation centre for the wetlands of [[Salburua]], an important nature park on the eastern edge of the city. * [[Sequoia of Vitoria-Gasteiz]], a 40-metre tall tree dating back to 1860 * At the [[squatted]] neighbourhood of [[Errekaleor Bizirik]], there are murals by artists including [[Blu (artist)|Blu]].<ref name="Mural">{{cite news |title=Escif and Blu for Errekaleor Bizirik |url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/street-art/escif-and-blu-for-errekaleor-bizirik/ |access-date=16 October 2019 |work=Juxtapoz Magazine |date=30 August 2017 |archive-date=16 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616120805/https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/street-art/escif-and-blu-for-errekaleor-bizirik/}}</ref> * Victims of Terrorism Memorial Centre, opened by the King and Queen of Spain on 1 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inauguration of the Victims of Terrorism Memorial Centre in Vitoria |url=https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/presidente/news/Paginas/2021/20210601memorial-centre.aspx |website=Government of Spain}}</ref>
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