Museums

Algorri Visitors’ Centre

Juan Belmonte, 21
Tel.: 943 14 31 00
Fax: 943 86 03 49
E-mail: algorri@zumaia.net
http://www.algorri.eu

This museum is designed to help visitors gain a better knowledge and understanding of nature. It contains an exhibition area describing the different ecosystems which exist in this beautiful coastal town. These include: the mouth of the River Urola, the Bedua island and wetlands, the Santiago dunes and the San Miguel oak grove. Special attention is paid to the impressive tidal plain located between Zumaia and Deba (soon to be declared a protected biotope) and Zumaia’s surprising cliffs, which are internationally regarded as a geological jewel.

The centre has two floors. On the ground floor there is an auditorium for screening short films and multimedia documents or for holding conferences, a documentation room and a series of classrooms for holding school workshops. The first floor houses a large exhibition area.

Algorri also offers guided tours of both the visitors’ centre itself and the natural areas it focuses on. Interested parties can reserve a tour in advance, and can even arrange for it to be adapted to their specific demands and interests.

OPENING HOURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR:

http://www.algorri.eu/ingles/ubicacion.html

The above are the opening hours for the general public. For groups with a prior reservation, the centre's opening hours are flexible.
Entrance fee: €2/person.
Groups + 15 people, retired visitors, under 18s and residents of Zumaia: €1/person. Children under 6, free entrance.

Museum of the painter Ignacio Zuloaga

Santiago Etxea (next to Santiago Beach)
Tel.: 943 86 23 41 / 943 14 33 96
E-mail: museozumaia@ignaciozuloaga.com
Website: http://www.ignaciozuloaga.com

Studio and collection of works by the painter Ignacio Zuloaga. In addition to works by the painter himself, the museum also houses his collection of works by El Greco, Goya, Zurbarán and Rodin, among others.

Opening hours:

01/04/2010-30/09/2010

Wednesday to Saturday: 16:00-20:00

Sundays: 11:00-14:00

Note: the museum is also open on 7 and 8 December, from 11:00-14:00h.
The museum is open for group visits all year round. Please book in advance.

• Adults: €6
  Under 16s: €3
  Under 5s: free

Museum of the sculptor Julio Beobide

Julio Beobide ibiltokia, s/n
Tel.: 645 70 62 12

Studio and collection of the sculptor from Zumaia, Julio Beobide. The museum is not open to the general public. To book a pre-arranged visit, call 645 70 62 12.

San Telmo Mariners’ Guild Hall

Erribera Kalea, 20
Tel.: 943 14 33 96
E-mail: turismoa@zumaia.net

Recently reformed, the sales room, which is of great ethnographic interest, is now open to the public.
Throughout the year, the Guild Hall is open to groups with a prior reservation (657 794677) and can also be visited as part of the cultural guided tours organised by the Tourist Information Centre (943 143396).
For more detailed information, contact the Tourist Information Centre.

San Pedro Parish Church

Tel.: 943143396

http://zumaia.net/tourism/what-to-see/art/san-pedro-parish-church

The Parish Church of San Pedro stands on a small hill that overlooks the mouth of the River Urola. The building looks more like a fort than a church, and it is likely that it indeed served as one during times of crisis and danger. The building has two clearly defined sections: one vertical one, formed by a tower with an almost square floor plan, which rises 34 metres above the ground, and one horizontal one, the body of the church itself, whose regular buttresses are the only elements which serve to lighten somewhat the general sobriety of the construction.

OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
From Monday to Friday: 16:30-18:30; 19:30-20:30
Saturdays: 10:30-13:00; 16:00-18:30; 19:30-20:30
Sundays: 12:45-14:00