Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

Vitoria is a city made for walking, to enjoy it while strolling around without rushing, without the stress of cars. You find places like Plaza Vieja, where you sense that Vitoria is depicted in the walls of the buildings that border this beautiful and unique space. We contemplate part of ancient Vitoria in the stairs that give way to Gasteiz, we observe the romantic Vitoria, with its houses with white windowed balconies, the strong Vitoria with the incredible statue commemorating ancient battles. We find modern Vitoria where the city widens. The gastronomy, the tapas, is found in the innumerable taverns, bars and terraces; the feeling of the city with the great atmosphere that this square has.

You could say that this square, also known as Plaza Vieja, is the nerve center of the beautiful city of Vitoria. Very, very old, the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca (White Virgin Square) dates to the middle of the 17th Century and still has the essence of the olden days, even though it has suffered infinite changes in order to adapt it to modern times.

Now, it is a place full of life, pedestrian, with lots of benches, bars with terraces, little fountains hidden in the floor. And everything is surrounded by ancient houses with impressive windowed balconies, and in its upper part, San Miguel Church, the statue of the virgin guards the entrance portico.

Con la nueva apariencia es un amplio lugar de encuentro para todos y todas las ciudadanas de la ciudad.

Bares y comercios la rodean y también se juntan en esta plaza algunas de las calles más importantes del centro.

I think this is the main attraction in Vitoria. Good place to hang around.