Getaria Tourist Office

The Getaria Tourist Office is at Kale Nagusia, 38, the main street of the medieval old town. It is run by Getaria Town Hall, is open all year and does not only inform about the village: it covers the whole Urola Kosta area, with Orio, Zarautz, Aia and Zumaia. It is the place to book the guided tour of the old town and ask about the Cristóbal Balenciaga museum, the txakoli wineries or the walk up the Ratón de Getaria. Telephone, +34 943 140 957.

Hours

The office has three timetables depending on the season:

• Low season, October to February: Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 to 13:00; Sundays and public holidays, 10:00 to 14:00. It closes on Mondays and Sunday afternoons.
• Mid season, in March, April and May and from 15 to 30 September: Tuesday to Thursday, 9:00 to 15:00; Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 18:00; Sundays and public holidays, 10:00 to 14:00. It closes on Mondays and Sunday afternoons.
• High season, 15 June to 15 September and at Easter: every day, 10:00 to 14:00 and 15:00 to 19:00.

If you come in November, bear in mind that on weekdays it only opens in the morning.

The guided visit "Elkanoren Getaria"

The office runs a guided tour of the historic old town centred on Juan Sebastián Elkano, the Getaria sailor who completed the first circumnavigation of the world: it goes through streets, monuments and spaces of the village and explains what Getaria was like in his day. It starts at 10:00 on the days set by the office's calendar, although it can be requested for other dates. It needs a minimum of 4 people and booking at least 24 hours ahead. It is held in Basque or Spanish, and the language is decided by the first person who books. It costs €5 per person, €3.50 for under-12s and for groups of more than 10. The route has slopes and some difficult stretches of the old town, so it is not fully accessible.

Getting to the office

Getaria is between Zarautz and Zumaia, about 25 km from San Sebastián, reached by the N-634 and by the AP-8 motorway. By bus, lines UK09, UK10 and UK11 of Lurraldebus link Donostia, Zarautz, Getaria and Zumaia. From Zarautz you can come on foot along the seafront path, about 4.5 km, flat, and about 45 minutes: it is the walk from Zarautz to Getaria. From Zumaia the route is somewhat longer, about 5.5 km.

Around

On leaving, the old town and harbour are two steps away. For grilled fish, Elkano and Kaia Kaipe are around the harbour, and for a txakoli tasting, the Txomin Etxaniz winery has its vineyards in Getaria itself.