Vitoria-Gasteiz - An unknown gem in Spain 

As a Gasteiztarra/Vitoriano myself, I can only tell you how happy I was to see my hometown showcased to the broader RU-vid community! And as you said, it is such an unknown gem! Couldn’t have said it better. Keep up with the good work!

Me impresiona que una persona extranjera hable tan bien de nuestra ciudad me alegro que le haya gustado

A todo Vitoria nos ha recomendado youtube este video?

Yo soy de Madrid y estuve en Vitoria. Y madre mía qué bien. No sabría por dónde empezar. Se me amontonan las experiencias. Gente, comida, paisaje, la ciudad....pedazo ciudad. Me habría gustado estaras días. Pero no queda ahí la cosa. Visité el resto de país Vasco. Y ojo. Tenéis un pedazo de paraíso. Y la gente que me acogió en su casa. Qué maravilla. Y en los bares hablaba con gente mayor y me partía de risa. Qué calor humano. Gracias. Espero volver. Y en Tolosa me comí un chuletón en casa Julián que pa qué. En Madrid espero lo disfrutéis tb.

Gracias por hacer este vídeo , yo soy de Vitoria y es un orgullo ver que gente de otros países dice cosas tan bonitas de esta ciudad y le da visibilidad.

A good video. When we visited Vitoria we too were impressed with the open spaces, the great public transportation, and the green spaces. In fact I decided to go just because it was chosen as the European Green Capital in 2012. Since we were driving we stayed outside in Murgia and drove in for the day. We left our car in a free parking area at the entrance and took the tram into the city. Very practical. Vitoria seemed very wealthy with a high standard of living. Unemployment is relatively low since there are a lot of manufacturing companies that have operations there, including Mercedes-Benz, Michelin, and Gamesa, the big manufacturer of wind turbines. The city has been ranked second in standard of living among all cities in Spain, and first as to green areas and cultural places per capita. The only negative, as you mentioned, is the cold winter, with the average high of 9 Celsius and low of 1 Celsius. But, you can take consolation in that Burgos, Ávila, Teruel, Valladolid, and Sória are colder.

Gracias por hablar tan bien de nuestra ciudad. Es un placer ver que hay visitantes que le gusta tanto como a mi hace años

Thank you so much for showing our city and for the great comments! ✨

What a lovely surprise! My hometown in one of your videos!! I’ve been following your work for some time and I’m really grateful to you for this wonderful video!!

Vitoria-Gasteiz is a wonderful city, I was just there during the Fiesta de la Virgin Blanca. It's a nice place to visit, especially if you're looking for a city that doesn't have a lot of tourists.

Tuve la suerte de estar ahí dos veces este año y me encantó el lugar, unos paisajes preciosos, la comida riquísima y abundante, y la gente muy agradable, son gente con mucha energía

For 25 years Spain and Portugal remain at the very top of my list for my retirement destination , therefore I’ve viewed myriad vlogs over the past couple of years , for both countries . I regard “Spain Speaks” as the most useful to me and rarely watch others . Stewart puts cities on my radar, that I was not previously aware . Spain Speaks gives me a brief, concise and informative view’s that help me prioritize which cities to visit . This particular vlog is a good example. I have never before heard of Vitoria Gadeiz , now it is a Must Visit . Cheers !

Starting September, I'm going to live here for a year as an Erasmus student and I'm definitely very excited about it!

Thank you so much. That's a lovely homage to my hometown. Very much appreciated, man.

Thanks for the support you've given to the city. As a gazteiztarra i hadn't noticed there were that many parks

Wow! Vitoria- Gasteiz looks gorgeous! Such a beautiful city!

Im from Vitoria too! And I never thought about how beautiful is my city until I was leaving it for some days... it looked so beautiful and now that I'm in a vacation I really really want to go back, its such a cozy quiet place, I love it! By the way!!! Thank you for making this video, I just watched it with my sister and her boyfriend and we are all really happy about it! You seem like a very nice guy! Come back to Vitoria when you want, we welcome you with our arms open 💙

Hi, I'm from Venezuela, but I've lived in Vitoria for 7 years. I want to provide times when you can come to Vitoria. If you want to see Vitoria at its best, when there is more activity in the city, when wonderful and free concerts are held, when there are cultural activities and workshops, and among many other things. To see this, you have to come between August 3 and 10, which is when Vitoria Gasteiz's parties are. For example, this year he played a wonderful DJ in the plaza de los fueros, right in the center of Vitoria. On the other hand if you want to have a quieter holiday, it is best to come from August 11. It's when the holidays are over and people leave on vacation and the city is literally empty. The bad side is that some establishments close and some of your interest may not be open. And the ideal combination would be to come and see the two stages. See Vitoria vibrant and beautiful and then see how calm and natural it can be. I hope you serve the advice and understand what I said as I use the Google translator hehe. Greetings and beautiful video. Hola soy de Venezuela, pero vivo en Vitoria desde hace 7 años. Quiero proporcionar épocas en las que puedes venir a Vitoria. Si quieres ver a Vitoria en su máximo esplendor, cuando más activadad hay en la ciudad, cuando se realizan concierto maravillosos y gratuitos, cuando hay actividades culturales y talleres, y entre muchas cosas más. Para ver esto tienes que venir Entre en 3 y el 10 de agosto que es cuando son las fiestas de Vitoria Gasteiz. Por ejemplo este año tocó un dj maravilloso en la plaza de los fueros, en pleno centro de Vitoria. Por otro lado si quieres tener unas vacaciones más tranquilas lo mejor es venir a partir del 11 de agosto. Es cuando se acaban las fiestas y la gente se marcha de vacaciones y la ciudad se queda literalmente vacía. El lado malo es que algunos establecimientos cierran y puede que alguno que sea de tu interés no esté abierto. Y ya la combinación ideal sería venir y ver las dos etapas. Ver a Vitoria vibrante y bella y luego ver lo tranquila y natural que puede llegar a ser. Espero que les sirva el consejo. Un saludo y bonito vídeo.

OMG THANKYOU so much for this wonderful city review!!! I live in Vitoria and seeing this video made me so happy💕

Thank you friend, I am from Vitoria, thank you for your beautiful comments of my city, everyone who wants to come to know us is welcome, a hug (my English is not very good)

Vitoria gastéis is one of the best place to live, I love ❤️ Vitoria gastéis

Too cold 😷 in winter but outstanding anyway! ❤

Muchas gracias por mostrar lo más bonito de mi ciudad 💜 Milesker!!!

Ciudad bonita ...ordenada...tranquila nos encanto!!! verde!!! De visita en 2017 .. bellisimo sus alrrededores!!! Desde Argentina!!

Thank you very much for visiting our city and as a detail to tell you that in 2012 we were the green capital of Europe, not only for Spain Greetings

Thanks for the visit! I´m glad you liked our city! About the water, yeah, there´s no coast line but there are a lot of pools for the summer, 2 enormaous artificial lakes and a train to the coast. Also there are 7 rivers under the city, so there are no water problems :D

La ciudad la mas limpia de toda espana.he vivido 16 anos alli.muy buena gente

Vitoria is my city !! It is for me the most beautiful city of spain ! Welcome everybody 😊

Looks like a very nice city. Another one added on my Where to live in Spain list. I´ll definitely visit it. Thanks for your recommendation.

Muchas gracias por este video. Me ha encantado. Espero que puedas volver a disfrutar de esta mi cuidad y que salgas todavia mas contento en tu proxima visita. Un saludo

Qué orgulloso estoy de mi ciudad😍 Great video!

In vitoria we have a lot of swimming pools rivers and lakes instead of coast

I can’t wait to visit the north, your videos are definitely making that desire more prudent!

Thanks for showing up Upabi!!! Just at the end of the video it's the corner bar and it's great!!! The best coffee in Vitoria gasteiz!! And thanks as well for the video of our city!! A great city to live and enjoy life!!! 😍

As a Vitorian I am, I feel happy and grateful to hear the wonderful words you have used to describe my hometown. I am very proud of my city, thanks for showing it as it is.

Hello, Unai here, I've been studying here for a year and you haven't mentioned some aspects, even though the video summed up really well the city and the life. Gasteiz it is well known by it's university campus and also the variety of all kind of bars and restaurants as well as cultural diversity. Well done! 👍🏻

Driven past the city many times but next time I think we'll spend a day or two there.. Thanks for the heads up..

Thank you for posting these types of videos my wife and I will be moving to Spain in the near future this really helps.

Vitoria-Gasteiz is the political capital of the Basque Country Autonomous Comunity, and it is also known, in the Basque Country, as Siberia-Gasteiz 😁

As you can see in the comments belllow, Vitoria's citizens are proud of our city. This is one of the reasons why we are friendly with foreingers, hospitality is one of the city's signs Thanks for this video and you are always welcome to Vitoria Gasteiz! Agur :)

Very good video! I was born and currently I live in Vitoria Gasteiz and I am glad to know that our city has such a good reputation among tourists 😎. I also agree with you regarding the pintxos, they are the best out there in terms of Basque cuisine 🤤. That said, I hope you had a good stay here :)

My beautiful hometown 😍 i miss it so much

Thank you for explaining the month/season during your visit. Very helpful.

Nice video!. There's a important river called Zadorra up north. You can walk along it

I am very happy because of this amazing vídeo you made, i can only tell you thank you cause i think as you that Vitoria is a beautifull city and it is pourly unknown. A smash like from me, a gasteiztarra well done very good job, continúe like that!👏

I was wondering why was that kid following you for the second time in a different part of the city, then everything made sense towards the end of the video. Nice city btw :)

Me alegro un monton de que te haya gustado nuestra ciudad

Vitoria, for me, is the unsung gem of the Spanish Basque region. Bilbao has the urban grit and steel (but also a small and delightful Casco Viejo), San Sebastián has the curvaceous lines of the beachfront, but for me, a vastly overrated rest-of-town (essentially one small plaza - Consti - and a couple of streets is worth your time), with most of it being an anonymous, nondescript, apartment-blocky mess. Pamplona (is it *really* Basque?) is lovely, with an extensive and beautiful Casco Viejo cancelling out the drab blight of so many a Spanish city - its bathetic suburbs. But Vitoria. The name alone woos. The city itself backs up the titular promise with a glorious undulating old centre with two of the best plazas in all Spain and web of narrow streets worth a day’s rambling of anyone’s time.

Hi Stuart, your videos are always an easy watch, great content, thank you for sharing take care

Good videp but you've forgottem to talk about the old cathedral Santa María,one of the most important cathedral in the world.Thanks for showing our city.

I was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz and I live there. About the bikes, they stole them but not as much as in other places. We don,t have a beach but we have a very big lake where you can swim and do acuatic sports.

Hi! I was living in Vitoria along 3 years a d is a nice city, is true. There is too a river, the Zadorra, an afluent of Ebro. Near Vitoria you can sweeming into the river, and go to the beach of the big lake thas is 10 minutes by car or bus from the city and practise water sports too. Is arounded of beautiful natural parks with the highest mountains of Basque country.. Is a gold recomendation, yes! You have been lucky with the weather because in July can rise highest grades. And during winter we called it Siberia-Gasteiz..😁 Is really , really cold (8-10 grades less than Bilbao some times) and wet, because the river and lake. The best moments usually: Autumn (mass of trees are beautiful) and Spring until first days of July.

Im from Vitoria Gasteiz

Gracious .yes it's true that vitoria is very beautiful and green place in spain.i like this city for it's values.

Love your channel! You made a video of my city! Love it! Pretty accurate! It's a small city really easy to live in and if you like the coastline you can go on weekends is less than an hour drive!

Great job showcasing the beautiful city of Vitoria!

Increíble vitoria Sinceramente me encanta la ciudad en la q vivo

thought I understood that the autonomous community of La Rioja was also an Euskadi region

Marvelllous video! It would be great if you visit San Sebastian. BTW, go on recording these amazing videos Stuart!!

Thanks! This looks like a city worth considering for a permanent home.

You mentioned that it rained a lot. It does if you are comparing Vitoria to Madrid. According to data from 1981 to 2010 the yearly average rainfall in Vitoria was 742 mm while Madrid was 423 mm. But then Madrid ha almost desert-like conditions. We always think that Dublin, Ireland is rainy but in a year it only gets 754 mm, about the same as Vitoria. If you don't like rain, then avoid Santiago de Compostela where in a year you can get 1,787 mm. On the other extreme is Almeria with around 200 mm per year, the driest city in Europe.

Thank you very much for share a video of our beautiful city!!!

Me enorgullece que mi ciudad guste tanto

Muchas gracias soy de Gasteiz y me ha encantado tu video!!!!

Si que tiene río, el Zadorra. Bien grande y se desborda a menudo. Y tiene humedales, cosa que Bilbao no tiene. Obviamente sí, playa no hay, es una ciudad interior.... Pero para eso tienes la costa a media hora en coche

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North Spain cities are pretty similar Pamplona,Logroño Santander are beatifull small cities easy to move around

Great video, Awsome to see you liking the place! Not a stunner touristic visit but a great place to live.

Your spanish is great, mate. Thanks for coming to Vitoria and I hope you’ve really enjoyed it. Cheers

Vitoria gastéis is a beautiful city and lovely people.

Im from Vitoria and you are right! I love my city and you must try the pintxos. I love how you talk about my city

I'm glad you let us donate more. Keep up the good work

Great vid as always

I'm from Vitoria-Gasteiz😉👍

A lot of thanks for this vídeo, and welcome to our city

Gracias por dar a conocer nuestra ciudad !!!

actually, bikes are stolen here all the time. my sister got her bike stolen and so did her friends. a few friends of mine also got their bikes stolen and my other sister got the bike's wheel stolen too. but the city is great!

I Think i saw u yesterday in the morning while I was riding my bike, I think u told me: careful! Thanks! ahahah

Judging from the upload date, you came to Vitoria around last week. If only you came between the 4th and 9th of August! The local holidays are celebrated here and the place is packed! Typically, people leave Vitoria after that for vacation, thats why it is quiet for the most part.

Love, Love, Love, Love, Your Videos.

Nice video of my city bro!!! Thank you😍❤️ You have seen more less all the city and recorded in 14 minutes amazing, have a nice year!!!

I have been in love with this city since visiting a friend there a couple of years ago. La Kutxi, the streets with a lot of bars and restaurant in the city center, has a great vibe and people are really friendly. On the downside my friend always complain about the weather in winter as it can rain for weeks and apparently the job market is not really good. Met this guy on a bus from Bilbao who was an engineer and he told me that a lot of graduates there can t find a job or they have to work for shitty salaries like 800 Euros a month. Can any local comment on the job situation in vitoria?

I usually can speak English quite well but in this video I heard two words I was not familiar with, nicked and busker, perhaps more of Australian slang. I also find it curious how you say “one of the better” rather than “one of best”. Well, learning every day. Thank you

I live in Vitoria....I LOVE this city

Thanks for the video of my city!, There are two lakes 20 mins by car or 50 mins away accesible by bike from the city of you like water areas as well. Nice video!

Nice vid 👍

Stuart! thanks for talking so nicely about my city :)

Bonito vídeo

I'm from Vitoria.nice video thank you!!! You will be welcome here always. And sorry for my English

Next time Go to garaio to see our costline, better than Bilbao water haha. Thank you for the beutifulls words about my city :D

as a gazteiztarra im proud that you promote the city like this but there are a lot of other things you havent shown like the shopping mall that is near to michelin factory or things like that

Impressed by the lack of graffiti. Demonstrates a real pride in their city by the residents.

Me encata que nuesta ciudad salga en un video tan bien representado, qur alegria que a los extranjeros les guste esta ciudad, te a faltado un punto fuerte; el critical que hay, siberia gasteiz🤟⭐

Another outstanding video!

Wow

My preferred spanish inner city. (coastal, Santander)

Nice vid about Vitoria gastiez

Im from Vitoria, I live in Vitoria and I LOVE Vitoria!!

Si .es silencioso...porque es agosto

5:39 funny fact, talking about how safe it is to park bicycles in Vitoria, while walking next to a one that had the seat stolen (I assume it was stolen...maybe I´m wrong....hopefully :)). Great video btw!!