Eibar lies at an altitude of 121m above sea level, in the west of the province of Gipuzkoa, very close to Biscay. Eibar has an See more

The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346, receiving the name of Villanueva de San Andrés de Heybar.
The feudal families that dominated the territory engaged in the See more

Road
Eibar is traversed by the AP-8 motorway connecting Bilbao and the French border, and the See more

Football
Eibar is home to SD Eibar, who earned promotion to La Liga in the 2013-14 season. After seven seasons in the top division, it was relegated to Segunda División in the 2020–21 season. The team plays at the See more

• Church of San Andrés, built during the 16th and 17th centuries, it has a Gothic style with Renaissance and Baroque elements.
• Sanctuary of the Virgin of Arrate, from the beginning of the 17th century. See more

The Gipuzkoa Faculty of Engineering of the University of the Basque Country has a campus in Eibar. The campus offers an undergraduate … See more

• Francisco de Ibarra (1539–1575), explorer and conqueror
• Martín Ignacio de Loyola (1550–1606), missionary and navigator
• Ignacio de Soroeta (?–17??), Governor of Paraguay See more