Personalized Star Map of Vitoria-Gasteiz
42.8467°N, 2.6726°W
Capital of the Basque Country and first European Green Capital in 2012, Vitoria-Gasteiz sleeps under the stars enclosed by its Anillo Verde, a forest belt unique in Europe. Gift a Basque star map — a present as peaceful and deeply rooted as the millennial culture of Euskadi.
Famous Landmarks
Cathedral of Santa María
42.8467°N, 2.6726°W
Vitoria's Cathedral of Santa María, begun in 1200, is a masterpiece of Basque Gothic. Its originality lies in its restoration work-site, open to the public since 2000, which inspired Ken Follett for his novel World Without End. The visit reveals 800 years of architectural history under active analysis.
Medieval Old Town
42.8467°N, 2.6726°W
Vitoria's Medieval Old Town, one of the best-preserved medieval centres in northern Spain, traces an almond shape on the original hill of Gasteiz. Its streets named after guilds — Cuchillería, Herrería, Zapatería — bear witness to the artisan organisation since the 13th century.
Anillo Verde (Green Belt)
42.8467°N, 2.6726°W
The Anillo Verde, Vitoria's green belt, links six major peri-urban parks over more than 30 kilometres of trails. Launched in the 1990s, this pioneering project earned Vitoria-Gasteiz the title of first European Green Capital (2012). Salburua Park shelters deer and birds in Ramsar-protected wetlands.
Why gift a star map of Vitoria-Gasteiz?
Gifting a star map of Vitoria-Gasteiz means celebrating a Basque night under the sky of Europe's green capital. From the Cathedral of Santa María to the Salburua wetlands, every star above Gasteiz tells the harmony between medieval stone and preserved nature, the community spirit of Euskadi beneath the starry vault.
The sky of Vitoria-Gasteiz
At 42.85° north latitude at 525 metres elevation on the Alava plateau, Vitoria-Gasteiz benefits from the Anillo Verde, which limits light pollution at the city's edge. Aiako Harria Natural Park and the Sierra de Toloño, less than an hour away, offer Bortle 3 skies suited to astronomical observation in the heart of the Basque Country.