Vitoria-Gasteiz - An unknown gem in Spain

In this video I travel Vitoria-Gasteiz, a relatively unknown gem in Spain and one of its greenest and most liveable cities. It also has a very high quality of life and definitely worth keeping in mind if you are coming to live in or visit Spain.
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[@soulvelazquez]

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

[@faisalfaisu1219]

Hai Bro iam Faisal from India 1 hep me jop. Iam mechanic have and small vehicle technician ...and bakery jus maker ..help me may whathssapp number [phone]

[@clariux9380]

thanks man

[@gonzalosanchez9660]

Bro sos famoso

[@MikeLuisCozinheiro75]

A unknown gem ? 😂....is horrible. Is a Geto . It doesn’t look Spain , it seams I’m in France , is the worst city I ever went in Spain .

[@soulvelazquez]

Mike M I just can’t seem to understand why would you call this city a ghetto. Either way, it saddens me how offensive and classist that comment of yours was. Moreover, as Spainspeaks says, it is such a liveable city, and so that is why I fail to comprehend why would you describe it like that. Please, DO come back to Vitoria to get to know the city better.

[@sandraortiziglesias107]

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

[@maxrulosoficial1211]

Yaves

[@pixeled-minecraftymas5063]

A todo Vitoria nos ha recomendado youtube este video?

[@Alexandra-rg8og]

A mi por lo menos si xd

[@jorgegutierrez4669]

Pues eso parece jaja

[@unai8223]

Puede

[@Barroth101]

Eso parece.

[@aitortortilla9260]

Parece q si

[@adrenalina687]

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.

[@junior_the_kingg]

Yo vivo en vitoria es BASURAAAAA BASURAAA video vlog dentro de toutube con reproduccion no es culturaa

[@adrenalina687]

@@junior_the_kingg no entiendo qué quieres decir

[@nelson15luis]

jr_breiky the kingg te esta gritando el descensoo señoraa aver sii se apuraa JAJAJAJAJA

[@maxrulosoficial1211]

Ya Bro

[@ottosikari4369]

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

[@giovannicoimbraarteaga4743]

Yo soy de vitoria gasteiz

[@oiermartinruizdearbulo2128]

Yo soy de Vitoria xD

[@aleastuy]

Yo tambien soy de vitoria jaja

[@bYTheViciOuSs]

Yo también soy de Vitoria xD

[@livethelife4688]

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.

[@rayvogensen2983]

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.

[@AracelliWorld]

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

[@norastorgarlensiu1979]

También puedes visitar otras capitales de Euskal Herria como son Iruñea, Baiona, Donibane-Garazi y Maule-Lextarre, o pueblos como Erriberri, las dos Bastida, los dos Getaria, Aramaxo, Estellerria, Bidarrai, Altzürükü, Eskiula... U otros, que, como en todas partes, hay mucho que visitar y con quien platicar, como, de seguro, en tu tierra y alrededores.

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

[@guddugee219]

Mireia Martínez. I was also last year with there

[@blancatamayo3589]

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!!

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

[@echeblog]

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.

[@anairenemartinez165]

Lack of tourists seems to be the mayor point, wonder why a wonderful city has no tourists though

[@txikuno2583]

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

[@jambroqc]

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

[@plo5730]

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

[@NickyDunn]

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

[@Aleeex1921]

Qué orgulloso estoy de mi ciudad😍 Great video!

[@MrTriple3]

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

[@unaiurgoiti3997]

Great job showcasing the beautiful city of Vitoria!

[@eamonnwright5557]

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 !

[@teresitaheydrich7902]

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.

[@nmcvh24]

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 💙

[@jonrioja3084]

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

[@celiarocha6792]

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!!! 😍

[@sandra217]

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

[@berg8970]

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

[@joshuamullins2272]

Great vid as always

[@ainhoal6394]

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

[@lopez3600]

Fantastic city for university students, there is a lot of party.

[@pablobenito4635]

I live in vitoria, if u have any question that i can help u with, then dont be afraid to ask me

[@maxofthetitans]

It’s a really nice city I think you’ll like it

[@tu-estupidez9713]

it is a nice place to party, but the shots are now 1.5 € instead of 1

[@dragonneaspie242]

Really? The enjoy our town!

[@JeffRhinoBannister]

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

[@jenniferlorence1950]

Love, Love, Love, Love, Your Videos.

[@ricardochiappero5615]

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

[@paulasofiapenapena400]

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.

[@ualba99]

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! 👍🏻

[@bego3986]

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

[@JeffRhinoBannister]

Another outstanding video!

[@apa520]

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!👏

[@philoxxxx5192]

Nice vid about Vitoria gastiez

[@albapou9504]

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.

[@DanielOcio]

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

[@traveladventure1013]

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!

[@bencarter6947]

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

[@raquelreciogaldos903]

Ben Carter you should!!! We’ll be waiting for you here!!

[@bencarter6947]

@@raquelreciogaldos903 Thanks! I´ve heard that there are amazing restaurants to visit and I always love the mountains. However, unlike Stuart, I´m just getting started as a teacher here in Spain. And while I´ve been using other online sites (like Verbling) for a while to deliver my online lessons, I´m finally getting my own website going for online lessons, and it´s taking a lot of my time.

[@johnnewton3335]

Good luck ben, sounds a good enterprise, i once went on a training course in northern germany, our tutor has worked in every European country and he says that in every one the northeners are the best, i can concur that wholeheartedly

[@traveladventure1013]

You won't regret it!

[@angelicasolange2148]

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

[@addar]

¿Lo más bonito...?, ¿en qué minuto sales?.

[@Fili2009able]

Cuanto cuesta mensualmente vivir ahí ? Renta apartamento 2 recamaras, agua, luz celular ,comida etc ?

[@Gabrielauren]

@@addar JAJAJAJAJJAJAJA

[@dlid9527]

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

[@LahVecina]

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

[@juan.a.curado]

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

[@yolandachaparro7559]

Gracias por dar a conocer nuestra ciudad !!!

[@marktrvls1218]

Nice vid 👍

[@fabizandomenico1674]

My beautiful hometown 😍 i miss it so much

[@IngrownMink4]

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 :)

[@mygloriousjesus]

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

[@siltravelmauri7495]

Espero conocer algún día..hermoso lugar 😊😌

[@mygloriousjesus]

Siltravel Mauri cuando quieras !!! Si vienes en fiesta de la blanca lo pasarás genial 😉

[@siltravelmauri7495]

@@mygloriousjesus gracias y cuando son las fiestas

[@moonyboye5194]

@@siltravelmauri7495 son del 4 al 9 de agosto :)

[@Fili2009able]

Mi esposa y yo estamos buscando donde retirarnos, ahora vivimos en Atlanta GA USA yo soy Mexicano y ella de USA, con cuanto dinero al mes se puede vivir ahí ? Gracias

[@123seanaway]

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

[@joelmerchante6593]

Me enorgullece,gracias

[@claudia_youtube]

Bonito vídeo

[@taruhook666]

Me alegro un monton de que te haya gustado nuestra ciudad

[@lmaciulevicius]

Love these city videos. Keep it up!

[@tucreeeeees]

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

[@enekoarruabarrena9702]

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

[@erikps29]

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!!!

[@georgependarbes5898]

Too cold 😷 in winter but outstanding anyway! ❤

[@WWIII237]

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

[@ayiubboutouil560]

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

[@ikines3871]

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

[@pepitogrillo4246]

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)

[@albersna]

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!

[@jenniferonuba6497]

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

[@alberto1481]

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

[@kevincastro6670]

Pues soy de Álava y nunca he escuchado lo de Siberia :v

[@zulyrivera460]

Si lo dicen mucho

[@jasonealfonsoheras5030]

Muy real xd

[@ByTolex]

Q coño, siberia? 😂

[@ekaesi]

@@kevincastro6670 Hombre Kevin, qué haces aquí compañero

[@suzannederringer1607]

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

[@discoveringtravels]

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

[@norbertmunyamasoko1665]

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

[@eme_de_mitos]

Me enorgullece que mi ciudad guste tanto

[@sebastianjaramillo8142]

Increíble vitoria Sinceramente me encanta la ciudad en la q vivo

[@jenniferonuba6497]

Vitoria gastéis is a beautiful city and lovely people.

[@DjNead945]

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 :)

[@addar]

Somos los primeros en echar pestes de ella pero si lo hace uno de fuera la cosa cambia, jeje. Como en tantos otros sitios, a decir verdad.

[@make_it_x2631]

Welcome man!!

[@ibaigarcia5637]

Good video, but i think y had to add a photos from "Los fueros" (in center of Vitoria) and Salburua park, that 2 are so beautyfull center zone and park here...(sorry for my bad english^^)

[@OsmanyCRuiz]

It's a terrific city🙂

[@s07a08i89]

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 :)

[@travelsuperyoutubechannel9474]

Wow

[@nicollesuarezporras189]

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

[@maribelcandiaarce8837]

Me en canta como abla de nuestra ciudad Victoria gasteiz

[@ReigBonjux]

Mucho cuidao. El alaves, falso y cortes 😉 Un cordial saludo de un alaves

[@titteryenot4524]

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.

[@danigarcia3406]

I'm from Vitoria-Gasteiz😉👍

[@PabloGonzalez-no2wk]

My city😍😍

[@avis5202]

Im from Vitoria Gasteiz!😍

[@dieperepe_kv1]

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

[@myhope31]

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

[@mok0s1]

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.

[@spainspeaks]

Hi, I was there last month around the 15th.

[@raquelreciogaldos903]

A festival called “Jazzaldia” was happening that time that’s why you saw the concerts in the street. It’s a Jazz festival happening every year. We also have a popular Rock festival and other cultural events happening during the year.

[@inigrodrig]

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.

[@sugarpop7377]

Iñigo Rodrigo wasn't the pillars of the earth inspired by this cathedral?

[@inigrodrig]

No,i think it's anorher book by Follet,I can't remember the title.

[@isabelsabandoromero5388]

Vivo en Vitoria Gasteiz;y me ha gustado mucho como opinas de ésta ciudad. Muchas gracias

[@oalvaalon]

@@inigrodrig The second part was inspired in "old cathedral"

[@jorge7377]

Im from vitoria👌i like too much living here

[@Ye_Wenjie]

🎶🎶🎶Vitoria es tan pequeño... 🎶🎶Que no se ve en el mapa...🎶🎶🎶

[@breiko7412]

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

[@JuanDiego-fw3oj]

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

[@lazaro9315]

Im from Vitoria Gasteiz

[@fensi4685]

Me too

[@onedirection3510]

Good stuff! Have you done a vlog in San Sebastián?

[@spainspeaks]

HI, not yet. On my list.

[@onedirection3510]

spainspeaks excellent!

[@eira6493]

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.

Actually they are 3 artificial lakes and 2 out of three have recreational areas with beaches and facilities.

[@Franeeky]

Reservoirs

[@definitelynotnero]

Sip, soy de Vitoria también, a mi me robaron el sillín, lo conseguí recuperar, pero aún así es una ciudad bastante segura en cuanto aparcar las bicis.

[@johnnienewt]

great video stuart. id really like to go there, you didn't mention the airport? im assuming its internal flights only, the city looks proper nice, im a great lover of northern spain as its nice hot in the summer but not stupid hot and can be like england in the winter, my kind of place. i don't suppose your that far from the seaside, perhaps less than madrid? look forward to your next one, always brightens my day up at work.

[@raquelreciogaldos903]

John Newton We have an airport but it doesn’t have that many flights available but there’s a more international one close by in Bilbao.

[@traveladventure1013]

The airport has very few flights. If you want to come from England you should fly to Bilbao. It's in the Basque coastline and less than an hour drive

[@josepires7207]

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🤟⭐

[@isabelarribas6103]

Por lo visto tú no has pasado este verano en Vitoria, se puede decir que nos hemos achicharrado, con 40 y pico grados muchos días, y eso lo puede decir quién haya visitado la ciudad

[@Sakonetatar1]

I'm currently studying in Gasteiz and I can say I love it! Leku ederra itsasorik euki ez arren, pilo bat leku ikusteko :)

[@IngrownMink4]

Hoberena da Bilboko hondartzara joatea, nire ustez, itsasoa ez da hain beharrezkoa 😂

[@bufandri]

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