Izenaduba Basoa, more popularly known as the olentzero’s house, is the first theme park on the mythology of the Basque Country.
Izenaduba basoa is known throughout Bizkaia as the Olentzero’s house, but it is really much more, it is the first theme park about part of our culture and history. Basque mythology is present in many of the tales and stories of our people, stories that become reality inside Izenaduba Basoa. In izenaduba basoa we will not only find mythological beings and a place of leisure for the youngest of the house, we also have the opportunity to contemplate one of the oldest baserris (farmhouse in Basque) of the whole Basque country.
The baserri Landetxo Goikoa is the oldest baserri of all Bizkaia and one of the oldest of all the Basque country, in it, we can appreciate the typical architecture of the Basque farmhouses. The baserri Landetxo goikoa is a baserri of the XVI century, more concretely of the year 1510, in which we have the opportunity to know the form in which our ancestors lived, everything an experience for all those people who have lived all the life in the city and are curious to know the way of living of long ago. This Basque farmhouse was acquired in 1999 by the City Council of Mungia and the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, two organizations united with the same goal, to rebuild and give life to one of the most emblematic farmhouses in the area, an objective that was achieved with the opening of izenaduba basoa.
This farmhouse is full of life during the Christmas season, a time when it is visited by thousands of Basque children in search of their star moment, the request of their Christmas wishes to Olentzero. One by one, the Olentzero will hold in his arms each child who visits him, listening to each and every one of the wishes that the children transmit to him. If you are curious to know a little more about the olentzero, and want to know in detail about its history, we recommend you to read our article about the olentzero.
The visit becomes more spectacular with the various activities that have prepared in the farmhouse Izenaduba basoa, activities, along with characters such as lamia, Galtzagorri, Mari Domingi or Ambotoko Mari will be unforgettable for our little ones. During the visit they will have the opportunity to enjoy:
-The witches’ garden
-Didactic games about Basque culture, nature, traditions and mythology, with which they will learn while having fun.
-Napo the donkey.
-Outdoor games, which have an area of 6,000 square meters. Of all of them, children usually highlight its magic labyrinth.
-The 3D simulator.
-And much more!
As you can see, a whole collection of entertainment in the hands of our little ones, a visit that in our opinion is worth it, do not wait any longer and enter the website of Izenaduba basoa to buy your tickets.
The Izenaduba website is available in both Basque and Spanish and although the visit is in Basque (with the sole purpose of promoting our language), the guides will be happy to assist you in Spanish, the case is to promote our history, tradition, culture and Basque mythology with our children.
As a summary we can say that we recommend a visit to this magical place with our eyes closed, this recommendation is based on 2 very solid arguments:
-To be able to contemplate the oldest farmhouse in Bizkaia and one of the oldest in the Basque Country.
-To be able to enjoy watching how the little ones of the house enjoy and get excited in the arms of Olentzero.
2 arguments that from www.turismovasco.com we value and recommend to all audiences.














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