Alegría-Dulantzi
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Two localities make up this municipality steeped in historic heritage. It is marked by three characteristic features, the wall, the parish church and the fortress of the Gaonas, a family linked to the place since its foundation. The village's structure has three main elements: the walls, the parish church and the Gaonas' fortress, a lineage linked with the municipality since its foundation.
Rich cultural heritage
Alegría-Dulantzi has a wide cultural heritage. On the one hand, we can visit the beautiful church of San Blas, built in the 16th Century. Further on, we will find the Romanesque hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Ayala, with its three-arch facade. Near the Gaonas' house we can admire the convent of Santa Clara, handed over as monastery in 1581. Finally, when arriving in the main square we can see the majestic Town Hall.
The municipality celebrates its patron saint festival of San Blas at the beginning of February. However, on the Saturday prior to the festival the village is flooded with joy due to the staging of the battle between Carlistas and Liberals performed by the village's inhabitants. Likewise, we should mention the festival consecrated to Nuestra Señora de Aiala, on the second Sunday of September, where the blusas (blouse-clothed men and women) become the festival's soul.
