Enjoy a stroll through a seaside village with historic architecture, charming beaches like Karraspio and unique traditions. Discover a tide mill and artisan...

Landscape It is located on the coast, to which the beautiful Karraspio beach belongs, although it is a rural municipality. For this reason, the centre of the municipality is located on a hill that invites you to stroll and relax while enjoying the coastal landscape. The architecture of its houses is an important element both ethnographically and in the history of the municipality. In the Likona neighbourhood we find a farmhouse of the same name built at the beginning of the 16th century by the Likona lineage, the grandmother of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Bizkaia is a province rich in crosses, proof of this is the church and the history of the territory: Mendexa conserves five very symbolic crosses. These crosses were rest stops on the roads where the coffins were carried: on funeral days, the coffin was transported from the house to the church and people stopped at these crosses to pray for the deceased. They were also considered places of rogation, and no one would pass by without first taking off their txapela and praying an Our Father. Being a rural municipality on the coast, it is not surprising that it is influenced by the sea. Marierrota and several shipyards are located in the Lea marshes, where wooden boats were built and repaired in a completely handmade way. Marierrota is a tide mill located on the Lea path. Here you can see how the dike was filled at high tide and gradually emptied at low tide, thus starting up the mill's machinery. Relaxation area: Karraspio Beach On the beach there is a picnic area with tables, chairs, water... bathing on the beach in summer is a pleasure. It is a good plan to do it with your family, as a couple or with friends. You can also enjoy a stroll along the seashore or surf all year round, and then have a drink in the warmth of the bars. Mendexa Town Council website