Azpeitia

Azpeitia (meanin 'doun the rock' in Basque) is a toun an municipality athin the province o Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Kintra o Spain, locatit on the Urola river a few kilometres east o Azkoitia. Its population is 13,708 (2001 estimate). It is locatit 16 mile soothwast o Donostia/San Sebastián.

Sanctuary of Ignatius of Loyola, in Azpeitia

Azpeitia is the birthplace o Ignatius o Loyola. His birth hame is nou preservit as a pairt o muckle Jesuit compoond, the Sanctuar o Loyola, a major attraction o tourist an pilgrims alike. Azpeitia lees at the fuit o the massive Izarraitz touerin ower the toun an hintle visitit bi toun-dwellers. Azpeitia Railwey Museum is locatit in the toun.

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid (in Basque)
• Uztarria.com (in Basque)
• Profile at the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia Archived 2019-07-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Spaingie)