Museo de Bellas Artes de Álava

The Fine Arts Museum of Álava occupies a handsome neo-Renaissance palace, the Augustin Zulueta Palace, built in 1916. The collection focuses on 18th- and 19th-century Spanish and Basque painting — landscapes by Regoyos, portraits by Madrazo, the academic and costumbrist work that flowered before the modernists.

It is rarely crowded and is free to enter, making it a pleasant rainy-afternoon stop. The garden at the back, with mature trees, is part of the city's Parque de la Florida belt.

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