Lekeitio

Lekeitio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, 53 km northeast from Bilbao. The municipality has 7,293 inhabitants (2005) and is one of the most important fishing ports of the Basque coast. Tourism has an important role during the summer seasons, when the town is a resort with one beach called "Isuntza" and the nearby "Karraspio" beach in the town of Mendexa.

The most important monument is the church of "Santa Maria", a gothic basilica from the 15th century.

External links

* [http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/79286 LEKEITIO in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] es icon

* [http://www.lekeitio.com/web/ingles/i-index.htm Lekeitio Town Hall]
* [http://www.lekeitio.net Lekeitio Interneten. The first web site of Lekeitio]
* [http://www.basilicadelekeitio.com/ingles Basilic of Lekeitio] and also [http://basilicaoflekeitio.blogspot.com/ Assumption of Saint Mary]