The 8,132 municipalities that cover the length and breadth of Spain hide different peculiarities that make up their own identity and they make their street networks something special. These details or curiosities can range from the different tourist attractions and emblematic monuments they house to the natural landscapes around them or their own name.
Toponymy is one of these elements that differentiate each townsince they identify the municipal area and represent it before the rest. Furthermore, in some cases it hides stories about the town’s past or They have few characters. This last case is that of a municipality in the province of Guipúzcoawhich is located just 29 kilometers from San Sebastián and whose name has only three letters.
The town with the shortest name in the province
The municipality of the province of Guipúzcoa that has the shortest name is Aialocated in the region of Urola Costa and just 11 kilometers from Zarautzso the nearest beach is about 20 minutes away. Although it has quite important gastronomic products, such as cheese, cider or txakoliThe most outstanding thing about this town is its great natural valuewhich means that around the Oria River, there is a large group of well-preserved meadows, marshes and wetlands. Furthermore, in Aia there is the Altxerri cavean asset of cultural interest that is included in the list of the World Heritage of UNESCO since 2008.
A total of eleven neighborhoods make up the municipality and hold some points of interest that are part of its history. In the center of Aia are the St. Stephen’s Churchfrom the year 1350, and its town halltwo of the most emblematic monuments. However, one of the town’s greatest attractions is the Pagoeta Natural Park, which has 1,343 hectares and whose highest peak is located 714 meters above sea level.