It is located on the coast and to this belongs the beautiful beach of Karraspio. However, it is a rural municipality. Therefore, the centre of the municipality is located on a hill that invites to walk and relax while enjoying the coastal landscape.

The architecture of its houses is an important element both in the ethnographic 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 family, this house was the grandmother of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Bizkaia is a province rich in crosses, proof of which is the church and the history of the territory: Mendexa conserves five very symbolic crosses. These crosses were rest stops on the paths where the coffins were carried: on funeral days the coffin was transported from the house to the church and stopped at these crosses to pray for the dead. Also considered places of prayer, nobody passed 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 traditional way.

Marierrota is a tidal mill located on the Lea path. Here you can see how the dock was filled at high tide and emptied little by little at low tide, thus starting up the mill machinery.

Rest area: Karraspio beach

On the beach we can find a picnic area with tables, chairs, water…  swimming at the beach in summer is a pleasure. It is a good plan to do it with family, couple or friends. You can also enjoy a walk by the sea or surf all year round, and then have a drink in the warmth of the bars.

Mendexa Town Hall website