It belongs to the region and Vale of the Valdorba. So much the municipality of Barásoain as his built-up area they are closely tied to that of the locality nearby, placed on the south, of Garínoain. Both city centers form one it continued in spite of the administrative separation between both. Others adjacent municipal terms are (in hourly sense and beginning for the west) that of Artajona, Añorbe, Tirapu, Olcoz, Unzué and Olóriz. The first written mention of the locality dates of the XIIth century.
it is necessary to mention inside the civil architecture the houses of families Azpilcueta, Olzamendi (XVIIth century) and Olagüe and Lanz of Yribarren (XVIth century). Also the Church of Santa Maria and the Chapel of Saint Lucia.
The management holidays celebrate in honor San Bartolomé, the day On August 24. These have an approximate duration of six days, in which it is possible to enjoy concerts, street bands, exhibition of rural sports and sports events between others.
Other outstanding events in the calendar of the locality are them verbenas of Holy Week and the pilgrimage to the chapel of San Pedro to ends of June.
Several routes exist in the Town micológicas suitable so much how for walks as for the mushrooms compilation. (source wikipedia)