Nuestra Señora de Dorleta explained

Denomination:	Catholic Church
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dorleta
Coordinates:	42.9819°N -2.5653°W
Country:	Spain
Location:	Leintz Gatzaga, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
Tradition:	Latin Church
Archdiocese:	Archidiocese of Pamplona and Tudela
Diocese:	Diocese of San Sebastián

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dorleta (Basque: Dorletako Amaren santutegia, Spanish; Castilian: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Dorleta) is in the village of Leintz Gatzaga in the Gipuzkoa province of the Basque Country in Spain, near the Arlaban pass. The sanctuary has been documented since the Middle Ages, but most of the current structure is Baroque.^[1] Our Lady of Dorleta is considered the patron saint of cyclists in Spain.^[2]

See also

• Madonna del Ghisallo, in Lombardy, Italy, is the Italian equivalent of the Nuestra Señora de Dorleta, being the patroness for all Italian cyclists.
• Notre Dame des Cyclistes, in Aquitaine, France, is the French equivalent as well, being the patron for all French cyclists, and a major stop in the Tour de France.

Notes and References

1. News: Madinabeitia . Mikel . El santuario de Dorleta, la joya escondida de Gipuzkoa . 19 March 2023 . Diario Vasco . 20 April 2018 . es.
2. News: Domínguez . Anabel . Dorleta, toda una joya . 19 March 2023 . Noticias de Gipuzkoa . 10 October 2017 . es.