Route 9. Around Bilbao

Route 9. Around Bilbao Enjoy A bird's eye view of the city Our next visit will be the mining Triano mountains and nearby is the exit 5 (Zorrozgoiti/Altamira) and landscape of La Arboleda. Environmental Interpretation Centre following the signs for Kobeta, you of Peñas Negras. Several lakes can will arrive at this leisure area. It’s a Nature has been generous in Bilbao. The mountains protect the city and offer open From Akarlanda, take the Leioa- be found in this area which, in their fitting place for having fun with your and green spaces. Height becomes an effective ally for contemplating the curious Unbe (BI-2731) road and, at the day, were pits from old mining family, it has a park next to a lake and combination of historical buildings and new construction which mark out the meandering first roundabout, go down the flow of the Ría, the main character and witness of the history of the city. Another way of operations when iron excavation offers some spectacular views of the Unibersitateko Errepidea (BI-647) seeing Bilbao, a journey on high to take in extraordinary panoramic views from the Old Akarlanda was carried out in the open air. city and its metropolis. The area is a until you reach the BI-637 (all Quarter to the Abra, entry point to Bilbao from the sea. Typical “alubiadas” can be tasted in highlight in the summer due to the directions), at the next roundabout. the picturesque restaurants of the celebration of the Bilbao pop-rock BI-2731 Then take the A-8 towards mining neighbourhood which remain music festival BBK LIVE which, last Trapagaran Santander, taking the 126B exit at Bridge of BI-2704 frozen in time. year, managed to gather together Rontegui Ortuella/Trapagaran. more then 140,000 people. BI-3755 Our last panoramic view is in The ascent to La Arboleda from A-8 Enekuri Kobetamendi, one of the green To return to Bilbao, take the Basurto/ La Arboleda Funicular Trapagaran can be done by car, via train BI-3741 spaces of the capital of Biscay. Castrexana (BI-636) road and, after a windy road (BI-3755), or in the People from Bilbao fondly call From La Arboleda we descend to following the signs for Altamira, La Reineta Funicular which offers their city “Botxo” (hole). It is boxed Artxanda Trapagaran and once again take enter the capital. Funicular spectacular views of the Abra de in between mountains, and from train the A-8 towards Bilbao. First, take Bilbao. The Arboleda is an old mining these mountains you can even see the 119 exit to join the BI-636 in the BI-636 town which stretches across the the sea on the horizon if it’s a clear BILBAO direction of Balmaseda. After taking day. We suggest that you take in Kobetamendi BI-636 BI-625 these unique views first from the Artxanda Lookout. You can choose from two ways to reach the top, 34 either the funicular train or by 35 car. The most attractive ascent is the Artxanda Funicular Railway, At the Lookout you will witness an (Top of Enekuri) and take the first which has communicated Bilbao with extraordinary panoramic view of the direction towards Asúa on the BI- the summit since 1915. The journey city from the oldest part right up to 604. Then continue on the BI-2704, takes no more than 3 minutes and its most recent constructions, and towards Asúa/Loiu, until you arrive you can catch the train in the Plaza two sculptures will surprise you. El at a roundabout and proceed in del Funicular (Castaños Street). Engranaje, an original piece from the the direction of Loiu/Plentzia. first Artxanda Funicular Railway, and Akarlanda has a carpark, a football “la Huella”, in memory of the victims pitch, basketball court, a skateboard of the Spanish Civil War. ramp... You can organise a picnic in the outdoor tables and visit the We continue our journey up on surroundings of the Martiartu Tower high towards Akarlanda, a leisure and Forestal Park, a large adventure park which is perfectly integrated park to enjoy with your family with in nature. To get there, descend Artxanda Funicular Railway games and spectacular cable slides from Artxanda on the BI-3741 between the trees. By car, leave Bilbao via the La Salve Bridge, passing below the great red doorway “L’arc rouge”, by French artist Daniel Buren, and head towards Begoña (BI-625). At the first roundabout, take the exit towards Bilbao from Artxanda Txurdinaga. At the next one, take the La Arboleda third exit and from here the signposts will guide us to Artxanda. .

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