Route 1. the West Coast Enjoy Memories of Fire and Salt Zierbena Beach of La Arena Greenway of Itsaslur Getxo N-630
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Route 1. The west coast Enjoy Memories of fire and salt Zierbena Beach of La Arena Greenway of Itsaslur Getxo N-630 Pobeña 9 km Neguri Muskiz 15’ Santurtzi 4km 1km 15’ 5’ Bridge A-8 Biscay Las Arenas Portugalete BI-711 There was a time in which the sea was the last stop for the mineral wagons, the port of departure for iron, the final destination of the miner’s rivers of sweat, of the forgers, of thousands of workers. There was a time in which the sea was the panorama of the ballrooms in the grand mansions where the industrial high Bilbao bourgeoisie dwelled. That was when a gigantic iron bridge was Bizkaia Bridge proudly constructed, a monument to human engineering, a union point between two worlds, both conflicting and complementary. The sea 8 of fire and salt, of tears and champagne. 9 We’ll begin our trip by setting off which has retained its traditional You can visit the Casa Torre Palace from Bilbao on the A-8 motorway charm with magnificent fish and (18th century) with its historical and heading for the Muskiz-La Arena seafood grills. The N-630 brings us interpretation centre. exit, in the direction of Pobeña. Here to Santurtzi, where views on the left The Cofradía de Pescadores building we are faced with two options: the showcase the gigantic installations It’s Historic Quarter is well worth a the left, industrial and working- Their refined British style speaks houses the Santurtzi Itsasoa Museum first one, to pass through the natural of the Bilbao Bridge. visit, as is its Gothic-Renaissance class and the right, residential and of the influences and relationships and one of the many restaurants dunes of the La Arena Beachand Church of Andra Mari. We can stroll bourgeois. We can cross it by car which the entrepreneurial families offering a taste of the sea in this the second one, which consists in along the edge of the Ría until we aboard its nacelle or we can walk of the time established with those town. From here, during the summer exploring the Itsaslur Greenway, an Santurtzi reach the Torre de Salazar (Salazar along the vertiginous walkway on islands. The stroll can be enjoyed months and with prior reservation, old railway line with the sea at your Tower) and take in the charm of the the top. It’s truly an unforgettable in a traditional manner following you can go on an excursion by boat feet (approx. 2 hours. there and back). Plaza del Solar with its neoclassical experience. the information panels or by solving to visit the whales in the waters of bandstand. and following the Magic Fly “clues” the Bay of Biscay. More information Continue on the BI-3794 towards Once we reach the other side we (requires a smartphone). the town of Zierbena, a small port can be found at the Tourist Office in Finally, we invite you to feel the will arrive in Getxo, specifically in Santurtzi. breeze and climb the iron giant the district of Las Arenas. Getxo is Returning to Bilbao is simple, the which has been looking over us from BI-637 is the quickest way, but if Taking the path which, in the past, a very extensive municipality and high above for the last few hours. It’s you’re not in a rush we recommend our famous sardine fishermen once during this first route we suggest the Bizkaia Bridge, also called the going as far as the district of Neguri. taking the BI-711 back along the Ría Santurtzi is the great seaside town of themselves walked along we will visit Puente Colgante (Hanging Bridge). Walk alongside the sea admiring the to take in the spectacular industrial, the west of Biscay. Its joyous sardine one of the last traditional wooden This great work of engineering grandeur of the palaces of the high steel-making and naval heritage fishers, protagonists of the popular fishing boats left in Cantabria, the has been a World Heritage Site, bourgeoisie from the end of the 19th marked out by cranes and therefore song, trailed their merchandise Atunero Agurtza. declared by UNESCO, since 2006 century and the beginning of the understand a little bit more about the La Arena Beach through the stony streets of their Portugalete is a medieval town next and represents the meeting point 20th century. history of a town connected to its sea fishing port. to the Ría de Bilbao (Bilbao’s estuary). between the two banks of the Ría, by work, richness and the spirit of improvement..