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If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few '''beaches''' close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro as near as 30 minutes + 15 min walking. | If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few '''beaches''' close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro as near as 30 minutes + 15 min walking. | ||
Do not forget to check the [http://community.kde.org/Akademy/2013/Amazing-plans-for-july-near-Bilbao amazing plans for july near Bilbao]. Some of them are inside Bilbao or just half an hour by metro. | Do not forget to check the [http://community.kde.org/Akademy/2013/Amazing-plans-for-july-near-Bilbao amazing plans for july near Bilbao]. Some of them are located inside Bilbao or just half an hour by metro. | ||
Apart from that here you are a selection of other '''close towns and villages''' and what they offer: | Apart from that here you are a selection of other '''close towns and villages''' and what they offer: | ||
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Webs & Mobile App
Check out the reference websites, which have all kinds of useful info:
You can also download an Android or iPhone app with tourism info about Basque country
Recommendations
Bilbao has some very interesting museums, like the famous Guggenheim Museum or the Museo de Bellas Artes.
If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few beaches close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro as near as 30 minutes + 15 min walking.
Do not forget to check the amazing plans for july near Bilbao. Some of them are located inside Bilbao or just half an hour by metro.
Apart from that here you are a selection of other close towns and villages and what they offer:
- Portugalete-Getxo: Shared by this two towns which you can arrive by metro, you will discover the famous Hanging Bridge, World Heritage by Unesco.
- Gernika: Beautifull village in the coast bombed in the civil war and where the medieval parliament of Biscay is located. You can go there with Euskotren from Atxuri (see timetable). Nearby the visitor has wonderful beaches, and the remarkable painted forest of Oma. This all in the Biosphere Reserve of Urdaibai.
And in case you have a free day you should consider visiting one of the other three capital cities of the Basque Country: Donostia-San Sebastian (99 Km), Vitoria-Gasteiz (66 Km) or Pamplona-Iruña (157 Km). There are buses setting out feach of them from Termibus (see routes and timetables).