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Bilbao ESSENTIAL - Free Tour

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Bilbao

Duration: 2 hours

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Guru: Aitor

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Registered on 6 March 2023

Aupa! (Hi in the local language) My name is Aitor, but since it is such a common name in the Basque Country (more than 50k men are called Aitor), people call me AitorPi (adding two letters from my family name). I've felt the wanderlust all my life and visited over 20 countries. I love to be shown around the places I go to and that's why I'd love to show my city to you, now that I've settled down a little. Come and see the beauties of Bilbao with me!

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Discover Bilbao through the bilbainadas.
Get to know it in depth from its beginnings to the present day, going through the Carlist Wars, the Industrial Revolution or Francoism, among other periods based on the most absurd and authentic events of the town.
What relationship is there between Mozart and modern Bilbao? Is Bilbao present in Tolkien's work "The Lord of the Rings"? Discover these and more curiosities with me.

This tour consists of:

30% historic Bilbao
30% modern Bilbao
20% culture
10% anecdotes
10% legends
100% fun!

On this 2/2.5 hour tour we will visit Bilbao in chronological order from the Old Town to the Guggenheim Museum.
You will learn legends, anecdotes and events of this town, its neighbors and its surroundings.

Places we will visit:

The Old Town and its places of interest : Mercado de la Ribera, San Antón, Cathedral of Santiago, El Arenal...
El Ensanche: Circular Square, Gran Vía, Indalecio Prieto Station
The old Abando: Gardens of Albia, Paseo de Uribitarte...
Abandoibarra: Guggenheim Museum, La Salve, Campa de los Ingleses...

Keep in mind that there are two hours and a peak of kicking, so I recommend you wear comfortable clothes and shoes. It is a walk suitable for pets and for children.

There will be time for questions, recommendations and tips to enjoy the city in the best way.

ATTENTION: There is a minimum number of attendees for the tour to start: 5 people.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Erribera Kalea, 20, 48005 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain

To start our tour, look for a boy with a red txapela (Basque beret) in the square between the Mercado de la Ribera and the Ribera bridge.

Outside visit

Riverside Market

Outside visit

Yohn Palace or Building "the bag"

Outside visit

square of Santiago

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).