Top 10 Walking Tours in Bilbao, Basque Country

September 10, 2021 Jana Sager

Travelers generally come to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim—some for the art inside, but many for the amazing building itself. The Fine Arts Museum and the Basque Museum may not have been designed by Frank Gehry, but are worth a visit, and you can catch international opera stars at the Palacio Euskalduna.
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1. Bilbao Night Lights Tour

Arriaga Plaza, 1, 48005 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
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Bilbao is a very beautiful city with nice urban architecture that knows very well how to mix between the old and new style which create a unique contrast, for that reason a night tour is the best choose to meet most of the locals and discover how they live. Because we have a friendly way to show you around, join us for a maximum fun, knowledge and adventure to feel like a local after your tour.

Inclusions: Buildings Access , Local taxes, Professional Guide

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2. Bilbao Gastronomic Experience

Euskadi Plaza, 6, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain CERTAL SETS TOURS: Bilbao, Bizkaia & Basque Country Experiences
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With this experience you will be able to know first-hand the Basque gastronomy knowing our style and the fresh products in the Mercado de la Ribera and the gastronomic options that can be found in our city from Michelin star restaurants, author, international, gastronomic workshops and the best known pintxos routes. The duration is two hours and includes a snack of 2 pintxos (Basque tapas) and 1 pot (drink). This experience will help you choose gastronomic options in BILBAO: menus, gastronomic workshops or pintxos routes (Basque tapas).

Inclusions: The consumption of 2 pintxos (Basque tapas) and 1 drink.

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner

Reviewed By Íñigo J

Fantastic walking tour by a new friend for me, Beatrice guide. Amazing City and I love its basque gastronomy. I LOVE "PINTXO-POTE" routes.

3. CERTAL SETS TOURS: BILBAO Culture-Gastronomy-Shopping "Vip Experience (6 hours)

Bizkaia Plaza, 48011 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain CERTAL SETS TOURS: Bilbao, Bizkaia & Basque Country Experiences
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Guided Tour: 2 hours + Walk or Gastronomic Workshop 2 hours and we make a difference with a 2-hour SHOPPING ROUTE also leaving BILBAO rendered at your feet never better. Includes a pintxo-pot appetizer (1 Basque cap + 1 drink)

Inclusions: 1 PINTXO - POTE (1 Basque cover - drink)

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Reviewed By Íñigo J

Fantastic walking tour by a new friend for me, Beatrice guide. Amazing City and I love its basque gastronomy. I LOVE "PINTXO-POTE" routes.

4. Bilbao: Museum of Fine Arts Private Guided Tour

Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao, Museo Plaza, 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain Explora Norte Dejate Guiar
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Explore the history of Spain and its traditions from a different perspective with a 2-hour private tour of the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao. Discover exceptional works of art with an expert guide as you take a journey through the history of Spanish art. Enter the museum with your guide without having to wait in line at the box office. Then, marvel at the works of painters of various artistic periods, and admire multiple pictorial styles and historical events seen from the perspective of some of the best artists in the world. Be amazed by the anatomical prints of Ribera and the disturbing themes in the "Black Paintings" by Francisco de Goya. Finally, visit a hidden area of the museum to take a look at 19th century avant-garde alternative genre paintings from the Basque Country.

Inclusions: Discover the history of Spain through the impressive art collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Admire the masterpieces of Goya, Ribera, and many more, Find out more about the artists and their artworks with an expert guide in art history, Skip the lines at the box office and enter the museum directly, Expert guide in local art history, Entry fees

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Reviewed By cristianm234

Excellent choice you will see parts of town very interesting that you will never see as a tourist, that’s what I love from cities, the hidden stuff from the typical tourist eyes, the real locals life, food and culture, this absolutely help me with that

5. Customized & Exclusive Private tours in & from San Sebastian

Iker Bardaji Private Tour Guide
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I serve you personal assistance to offer unique experiences along the Basque Country. The flexibility of my personal treat makes my tours unique. I take pride in customizing my tours to your individual priorities, enabling you to discover both the world class attractions and hidden corners of the Basque Country; extraordinary places which will bear remarkable memories. Discover the Basque Country & Rioja wine area like a local. Personalized tours adapted to your willing and need guided by the expert local tour guide. I am specialized in gourmet food and wine, culture, adventure and nature tours making you feel a temporarily basque citizen. PERSONALIZED & EXCLUSIVE My customized tours allows you to get the most out of your limited time, and gives you the chance to experience the extraordinary. I really know how to explore the country and I'd do it in your way, pace and wish. Ask for any idea and I will make your dreamed trip become true. Welcome to the Basque Country and Rioja!

Inclusions: Private transportation, All Fees and Taxes, Private licensed tour guide service, Air-conditioned vehicle, On Rioja wine tasting tour, Pintxos food tasting in San Sebastian or Bilbao tour, Tickets for Bilbao and Guggenheim museum tour, Wine tastings in Rioja tour, Private group! just & only for you, I do not join people from other tours

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6. Bilbao Small Group Walking Tour

Teatro Arriaga, Arriaga Plaza, 1, 48005 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain Local Experts Tours Bilbao
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Meet Bilbao's most interesting spots by walking across its historic area! Join our local guides and do not miss any of the secrets that this emblematic city hides, learning every detail of its buildings and its people. Departing from the border of Old Town and Downtown you will be taken through the serpentine Old Town streets, going through the seven genuine streets and the churches of San Anton and Santiago, without missing the market of La Ribera. Later on you will be shown the expansion of the city during the 19th century with the influence of the industralisation and the development of banking, and finally the last modernisation of the city with the building of the river bank walks, the White Bridge (Zubizuri) and the Guggenheim museum.

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Reviewed By SandraSM09

This day tour allowed us to see the most of San Sebastian and Basque Coast in one day. There were a lot of incredible sights. We had only one day to visit the Basque Country and we were really satisfied with this tour. Our tour guide Josu really helped us make the most of it. The food was really good with lot of pintxos options to choose and different wines to pair with the food. I would highly recommend txakoli local wine. It was greatt day with a great guide.

7. Magic at the Guggenheim Museum (inside and outside -2 h)

Abandoibarra Etorb., 4D, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain Explora Norte Dejate Guiar
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Converted into a symbol of the new Bilbao, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao constitutes one of the most ambitious cultural projects of the 21st century. The work of Canadian Frank O. Gehry, the building is a fantastic ship-like structure of stone, titanium and glass. The Guggenheim Museum has its own unique collection, while complementing the collections of the other Guggenheim institutions. The Museum's collection includes works by some of the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century, such as Eduardo Chillida, Yves Klein, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, ClyffordStill, Antoni Tàpies and Andy Warhol. to name a few. If you want to know the true history of the museum, where it should be located or why Bilbao was chosen as the city for the Guggenheim, this is your tour.

Inclusions: Entrance to the Museum, Tour private, Professional guide, Audio-guides after completion of the guide, VIP entrance, skip the line

Exclusions: Coffee and/or Tea

Reviewed By Íñigo J

The best experience to visit the two museums of Bilbao: classic and avant-garde, with a great guide, Beatrice, and that transmits Basque Culture very well by art and how to understand it. In addition to telling you the brutal transformation of her BILBAO City . Thanks, it was a full experience.

8. The Premier Bilbao Food & Wine Walking Tour

San Nikolas eliza, San Nikolas Plazatxoa, s/n, 48006 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain The Best of Basque
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Come discover a beautiful city and the amazing Basque cuisine on our 3-hour ‘pintxos’ (Basque tapas) tour of Bilbao. Experience the 700 year old streets of the Old Town with a professional local guide who is an expert in the Bilbao culinary scene. We will visit 5 bars and sample pintxo styles ranging from traditional to modern. Your guide will pair each tasting with an excellent wine that compliments the pintxo. Wines that we recommend include red wine from La Rioja, Txakoli (a lightly sparkling white wine from the Basque Coast), and more!

Inclusions: Local English-speaking guide from Bilbao., 1-2 pintxos at 5 different bars., 5 drinks (options include red wine, white wine, beer, water, and cider), Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By Tedoi

I did the 4 day tour - first rate stuff. Zach and Irene were tremendous and super- friendly. I was picked up at my hotel daily and driven round the Basque country in great style. Whilst I was expecting Guernica/Gernika to be special, ( which it was) there were a few other gems which I wouldn't have found on my own, the fishing town of Bermeo the salt mine and the sheep farm to name but 3 unexpected high-lights. They gave good recommendations on restaurants, and the few I tried did not disappoint. Highly recommended.

9. Getxo, city of contrasts

Plaza Nueva, 48005 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain Explora Norte Dejate Guiar
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Getxo is one of the most attractive and striking spaces in Greater Bilbao, a town in movement that lives facing the sea. Getxo is one of those municipalities that offers us everything we need to know the history and culture of Euskal Herria, the essence of the Basque people. The tour begins at the Bizkaia Bridge, affectionately Hanging Bridge. A colossus, which in addition to being one of the most emblematic buildings in Euskal Herria, represents the most comfortable and practical way to cross the estuary to reach the neighboring towns of Santurtzi or Portugalete. Declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco similar to the Eiffel Tower and that continues to function as such since 1890. At the end, the Old Port, the old fishing village. A very picturesque place, where Bizkaians gather to enjoy friends and gastronomy in summer. The visit ends in the most Bilbao style, we go for pintxos !! (pintxo-pot included in the tour). Pintxo is the 5th essence, a bite-sized aperitif.

Inclusions: Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport public, Transport by private vehicle, Bridge entrances

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Reviewed By Íñigo J

The best experience to visit the two museums of Bilbao: classic and avant-garde, with a great guide, Beatrice, and that transmits Basque Culture very well by art and how to understand it. In addition to telling you the brutal transformation of her BILBAO City . Thanks, it was a full experience.

10. Bilbao Like a Local: Customized Private Tour

Fuente de los Leones, Jado Plaza, 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain Fuente de los Leones, Jado Plaza, 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
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Get to know the city through the eyes of a passionate local. With no set itinerary, you can customize the tour or leave it up to the local for an insightful introduction to the city. Make travel about the people you meet not just the places you see. With our walking tours, you’ll skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Experience a tour that will transform the way you travel to make it as much about the people you meet, as it is the places you see. Our local guides (Lokafyers) are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and perspective. Since Lokafyers are not professional guides and tour occasionally, they provide an experience that’s authentic and personal, like a friend showing you around their city. By the end of the tour, you'll feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay.

Inclusions: Local guide "Lokafyer", Customized private walking tour

Exclusions: Personal expenses, Tips and gratuities (optional), Optional activity costs, Food and drinks, Transportation to/from attractions (It’s a walking tour, car transportation isn’t included)

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