If you are planning a trip to the Spanish city of Bilbao, you can also plan a visit to excursions. The tour can be bought at the tourist centers of the city or by independently, having agreed with the guide on the Internet (which could be profitable, as it is possible to agree on the price if it is a private guide, as well as designate the place of starting the excursion yourself). The place is really amazing, so that the help of an experienced guide will definitely not be superfluous. That's what excursions can, for example, buy and try in Bilbao.
1. Sightseeing tour
Maybe by car either on foot. Tourists, first of all, walk through the old town, which stores traces of medieval architecture. There you will be shown the place where Bilbao begins, San Anton Church, St. Jacob's Cathedral in the Gothic style, tourists will also go to the La Ribera style in Art Nouveau style and will be able to buy a couple of souvenirs there, then visit the Arriaga and Central City Street will visit, Stella Gran Corazon and Donkey Cassilds Park in English style. After that, you will behave for a walk along the Nervion River's embankment, where you can see the vintage structures, and ultra-modern buildings, as well as you stroll through the glass bridge. In addition, such a tour can visit the Museum of Modern Art Solomon Guggenheim.
The excursion lasts from 2 hours and costs from 120 € from the group (up to 6 people). Four-hour tour of the city stands somewhere 250 € from a group of up to 6 people (but you can find and cheaper by 50-60 euros) and 300 € for a group with a lot of people. Take cash for buying souvenirs, as well as for buying tickets to the museum (if not included). This is the most common excursion, and guides that offer private excursions, the whole sea, so, look for the most affordable option with the most diverse program.
2. Excursion to Museum of Rolls Rolls-Royce
This museum is located in the old castle of the 14th century in the vicinity of Bilbao (30 km from the city). The museum is famous for the largest collection of old cars (not only Rolls-Royce, but also other brands) luxury and sports cars. Some models left units around the world (for example, 'Phantom IV' 1955) will enjoy such a tour and adults, and children, and how it will like it to lovers cars! In addition to visiting the museum, tourists will be able to enjoy a walk around the park near the museum, where very old olive trees grow (which is more than a century). Keep in mind that such an excursion can take place only on the days of the museum, that is, on weekends and holidays, from 10 am to 3 days. The tour lasts about 4 hours and costs from 240 € from the group. Take a cash with you to pay input tickets just in case (7 euros). After visiting the museum and the garden, tourists can dine in the Basque tavern near and try local natural cider.
3. Geopark "Flish Sumy."
This place simply adore photographers of the whole world, here so beautiful! Tourists will show traces of the geological past of this area, the faults of sedimentary rocks, beautiful rocks and other beauty of the Biscay bay, which were formed as a result of the fall of the meteorite. Reminds the teeth of some marine monster! In general, all the beauty extends for a distance of more than 250 km, on the way from Bilbao to San Sebastian, but tourists will show the most beautiful places, that is, a suma, 2.5 km long. Luxury beach. By the way, this place is perfect for surfing, so, the surfrs can come on their own. And the rest of the less extreme tourists can be made from the yacht or by car. On the duration of the tour takes from 4 to 6 hours and costs from 250 € with a small group (the greater the group, the more expensive, naturally).
4. Basque coast
The tour is different from the previous one. Tourists travel by bus or car along the shore, from where you open the wonderful views of the Biscay Bay, and also drive in beautiful places, for example, in a guest house with beautiful buildings of the late nineteenth century and a suspended ferry-bridge. Bachio will offer tourists to admire their luxurious chakoli vineyards, where wine tasting will be held. Gasteleugach is the rocks that the Azure Sea licks, and on top there is a fishing church. Bermo -staraya fishing villages, where tourists will feed in a small cozy restaurant with delicious fried fish. Mundaka is just a beautiful coastal town that fans of the surfing from around the world. As well as the participants of the tour will visit the Urdaybai Biosphere Reserve. Then tourists will go to the city of Garnik, the special city of Basque countries.
By the way, in the midst of the Civil War in April 1937, the town for the first time in the history of mankind was subjected to massive bombardment of German aviation. This terrible event with a large number of victims so shocked everyone that the artist P. Picasso even created the famous canvas "Gernik." In the town of Tourists will visit the city garden and try in the shade of a young Dubka, who grew up from the acorns of the sacred oak, in the shade of which the elders of Gerns gathered in the shade of whose eyelids. This is a rather long excursion, about 6-8 hours, so that young children will have to be hard. There is a tour from 300 € from the group to 6-7 people.
5. Santillana Del Mar and Altamira Cave
The town of Santillana Del Mar an hour's ride from Bilbao is known for the whole Spain, and this is a very beautiful place. Only 4 thousand people live here, and much more tourists come here to admire the deserted streets, where everything reminds of medieval culture. And the cave of Altamira is famous for the polychrome stone painting of the era of the Upper Paleolithic.
Pictures of animals on the ceilings and walls of this 270-meter cave are made of coal, ocher and other natural paints. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. The place is incredible! The tour costs from 350 € from the group to 6-7 people and lasts about 6-8 hours.
6. Wine cellar Ryoi.
These cellars are stored and produced the best Spanish wines, famous for the whole world, up to 200 million liters of wine! Basically, it is a red wine from 7 grape varieties. The repository has existed since 1635. Of course, tourists will offer tasting. Krodpognube, tourists will show the beautiful Marques de Riscal hotel, which in itself is a work of art, as well as guests will visit Lagaardia, a beautiful fortified city on the top of the hill, in the bars of which the delicious local wine is also served. Excursion lasts from 6 to 8 hours and costs from 250 €.