Autumn - winter plans in Bilbao Bizkaia.

Six terrific plans for enjoying autumn - winter in Bilbao Bizkaia

 

Hike in the Urkiola Natural Park

The Urkiola Natural Park is certainly an impressive environment in which to hike at any time of the year, but in autumn and winter, with the trees tinted in shades of brown and red and mist cloaking the sanctuary, it becomes almost magical.

In Urkiola you can follow routes of all levels: from gentle walks through the woods to the challenging ascent to Anboto.

 

A visit to the Bizkaia Bridge

If you prefer a more urban environment, how about a visit to Bizkaia Bridge, also known as the Hanging Bridge of Portugalete?

This industrial monument, one of the icons of Bilbao Bizkaia, connects the municipalities of Portugalete and Getxo via a gondola ride that takes just a few minutes.

 

Enjoy txakoli tastings

The autumn is the perfect season to savour txakoli, a sparkling white wine typical of the Basque Country.

Many bodegas that you will discover in Bilbao Bizkaia offer the opportunity to taste txakoli and to find out about the production process of this wine at first hand. Of course, the txakoli tastings are usually accompanied with delicious aperitifs and local products.

 

Visit the Rolls-Royce collection in Torre Loizaga

Torre Loizaga, located in Galdames, is a historic site set in a beautiful natural setting and is home to something truly special: the most complete and best-preserved collection of classic Rolls-Royce vehicles in Europe.

 

Discover the Pozalagua Cave in Karrantza

This cavern was discovered by accident in 1957 and was opened to the public in 1991. Since then, it has amazed countless visitors due to its enormous quantity of stalactites and stalagmites that it contains, and especially due to the eccentric stalactites that grow in haphazard fashion.

The Pozalagua cave has more of these stalactites than any other in the world. In the parts in which they grow together, the walls appear to be covered with corals, animals, and other strange shapes.

 

A gastronomic tour through Lekeitio

The last of these autumn - winter plans that we would like to propose to you is a gastronomic tour through Lekeitio, one of the prettiest fishing villages in Bilbao Bizkaia.

Here, you can enjoy the finest seafood - tuna, bream, monkfish, turbot...- enjoyed in the warm and welcoming environment of a traditional restaurant with rain tapping on the windows and mist rolling over the Cantabrian Sea. Is there an autumn or winter plan that sounds better?