Route of the Great Houses

It consists of a pleasant walk along the Las Arenas Pier and the Arriluze Pier that will make you relive the golden years of Getxo. t is a self-guided tour involving 29 information panels that will help you to understand the architectural styles that prevailed at that time.

You will discover some of the most representative buildings of the palatial architecture of Getxo, built during the period of greatest splendour of the Las Arenas neighbourhood, between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

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General and/or specific data

  • Getxo’s great mansions are not open for general public because they are private homes.
  • Most of the outstanding architects in Bizkaia from around the end of the 19th century and the first third of the 20th designed buildings in Getxo.

Information about accessibility

Accessibility of the Route of the Great Houses

A Good Idea

Go to the Old Port of Algorta, a place that takes its visitors to a small fishing village, where the old buildings where the sailors lived combine with the hustle and bustle of the bars where you can taste some pintxos looking at a beautiful unique landscape of the Biscayan coast.

Getxo tourism: Algorta Old Port

Did you know?

The Punta Begoña Galleries, located at the end of the Paseo de las Grandes Villas, are one of the most significant buildings of the early twentieth century in Bizkaia and the Basque Country, due to their use, their unique location and the avant-garde technology used in them. Nowadays they can be visited and different types of activities are carried out.

Punta Begoña Galleries

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Getxo tourism: Route of the Grand Houses