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Vizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante)
The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Basque Country, Spain · Europe
Balmaseda is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Avellaneda, 32km from Salto del Nervión.
Balmaseda is a town located in Basque Country, Spain. With a population of 7,684, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Balmaseda sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Balmaseda to your route.
Balmaseda (in Basque and officially, in Spanish: Valmaseda) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country. Balmaseda is the capital city of the comarca of Enkarterri, in western Biscay and plays an important role in the province due to its proximity to the capital city of BilbaoRead more
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Balmaseda is located in Basque Country, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.2000 latitude, -3.2000 longitude.
Balmaseda has a population of approximately 7,684 people, making it a town in Spain.
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bridge
The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.
23 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Spain's tallest waterfall at 222 meters, dramatically plunging into the Delika Canyon on the Basque Country border.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A hermitage perched on a tiny tidal islet connected to the mainland by a dramatic stone bridge with 241 steps, made famous as Dragonstone in Game of Thrones.
43 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
Bittor Arginzoniz's grill house on the square of tiny Axpe, where everything from caviar to butter is cooked over bespoke wood fires: perennially ranked among the world's very best restaurants. Book months ahead; the valley drive alone rewards.
50 km · about 55 min drive
beach
A golden sweep of sand below the green pyramid of Cabo Ogono in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a favourite of Basque surfers.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
An eclectic royal summer palace on a sea-girt peninsula in Santander, ringed by beaches and a small free-roaming zoo of seals and penguins.
54 km · about 65 min drive
beach
An elegant coastal city with a spectacular crescent bay, grand belle epoque beach promenades, and the striking Botin Centre.
57 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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