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Sestao

Basque Country, Spain · Europe

About Sestao

Sestao is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Ortuella, 41km from Salto del Nervión.

Sestao is a town located in Basque Country, Spain. With a population of 27,445, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Sestao 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 Sestao to your route.

About Sestao

Sestao is a town and municipality of 27,296 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. Sestao was the place of the most important steel industry of Biscay, Altos

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Where is Sestao located?

Sestao is located in Basque Country, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 43.3098 latitude, -3.0072 longitude.

What is the population of Sestao?

Sestao has a population of approximately 27,445 people, making it a town in Spain.

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Quick Information

Population
27,445
Continent
Europe
Country
Spain
Region
Basque Country
Timezone
Europe/Madrid
Coordinates
43.3098, -3.0072

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Spain

Police
091
Ambulance
061
Fire
080
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.

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Worth the detour from Sestao

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

bridge

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.

2 km · about 5 min drive

museum

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.

7 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

San Juan de Gaztelugatxe

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.

24 km · about 25 min drive

beach

Playa de Laga

A golden sweep of sand below the green pyramid of Cabo Ogono in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a favourite of Basque surfers.

32 km · about 35 min drive

restaurant

Asador Etxebarri

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.

40 km · about 45 min drive

waterfall

Salto del Nervión

Spain's tallest waterfall at 222 meters, dramatically plunging into the Delika Canyon on the Basque Country border.

41 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria

A Gothic cathedral whose 'open for restoration' tour inspired Ken Follett, letting you climb scaffolding through 800 years of construction.

58 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Sestao

  • Right hereVizcaya 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.

Driving in Spain

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.55/litre
Motorway tolls
~€4.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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