Bilbao

Vibrant start of the North Way. Bilbao offers the pilgrim a cosmopolitan beginning of the route marked by the Guggenheim Museum, its bay and exquisite pintxos cuisine.

Discover Bilbao

Bilbao, the dynamic capital of Bizkaia, has consolidated as one of the most attractive starting points for the Camino del Norte. The city offers pilgrims an impressive route start, where modern architecture meets traditional Basque culture. The icon of its transformation is the Guggenheim Museum, a masterpiece by Frank Gehry that greets the walker along the Nervión River. The trail begins at the Basilica of Begoña, patroness of Bizkaia, and descends to the Old Town, known as "The Seven Streets", a maze of narrow streets filled with life and the perfect place to sample miniature Basque cuisine: pintxos. Bilbao is a city of high-level services, with hostels and everything necessary for pilgrims to prepare for the demanding coastal stages that await them. Starting the Camino de Santiago in Bilbao is beginning an adventure with culture, art, and modernity, an unforgettable urban introduction before immersing oneself in green landscapes and the Cantabrian Sea that characterize the route along the coast.

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Accommodations in Bilbao

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Hotel Carlton

4.5

Federico Moyúa Plaza, 2, Abando, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Hesperia Bilbao

4.4

Campo de Volantín Pasealekua, 28, 48007 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel NH Collection Villa de Bilbao

4.4

Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro, 87, Abando, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Meliá Bilbao

4.4

Leizaola Lehendakariaren Kalea, 29, Abando, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Barceló Bilbao Nervión

4.3

Campo de Volantín Pasealekua, 11, 48007 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Abba Euskalduna

4.3

Ventosa Bidea, 34, Basurtu-Zorrotza, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Conde Duque Bilbao

4.3

Campo de Volantín Pasealekua, 22, 48007 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Ercilla de Bilbao, Autograph Collection

4.3

Ercilla Kalea, 39, Abando, 48011 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Sercotel Arenal Bilbao

4.3

Foru Kalea, 2, Ibaiondo, 48005 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Silken Indautxu

4.2

Etxaniz Suhiltzailearen Plaza, s/n, Abando, 48010 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Zenit Bilbao

4.2

Autonomia Kalea, 58, Abando, 48012 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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ibis Bilbao Centro

4.2

C/ General Concha 28 Nº Reg H.Bi.01209, Abando, 48010 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Petit Palace Arana

4.2

C. Bidebarrieta Kalea, 2, Ibaiondo, 48005 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain

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BBK Bilbao Good Hostel

4.1

Miraflores Etorbidea, 16, 48004 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

Ercilla Lopez de Haro

4.1

Orueta Apezpikuaren Kalea, 2, 4, Abando, 48009 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel NH Bilbao Deusto

4.1

Calle Francisco Maciá, 9, Deusto, 48014 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Bilbao Hostel

3.9

Carretera Basurto-Castrejana, 70, Carr. Basurtu Kastrexana, 70, Basurto-Zorroza, 48002 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain

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Pil Pil Hostel Bilbao

3.8

Sabino Arana Etorbidea, 14, Basurtu-Zorrotza, 48013 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Bilbao Metropolitan Hostel by Bossh! Hotels

3.7

bajo, Nicolás Alcorta Kalea, 2, Errekalde, 48003 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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BYPILLOW Irala | Boutique hotel en Iralabarri

3.5

Pablo Picasso Kalea, 13, Errekalde, 48012 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain

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Hotel Photo Zabalburu

3.1

C. Pedro Martínez Artola kalea, 8, Recalde, 48012 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain

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Routes that pass through Bilbao

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North Coast Path

Lezama a Bilbao

11.00 km 2.75 h Baja

From: Lezama

To: Bilbao

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Bilbao a Portugalete

19.20 km 4.75 h Baja

From: Bilbao

To: Portugalete

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The North Cycle Route

Markina-Xemein a Bilbao (Bicicleta)

27.00 km 9.00 h Media

From: Markina-Xemein

To: Bilbao

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Bilbao a Castro Urdiales (Bicicleta)

25.00 km 8.33 h Media

From: Bilbao

To: Castro Urdiales

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