Bilbao Historic Tour: Explore the Fascinating History with Local Guides

Discover the captivating history of Bilbao on a guided tour through its historic area. Explore hidden secrets, iconic buildings, and learn about the city’s transformation over the centuries.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Teatro Arriaga Antzokia - Introduction and walk through Old Town of Bilbao: Arenal, Plaza Nueva, San Antón Church and La Ribera Market
  • Plaza Nueva - Arrival in the downtown of Bilbao and walk through the area: railway station, Gran Via, the banks of the Nervión river and City Hall.
What's Included
  • Small group for a personalized experience
  • Expert guidance from a professional tour guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore Bilbao’s most captivating spots by strolling through its historic district! Join our local guides and uncover the hidden secrets of this iconic city, learning about its buildings and residents in detail.

Starting at the edge of Old Town and Downtown, you’ll navigate the winding streets of Old Town, passing through the seven authentic streets and visiting the San Anton and Santiago churches, as well as the La Ribera market. Next, you’ll witness the city’s 19th-century expansion influenced by industrialization and the growth of banking, culminating in the modern development of the riverbank promenades.

Approximate itinerary:

  • 1 hour: Introduction and tour of Bilbao’s Old Town: Arenal, Plaza Nueva, San Antón Church, and La Ribera Market.

  • 1 hour: Arrival in downtown Bilbao and tour of the area: railway station, Gran Via, Nervión riverbanks, and City Hall.

  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. If a booking for only 1 person is made a confirmation message from the tour operator will be required to confirm the tour.
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Teatro Arriaga
Arriaga Plaza
Arriaga Theater main entrance
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tammy_s
Jul 29, 2024
Great info, nice itinerary - Our hostess was so knowledgeable and had great stories about events and sites. We enjoyed it immensely.
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Lucyaitchison5
Jul 28, 2024
Highly recommended! - Would highly recommend the walking tour to anyone wanting to explore Bilbao. Beatriz was a fantastic and engaging guide who helped us discover the history, culture and traditions of Bilbao. She also gave us some amazing local recommendations for food which really enriched our experience of the city - thank you so much!
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Knollwood471
Jul 25, 2024
Worthwhile tour! - We enjoyed hearing about this beautiful city. We learned so much!! We have a tour every time we visit a city and this tour was excellent!
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Soggyinseattle2
Jul 13, 2024
Great historical tour - We learned all about the history of bilboa on this walking tour. Our guide was amazing and very responsive to questions. Highly recommend.
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514rhondad
Jul 3, 2024
Great experience! - Great historian as our guide! Having lived there all of her life, Victoria knew all the important details about her town!
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Andrea_a
Jun 27, 2024
Worthwhile tour! - Do the tour in your first day in town… we thoroughly enjoyed it. Our guide was so knowledgeable. We love Bilbao!
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Lushous3gv
Jun 24, 2024
Enjoyed the tour - Really nice tour with Beatrice. Lord you great information. Walk wasn't too taxing. Interesting and beautiful place with a lot of history.
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James_l
Jun 19, 2024
Tour guide is very professional - We were unable to attend this tour due to some communication concerns with our last tour. As a result, there was a scheduling conflict, and we had to cancel this tour. We apologise and thank Juan, the tour guide, for taking the initiative to contact us. We sincerely appreciate his professionalism.
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Marcginla
Jul 18, 2024
Boring - I found the tour guide to be incredibly boring. Instead of walking us around the city to see different sights, we spent long amounts of time standing around while he went on long tangents about the minutiae of Bilbao history. If I wanted that, I could have just read the Wikipedia article. Every other tour group I saw (there are many that meet in the same spot and go to the same things) was much more dynamic.
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Tine_r
Jul 19, 2024
Bad experience. - The guide did'nt show. Was waiting 15/20 min. There were no signs with viator only a free tour. Think viator needs to develope a sign, so its possible to reconece them. I would not recommend this company to any one.
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