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This is undoubtedly the most urban stage of the entire Northern route. Mainly because the urban area of Bilbao forms an urban continuum up to the mouth of the River Nervión, which is exactly the stretch we are going to cover in this stage up to Portugalete. So yes, dear pilgrims, today we meet again the Cantabrian Sea!
This stage is part of the Northern Way. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Northern Way from Bilbao to Santander.
You leave Bilbao following the Nervión estuary towards Portugalete. The official route runs along the left bank, between Zorrotza and Barakaldo; don't skip this urban stretch — it holds history and architecture of the estuary. The great icon of the day is the Puente Bizkaia (the Puente Colgante), a World Heritage Site, already in Portugalete, where the stage ends.
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Hostels
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Pilgrims' hostel in Bilbao
Address C/ Kobetas, 60 48002 Bilbao – Vizcaya.
Phone (+34) 609 031 526
Email albergues@hosvobi.org
Website Not available
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Portugalete Pilgrims' Hostel
Address C/ Martín Fernández Villarán, 2 48920 Portugalete – Vizcaya.
Phone (+34) 944 729 320
Email turismo@portugalete.org
Website Not available
