Name: Historic Bilbao Free Tour
Brand: Basque Free Tours
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Historic Bilbao Free Tour

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Run by a local guide · Basque Free Tours

Booking is free; at the end you give the guide what you think is fair. Free cancellation at any time.

From its medieval old town to the alternative Bilbao La Vieja, we will discover the origins, events, buildings, and historical figures essential to get to know the spectacular city of Bilbao.

Duration

2 h

Destination

Bilbao

Meeting Point

Plaza Arriaga (Arriaga Theater) under the WHITE UMBRELLA

Provider

Basque Free Tours

Description

ESSENTIAL TOUR TO ENTER THE HISTORICAL BILBAO
We will explore the roots, events, history, and architecture of this city, from the medieval old town of Bilbao to the alternative Bilbao La Vieja.

SOME POINTS OF INTEREST OF THE ROUTE:
Arriaga Theater and the Arenal
Church of San Nicolás and origin of BBV
New and Old Square
The Basque language and Euskaltzaindia
UNESCO Cathedral and Way of Saint James
Great Bilbaínos: Unamuno, Aresti, Pichichi
The Seven Streets and details of the medieval town
Traditions, gastronomy, pintxo & pot
Bridge and Church of San Antón
Bilbao La Vieja and San Francisco
Mining and Muelle Marzana
Local shops and art
The market of La Ribera
And much more.

Tours with professional local guides. Experienced historians, architects, and guides of the most important museums will show you the city. We enjoy our work.
Our knowledge is at your disposal. We are here to help you enrich your trip with good recommendations.
On free tours, at the end of the tour, you are free to evaluate the price of the guide's work. You decide on the price!

Traveler reviews

3,200 reviews in total · Opinions from people who already lived the experience

Saioa's tour of Bilbao

Well-informed guide

Lut Schiltz · November 2026

Very good experience

Very good Tour

Verena Günther · November 2026

Historic Bilbao tour

Tour with Guillermo was great. 2 hours passed very fast and we could hear a lot of interesting stories and facts about Bilbao and Basque Country. Totally recommend

Daniyar Batyrov · November 2026

Great for essentials

Good contents and interesting storytelling. You can feel the spirit of the Basque country and Bilbao being radiated by the guide.

Simon Burnashov · October 2026

Delicious mix of history, culture and more!

Guillermo's tour was incredibly rich with a heady mix of Bilbao history, art, politics, culture and fun facts. So glad I braved the thret of rain to join him as my appreciation of Bilbao grew exponentially in just 2 hours. Highly reccomend!!

Nancy Gille · October 2026

Bilbao 10:15 English language Historic Tour

We really enjoyed our tour with Guillen. He had an engaging style and was very knowledgeable. Two hours went by very quickly and we would certainly recommend this tour.

Camilla Holloway · October 2026

Historic Bilbao Free Tour

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