Algorta Things to Do

Museo de las Encartaciones opened in 1934 in the Casa de Juntas de Abellaneda (Town Council) 30km from Bilbao. It is dedicated to the region's history, spanning its remotest beginnings up to the mid 19th century, including the... more

The former Encarnación Convent is next to the church by the same name, darkened with the pass of time. This convent, and now museum, was founded by the Dominican religious order in 1515. As well as being a closed convent, many... more

The Kati-Bi Riding School is in Amorebieta, only ten minutes from Bilbao and in between three nature reserves: Urdaibai (Gernika), Urkiola and Gorbea. The school's facilities include 10 hectares of fields, several horses and po... more

La Galea Golf Club is in the town of Getxo, just 20 kilometres from Bilbao. The 18-hole golf course could not be in a prettier spot. You'll have spectacular views of the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscayne) from the grounds atop th... more

The Artea Cinema is situated in the Artea shopping center in Leioa, only fifteen minutes from Bilbao. The cinema has nine screens which offer afternoon and evening showings. The seats are extremely comfortable and there is plen... more

In 1974, Dr. José Luis Goti Iturriaga, then head of the Bilbao Medical Science Academy, was a strong advocate of creating a medical museum. Five years later, the Medicine and Sciences Museum was inaugurated on the Universidad d... more

This Basilica is located in Portugalete, a coastal town, fifteen minutes from Bilbao, where you can go to see El Puente Colgante, a suspension bridge, as well as this work of art, the Basilica, which has been declared a nationa... more

Between the Punta Galea cliffs in Getxo lies the small Gorrondatxe-Azkorri beach. Access to the beach is difficult and it is open to the sea. For some years it has held the Bandera Azul (Blue Flag), which the EC awards in recog... more

The Cafe Rock Grafit is a pleasant place to relax. Inside there are various areas where you can chat with friends, bars, stages, a billiard room and other rooms for social gatherings, shows or parties. The Grafit operates as a... more

This really small club has been open since 1996, offering every type of rum under the sun. The blue tones, the pictures on the walls and the huge and decorative variety of rum bottles provide the décor in this quiet bit of Bilb... more