Bilbao Cultural Tour: Scenic Views & City Highlights
4.4
28 Ratings
Bilbo

Experience the Artxanda Funicular Ride in Bilbao for a panoramic city view and exploration of the charming Old Town. Discover iconic landmarks, churches, and the famous seven streets.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Estacion Bilbao - In three and a half minutes we will go up to the Artxanda viewpoint, which is about 200 meters high from the city to appreciate its panoramic views of the city.
What's Included
  • Certified tour guide services
Additional Information

This cultural tour offers an excellent introduction to the city, making it ideal for a first visit. The Bilbao viewpoint in Artxanda provides a stunning visual perspective that will help you navigate during your stay.
Participants will gather and take the popular funicular to reach the viewpoint of Mount Artxanda. From the summit, there are breathtaking…

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Location
Estacion Bilbao
Funikularreko Plaza
We will stay at the door of the Artxanda Funicular station that is located in the same square that has its name. I will carry an identification. Out of respect for the members of the group, punctuality is requested, so it is recommended to be at the meeting point 10 minutes before.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(28 Ratings)
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Rodrigo_g
Oct 12, 2025
Very good experience - For people who do not know anything about Bilbao, a very good way to know and see its history, our guide Anne simply boards it.
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Anitacw462ab
Sep 3, 2025
The two sides of Bilbao, past and present - Very prepared and professional guide He kept me comfortable, since Spanish is not my mother tongue I had no problem following the explanations and interacting with the group From the Mirador of Artxanda spectacular view of the city with historical insights provided by the guide
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Danielwy119sz
Jun 20, 2024
Visit to the Guggenheim museum - We spent the day visiting the museum and wandering around the city. Very beautiful old center. We could see the sea. The beach is not worth it (maybe only for Europeans).
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Olgarh7891vh
Nov 2, 2022
Very interesting!! - It is a very original tour, by the climb on the funicular to an elevated part, from where the city looks very good, and where Anne, the guide, tells you the history of Bilbao and the highlights. Then go downstairs and show you the old town, making it very enjoyable and interesting. She is an art historian and her love for what she does is rating, she speaks very well and she is a very nice person who cares about people being happy, open to questions. Thanks Anne!!
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Mariaxetta
Oct 27, 2022
Perfect tour - Ane was an exceptional guide. It has been without a doubt one of the best tours I have ever done, you can rating the passion, the involvement and the taste for what it tells you and teaches you. The visit is amazing, the views from the funicular are very cool but the panoramic of the city you get once above... just amazing. In turn, the part for the old town was great. I learned a lot from the history of Bilbao and its people. I highly recommend it.
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G6764vljosef
Sep 2, 2022
Highly recommended - Very interesting visit, and recommended. It gives a geographical and historical perspective of the city of Bilbao essential.
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Soledad
Aug 20, 2022
Magnificent - The experience was very good overall,explained the history of the city great and recommended things to do and see
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Cristina
Sep 27, 2022
Interesting visit and if you do not have too much time it is highly recommended - The guide was punctual, the explanations were interesting and you could ask any questions and information. Maybe I would have preferred a little more time in the old town, but that's a personal thing.
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July0785
Aug 22, 2024
Really not great. - We went 3 days to Bilbao for the holidays and we were generally quite disappointed with this stay. The city is not very beautiful and aging. Even the old town did not seduce us, with all these tourist-catching restaurants. We took a boat ride: most of the time we had the Impression of walking between ruined fields with the only view of dilapidated buildings. Only at the end of the tour are the houses pretty. But honest 20 € for that, it was clearly not worth it. We also made the funicular: for me it is irrelevant. Upstairs, the view is spoiled by a horrible antenna. We will certainly not return to this city.
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Irene_o
Aug 3, 2025
A total BUST! - Our tour guide did NOT show up for the tour, although Viator had sent us many confirmations. Apparently the local guide had the dates wrong, for JUNE 15 instead of JULY 15. She had sent me a WhatsApp text is JUNE saying "Where Are you, we are waiting to start". I told her she was a month early, that it's JULY 15. and sent her a screen grab of our booking. Instead of correcting the error, she canceled us. Since Viator had sent me confirmations all week in July, I assumed all was well. It was not. I urge Viator to please actually CONFIRM with your local guides before sending the client a bogus confirmation.
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