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The only plan for today was to wander around the city.

This is also called itsasmuseum and our visit occurred on a rare rainy day. There was also a huge outdoor permanent exhibit at the museum, which we checked out on a previous outing.

Plentzia Beach is apparently one of the most visited beaches in Biscay. Playa Salve is the longest beach in Cantabria with 4 km of fine soft sand.

We visited this area with James and his two boys, Caiden and Brendan, who joined us from Calgary. The cave was accidentally discovered by workers blasting at a nearby quarry in 1957. Despite a blast exposing the chasm, the mining company continued working until 1976. The original blast hole is still used today to enter […]

Gaztelugatxe is a tiny island in the Bay of Biscay and contains a tiny church and the San Juan de Gaztelugatxe hermitage. The hermitage dates from the 10th century and is dedicated to John the Baptist. It is thought to have been established by the Knights Templar.

Those melodious names are for a spectacular hermitage and waterfalls close to Frías.

Frías. Aside from being a medieval city, it has a castle with courtyard, moat, turrets, and a medieval bridge. And there were waterfalls close by. Perfect for a day trip!

We didn’t actually have the intention or know about paragliding when we headed to Aizkorri Beach. It was a spur of the moment decision. Side note: this post has some cool videos!

We decided to take an easy first day in Bilbao and just stroll close to home. There’s also a collection of anchors from various ships.