€175 PER PERSON
4 HOURS PRIVATE TOUR
Price includes private guide and transport, a full meal, the visit to Castro Urdiales & 21%VAT
PRIVATE TOUR
COMPLETELY FOCUSED ON YOU
In this tour you are the king. We have a detailed itinerary but we will customise the tour based on your preferences.
VISIT
CASTRO URDIALES
Discover this beautiful village, its gothic castle, church, the light house and breath-taking port
FREE CANCELLATION
UP TO 72 HOURS
We offer you Free Cancellation up to 72hours before the tour starts for completely peace of mind
A FULL MEAL
WITH THE BEST SEAFOOD
Enjoy the most delicious selection of fresh seafood all of them paired with splendid local drinks
TAKE THE
BEST PICTURES
Bring your camera as we will take you to secret viewpoints spots for the most unforgettable pictures
What To Expect
Discover the wonderful town of Castro Urdiales – an ideal day trip from Bilbao – with this gastronomic walking tour. Here you’ll experience a wonderful fusion of gastronomy and culture, in a setting between the Cantabrian mountains and the sea. You will try the traditional Cantabrian and Basque food and drink in all its forms, from pintxos and cuisine in miniature to small plates. These will be accompanied by traditional and local drinks from Northern Spain. Each of these will be punctuated with brief and entertaining anecdotes about the history, secrets and architecture of Castro Urdiales.
GASTRONOMIC CULTURE
Castro Urdiales has a gastronomic offering that supersedes even many of the major Basque cities. It’s particularly famous for its calamaris, turbots, anchovies, barnacles, mussels, spider crabs and liquors.
The perfect day trip from Bilbao, the town is surrounded by cold and deep waters on one side and lush mountains, giving it a variety of different produce. The pilgrims are around in their way to Santiago de Compostela. And the local bars here created extraordinary pintxos, built from exceptional ingredients.
THE BEST FOOD PAIRED WITH LOCAL WINES
On this food tour of Castro Urdiales you’ll be accompanied by an expert culinary guide, who will take you to sample some of the very best Cantabrian and Basque cuisine. This tours specialises in seafood as it can be quite tricky to find meaty products.
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We will make sure you taste the best seafood from this little town that feeds a big part of the Spanish population.
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In each place, we will recommend various local drinks including Riojan red wines, vedejos, albariño white wines, Basque cider, and txakoli. The drinks recommended in each bar can always be replaced with non-alcoholic options and can be varied to suit your taste.
BRIEF HISTORY OF CASTRO URDIALES
Nowadays, Castro Urdiales is a seaport, where Basques and Cantabrians enjoy the good life. Here, you will experience everything from walks along the port to watching regattas and eating the famous local anchovies.
Castro Urdiales also has a lot of history, which we will explore on our walking tour. We will discover the importance of the town, dating all the way back from the Celts and the Romans, through to the spies during World War I.
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Expect to take some of the best pictures of your trip when we take you to see the Church inspired in Notre Damme, surrounded by rough waters and overlooking what for us it is the key port of tje Cantabrian Sea
