Check both cruise schedules to make sure. Please Note: If your itinerary says that Dublin is a 'Tendered' port then you are probably stopping in Dun Laoghaire, not Dublin port. For the sweet-toothed, Gateau Basque is a rum-flavoured prune and custard cake.Up the River Liffey into the city center. Be like a local and wash it down with a zurito (small beer). Local specialties also include bacalao al pil-pil (salted cod in a garlic-y sauce) and there’s marmitako too, tuna and potato stew. This is Basque Country so bring on the pintxos! These small pieces of bread topped with everything from seafood, meat, vegetables or cheese are often served on a toothpick. More active shore excursions include hiking (Silversea), kayaking at Gorliz Baeach (P&O Cruises) and there’s a brisk walk along the cliffs offered by Regent Seven Seas. It suffered severe bombing during the Spanish Civil War and duly inspired Pablo Picasso’s work of the same name. Guernica is a pretty town steeped in history. Acres of Belle Epoque-era architecture is a reminder of its grand past. It shot to fame in 1886 when Queen Maria Cristina decided it was an ideal retreat for royal summer holidays. Silversea and Princess Cruises offer day trips to upmarket San Sebastián, famed for fabulous beaches, chic shops and a wealth of Michelin starred restaurants. There is a tourist information office next to the museum (in Alameda de Mazarredo,) handy for picking up a map and information. Keeping guard at the museum entrance is Jeff Koons gigantic flower-bedecked dog, ‘Puppy’, a well loved city mascot. This striking masterpiece of flowing titanium is a nod to the city’s maritime heritage with its suggestion of seafaring shapes, sails and fish scales. The city’s piece de resistance is the Guggenheim museum of contemporary art. At the bridge take the panoramic lift to the upper span, a vertigo-inducing height, then walk across the pathway or take the gondola to the other side. Cruise passengers can walk to the bridge or take the port shuttle to Areeta metro station and it’s not far from there. Vizcaya Bridge, the world’s oldest transporter bridge connects Portugalete and Las Arenas (part of Getxo) across the Nervión River. Depending on what you want to see and do, exploring the city can take from a few hours to a whole day. You can save money by visiting Bilbao independently rather than opt for the ship’s excursions. Not too expensive if shared between four.Ī cheap option, though slower than the metro, Bilbobus (34), provides connections between Getxo and Bilbao centre. Once in Bilbao most highlights are easily navigated on foot.
Taxis wait outside the cruise terminal when a ship is in port. Your cruise ship generally provides a shuttle service (not usually free) to Plaza Moyua in Bilbao’s centre, within walking distance of the Guggenheim. Once there alight at Moyúa metro station, look for the ‘Ercilla Guggenheim’ exit and walk to the Guggenheim. If you don’t use the shuttle, walk from the terminal to Neguri metro station and take Line 1 into Bilbao. From there you can get the metro into Bilbao.
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The port authority provides a free shuttle service every 20 minutes from the terminal into Getxo, which has fine restaurants and a sandy beach. To visit Bilbao take a shuttle bus, metro or taxi. A little further afield – three kms away – is Unesco listed Vizcaya Bridge, the world’s oldest transporter bridge. Not really, though without straying too far from your ship you can reach the shops and restaurants in the marina beside the cruise terminal. Tourist information and free Wi-Fi is available at the modern cruise terminal.
Getxo is around 10 kms from the centre of Bilbao. Ships dock at one of three berths in the affluent suburb of Getxo as they cannot navigate the Nervion river into the city. It’s a popular port with cruise lines Azamara, Regent Seven Seas, Celebrity Cruises, Silversea, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Royal Caribbean all call here. Although the Guggenheim is undoubtedly Bilbao’s top draw there are plenty of other temptations for cruise passengers, from galleries to explore and fabulous food to sample, palm tree lined promenades to stroll and great shopping to enjoy. That changed in 1997 with the opening of Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum. Major Spanish port Bilbao was once an industrial city with little tourism.
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