Private Historical Tour of Bilbao including Guggenheim Museum with an Official Guide

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Tour of Guggenheim on the Best of Bilbao Tour

Old Town Tour on the Best of Bilbao Tour

A few persons spending time at Bilbao´s Plaza Nueva on the Best of Bilbao Tour

Several people spending time in the city centre of Bilbao on the Best of Bilbao Tour

The stunning Bilbao River on the Best of Bilbao Tour

A couple persons using the Bilbao Accessible Routes on the Best of Bilbao Tour I

Bilbao Top Sights on the Best of Bilbao Tour

Our Accessible Bilbao Tour including the Guggenheim Museum will start from the pier. First, you will enjoy a short drive to Getxo, an elegant residential part of town nestled on the bank of the Nervion River. It features large, English-style homes. Next, you will take a panoramic drive through the city. Then the tour proceeds for a visit to the nearby Hanging Bridge, or Bizkaia Bridge. The Bridge joins the riverbanks at Portugalete and Las Arenas, allowing for free-flowing maritime traffic. Besides, reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower due to its iron structure, this over 100-year-old old masterpiece of engineering is now the oldest transporter bridge in the world.

Once in the city, you will head towards the Ensanche area – the big town extension of 1883 which is today recognized as the city center of Bilbao. The geometric grid of the Ensanche offers a large variety of interesting buildings and squares. This includes the Indautxu and Bizkaia square, the local government’s library, the Alhondiga building which was reformed by the French industrial designer Philippe Starck, and the unique Metro designed by Norman Foster.

Afterward, you visit the jewel of the city, the popular Guggenheim Museum, a striking fish-shaped structure built by Frank Gehry in the late 20th century. Built of shimmering titanium and glass, the building put Bilbao back on the tourist map. That is to say, today it is at the top of every visitor’s must-see list. Join your guide for a tour exploring the highlights of the permanent collection. The visit will approximately take 1 hour 30 minutes.

Afterward, you will enjoy a guided walk around the Old Quarter, the most popular area of the city. Here, you will see all the important spots, like the Teatro Arriaga, the old stevedoring port, and San Nicholas Church. Besides, you will stop at the Cathedral of Santiago and Plaza Nueva.

Finally, you will stop at Artxanda Park, for a panoramic view across the city.

Highlights of the Accessible Bilbao Tour including the Guggenheim Museum:

Enjoy a private tour inside the modern Guggenheim Museum
Walk along the banks of the River Nervion
Wander the compact streets of Bilbao’s Casco Viejo
Admire the regeneration of Spain’s former industrial heartland
See the 19th-century homes of wealthy industrialists
Marvel at contemporary architecture by Calatrava and Frank Gehry

Private tour with an official local guide
Entrance and guided tour of Guggenheim Museum
Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle with a wheelchair ramp and wheelchair tie-downs
Hotel or cruise pick-up and drop off
All local taxes

Our itineraries are a selection of those most interesting parts that avoids steps, pronounced hills and cobblestones, following a mostly flat path along the tour, and we tailor each tour to each group’s preferences and specific accessibility needs.

This tour includes private accessible transport which is available for reaching most of the locations described on the itinerary, therefore walking parts can be also shortened, for those preferring to stay longer at the minivan or the minibus.

Meeting point: Hotel or Cruise Pick-up
Starting time: Flexible
Duration: 6 Hours
Return: We recommend allowing time for a Lunch break to sample typical local cuisine and wine at one of our suggested Restaurants, equipped with an adapted toilet