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The Top 20 Attractions around Balmaseda

There are plenty of places to see and visit around Balmaseda. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Balmaseda is a region where 20

hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.

Last updated: November 13, 2025

Church of San Severino

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Religious sanctuary from the 15th century, located in the Plaza Mayor of Balmaseda. The building is Gothic in style, but due to some reforms carried out in the 18th century, some Baroque additions can be seen.

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San Roque Hermitage on Mount Kolitza

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The hermitage of San Roque is located on a hill, at the top of Mount Kolitza, on the edge of a precipice trying to maintain balance. At 880 meters of …

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Oxirando Tower

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The Oxirando Tower is located on Calle Oxirando 1 in the town of Sandamendi, belonging to the municipality of Gordexola, on an important medieval road that connects Artziniega with Bilbao. …

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Alto de Ro

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Magnificent ascent to enjoy the landscape and the calm where a lot of minor cycling races in the province are circulated. It has a very regular percentage throughout the rise …

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Alto de Humaran

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Typical climb in the area that links the Sopuerta and Cadagua valleys, where it is not an extremely hard ascent, but the longevity of the kilometers makes it demanding.

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Old Castro-Urdiales Railway Tunnel

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The old railway tunnel that linked Castro-Urdiales and Translaviña was an enormous project in its day.

Today it serves so that you can enjoy a spectacular tour among nature on wheels.

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Burgüeno Summit

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This is one of the highest mountains of the Montes de Orduente on its western side and offers good views of all the lands that are on both sides of the mountain range.

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Bolumburu Recreation Area

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Beautiful place on the banks of the Kadagua, with lots of vegetation, bike path to Balmaseda and Zalla. Recreational area and a quite interesting set of ruins. Ideal to rest if you are doing the Kadagua Greenway.

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Old Bridge of Balmaseda

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Old or muza bridge. Used in the Middle Ages to collect tax in transit to merchants from Castile, who wanted to move north.

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Sophie's Mine Monument on the Vía Verde de los Montes de Hierro

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Along this section of the Montes de Hierro Greenway you pass through an environment where the area's mining past is most palpable. On the way there is the monument to …

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Section of the greenway through the forest

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This beautiful stretch of the Montes de Hierro Greenway runs through a spectacular area of juicy and humid forest where the greenery explodes in all its splendor.

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The Top 20 Attractions around Balmaseda

Church of San Severino

San Roque Hermitage on Mount Kolitza

Oxirando Tower

Alto de Ro

Alto de Humaran

Old Castro-Urdiales Railway Tunnel

Burgüeno Summit

Bolumburu Recreation Area

Old Bridge of Balmaseda

Sophie's Mine Monument on the Vía Verde de los Montes de Hierro

Section of the greenway through the forest

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