세스타오 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Located at the beginning of the Iron Pier in Portugalete, there is a device that, due to its shape, resembles a broken antique clock with only one hand. But it is actually a tide gauge, a device for measuring the height of the tides. It allows us to know the distance from the water's surface to the bottom and whether it is sufficient for a ship to navigate. This instrument was fundamental for navigation in the Bilbao estuary and for the development of industry and commerce in the province. To appreciate its importance, we must go back to 1883 and imagine a very different estuary mouth than the one we see today. At that time, the estuary was more like a very wide and shallow delta, making navigation very risky and dangerous, and ships that wanted to enter Bilbao risked running aground.

Recommended climb

It links Barakaldo with Sestao.

Birdwatching refuge. Perfect spot for birdwatching and picnic area.

Low difficulty, ideal for beginners

The Tide Gauge, located at the end of the Quay, was built in Paris and placed by the Port Works Board in 1883. Map It is a nautical instrument that measures the depth of the channel. It records the rise and fall of water level with the tides. This information, of utmost importance, made it easier for ships to transit the estuary. Today it is a testimonial element that opens the way to the Iron Dock.

A panoramic walk along the banks of the reservoir. Mainly in the shade of native trees, just listen to the birds singing.

The Kiosko de la Música is located in the historic center of Portugalete, specifically, in the Plaza del Solar. It is an octagonal element in which two sections are differentiated: the basement and the temple. The first is organized in exposed brick and limestone in its eight corners. It opens several accesses with nine steps, bent with handrails and a wrought iron railing. The second is made of cast iron, except for the interior lining of the roof, which is made from sheets of wood, with eight arches and sixteen columns. Each face is delimited by two buttresses hidden by the columns that accompany them. These columns start from a podium on which a shaft with hybrid forms and capitals with Ionic volutes develops. In addition, they support interesting semicircular arches highly ornamented with Mozarabic Mozarabs from the Arab-Mudejar tradition. Some gables serve as a transit to the upper decorative border on which the roof is located, which opens to the exterior in a dome with a double cap. The interior of the Kiosk is lined on the inside and is delimited by a railing with iron work all around.