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Vizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante)
The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Castro-Urdiales
Cantabria, Spain · Europe
About Castro-Urdiales
Castro-Urdiales is worth a stop: 20 minutes from San Julián de Muskiz, 53km from Salto del Nervión.
Castro-Urdiales is in Cantabria, Spain, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Julián de Muskiz, about 11 km away.
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What is there to see near Castro-Urdiales?
Within an hour or so of Castro-Urdiales: Vizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante) (18 km), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (26 km), San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (36 km), San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Dragonstone) (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Castro-Urdiales?
The nearest famous roads are Desfiladero de la Hermida, Corniche Basque and Puerto de San Glorio.
Where is Castro-Urdiales?
Castro-Urdiales is in Cantabria, Spain, about 11 km from San Julián de Muskiz.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,977
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Cantabria
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.3828, -3.2204
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Castro-Urdiales
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece that single-handedly reinvented Bilbao is an essential road-trip pilgrimage for art and architecture lovers.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
A hermitage perched on a tiny tidal islet connected to the mainland by a dramatic stone bridge with 241 steps, made famous as Dragonstone in Game of Thrones.
36 km · about 40 min drive
film location
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Dragonstone)
The islet chapel reached by 241 stone steps and a serpentine bridge is Dragonstone's approach in season seven.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Palacio de la Magdalena
An eclectic royal summer palace on a sea-girt peninsula in Santander, ringed by beaches and a small free-roaming zoo of seals and penguins.
45 km · about 50 min drive
beach
Playa de Laga
A golden sweep of sand below the green pyramid of Cabo Ogono in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a favourite of Basque surfers.
46 km · about 55 min drive
beach
Santander & El Sardinero
An elegant coastal city with a spectacular crescent bay, grand belle epoque beach promenades, and the striking Botin Centre.
47 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
Salto del Nervión
Spain's tallest waterfall at 222 meters, dramatically plunging into the Delika Canyon on the Basque Country border.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Castro-Urdiales
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 18 kmVizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante)The world's oldest transporter bridge, a UNESCO iron giant that ferries cars and people across the Nervion estuary in a hanging gondola.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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