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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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Erandio
Basque Country, Spain · Europe
About Erandio
Erandio works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sondika, 41km from Salto del Nervión.
Erandio is in Basque Country, Spain, with about 24,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sondika, about 4 km away.
Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Erandio?
Within an hour or so of Erandio: Vizcaya Bridge (Puente Colgante) (4 km), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (5 km), San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (22 km), San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Dragonstone) (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Erandio?
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque, Desfiladero de la Hermida and Puerto de Ibañeta.
Where is Erandio?
Erandio is in Basque Country, Spain, about 4 km from Sondika.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,262
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Basque Country
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 43.3044, -2.9735
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 Erandio
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.
5 km · about 10 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
28 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
Asador Etxebarri
Bittor Arginzoniz's grill house on the square of tiny Axpe, where everything from caviar to butter is cooked over bespoke wood fires: perennially ranked among the world's very best restaurants. Book months ahead; the valley drive alone rewards.
37 km · about 45 min drive
waterfall
Salto del Nervión
Spain's tallest waterfall at 222 meters, dramatically plunging into the Delika Canyon on the Basque Country border.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Santa Maria Cathedral Vitoria
A Gothic cathedral whose 'open for restoration' tour inspired Ken Follett, letting you climb scaffolding through 800 years of construction.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Erandio
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereVizcaya 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.
- 78 kmMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
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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