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Nature
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NatureBilbao's Hills Start 1.1 km From the Guggenheim
A signposted 38.1 km trail circles the city, and one of its eleven marked entrances leaves from the square beside the museum.
NatureThe Artxanda Funicular, Bilbao's Three-Minute Viewpoint
A rack railway from 1915 climbs to the viewpoint that explains the whole city. It takes three minutes, and what you pay depends entirely on what is in your pocket.
NatureBizkaia's Other Funicular, Larreineta, in Full
Larreineta is not the tourist funicular. It is a commuter line up a mining hillside, with a gap of under 50 mm between platform and car.
NatureOma Painted Forest Is Free, Booked and 2.8 km Uphill
No car reaches it and no ticket is sold, yet a booking is compulsory. Thirty-four painted groups across roughly 800 living pines.
NatureThe Public Lifts and Funiculars of the Bilbao Estuary
Three panoramic lifts cost nothing and run seventeen hours a day. Crossing the same stretch of water ranges from 40 cents to eleven euros.