City Visits

San Sebastian, Bilbao, Pamplona and Biarritz are within easy reach of our base in Spain.

Basque MTB is located just outside San Sebastian, the coolest city in Spain. Bilbao, Biarritz and Pamplona are also within an hour and can be reached on public transport. Each city has a very different character and you can easily spend a day exploring each one. Amaia would be delighted to offer you some tips to get the best from your visit to each city. Alternatively we can organise a guided city tour for you.

San Sebastian

Only twenty minutes into Spain from our base, San Sebastian is well worth a visit. San Sebastian will be the European Capital of Culture for 2016, and about time too. A beautiful city reminiscent of Paris in miniature with wide tree lined boulevards and tight latin quarter. Like Paris gastronomy in San Sebastian is taken seriously and San Sebastian boasts 3 of Spain’s 6 Michelin starred restaurants.San Sebastian offers dining for all budgets and is arguably the best place to eat in Spain. Unlike Paris, San Sebastian benefits from three excellent beaches, lined with cliffs on either side and the Santa Clara island that acts as a fourth beach for those willing to take a short ferry.

Bilbao

Only an hour and ten minute’s drive, further along the Spanish coast, from our base Bilbao is one of our transfer cities but Bilbao has much more to offer than just an Airport. The capital of the Basque country, Bilbao is larger and more industrial than San Sebastian, a Glasgow to San Sebastian’s Edinburgh. Bilbao is a wealthy town with excellent shopping and nightlife and the beach a metro ride away. By far the most famous attraction in Bilbao is the Guggenheim museum.

Biarritz

At around half an hour along the coast into France is Biarritz, our preferred transfer airport. The short trip over to France is well worth it during the week too. Biarritz is still a favourite destination of Europe elite, which is reflected in the shopping and exclusive hotels and spas. This creates an intriguing mix of surf bums and celebs.

Pamplona

Dating back to Roman times Pamplona is the capital of the Navarra province situated just under an hour from our base. One of Europe’s greenest cities, with 100 million square metres of green, it is packed full of parks, Roman remains and interesting architecture. Pamplona is especially worth visiting at the beginning of July when the city hosts hunderds of thousands of revellers for the San Fermin festival with the running of the bulls, this surely has to be one of the busiest and craziest fiestas in Spain!