Lying on the Eastern side of the Bay of Biscay, Bilbao is one of the largest ports in Europe receiving cruise ships and superferries thus providing key income to the city through tourism. Bilbao is a welcome destination for visitors to South West France, Northern Spain and Portugal avoiding the long drive through France from England.
Due to its increased popularity Bilbao now boasts over 5,000 hotel rooms ranging from 5 star down to 1. Along with the hotels Bilbao has an abundance of restaurants offering fresh seafood to its customers caught locally.
Getting to Bilbao:
The ferry terminal in Bilbao, is accessible from both the east (Madrid and Barcelona) and the west (Santander) via the A8. There will be signs when approaching the A644 (Bi-644), you need to take this exit and then continue on toward the ferry port.
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