Leioa, Bilbao

Name: Leioa
Address: Bilbao, Spain

#48 among attractions in Bilbao

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Leioa is a municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, in northern Spain. It is located south of Getxo and Berango delimitating east and south with Erandio, Portugalete and Sestao. Today it is part of the Bilbao conurbation. Its population in 2019 was 31,795. Leioa has an area of 8.36 square kilometres. The Udondo river constitutes the eastern limit of the municipality. ()

Local name: Lejona Area: 3.28 mi²Coordinates: 43°19'37"N, 2°59'13"W

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Nearby attractions include: Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Vizcaya Bridge, Ereaga, Arrigunaga.

2.7 miS
Amusement, Amusement park
Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Bilbao
69 min walk • The Bilbao Exhibition Centre, also known as BEC, is a unique venue located in the heart of the city of Bilbao, in northern Spain. This modern exhibition center was designed with the organization of a wide range of events in mind, from international congresses...
1.5 miW
UNESCO-listed Industrial Revolution icon
Vizcaya Bridge, Getxo
39 min walk • Spanning the mouth of the Ibaizabal River in Getxo, Spain, the Vizcaya Bridge stands as a remarkable feat of 19th-century engineering and a testament to the industrial revolution's innovative spirit. This transporter bridge, completed in 1893, was designed by the...
1.8 miNW
Beach
Ereaga, Getxo
46 min walk • Ereaga beach, located in the Biscayan municipality of Guecho, Basque Country, is an urban beach with dark golden sand.
2.5 miNW
43°21'19"N • 3°1'10"W
Arrigunaga, Getxo
65 min walk • Beach
1.5 miW
Beach
Areeta hondartza/Playa de las Arenas, Getxo
39 min walk • Las Arenas beach, located in the Las Arenas district of the Biscayan municipality of Guecho, Basque Country, is a sandy beach.
1 miE
Museum, Science museum
Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science, Bilbao
25 min walk • The Basque Museum of the History of Medicine and Science Jose Luis Goti was founded in 1982 to preserve the historic memory of medicine in the Basque Country and conserve its scientific heritage.
1.4 miW
Neighbourhood
Las Arenas, Getxo
36 min walk • Areeta is a neighbourhood of Getxo. It is an affluent residential area that was built over the sands of a beach where the Gobela Creek died into a diffuse delta at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao in the early 20th century.
2.7 miN
Town, Area
Berango, Getxo
68 min walk • Berango is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the region known as "Greater Bilbao" in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain with 8,9 km² of extension and a population of 7,195 inhabitants according to the census of the 2019. Its density reaches 174,81 inhabitants per square kilometre.
2.3 miW
Town, Area
Santurtzi, Getxo
60 min walk • Santurtzi is a port town in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain. It is located in the Bilbao Abra bay, near the mouth of the Nervión river, on its left bank, 14 km downriver from Bilbao and forms part of the Greater Bilbao agglomeration.
1.7 miSE
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Erandio, Bilbao
43 min walk • Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The name comes from euskera ARANDIO that means plum plantation or field.
2.1 miS
Area
Barakaldo, Bilbao
53 min walk • Barakaldo is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao with a population as of the 2019 census at 100,881;.