Portugalete
in Biscay of Basque Country, Spain
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Bilbao Airport (6 mi) - Vitoria/Foronda Airport (34 mi)
- Santander Airport (41 mi)
- San Sebastian Airport (62 mi)
- Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (69 mi)
- Burgos Airport (73 mi)
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Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport (76 mi) - Pamplona Airport (79 mi)
- Bordeaux-Mérignac (BA 106) Airport (155 mi)
- Vizcaya Bridge (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Burgos Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Route of Santiago de Compostela (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 43.321 and -3.021 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 43° 19' 15" and W -3° 1' 14"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:54 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:21 am and 9:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -41.184 and 175.958 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Homewood - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Spain.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Spain. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Discover Portugalete
Portugalete in Biscay (Basque Country) with it's 48,105 citizens is a city in Spain about 204 mi (or 328 km) north of Madrid, the country's capital city.
Local time in Portugalete is now 05:54 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Madrid with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Portugalete, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Spain is Bilbao Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Spain is Vizcaya Bridge in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Santurtzi, Sestao, Barakaldo, Erandio and Berango. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Meliá Bilbao
Miró
Embarcadero
Zenit Bilbao
NH La Avanzada
NH Collection Villa de Bilbao
Hotel Puerta de Bilbao
Novotel Bilbao Exhibition Center
NH Bilbao Zubialde (former Hesperia Zubialde)
URH Palacio de Oriol
Videos from this area
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Puente Colgante Bilbao (Traveline Basque Country and Navarra)
Follow us on Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Traveline/154968637848312 Coming to the Port of Bilbao in Santurtzi, we take the most famous bridge in Biscay, crossing it by the upper...
![preview picture of video 'Bilbao and Getxo, Basque Country [Travel with Manfred]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MLVz6lWKvyo/mqdefault.jpg "'Bilbao and Getxo, Basque Country [Travel with Manfred]'")
Bilbao and Getxo, Basque Country [Travel with Manfred]
A short glimpse of the cities of Bilbao and Getxo in the Basque Country. In Getxo we see one of the world's very few transporter bridges ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transporter_bridge )...
PORTUGALETE FIESTAS BAJADA DE CUADRILLAS SAN ROKE2011
FIESTAS DE PORTUGALETE 2011. PREGON Y BAJADA POPULAR.
El ayuntamiento de Portugalete podrá instalar en un futuro un ascensor panorámico
El ayuntamiento de Portugalete podrá instalar en un futuro un ascensor panorámico que comunicará la calle Sotera de la Mier con el muelle viejo Viernes, 20 Febrero 2015 El paso previo y...
El mercado de abastos de Portugalete se abrirá los viernes, sábados, domingos y festivos
El mercado de abastos de Portugalete se abrirá los viernes, sábados, domingos y festivos, como si de una plaza más se tratará ; para el disfrute de los vecinos Miércoles, 01 Abril 2015...
Puente Vizcaya vistas ría de Bilbao Las Arenas Algorta Getxo Portugalete
ARTÍCULO: http://euskaditv.blogspot.com/2010/09/puente-vizcaya-vistas-ria-de-bilbao-las.html PAISAJE Vistas desde el puente Bizkaya o Bizkaiko Zubia o Puente Vizcaya, de la ría de Bilbao,...
0109 - Gorka Aginagalde - Portugalete 2013
Gorka Aginagalde Fiestas de San Roke 2013 (15/08 a 18/08) Portugalete.
Metro Bilbao - Bilboko metroa. Line 2 EMU to Santurtzi leaves Portugalete station.
Bilbao, Basque country, Spain 5.8.2009.
Portugalete, Nire Herria
un video guapetón que me he currado con imagenes de Portugalete con música guapetona de fondo a cargo de Idi Bihotz.
El ayuntamiento de Portugalete replanteará el modelo de cabalgata de Reyes
El ayuntamiento de Portugalete replanteará el modelo de cabalgata de reyes mientras no pueda garantizarse al 100 % la seguridad. El susto del pasado lunes ha dado mucho que pensar.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Nervión
The river Nervión runs through the city of Bilbao, Spain into the Cantabrian Sea. It is also known as Estuary of Bilbao on its final tract, from the joining with Ibaizabal river to the sea.
Vizcaya Bridge
The Vizcaya Bridge (Bizkaiko Zubia in Basque, Puente de Vizcaya in Spanish), is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River. People in the area, and even the official website, commonly call it the Puente Colgante (literally "hanging bridge", used for suspension bridge in Spanish), although its structure is quite different from a suspension bridge.
Las Arenas
Las Arenas (Areeta in Basque) 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. It is connected to Portugalete at the other side of the firth by the Puente Colgante and offers a marina, a small beach that can unfortunately be polluted, and a monument to Evaristo Churruca, who planned and directed the canalization of the estuary.
Areeta (Metro Bilbao)
Areeta is a station of Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Las Arenas in the municipality of Getxo, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Gobela and the station after is Lamiako. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B1.
Gobela (Metro Bilbao)
Gobela is a station of the Line 1 of Metro Bilbao. It is located at the neighborhood of Romo, in the municipality of Getxo in the Greater Bilbao area. The station after is Areeta and the station before is Neguri. It is an elevated station and its fare zone is B1.
Sestao (Metro Bilbao)
Sestao is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Sestao in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Abatxolo and the station after is Urbinaga. The station was opened on January 8, 2005 and is one of the two stations located in the municipality of Sestao, being Urbinaga the other one.
Abatxolo (Metro Bilbao)
Abatxolo is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Azeta, between the municipalities of Portugalete and Sestao, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Portugalete and the station after is Sestao. The station was opened on January 20, 2007. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B2.
Portugalete (Metro Bilbao)
Portugalete is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Portugalete, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Peñota and the station after is Abatxolo. The station was opened on January 20, 2007. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B2.
Peñota (Metro Bilbao)
Peñota is a station of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the neighborhood of Peñota, in the municipality of Santurtzi, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station before is Santurtzi and the station after is Portugalete. It was opened on July 4, 2009. It is an underground station and its fare zone is B2.
Santurtzi (Metro Bilbao)
Santurtzi is the north-western terminus of the Line 2 of Metro Bilbao. It is located in the municipality of Santurtzi, in the Greater Bilbao area. Currently, it serves as a terminal station, only until Kabieces Station opens in 2012. The station after is Peñota. Santurtzi is also the southern terminus of the Mamariga shuttle, which connects the station with the neighborhood of Mamariga using an automatic shuttle.
Kabiezes (Metro Bilbao)
Kabiezes will be a future station of Metro Bilbao. It will be the north-western terminus of the Line 2 and it is already in construction. The station will be located in the neighborhood of Kabiezes, in the municipality of Santurtzi, in the Greater Bilbao area. The station after will be Santurtzi, which currently serves as the terminus. Kabiezes station is scheduled to open in 2014.
These districts belong to Portugalete.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Portugalete.
Barakaldo: Tráfico en el entorno de Bilbao, Barakaldo (source)
Lejona: Avanzada, Lejona (source)
Las Arenas: Artaza, Las Arenas (source)
Santa Ana: Acceso Artea, Santa Ana (source)
Guecho: Mimenaga, Guecho (source)
Desierto: Ansio − Baracaldo − Vizcaya − Pais Vasco, Desierto (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
بورتغاليتي, Portugaleto, Portugalete, Portu, la villa jarrillera, ポルトゥガレテ, Portus Gallorum, Португалете, 波尔图加莱特
