Family plans: excursions to do with children near Bilbao, in Enkarterri
Just a stone’s throw from Bilbao we find the Enkarterri region, located in a natural environment marked by peaks, forests and valleys, medieval towns and iron deposits. Without a doubt, a very charming enclave for the whole family, where you can find an infinite number of family plans and excursions to do with children that you will love.
Below, we propose some of the most interesting plans to do with children in Enkarterri:
Walk through a bamboo forest
Can you imagine taking a walk and entering an authentic bamboo forest? It is not necessary to travel to distant lands to feel this experience that children and adults will love. In Muskiz, specifically, in the El Pobal neighborhood, we have a bamboo forest that arose from the canes brought from the Philippines at the end of the 19th century to this Biscay region. This forest is located in the Barbadun River basin, where we can also visit other historical points of interest, such as remains of old mills, forges or bridges.
Specifically, it is worth making a stop at the El Pobal ironworks, a building more than 500 years old where today we can still see live demonstrations of forging and fire. There are usually live demonstrations every Saturday, so don’t miss them!
See vintage cars in Galdames
Inside you will find more than 75 exclusive luxury vehicles, in perfect condition. There is no better family plan for automobile lovers of any age than to visit this exhibition. You will be able to see exclusive models from companies such as Hispano-Suiza, Ford, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Cadillac and Europe’s largest collection of Rolls-Royce.
Visit the old Gallarta mines
Bizkaia has a mining past that, without a doubt, has marked its history. In the Gallarta area (Abanto-Zierbena), we can visit the old iron deposits.
The visit to the Mining Museum of the Basque Country, but above all, the views from the viewpoint of the old Concha II mine are impressive for their depth, and from where we can see deposits, loading docks, wells and other vestiges of the mines, closed for decades.
Adventure in the Pozalagua cave
In Karratza there is a very special cave, adorned by the most important concentration of eccentric stalactites in the world. A new world that was discovered by chance in 1957, when several miners used an explosion to open a hole in the mountain that gave access to this previously unknown cavity.
Can you imagine discovering this underground universe with the only light of a flashlight? In Pozalagua it is possible. Live this beautiful adventure as a family that the little ones will love. With the Pozalagua Flashback experience, you will enter the cave completely in the dark, with the only help of a headlamp, just as its discoverers did. You dare?
