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Municipality in Basque Country, Spain
Photo: User:Javierme Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Balmaseda is a town of 7,700 people (2018) in Vizcaya, Basque Country. A small and charming Basque town near the border with Burgos. Nestled in the mountains, it is an excellent base for exploring the wilderness.
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Town Hall
With its impressive columns.
Restaurant
Restaurant
By bus
BizkaiBus has service between Bilbao bus terminal and Balmaseda. Balmaseda does not have a bus station, so the drop-off point is the same as the pick-up point.
By train
Cercanias runs up to two trains an hour to Balmeseda station from Bilbao La Concordia on line C4 taking just under an hour. Barik transport cards can be used.
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