Basque Industrial tourism
The culture of work
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Basque Industrial tourismThe culture of work
From the exploitation of mineral resources by the Romans to the rise of the steel industry in the last century, including the exploitation of water and fishery resources, productive activities have formed the landscape and population of the Basque Country - in short, the land and its people.
Farmsteads, manufacturers of berets and playing cards that now form part of a network of museums and centres, some of them still working, to enable us to discover a region's realities, its history and its economic activities, its working memory, to understand its urban development and its surroundings.
The European Route of Industrial Heritage, known by the acronym ERIH, is a network that links up and brings together the main tourist resources related to Europe’s industrial past. The Basque Country has been part of the ERIH as a Regional Route. The 34 industrial resources existing are included in this network.
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The Salt Valley in Añana is currently one of the most spectacular and best preserved cultural landscapes in Europe. The Añana salt flats, are one of the oldest salt factories in the world.
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This is a 19th century textile factory, located in a beautiful spot, less than 2 km from the historic centre of Balmaseda. Its main activity was the production of knitted woollen garments, among which our famous txapela stands out.
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The Basque Railway Museum of Azpeitia offers an insight into the Basque Country's railway history, by means of an exhibition of more than sixty trains which have been completely restored and are now in working order. It is one of the most important museums of its type in Europe.
Edificio Ilgner
Former Dolomite Factory Museum
El Pobal Ironworks
Getxo Villas Promenade
Santa Catalina Lighthouse
Altos Hornos de Vizcaya - Blast Furnace N°1
Rialia Industry Museum
Itsasmuseum Bilbao maritime museum
Basque Country's Mining Museum
Larreineta Funicular Railway
Ancient and Classic Cars Museum (Loizaga Tower)
Agurtza Tuna Boat
Industrial Landscape of the River Lea and Marierrota
Konsoni Lantegia. Basque Country Industrial Movable Heritage Deposit
Bizkaia bridge
Igartza Monuments
Agorregi Foundry and Mills
Arditurri Mines
Mutiloa Mines and Ormaiztegi Viaduct
Irugurutzeta Mines
Albaola, The sea factory of the basques
Mater Ecoactive Ship
Igeldo Funicular Railway
Aizpea mines
Mirandaola Iron Valley
Armoury Industry Museum
Machine-Tool Museum
Basque Maritime Museum
Museum Cemento Rezola
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Discover our industrial past in an immersive experience
