Las Arenas

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.

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Type: Suburb with 25,100 residents
Description: human settlement in Getxo, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
Also known as: “Areeta” and “Areeta / Las Arenas”
Postal code: 48930

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vizcaya Bridge and Las Arenas.

Vizcaya Bridge

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The Vizcaya Bridge 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.

Las Arenas

Beach

Photo: Javierme, CC BY 3.0.

Las Arenas is a beach.

Areeta

Metro station

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Areeta is an underground station on Line 1 of the Bilbao Metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Areeta, in the municipality of Getxo. The station opened as part of the metro on 11 November 1995, replacing an older overground station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erromo and Portugalete.

Erromo

Neighborhood

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

Erromo is a neighborhood.

Portugalete

Town

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

Portugalete is a city and municipality west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in northern Spain. The city has 44,864 inhabitants and lies west of Bilbao, and as such is part of its metropolitan area.