Blog post updated in May 2024
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a must-visit if you are in the region.
Easily accessible from Bilbao and San Sebastian, it’s the perfect excursion.
You can bring your sandwich and eat it on a bench along the path leading to the island.
Next to the hermitage, there is also a small covered area where you can rest and have a meal, sheltered from the wind.
On the mainland, there is also the Eneperi bar-restaurant, which offers very nice views.
It is impossible to sleep on the site as it is an island.
I strongly recommend staying in Bilbao or San Sebastián and using both cities as a starting point to explore the region.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe is a unique and charming place.
Enjoying the view it offers of the impressive cliffs and the Basque coast is magical for the visitor who has had the opportunity to climb there.
I sincerely hope to have sparked in you the desire to go and visit this special place.
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