Hiking

The Mansion and Villa Route

The Mansion and Villa Route

Experience a scenic walk through fields and orchards to the Chapel of Santa Úrsula, followed by a tour of Bakio's luxurious mansion houses from the early 20t...
From the post office (close to the Town Hall) our walk takes us through fields and fruit orchards towards the Chapel of Santa Úrsula, in the Urkizaur district. From there, there is a track that runs half way up the hillside towards the coast, dropping down to the beach beside Lafita House, an innovative example of 1960’s architecture. We shall take a tour of the village on our way back while we take in an exceptional set of sumptuous mansion houses in a range of styles (2nd French Empire, Neo-Basque, Neo-Cantabrian, etc.) built at the beginning of the 20th century, when Bakio became a summer holiday venue for Bilbao’s privileged classes.