With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, having your own car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much more difficult to soak up everything that Arrigunaga Beach, 40 miles away, has to offer. Sopelana Beach, Vizcaya Bridge and Estuary of Bilbao alone make the drive out worthwhile. The locals are also likely to point you toward Punta Galea, 40 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, let it be Sopelana Beach. (But we’d also recommend Vizcaya Bridge and Estuary of Bilbao.)