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Areeta, Getxo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Areeta, recorded also as Las Arenas, is a neighbourhood of Getxo built over beach sand at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao.
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Where to stay in Areeta
One nearby area has its own guide — here's what it is best for.
GetxoSpainthe second Getxo address when Areeta is fullAlgorta
Algorta measures about three kilometres from Areeta inside the same municipality of Getxo, which makes it the obvious alternative without leaving the Estuary of Bilbao behind.Algorta →Hotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Few places to stay in Areeta — most visitors book in Bilbao nearby.
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Churches & Religious Sites
3- Basilica of Santa María, Portugalete Heritage
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Getxo) Heritage
- Church of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, Las Arenas
Castles & Historic Sites
3- Palacio San Joseren Heritage
- Monument to Víctor Chávarri Heritage
- Monument to Evaristo de Churruca
Stadiums & Sports
1- Campo Municipal de Gobela
Landmarks & Notable Places
8- Casa Torre de Salazar Heritage
- Casa de Elías López Bustamante Heritage
- Edificio Vicenta Durañona Heritage
- Casa Zubizarreta Heritage
- Gizarte Etxea Heritage
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- Babcock & Wilcox herria Heritage
- Villa Nueva Kooperatiba Heritage
- Casa De Carlos Prado Heritage
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About Areeta
What are the main landmarks in Areeta?
The list is unusually domestic. Casa de Elías López Bustamante, Casa Zubizarreta, Casa Senditzuegi and Edificio Vicenta Durañona fill much of it, alongside the Church of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes and the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Monuments to Evaristo de Churruca and Víctor Chávarri stand among them, and the Campo Municipal de Gobela and Restaurante Jolastoki appear on the same record.
Some entries are not in Areeta at all. The Basilica of Santa María, the Casa Torre de Salazar and the Rialia Museum of Industry are recorded at Portugalete.
What is the history of Areeta?
Areeta is young ground. The neighbourhood was built over the sands of a beach in the early 20th century, where the Gobela Creek spread into a diffuse delta at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, and the record keeps Las Arenas as its other name. Industry left its marks on the file.
Babcock & Wilcox herria, El Progreso sozietate kooperatiboa and Villa Nueva Kooperatiba sit beside the villa names, and Evaristo de Churruca and Víctor Chávarri are commemorated in stone.
Where is Areeta?
Areeta lies at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao on sand the Gobela Creek left behind, with Algorta the next neighbourhood of Getxo along.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Areeta?
Areeta: a room between the Gobela Creek and the Church of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. Algorta: the second Getxo address when Areeta is full. Bilbao: the city that gives the Estuary of Bilbao its name.
Good for
Another area in Getxo
Updated October 2026