Bilbao in the Basque Country has an extensive public transport network. Like many places, it includes buses, over-ground railways, trams and a metro system. But unlike many places, the underground train will take you to the beach: Line 1 terminates at Plentzia, on the mouth of a river a short walk from the coast.
From Plentzia Station you cross the river by an elegant footbridge, follow a tree-lined riverside walk, skirt a small harbour – and you’re within sight and sound of the surf. There can’t be too many underground railways that take you to the seaside – although the New York Subway will get you to Coney Island....and Brighton Beach (which, unlike its Sussex namesake, is more sand than pebbles).
Bilbao in the Basque Country has an extensive public transport network. Like many places, it includes buses, over-ground railways, trams and a metro system. But unlike many places, the underground train will take you to the beach: Line 1 terminates at Plentzia, on the mouth of a river a short walk from the coast. 
From Plentzia Station you cross the river by an elegant footbridge, follow a tree-lined riverside walk, skirt a small harbour – and you’re within sight and sound of the surf. There can’t be too many underground railways that take you to the seaside – although the New York Subway will get you to Coney Island....and Brighton Beach (which, unlike its Sussex namesake, is more sand than pebbles). 
