Tour through Bermeo's seafaring history

Bermeo is the most emblematic fishing town of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, and this tour sets out to explore it through a narrative combining history, legends, traditions and anecdotes. The guiding thread is not a timeline but the events and characters that have shaped the town's distinctive character: from the period when Bermeo was the political centre of Bizkaia, to the adventures of its sailors and the whaling past that shaped its economy and identity. The tour also draws attention to the role of women — the neskatillas — in the life of the town, a perspective often absent from conventional historical accounts. The informal, storytelling format makes this a way of understanding Bermeo beyond its façades and monuments, getting at what lies behind each street and each tradition. A meaningful stop for anyone travelling along the Basque coast who wants to understand the territory they are walking through.