Getxo Municipality

Located on the coast of Bizkaia - surrounded by the bay of the Abra and characterised by its spectacular cliffs-12 km from Bilbao, the city council of Getxo has an area of 11.64 km². With a moderate warm and humid climate, the temperatures that are reached are smooth, in either winter or in summer.

In addition to the beaches, that continue attracting visitors and tourists; the city council also has emblematic buildings, green zones, outstanding strolls and places that allow sport practices (navigation, scuba-diving, paragliding, etc).

The city council has five underground stops, plenty of useful bus routes and in just a few minutes you can reach the airport of Loiu, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) or in Bilbao, among others.

The history of Getxo goes back to the early Middle Ages around the church of Santa Maria. Since then, up until the end of the XVIII century the inhabitants mostly consisted of farmers, cattle farmers and fishermen. These last ones were concentrated at the port of the district of Algorta. In the XIX century the district of Las Arenas was born. This soon became a tourist zone for the upper class to spend the summer thanks mainly to its extended beach. Nevertheless, when the construction of the outer port of Bilbao forced a raised wharf on this beach, the tourism moved towards the port of Algorta and the district of Las Arenas acquired a more residential character. The District of Neguri arose at the beginning of the XX century as the winter residence of wealthy families mainly coming from Bilbao and Madrid. Later, after the sixties, the construction of houses democratised things and a great number of families belonging to the middle-class moved there.

A Great Urban Natural shopping center with numerous Shops, Hospitality and Service companies, who offer wealth as well as a variety of articles and quality services.

At present, Getxo has a population of approximately 84,000 inhabitants, of which 85.46% are younger than 64 years and 52.13% are women. Most of the population in employment, 66.3% in fact, are working in the tertiary sector, a sector that in Getxo constitutes the base of its economy and is formed by an open and varied commercial and services supply, as well as by a of high level hospitality sector. There is hardly any industrial activity at all. Agriculture and the cattle ranch are concentrated in the countryside of the district of Santa Maria and the fishing in the port of Algorta has practically disappeared in the same way as the economic activity has left in the tourism sector.

In short, Getxo is a modern city council; a Great Urban Natural shopping Centre in which there are located numerous shops, hospitality and services companies, which offer wealth as well as a variety of articles and quality services. Its inhabitants enjoy a level of high quality life and all those that approach to visit it, have many possibilities to enjoy their stay.