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View of GaldamesEtxaburu · CC BY-SA 4.0

Galdames

Village

Galdames is a town, valley, and municipality located in the Biscay province of the autonomous community of Basque Country, Spain.

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Main sights are Santa Maria Magdalena and Arenaza caves, both situated in Triano mountain range and the latter containing stalactites and rest of mining operations. The medieval Torre Loizaga is located in Concejuelo, which is now the site of a classic car museum.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Galdames
Province
Bizkaia
Autonomous community
País Vasco
Population (INE 2025)
829
Altitude
441 m
Area (IGN)
43.7 km²
District
Las Encartaciones
Postcode
48191
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What to see

  1. 1Cueva de Arenaza
  2. 2Infraestructura Hidraulica del Taller-Ferreria del Pobal
  3. 3Ferreria - Molino de Olla
  4. 4Infraestructura Hidraulica de La Ferreria - Molino de Olla
  5. 5Infraestructura Hidraulica de La Ferreria - Molino de Valdibian
  6. 6Molino de Valdibian
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Camino Natural Via Verde de Galdames a Sopuerta
  2. 2Hiking: GR 123 · Vuelta a Bizkaia
  3. 3Hiking: PR-BI 106 · Cinturón de Hierro
  4. 4MTB: Peñas Blancas - Peñas Negras
  5. 5MTB: Peñas Negras Ekoetxea - El Regato
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  • 1 place to stayIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Accommodation

    1 place to stay in Galdames

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  • 2 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    2 restaurants in Galdames

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  • 5 experiencesIllustrative photo · Enrique Amigo · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    5 experiences in Galdames

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Phone: 946 50 41 54
    • Official website: www.galdames.org
    • Email: idazkaritza.galdames@bizkaia.org

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Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes80 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes99 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes36 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, petrol stations, banks, ATMs, supermarkets, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, nursery school, primary school, secondary school, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Galdames Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Galdames

1 registered place to stay

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