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A wonderful place to explore the Spanish Basque country. Excellent transport links ( bus and train) meant we didn't need our car . A lovely variety of restaurants and bars with fabulous food. Everyone here is so friendly - Great opportunity to practice your Spanish/Basque as not a lot of English spoken which we think makes it a more authentic experience. Loved it!

Great location and flat for a short stay on the Basque coast. Lovely atmosphere in the harbour area in the evenings. Lots of bars and places to eat. The nearby San Juan de Gaztelugatxe was fantastic to visit. I strongly recommend you arrive early to park and miss the crowds eg by 9am and wear trainers. It is quite a physical walk but very photogenic.

I was there on la Noche de San Juan, the summer solstice, and got to see the celebration in the plaza in front of the ayuntamiento. It was really cool to see and the people there were really friendly and willing to answer my questions and hang out with me for a while and make recommendations about what to do in the area. Also, if you make the trip up to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, which you absolutely must, there is a restaurant there with the best calamares I've ever had.

I love natural areas and Bermeo is good for this. I loved the Castillo Buitron with the surrounding woods and walks by the river. And I also visited the Urdbaidai Bird Observation place overlooking the marshes. Bermeo itself is quite nice too. I love historic cemeteries and these are plentiful and, of course, full of interesting Basque names. I found it difficult to find out about hiking trails in the forest, although I understand there are several along the coast..

I felt the prices were rather high for this town. The harbour area was nice with the usual bars and tapas etc., but areas around it were a bit dirty and tired and there wasn’t much to do or see. It is a stopover for those visiting the nearby hermitage, used as a film location for Game of Thrones but we were rather disappointed in the town itself.