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What to see and do in Sestao

What to see and do in Sestao (Bilbo Handia / Gran Bilbao, Bizkaia): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 3 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Sestao

Sestao
Village
Settlement first cited in the 1322 settlement charter of Portugalete as "Santa María de Sesto." It has 28,512 inhabitants (INE, 2025), compared to the historic peak of 40,374 reached in 1981.
Horno Alto n.º 1 de Sestao
Monument
Blast furnace put into operation in 1959 and shut down for good in 1995; it was declared a bien cultural (cultural asset) in 2005 as a testament to the industrial past of the Bilbao estuary.
Astillero de La Naval
Historical milestone
Shipyard founded in 1916 in Sestao, one of the major shipbuilding centers of northern Spain during the 20th century; it was declared a Bien Cultural (cultural asset) under the category of Especial Protección (Special Protection) in 2022.
Ocupación de Sestao en la Guerra Civil
Historical milestone
Sestao suffered intense bombing during the Civil War before being occupied by Francoist troops on 22 June 1937.
La primera mención escrita de Sestao
Historical milestone
The oldest documentary reference to Sestao appears in 1322, in the fuero (charter) of Portugalete, where the place is cited as 'Santa María de Sesto'.