Stephen Branley's photos with the keyword: Portugalete

A view from Las Arenas across the river Nervión to Portugalete. The beautiful yellow building is the tourist office. It dates from 1888 and was once the train station for the first trains that connected Portugalete with Bilbao city centre, it was called “Estación de la Canilla.” In the background is the 15th century 'Basilica de Santa Maria'. The little green ferry runs between the two towns every 2 minutes and costs 20c per person...

Not a bridge in the truest sense of the word, but the locals call it the 'Puente Colgante' ('hanging bridge'). It's the world's oldest transporter. Designed by Alberto Palacio, one of Gustave Eiffel's disciples and built in 1893. It links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, north of Bilbao in the Basque Country, crossing the mouth of the Ibaizabal River...