Beautiful cathedral in the center of Bilbao but you have to pay to go in. You get an audio guide and entrance into another church. Very beautiful inside and there is a courtyard that you can go and see.

Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Bilbao - the Roman Catholic church in Bilbao that serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Bilbao and has the dignity of a minor basilica. The main facade of the basilica overlooks the Plazuela de Santiago.

Fantastic piece of Old Bilbao. Definitely worth seeing.

The sacristy and cloister are especially good, with a display of fine historical vestments and a lovely garden. The main parts of the church have undergone extensive restoration and no longer have the spirit of the ages hanging in the air. There is a comprehensive audio tour available in many languages which my son (11) enjoyed. The admission fee of 6€ could be a turn off to some, but it gave me peace of mind that I was not intruding on someone else's sacred time.

A place worth a visit if you are in Bilbao, some impressive arts, beautiful stained glasses and interesting architecture. I particularly loved the rose window. The staff were polite, helpful, friendly and pleasant. One thing I really liked was how the tour of the cathedral is set up. You're given a device which explains details about different part of the cathedral, each point has a number and you can do the tour in your pace, repeat or escape a particular part etc.

Small but beautiful cathedral. The mass was very spiritual and the choir was angelical!

Although the outside looks a bit run down the inside of this gothic cathedral is perfectly maintained. It's not as large as other Cathedrals lacking a choir, but it still makes a potent impact on the visitor with its rib vaulted ceiling, arches and stain glass windows. A bit pricey at 6 euros but still well worth the visit. For me the finest church is in Páis Vasco.

Beautiful well-maintained cathedral in the heart of the old town. Not too crowded. It gets 5 stars because of the good audioguide.

I did not visit the Cathedral internally as they have now introduced a charge of €5 for tourists which I thought was excessive. If it was €1 or €2 i would have gone in. Please reconsider these charges as less will bring more in this instance. The open space and fountain are worth taking a trip for. You can relax with a drink of your choice in one of the courtyard cafes in front of the church and enjoy the architecture and watch the people go by.

Visited this cathedral to buy the camino credential. It is not free for the entrance but when you buy the credential(2€) it is free. The lady in the shop didn’t know where the next yellow arrow locates and it will be hard to find one. But you can find the route easily online (either walk to the river side then along the river or walk to the south then you find alternative way).

Lovely cathedral and cloisters. Was very historic and beautiful. English audio guide was grand but some bits and bobs were missing from it! Worth a stop.

Absolutely worth it to go here 100% recommend

Beautiful cathedral in the heart of the old town. Very reasonable price to visit and there is an audio guide available (although we weren’t offered it when we visited). Even without the audio guide, it was a great experience and well worth the visit - it’s beautiful and quite impressive.

Beautiful place would definitely go back again

Naturally not the biggest cathedrals in Spain but still beautiful. Stained glass are wonderful and their audio guide is just on point - does not overwhelm with information / details.

Sehr schöne Kathedrale, der Audioguide ist wirklich ausführlich und die Kathedrale ist wirklich den Besuch wert. Das Kloster und der Klostergarten sind ebenfalls sehr schön.

I know it’s weird to write a negative review about a cathedral, but the woman working there on the evening of 7/4/23 was just a horrible representative for the cathedral. She was rudely turning people away a half hour before closing without explanation. At first I thought it was just us, but she did the same thing to two other groups visitors right after us. Maybe she was just having a bad day.

While the Santiago de Bilbao isn't the biggest cathedral in Spain, it is by far one of the most peaceful, beautiful, and historic. A true hidden gem!! History and architecture lovers alike will love this place. The audio guides were fantastic (well worth 6 bucks) but honestly taking in the cloister gardens was my favorite part. A must-see if you are even remotely near Bilbao!

Nice cathedral. An entrance ticket is required, and the ticket comes with an (extensive) audio guide.

Terrible service, while waiting to buy the ticket I wanted to start downloading the audio guide. The girl covered the qr code and was very rude saying I had to buy a ticket first. Of course I was going to buy a ticket, that's why I was waiting in line, what use would the guide be without visting anyway? She treated me like a thief, very rude and unfriendly, needles to say i didn't visit the cathedral.

Was not adventurous enough to visit the place as it was surrounded by weirdos and drug weirdos. Pretty smelly place

Outside is beautiful, enter ticket is 6 euros, in the heart of the historical part of Bilbao

First time I pay to go in a church, oh well, if it helps 🤷‍♂️ And you get an audioguide. Omg. The near death experience 😱 the guy was so detailing everything, argh. Interesting but please, faster, with joy in you voice😄

A very fine cathedral lots to see and reflect upon.

Reasonably impressive church which costs 5 Euro to enter. This also includes entrance to another smaller church close by and audio guide. Even though I don't like paying to visit a church, there is no doubt that it is impressive

09/04/2019 Catedral de Santiago (St. James' Cathedral) Santiago Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Bilbao. The temple was originally built during the 14th-15th centuries as Bilbao's main parish church, and was only declared cathedral in 1950 when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bilbao was officially created.

Stop here on a cruise to look around the town and the catedral is lovely

Nice place