Three years after the approval of the Sustainable Tourism Plan in Destination, an initiative aimed at establishing Sestao as a benchmark for industrial tourism in Euskadi and enhancing its appeal through sustainable, innovative actions, several initial projects are now being completed. Among these is the first section of the cycle path that will link the town with Barakaldo.

This bike path, which is expected to reach the Kaiku area and connect with the Urban neighborhood, already has one kilometer open, running between the La Benedicta promenade and Txabarri street. This new route connects with one of Sestao's main tourist attractions, the Blast Furnace. Additionally, 20 signs for drivers and 17 posts for pedestrians have been installed to indicate various heritage, cultural, and industrial resources.

Furthermore, the City Council has created a digital brochure with the most relevant tourist information, hosted on the municipal website. Alongside these actions, work to provide a pier and a balcony overlooking the estuary in La Benedicta, the expansion of the tourist office, and a tourism app are also nearing completion. For this entire plan, Sestao has received 2.1 million euros through the Basque Government, sourced from Next Generation funds.

He also emphasized that the Sustainable Tourism Plan in Destination “allows progress towards a more accessible, innovative, and sustainable municipality, leveraging resources that are part of our history and contributing to generating new opportunities for local development.”

The director of Tourism and Hospitality of the Basque Government was present at the event where these interventions were reviewed, highlighting that all these actions in Sestao “will contribute to the development of more relevant tourism.” Globally, she affirmed that the plan has channeled over 80 million euros in European funds into 34 projects across various Basque regions and municipalities.