The Parte Vieja and pintxos

What it is

The old town, a compact grid of streets packed with bars, each serving pintxos — small plates on the counter, taken by hand, paid for at the end on trust.

Getting there

Between the bay and the river, walkable from everywhere.

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When to go

From about eight. The custom is one or two pintxos in each bar and then move on.

On a student budget

The great equaliser in an expensive city: pintxos run roughly €2.50–4 each, so four bars and four glasses of txakoli is dinner for €20-odd. Watch what locals do — you take a plate, you keep count, you tell them at the end.

Prices and times last checked August 19, 2026. Treat figures as indicative.