1 Best Sight in Bermeo, Bilbao and the Basque Country

The craft and history of fishermen and the fishing industry, from whales to anchovies, are the subject of this museum. The tower was built by native son Alonso de Ercilla y Zuñiga (1533–94), poet and eminent soldier. Ercilla's "La Araucana," an account of the conquest of Arauco (Chile), is considered one of the best Spanish epic poems.