About Sopela
- About 12,000 people live in Sopela.
- It lies in the Basque Country.
- Madrid, the largest city in Spain, is about 335 km away.
- For a bigger city, Getxo is about 3 km away.
- Close by: Leioa (6 km), Santurtzi (7 km) and Portugalete (7 km).
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Everyone in Sopela knows the local café, which is exactly why it works for a first date: public, easy to find, no pressure. A walk around town can come after.
More than 950,000 people live within 50 km of Sopela, in 33 towns and cities including Bilbao, Getxo and Santurtzi. You set the distance yourself in the filters, from 10 km up to 500 km — or choose “Any distance”.
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