The resort has it's very own island Credit: Getty Images - Getty. Aer Lingus currently have flights to nearby Bilbao Airport from just €40 in September.. And with hotels starting from €46, a ...

August holidays do not have to cost a fortune. During the peak holiday season, flights to this city are as low as £30.

Visitors to northeastern Spain rarely make it to this little-explored Basque region curled around Bilbao, where sandy coves, rock hermitages and mythology-soaked hills beckon adventurous souls.