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Old Town + Cathedral - Casco Viejo & El Arenal
53 Reviews Built in 1799 and rebuilt in 1986, the Arriaga is THE theatre in Bilbao, the place where the main plays and events take place, there you can see theatre, ballet, and many other shows. They have guided...
95 Reviews “Because it had elevator towers and stair towers in it, I started building a metaphoric visionary city, à la Fritz Lang. The catwalks and things became like freeways in the sky.” — Frank O. Gehry, on...
Near Bilbao...around Vizcaya / Bizkaia
16 Reviews It´s located in Gatika, a rural village between Mungia and Urduliz. You can go to Urduliz by metro and then take a bus to Mungia. Ask the bus driver for more information. It´s a castle in the middle...
8 Reviews This new pedestrian bridge over the Nervion river in Bilbao is part of an enterprising plan to reinvigorate the city, specially the river banks around the Guggenheim Museum. There is a nice view of...
13 Reviews A great little museum that you can enjoy in a few hours and not be over arted. There are some great pieces, El Greco, Murillo, Goya. While I visited they had a special exhibition of Artemisia...
THE GREATEST BISCAY TRANSPORTER BRIDGE
MaheshSamtani Says: Getting onto a transporter bridge is a real experience as it is not so common to live such an experience. Bilbao is home to the oldest transporter bridge which...
ISOZAKI ATEAK a.k.a Isozaki Gates
RudoElCojonudo Says: City Hall vs Santiago CalatravaThe 28th of February of 2007 Isozaki Ateak residential complex was opened to the public. This complex that joins Ensanche and...
DOÑA CASILDA PARK a.k.a. Parque de los Patos
RudoElCojonudo Says: It´s probably one of the biggest parks in Bilbao. His official name is Doña Casilda Park, but it´s whidely known as Parque de los Patos (Park of the Duck)...
RudoElCojonudo Says: It´s a famous square in the heart of the Old Part of Bilbao.There are many balconies all around the square, and they are full of flowers in spring and...
johngayton Says: Unfortunately I was too early for a visit to the Maritime Museum proper but the dock area around it is an open-air museum and art-space in its own right and so...
Looking For Somewhere To Rest The Feet?
johngayton Says: If your wanderings take you to the west of the Plaza Moyua you'll find the city's main park, the Parque de Dona Casilda, just off the Gran Via. This is the...
suvanki Says: Next to Estacion Bilbao a Santander is this tall building. It is the first building taller than 40 meters to be built in Bilbao. (It reaches 43 metres and has...
Bilbao-Santander Railway Station
suvanki Says: This was the building that I mentioned earlier that I'd return to, it is the Ferrocarril de Santander a Bilbao or the Bilbao to Santander Railway station. It is...
Ascensor de Begona - For Views over Bilbao
suvanki Says: Walking to the left side of the Church of San Nicholas, we pass along a narrow street- looking ahead there is a strange looking construction raised above the...
suvanki Says: Leaving the park, we come to the landmark church of San Nicolas. This area of the city was once inhabited mainly by the fishermen and their families.A small...
Parque del Arenal - The Bandstand
suvanki Says: One of the most attractive sights in this park is the Art Deco bandstand, where concerts can be watched /listened to, especially on Sundays, when the City Band...
suvanki Says: Parque de Arenal (Arenal Park) is a pleasant place to stroll through. The many trees give shelter from the sun. Some trees found here include oaks, maples,...
suvanki Says: I came across this interesting statue in the Parque de Arenal. It is a Statue of Balendin Enbeita (1906-1986), who was a well known Basque bertsolari...
suvanki Says: This is Bilbaos main theatre- I'm afraid that it was closed at the time of my visit, but the exterior is quite attractive, and you can see a bit of the inside...
Euskalduna Zubia / Puente Euskalduna
suvanki Says: Passing by the museum, and the Ria de Bilbao is an impressive Bridge - This is known as -Euskalduna Zubia in Euskara (Basque), Puente Euskalduna (Spanish) and...
suvanki Says: Leaving San Mames Stadium, It isn't long before we reach the banks of the Ria de Bilbao, and the area that used to be home to the Euskalduna Shipyard, where the...
Palacio Euskalduna de Congresos y de la Musica
suvanki Says: Adjacent to the Euskalduna Bridge is the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall, constructed on the old shipyards and designed to look like, and...
suvanki Says: I'd picked up a Bilbao city map at Santander Airport, which also had 3 guided walks -The Old Quarter (Casco Viejo), The Ensanche of Bilbao (The new district)...
Puente de Arenal - Arenal Bridge
suvanki Says: Walking down Navarra, we come to the River, and a bridge (one of the many in Bilbao) This is the Puente de Arenal.This was to be the third bridge that was built...
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4 Reviews and 166 Opinions This hotel is one of my favourite parts of this vacation. The rooms were amazing, like most...
1 Review and 396 Opinions When you enter the lobby of the Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao, you feel that somehow a part of the energy...
2 Reviews and 264 Opinions If you want comfort and a hotel with the most attentitive staff then you need to stay here. I stayed...
Reviews and photos of Bilbao attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Bilbao sightseeing.
Back on the Gran Via, and we're heading towards Abando, but there are still some interesting things to see. This stretch of Gran Via is pedestrianised in parts,...
155 members live in Bilbao
Q: I will be attending a conference with some colleagues and we have a limited budget after registration and transport are paid. I've...
A: Hi Patti! Have you looked at Booking.com, Venere.com or Hostelbookers? Also, VTers Hotel and accommodation pages for some suggestions. The above web sites offer reviews...
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It is hard to describe Bilbao. Spanish, but not Spain, Euskadi, but not Basque. True to its geography, it has always looked north, to the UK and Ireland and the industrial and trading...
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I don´t live in Bilbao, I live in Plentzia, a little town which is 25 kms from Bilbao, but I have studied there for 6 years and I have been working there for 6 months, so I now the city quite well. It...
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Come and explore Bilbao with Suvanki
Bilbao had been on my list of places to see for quite a while. Summer 2009, I found a chance to take advantage of cheap flights to follow part of Bruce Springsteens Spain leg of his European tour -I...
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Guggenheim Museum and much more...
Bilbao was till the 90s a grey big industrial town, economical heart of the Basque Country, in north Spain. But since the opening of a new Guggenheim Museum by the river, the city has reborn from its...
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The Camino Norte (1st section) – Irun to Santander
This page is about the1st section of “The Camino Norte” – Irun to Santander (and although we walked through Bilbao not really about Bilbao – but I had to put the page somewhere ;-) ) Planning the...
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