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Museums Bilbao
7 Reviews You have to see the Guggenheim: and keep on seeing it, at different times of the day, on different days. It always looks different. As a work of art it's a masterpiece. As an art-gallery, it fails....
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Basque Country Bilbao
2 Reviews If you take a little tour along the basque coast north of Bilbao, you should stop at Matxitxako Cape, a lighthouse between Bakio and Bermeo. You must take a little road that goes to the cape from the...
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Cultural background Bilbao
4 Reviews I think a good way to find out about a culture is to listen to their music whether tradtional or modern. While in Bilbao and Basque Country I discovered an artist by the name of Fermin Muguruza. His...
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The Basque Country is a politicised area. This does not mean it is dangerous, it simply means that there is an awareness of the challenges of competiting nationalisms. In the photo, the Basque slogan says "Basque prisoners to the Basque Country", about a controversial Spanish government policy to send "political" prisoners outside the Basque country.The lower slogan is to remind tourists of their geography.
If there is one thing that never ceases to amaze me, it is the amount of time that the Basques spend cleaning.Maybe it happens in the whole of Spain, but I have only really noticed it in Pais Vasco. Bars, shops, houses, they are at it all the time. For me the funniest thing is when gin is used to disinfect the counters of bars (it is probably cheaper than bleach and just as effective!
When looking for places in Euskadi (the Basque Country), take care as places may have different names or spellings.San Sebastian is Donostia for example.Be aware that Virtual Tourist use the Castellano names for places in the Basque country, so you may not find Gernika but instead Guernica.This can cause confusion not only when surfing this excellent site but also when travelling around.
The Basques have lived in a way, a lot of years, that they have not building great cities (althoug now are Bilbo and Donosti)but have lived in strong proximity with the nature. In Gaztelugatxeko (Saint John) you can see an exemple of this.
AS Express Altube Hotel Zuia Basque Country
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Sheraton Bilbao Hotel Bilbao
4 Reviews and 164 Opinions This hotel is one of my favourite parts of this vacation. The rooms were amazing, like most...
Pension Bellas Artes San Sebastián
1 Review and 328 Opinions Having recently spent 3 nights at the Pension Bellas Artes, I would highly recommend this pension to...
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Q: Can anyone tell from his own experience what is the best Hotel Room Overlooking Guggenheim Museum and/or River ? Please send the...
A: We were very happy with both of our stays at Hotel Nervion. Our room overlooked the River and from it we could see the bridge that crosses over to the Guggenheim Museum...
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