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Bilbao

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897,1675,65

San Sebastián

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408,684,116

Vitoria

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92,157,25

Bermeo

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35,45,0

Fuenterrabía

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23,32,0

Guernica y Luno

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21,30,0

Pasajes de San Juan

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29,34,0

Cestona

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4,7,0

Mundaca

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4,3,2

Axpe

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2,2,0

Portugalete

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16,36,1

Irùn

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5,3,10

Las Arenas

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9,14,0

Guetaria

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35,49,0

Elciego

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1,4,1

Plencia

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4,4,0

Sopelana

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5,7,1

Salvatierra

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5,6,0

Loyola

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0,2,0

Azpeitia

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1,10,0

Orduña

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2,3,2

Oñate

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1,4,0

Lequeitio

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0,6,0

Laguardia

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4,19,7

Santa Cruz de Campezo

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0,3,0

Elorrio

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9,35,0

Azcoitia

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2,8,0

Triano

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0,3,0

San Vicente de Baracaldo

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0,0,1

Leza

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1,3,0

Arrízala

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3,5,0

Pro

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  Beautiful and varied scenery on the route, Well way-marked with interesting places to stay 


Con

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  Expensive 


In a nutshell

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  The will of to be 

 

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Bilbao  

Guggenheim Museum & Puppy

Guggenheim Museum & Puppy, Bilbao

 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... 

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Old Town + Cathedral - Casco Viejo & El Arenal

Old Town + Cathedral - Casco Viejo & El Arenal, Bilbao

 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... 

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Airport

Airport, Bilbao

 18 Reviews   I flew from Bilbao to Seville by Vuelling. I'd booked my flight online prior to departing the UK. A bus to the airport leaves regularly from San Mames Bus station (every 20 minutes). Service 3247.... 

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Near Bilbao...around Vizcaya / Bizkaia

Near Bilbao...around Vizcaya / Bizkaia, Bilbao

 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... 

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Underground - Metro

Underground - Metro, Bilbao

 20 Reviews  Bilbao has a simple modern (inaugurated November 11th 1995) Metro designed by the leading architect Norman Foster. There are only two lines, running either side of the river before converging in a... 

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Near Bilbao

Near Bilbao, Bilbao

 18 Reviews  Another old funicular railway and a very picturesque one can be found in a town on the left bank of the Nervion, between Bilbao and the sea. It starts in the town of Trapagaran which can be reached... 

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Zubizuri (White bridge)

Zubizuri (White bridge), Bilbao

 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... 

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Museums

Museums, Bilbao

 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... 

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by Tram

by Tram, Bilbao

 5 Reviews  Impressed by the public transport network in Bilbao. Used the bus and underground a couple of times but the tram was our preferred way of getting around. Prices are not expensive and you see a whole... 

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Museums

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

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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Sheraton Bilbao Hotel

 4 Reviews and 162 Opinions  This hotel is one of my favourite parts of this vacation. The rooms were amazing, like most... 

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Cultural background

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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San Sebastián  

Pension Bellas Artes

 1 Review and 327 Opinions  Having recently spent 3 nights at the Pension Bellas Artes, I would highly recommend this pension to... 

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 If you are travelling Anywhere and using a Rucksack / Backpack as your luggage then I would Strongly recommend that you use some form of Rucksack / Backpack... 

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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... 

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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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The Tunnel Route Camino, Irun to Santo Domingo

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 This page is about my Camino from Irun to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. It is really a link path that joins the Camino Norte to The Camino Frances, So isn’t exactly over-run with Perigrino’s (Pilgrims)... 

2

THE BASQUE COUNTRY-PAYS BASQUE-PAIS VASCO

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 Euskadi (as they call it over there), is a region located for 3/4 in the north-west of Spain and 1/4 in the south-west of France, with the Pyrenees in between the two countries. This area has got a...... 

3

Euskadi

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 The Basque Country is a loosely defined region at the north of the Iberian Peninsular. It stretches from Bayonne in the north (in France), down through Biarritz, past San Sebastian (Donostia), and... 

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The more specyal piece

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 If Europe was a museum (for a traveler, in some way it is), basque country could be the more specyal piece of him. The basque language, are the only language in the world who have not known family....... 

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Basque Country an ancient nation in Europe

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 This is the Gorbeia mountain betwen Araba and Bizkaia 

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