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Also known as Bilbo in Vasc, it´s the financial capital from the Vasc Country and home of the Guggenheim Museum in Spain. With ambitious architectural projects by Norman Foster and Calatrava designing the airport, Bilbao has become an attractive town for any traveller. The Bilbao's cultural calendar is hard to resist, with two of the best art galleries in Spain, six themed museums, contemporary art exhibitions and a continuous series of shows and opera, symphony orchestras, theater, dance, film ..

In the Heart of Bizkaia, the city is surrounded by fertile landscapes, forests, mountains, beaches and rugged coastlines that make Bilbao an excellent destination for any traveller.

Hotels and Accomodation in Bilbao. Where to Stay in Bilbao

What to Do in Bilbao | Where to Go

Guggenheim Museum: Abandoibarra Et. 2. Ph: (94) 435 9080.

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao's first exhibit included a collection of over 250 examples of cubist, futurist, constructivist and other 20th-century art movements

An amazing building, inside and out. The titanium panels reflect light in different colors, on different sides depending on the time of day...

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Arriaga Theatre

The Teatro Arriaga is the main opera house in Bilbao, It was built in Neo-baroque style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, the same architect that built the Bilbao´s City Hall. It is named after the spanish composer Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga

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Bilbao´s Old Town

During 2000, Bilbao has celebrated its 700th anniversary. Seven centuries of history which still survive in the streets and squares of Old Town, where visitors can admire the magic and charm of the historic downtown Bilbao that preserves the tradition and the dictates of it´s founding father, Don Diego Lopez de Haro.Narrow cobblestone streets, ancient bridges, churches and an ornamental Gothic Cathedral, which is part of the architectural heritage Bilbao

This medieval part from Bilbao you´ll find great restaurants, bars, and art galleries.

Euskalduna Palace(Euskalduna Jauregia)

The Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall was designed by architects Federico Soriano and Dolores Palacios was opened in February 1999, contains a variety of spaces, functioning as a conference center, opera house and concert hall.

Chavarri Palace

Base of the Civil Government since 1943, it was built for the Chavarry Family by architect Atanasio de Anduiza under a project of the belgium architect Paul Hankar. The Chavarry Family was a wealthy financial and industrial elite family in Bilbao

Deusto University | Studying in Bilbao

This is a private university within the Deusto District(Bilbao) with a smaller campus in San Sebastian(Guipuzcoa). The oldest building, "La Literaria", you can study Law

Events|Festivals in Bilbao|Where to Stay in Bilbao

Semana Grande Bilbao

Festival BBK 2009: The Police, REM, Kravitz, every year in Bilbao from the 9th to the 11th of july.

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Semana Grande "Big Week"

10 days of live music, events, live shows, fireworks, gastronomy, tastings, beer, wine and kalimotxo(wine&coke)

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Nightlife in Bilbao, Tapas, What to Do in Bilbao

By Bilbao´s Old Town you´ll find great bars and restaurants for a drink, dinner or simply a "tapa" until the very late hours of the night.

Café Pub Witch: Alternative music, pop, rock e internacional. Address: Cosme Echevarrieta, 4

Alambique: Mixed music from jazz to lounge Address: Alda. Urquijo, 37

Blue Moon: Coffees and Cocktails. Address: C/ Henao, 6

Cab: Music, pop, rock, internacional Dr. Address: Areilza, 27

Café Teatro Mistyk: Music day and night. Address: Ercilla, 1 (corner of Mazarredo)

Crystal: Dance music. Address: Plaza Venezuela, 1

Bilbomusic, Zorrozaurre Congreso: House Music Add: Muelle de Uribitarte, 4

Consorcio: To start the night off. Barrecale Barrena

Tiffanys: Live Shows in Francisco Macía, 11

Mirobar: Jazz and Lounge. Add: Alda. Mazarredo, 77

Conjunto Vacio(Empty Space): House Music. Muelle de la Merced, 4

WI FI Bilbao

There is 39 hotspots in Bilbao since 2008, by the city center, parks and main streets free of charge.

How to Get to Bilbao | Transportation in Bilbao

Airport: Bilbao´s Airport(BIO) was designed by the valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, it´s located 12 km from the city center, in the municipalities of Loiu and Sondika. The Bizkaibus A3247, links the airport to Bilbao´s city centre, arriving at the main bus station, close to the metro and train station.

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Buses(Termibus): In the city center, Gurtubay street nº1, we can get there by Metro(San Mamés), Tram(Zunzunegi Stop), or we can walk there from the train station.

Trains: From the train station we can get pretty much anywhere in Spain, it´s known too as the Concordia´s station, it´s wonderfull architecture will make a nice place to travel from. We can find the train staion in Bailén Kalea number 2, close to Bilbao´s Old Town.

Trams: Probably the best way to see Bilbao,we can go from and to anywhere in town.

Car Hire -Rent a Car in Bilbao: With numerous pick up and drop off points in Bilbao and surroundings.

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