Bilbao Vacations, Basque, Spain

Spain's northern industrial port city, Bilbao, is the political capital of the nationalistic Basque people who inhabit Spain's three northern provinces, an area known collectively as Euskadi. The city is not beautiful - the buildings are soot-stained and the Nervion River running through it is one of Spain's most polluted waterways, but Bilbao does have some surprises to offer visitors, and there are plenty of attractions in the surrounding countryside and around the coast on the Bay of Biscay which can be easily reached on excursions by rail or road.

The main attraction in the city is the controversial Guggenheim Museum, relatively new on the scene, having been opened in 1997. The city fathers regard this avant-garde building as the beginning of the city's revitalisation, which has also recently acquired a new metro system and airport terminal. Bilbao has some good beaches and a few scenic spots - a favoured picnic site is on Monte Archanda, north of the old town, accessible by funicular. Of the beaches Getxo is the favourite, particularly with surfers, and features a 100-year-old suspension bridge and some lively bars and nightclubs.

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Things To Do and See in Bilbao

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao
American architect Frank Gehry is responsible for this architectural

masterpiece: this fantastic chrome and metal creation houses a large collection

of modern and contemporary art, a continuation of the Guggenheim legacy.
Attraction type: Art museum; Architectural building

Museo Arqueologico e Historico Vasco, Bilbao
Attraction type: History museum

Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao
This small museum is now gaining international fame for its

surprisingly rich collection of Spanish and Basque paintings and sculpture.
Attraction type: Art museum

Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art

(Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro), Bilbao
Attraction type: Art museum

Casco Viejo, Bilbao
An old, pleasant neighborhood best known for its open-air food markets,

where shoppers can buy some of the freshest and best-tasting fruit and

vegetables in Europe.
Attraction type: Neighborhood; Historic walking area

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