9 Sights in Bilbao, Spain (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Bilbao, Spain! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Bilbao. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao (Biscay), Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. It was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works of art. It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
The Arriaga antzokia in Basque or Teatro Arriaga in Spanish is an opera house in Bilbao, Spain. It was built in Neo-baroque style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, the same architect that built the city hall. It is named after Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga, known in his time as the "Spanish Mozart".
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Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of more than 347,000 as of 2023. The Bilbao metropolitan area has 1,037,847 inhabitants, making it the most populous metropolitan area in northern Spain; with a population of 875,552, the comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.
4. Maman
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture in several locations by the artist Louise Bourgeois. The sculpture, which depicts a spider, is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (9.27 x 8.91 x 10.24 metres). It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs and its abdomen and thorax are made of rubbed bronze.
5. Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (la Quinta Parroquia)
The church of San Francisco de Asís, also known as the fifth parish, is an eclectic-neo-Gothic temple from the late nineteenth century located in the city of Bilbao. Its main façade is located on Hurtado de Amézaga Street, very close to Zabalburu Square.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (Bilbao) (ES), Website
6. Europa parkea / Parque Europa
Europa Park is a municipal park in the city of Bilbao, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is located between the districts of Begoña and Ocharcoaga-Churdínaga, between the neighborhoods of Ocharcoaga, Churdínaga and Santuchu.
7. Iglesia de San José de la Montaña / San Jose Mendikoaren eliza
The Church of San José de la Montaña de los Reverendos Padre Agustinos is a Catholic temple of neo-Gothic style located in the town of Bilbao that began to be built in 1906, being inaugurated on the eve of its owner, on March 18, 1918.
8. Sarrikoko parkea / Parque de Sarriko
Sarriko Park is the park of Bilbao, located in the neighborhood of Ibarrekolanda (Deustu). The park takes its name from the Sarriko peak and is located between the neighbourhoods of Ibarrekolanda and San Pedro de Deusto. It is the largest and most important park in the first district.
9. Teatro Campos Elíseos antzokia
The Campos Elíseos Theatre in Basque is an opera house in Bilbao, Spain. It was inaugurated in 1902. It is one of the most important theaters in Bilbao and the most technically advanced theater in Spain.
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