Bilbao, a place to visit
Bilbao is one of the most beautiful cities in northern Spain. The city of the Basque Country provides a wide cultural and gastronomic offer, impressive historic buildings and other places to visit. Rent a car at the airport and see Bilbao, a place to visit.
To begin your journey, you could visit the most modern and innovative areas, at Paseo Campo Volantín find the funicular Artxanda where you can get on and enjoy views of the city at over 800 meters high to get an initial idea of the city.
The next stop is the impressive Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, advancing along the Paseo Uribitarte this museum is one of the symbols of the city. Inside you can see a great art exhibition.
For lunch you have a bar in the museum or bars around where you can taste the typical Bilbao skewers.
The shopping area of the city of Bilbao is Ensanche and Gran Vía Don Diego López de Haro, where you can find many shops with some of the most internationally recognized brands. In this area you will also find some landmark buildings like Chavarri Palace or the Palace of the Provincial Council. Near the Eixample you will find the Plaza Euskadi, one of the best parks in the city.
You get here across the estuary to the Jardines del Arenal, at this point you will be in front of the gateway to the historic center, the old town of Bilbao. Within the old town there are many alleys that you can go and see in them the traditional shops of Bilbao
One of the most popular areas of the old town is “The 7 streets”, where you can visit the Ribera Market, Santiago Cathedral or the stock exchange building.
These are some of the most popular areas of Bilbao but if you do not want to miss any corner of the city come and meet the wonderful city of Bilbao.