🇪🇸 Bilbao

📍 About Bilbao

The Guggenheim by Gehry transformed the industrial city into a cultural reference point. Basque cuisine and pintxos are unparalleled.

🗺️ What to do & see in Bilbao

• ✅Visit the Guggenheim Museum and its titanium architecture
• ✅Stroll through the Old Town and its Seven Streets
• ✅Try pintxos in the bars in the center
• ✅Take the funicular to Mount Artxanda to see the estuary
• ✅Explore the Ribera Market
• ✅Take a trip to the Portugalete Suspension Bridge

🏛️ Must-see attractions in Bilbao

• ⭐Guggenheim Museum
• ⭐Old Town and the Seven Streets
• ⭐Vizcaya Suspension Bridge
• ⭐Ribera Market
• ⭐Plaza Nueva
• ⭐Arriaga Theatre

🍽️ Local cuisine in Bilbao

• 🍴Pintxos, varied bites served at the bar
• 🍴Cod al pil pil, emblematic Basque dish
• 🍴Marmitako, seafood stew with bonito and potatoes
• 🍴Txuleton, grilled beef chop
• 🍴Txakoli, young and slightly sparkling white wine

💡 Travel tips for Bilbao

• 💡Spring and summer offer the driest weather
• 💡It's a good idea to bring an umbrella due to the frequent Atlantic rain
• 💡The pintxos route is done from bar to bar
• 💡The metro and trams connect the city well
• 💡The Old Town is ideal for exploring on foot