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Bilbao/Bilbo (own language vasc) is the bigest
City of the Basque Country with 1.200.000 inhabitants. Was founded in Middle Age (XIVth.
C.). Always industrial center, the City has transphormed its character, specially in the old port area of Abandoibarra, where actually exist one of the most modern urban project, like the spectacular Guggenheim Museum with its metal building, the Congress and the Music Palaces. |
| The heart of the City remains to be the "Casco Viejo" (Old quarter) where you will find the Cathedral and Saint Anton Church. But specially there you will enjoy every evening, every day of the year the popular "txitkiteo" along the thousand small bars and tabernas taking the typical tapas and delicious local wines. |
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The Ria, around the Casco Viejo, brings you to
the Arenal where you will see the Arriaga Theatre. Later you will find the Consistorial House (XIXth. C.) and the University Avenue. Deusto is a quarter of the city with its own personality. In the "ensanche" yopu will discover a lot of squares like: Circular, Sagrado Corazón, Moyúa, etc. With modern buildings and old relics like the Saint Vicente Church, the Santa House of Misericordia and finally the Alhóndiga, first ironed building of the City. |
| Actually the main spot of Bilbao/Bilbo, is its magnificent Guggenheim Museum, in modern Art thematica, built by the architect Mr. Frank O.Gehry, in titanium, rock and glass. |
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