Bilbao
Bilbao is a city in the Basque Country, in the North of Spain. There are 350,000 people living in Bilbao.
In Bilbao is the Nervión river, which ends in the Bay of Biscay. Bilbao has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Bilbao was an industrial city, but today it is a tourist city. There are many things to see in Bilbao:
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Modern Art)
- Bellas Artes Museum (Fine Art)
- University of Deusto
- Metro Bilbao (Bilbao's Underground)
- Bilbao's Town Hall
- Arriaga Theatre
- Casco Viejo (Old City)
- St. Jacob's Cathedral
- Virgin Begoña's Basilic
- Gran Vía (Great Avenue)
- Plaza del Sagrado Corazón (Christ's Holy Heart Square)
- San Mamés stadium
Bilbao Media
Statue of Diego López V de Haro, founder of the city
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Engraving depicting the city in the 18th century
Bombing of Bilbao during the Civil War, 5 June 1937
Abandoibarra and the Guggenheim Museum from the Iberdrola Tower
The estuary of Bilbao in the city
Palm trees during a sunny day in Bilbao
Demographic evolution, 1900–2005, according to the Spanish National Institute of Statistics
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Related pages
Other websites
- Bilbao's official website
- Bilbao's Chamber of Commerce official tourism website Archived 2019-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Scholars on Bilbao: This website encompasses academic works that analyse the urban regeneration of the city of Bilbao (e.g. strategic plans, infrastructures, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and dilemmas, cultural tourism, gentrification, uneven development, creative industries, artists ... etc).
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