{"id":3083,"date":"2025-07-28T12:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abao.org\/conoces-bilbao\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:46:42","slug":"meet-bilbao","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abao.org\/en\/meet-bilbao\/","title":{"rendered":"Our city in a couple of days"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\n\t\t
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Discover Bilbao<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t
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Bilbao, the gate to the Basque cultural universe, is an internationally renowned urban transformation reference that connects the architectural avant-garde with its industrial past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t

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In addition to the iconic <\/span>Guggenheim Museum<\/span><\/a>, the city <\/span>offers the<\/span> Paseo de Abandoibarra<\/span><\/a> promenade, the <\/span>Isozaki Towers<\/span><\/a> or the <\/span>Iberdrola Tower<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Metro Bilbao<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>\u00a0Diputaci\u00f3n Foral Palace<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Azkuna Zentroa<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Bas\u00edlica de Bego\u00f1a<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Santiago Cathedral <\/span><\/a>\u00a0or <\/span>San Mames<\/span><\/a> stadium, amongst other remarkable sights.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t

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The tour of the Nervion estuary and its bridges takes from the <\/span>Old Quarter<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 <\/span>La Ribera Market<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Arriaga Theatre<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>City Hall<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>University of Deusto<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Fine Arts Museum<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Euskalduna Bilbao<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Maritime Museum<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Sestao Blast Furnace<\/span><\/a> to <\/span>Bizkaia Bridge<\/span><\/a>, a World Heritage Site.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t

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Sport, tradition, gastronomy, leisure and culture are the distinguishing features that make Bilbao a unique and special place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t

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Moving around Bilbao by public transport<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t
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Moving around Bilbao is easy with a Barik Card or a Bilbao Bizkaia Card. <\/span>They can be purchased at Tourist Offices or <\/span>reserved online<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

By underground<\/a>: It enables travelling all around the city, visiting other towns such as Santurtzi or Portugalete or going to the beaches of Sopela and Plentzia.<\/span><\/p>\n

By tram<\/a>: The Bolueta-La Casilla route is a journey along Abandoibarra, with stops outside the Arriaga, the Guggenheim or San Mames.<\/span><\/p>\n

By bus<\/a>: There are <\/span>multiple lines<\/span><\/a> that connect all the most interesting spots in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

By bike<\/a>: There is a municipal automatic bike loan service.<\/span><\/p>\n

By boat: You can discover Bilbao by boat following the course of the estuary with companies that provide this service.<\/span><\/p>\n

Artxanda Funicular<\/a>: It goes up Mount Artxanda from Campo Volant\u00edn to the best viewpoint of Bilbao.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tRECITAL BY ASMIK GRIGORIAN AND LUKAS GENIU\u0160AS\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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