Bilbao, the trendy city
🌿 TYPE OF TRIP
Culture and Gastronomy.
🤔 BEST TIME TO TRAVEL TO BILBAO
Spring and summer are the best times to visit this city and enjoy everything it has to offer.
✔ WHAT TO DO IN BILBAO
Bilbao has successfully cultivated an interest in new architecture and the renewal of its beautiful urban landscape, centered around the estuary, while simultaneously enriching this offering with a vibrant cultural scene that continually draws attention to the city. The Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts are must-sees. The Old Town is the heart of this city, which boasts over 700 years of history, and is the place where you can experience the most authentic Bilbao atmosphere.
🌮 YOU CAN'T LEAVE BILBAO WITHOUT TRYING IT
It's essential to go for pintxos at Gure Toki or Sorginzulo in Plaza Nueva. Try one of the city's star dishes: bacalao al pil pil (cod in pil pil sauce). And finish with a carolina, a puff pastry tart topped with meringue, egg yolk, and chocolate shavings, at Don Manuel.
👁🗨 CURIOSITIES OF BILBAO
That the famous floral sculpture created by Jeff Koons has become a symbol of Bilbao is no surprise. What you might not know is that it changes its appearance twice a year. In spring and summer, the most cheerful colors are provided by begonias, petunias, and carnations, while the more ochre tones of autumn and winter are provided by pansies—a flower that withstands cold and rain well.
5 ESSENTIAL THINGS YOU CAN'T MISS IN BILBAO
1. Visit the Guggenheim Museum: Museum of modern and contemporary art, a must-see.
2. Stroll through the 7 streets of the historic center: Somera, Artecalle, Tendería, Belosticalle, Carnicería, Barrencalle and Barrencalle Barrena.
3. Climb to the Artxanda viewpoint, and enjoy the views over the entire city.
4. Head to the coast and visit the beaches of Azkorri, La Salvaje or Plentzia, about 30 minutes from the city.
5. Take a road trip to visit some wonder of the Basque Country, such as San Juan Gaztelugatxe (Dragonstone in Game of Thrones).
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