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Locals in Bilbao are divided on whether it is a 'beauty or a
beast', but the bizarre multi-million dollar Guggenheim Museum,
opened in 1997, has brought thousands of visitors flocking to the
city...
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For a more mainstream artistic experience than that offered by
the astonishing Guggenheim Gallery, the Museo de Bellas Artes in
the Plaza Museo fits the bill admirably with some valuable works...
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The Museo Vasco, also known as the Euskal Museoa or Basque
Museum, is in the heart of the old quarter of the city, housed in a
17th century Jesuit cloister. The museum depicts Basque...
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Bilbao's elegant city hall in the Plaza Erkoreka Ernesto dates
from 1892 and was designed by Joaquin Rucoba, with a spire and a
magnificent façade featuring balconies, columns and a...
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The Basque region's most popular beach, La Concha, is to be
found in the genteel resort city of San Sebastian, 62 miles (100km)
east of Bilbao. The town became fashionable as a summer...
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British visitors are reassured by the presence of a statue of
Wellington, the 'Iron Duke', standing on the Plaza de la Virgen
Blanca in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, 41 miles (66km) south...
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Hordes of tourists flock to this town in Navarre, Northern
Spain, in early July each year for the Running of the Bulls,
officially La Fiesta del Fermin. The festival, in honour of the
city's...
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French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre called Santillana del Mar
"the prettiest village in Spain" - and to this day, it remains one
of the undisputed highlights of Spain's northern...
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