Bilbao

Monuments and Singular Buildings

Alameda Mazarredo

Along this street to Alameda Mazarredo, accompanied by bay window, we arrive at the Isozaki Towers, Isozaki Atea, that invite us to become immersed in…

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Alameda Mazarredo

Alameda Recalde

The Montero House, Casa Montero, in Alameda Recalde, is another remarkable example of modernism, in a city where the tastes of the bourgeoisie opted for…

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Alameda Recalde

Alameda Urquijo / Bertendona

The headquarters of the Bank of Spain and the BBVA lead us, between eclectic facades and bat windows, towards Alameda Urquijo and to the residence…

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Alameda Urquijo / Bertendona

Azkuna Zentroa – Alhóndiga Bilbao

The Azkuna Zentroa, formerly Alhóndiga Bilbao, is a fascinating place that combines history and contemporaneity. Originally, it was a wine warehouse, but after its renovation…

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Azkuna Zentroa - Alhóndiga Bilbao

Arriaga Theatre

The Arriaga theatre is located on the edge of the Medieval quarter, near the river estuary and stands in the middle of the square that…

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Arriaga Theatre

Basilica of Begoña

The basilica in which the Virgin of Begoña, patron saint and spiritual mother of Bizkaia is worshipped, is found on the top of a hill…

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Basilica of Begoña

Biblioteca de Bidebarrieta

The Bidebarrieta Library, built in the French eclectic style, is the work of architect Severino de Achúcarro. It was built in the late nineteenth century…

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Biblioteca de Bidebarrieta

Bilbao City Hall

The Bilbao City Hall was built on the site of the former convent of San Agustín (St Agustin), ceded by the Government to Bilbao City…

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Bilbao City Hall

Calle Elcano

We continue towards Elcano street. On our right, the University College indicates the way to Licenciado Poza street, where we find the modernist Guridi building…

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Calle Elcano

Santiago Cathedral

The Cathedral-Church of Bilbao is dedicated to St James the Apostle, the patron saint of Bilbao since 1643. Built in the fifteenth century, in a…

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Santiago Cathedral

Ensanche. Emblematic buildings

The architecture of Bilbao’s El Ensanche district, and of the Gran Vía in particular, is noted for its eclecticism. Modernist façades intermingle with functional buildings…

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Ensanche. Emblematic buildings

Gran Vía / Albia Gardens

The “fosteritos”, as the Metro entrances are known, encourage us to enter into the interior of the city: between glass and steel, concrete and light.…

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Gran Vía / Albia Gardens

Incarnation Church

The convent of the Incarnation was built between 1513 and 1526, and is made up of a church and a cloister. Its construction was made…

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Incarnation Church

Santos Juanes Church

The seventeenth century Parish Church of St John and St John occupies, along with the Basque Museum, the site which in its day was an…

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Santos Juanes Church

San Antón Church

Built at the end of the 15th century, the Church of San Antón is not Bilbao’s oldest, but it is one of the most typical.…

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San Antón Church

San Francisco of Asís Church

The Zabálburu family, who lived at the nearby Mena Palace, gave the land and paid for part of the work of this neo-Gothic church, designed…

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San Francisco of Asís Church

San Nicolás of Bari Church

Designed by Ignacio de Ibero, it was built in 1756, and is noted for its striking Baroque facade topped by two towers. It was a…

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San Nicolás of Bari Church

Sacred Heart Church

The Sacred Heart Church is the place where, in the late nineteenth century, the Jesuits built their new residence with a church attached. It is…

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Sacred Heart Church