Things to see
320 places
320 places
FiltersMuseum · Attraction · Landmark · Viewpoint
Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
Modern and contemporary art in Frank Gehry’s titanium museum beside the river.
Museum · Abando · 15 min · €€
Photo: Naotake Murayama, CC BY 2.0
Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa
Historic, modern and contemporary art across Bilbao’s expanded Fine Arts Museum.
Landmark · Indautxu · 18 min · €
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Funicular de Artxanda Artxandako Funikularra
Three minutes uphill by funicular, with a panoramic view of Bilbao.
Viewpoint · Uribarri · 22 min · €
Photo: Cyril5555, public domain
Plaza Nueva Plaza Barria
Neoclassical arcades and pintxo bars in the heart of the Old Town.
Landmark · Casco Viejo · 8 minfree
Photo: © Jose Mario Pires, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museo Athletic Club Athletic Club Museoa
Athletic Club history, football memories and interactive displays inside San Mamés.
Museum · Basurto-Zorroza
Photo: Fernando Lozano, CC BY-SA 2.0
Basílica de Begoña Begoñako basilika
A hillside basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Begoña, patron saint of Bizkaia.
Landmark · Begoña
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Museo de reproducciones artísticas Bilboko Berreginen Museoa
Sculpture reproductions from European museum collections in a former church.
Museum · San Francisco
Photo: Aditu21, CC BY-SA 4.0
Catedral de Santiago Done Jakue katedrala
A Gothic cathedral in the Old Town, with a cloister and links to the Camino de Santiago.
Attraction · Casco Viejo
Photo: Patxi952, CC BY-SA 3.0 es
Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro Elizbarrutiko Arte Sakratuko Museoa
Eight centuries of Bizkaia’s religious art in the former Encarnación convent.
Museum · Ibaiondo
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Archivo Histórico de Euskadi Euskadiko Artxibo Historikoa
See how Basque documentary history is preserved on a pre-booked archive tour.
Landmark · Indautxu
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Museo Vasco Euskal Museo Arkeologikoa, Etnografikoa eta Historikoa
Basque culture and everyday life in the renewed museum beside Unamuno square.
Museum · Casco Viejo
Photo: Xabier (2026), CC0
An introduction to the Basque language in San Ignazio, with self-guided and booked group visits.
Museum · Deusto
Photo: EuskarAbentura Espedizioa (2023), CC BY-SA 4.0
Torre Iberdrola Iberdrola dorrea
César Pelli’s 165-metre office tower above Plaza Euskadi.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yacimiento de la Plaza del Corazón de María Mariaren Bihotza plazako aztarnategia
A buried convent and barracks beneath Plaza del Corazón de María.
Landmark · San Francisco
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Iglesia de San Nicolás San Nikolas Eliza
Twin Baroque towers beside the Arenal, with a domed interior and richly carved altarpieces.
Landmark · Casco Viejo
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Museo Taurino (Bilbao) Zezenketa Museoa
Bullfighting history, costumes and Goya prints inside Vista Alegre.
Museum · Errekalde
Photo: Zarateman, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museo de Pasos Pasio-Irudien Museoa
Bilbao's Holy Week processional sculptures in a former wine warehouse in the Casco Viejo.
Museum · Ibaiondo
Photo: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bilbao’s maritime history, with preserved dry docks and ships beside the river.
Museum · Indautxu
Photo: Xabier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Books, film and creative activities in Azkuna Zentroa’s public Mediateka BBK.
Landmark · Indautxu
Photo: Pedro Layant, CC BY-SA 2.0
Changing contemporary art exhibitions in a gallery with two exhibition spaces.
Museum · Abando
Photo: Galder Segurola, CC BY-SA 4.0
Excavated remains of a late medieval convent beneath Plaza del Corazón de María.
Landmark · San Francisco
Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Juan Luis Moraza’s forest of street lamps beside the Fine Arts Museum.
Landmark · Indautxu
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Concerts, theatre, film and talks in a cultural venue on Bilbao’s Gran Vía.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Galder Segurola, CC BY-SA 4.0
A giant concrete tiger watches the river from the roof of a former industrial building.
Landmark · Deusto
Photo: Zarateman (2014); sculpture by Joaquín Lucarini, CC BY-SA 4.0
