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FiltersMuseum · Attraction · Landmark · Viewpoint
A carved Renaissance entrance on Bilbao’s oldest surviving palace, best seen on a short Old Town walk.
Attraction · Casco Viejo
Photo: Zarateman (2015), CC0
Ayuntamiento de Bilbao Bilboko Udaletxea
Bilbao’s 1892 city hall, with an ornate Arab Hall behind its formal riverfront façade.
Landmark · Uribarri
Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Literary heritage, reading rooms and changing exhibitions at Bizkaia’s provincial library.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Arkeologi Museoa Bizkaiko Arkeologia Museoa
Bizkaia’s archaeology, from the earliest human presence to historic settlements.
Museum · Casco Viejo
Photo: Cangadoba, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mercado de La Ribera Erriberako Merkatua
Fresh produce and food stalls in Bilbao’s riverside market by the Old Town.
Attraction · Casco Viejo
Photo: PA, CC BY-SA 4.0
puente del Arenal Areatzako zubia
Cross between Abando and the Old Town, with the Arriaga and La Concordia framing the river.
Landmark · Casco Viejo
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Plaza Arriaga Arriaga Plaza
A meeting square beside the Arriaga Theatre, at the entrance to the Old Town.
Attraction · Casco Viejo
Photo: ADICAE15-M, CC0
Plaza de Arriquíbar Arrikibar plaza
The square outside Azkuna Zentroa, a handy stop on an Ensanche architecture walk.
Attraction · Indautxu
Photo: Christophe Durand from Lyon, France, CC BY-SA 2.0
puente de Deusto Deustuko zubia
A lift bridge linking Deusto and Abando, built for the days when ships worked their way upriver.
Landmark · Deusto
Photo: Xabier, CC BY-SA 4.0
puente Euskalduna Euskalduna zubia
A covered river crossing linking the Euskalduna waterfront with Deusto.
Landmark · Deusto
Photo: Mikel Arrazola, CC BY 3.0
Plaza Circular Plaza Biribila
Start an Ensanche walk by Bilbao’s founder’s statue, close to Abando station.
Attraction · Abando
Photo: Xabier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mamá Ama
Louise Bourgeois’s giant spider beside the Guggenheim’s riverside footbridge.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Markus Lüpertz’s bronze sculpture of the biblical heroine on Bilbao’s riverside promenade.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Kamahele, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
A giant steel fingerprint at Artxanda, remembering those who fought in the Civil War.
Landmark · Uribarri
Photo: Irekia, Eusko Jaurlaritza, CC BY 4.0
El gran árbol y el ojo Zuhaitz garaia eta begia
Anish Kapoor’s reflective steel spheres in the pond beside the Guggenheim.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sirgueras Zirgariak
Four riverside figures honour the women who hauled boats along Bilbao’s estuary.
Landmark · Abando
An eighteenth-century palace façade with a family coat of arms, just off Plaza Nueva.
Attraction · Casco Viejo
An ornate palace on Plaza Moyúa, with a dramatic roofline and windows that refuse to match.
Attraction · Abando
Biblioteca Central de Bidebarrieta Bidebarrietako Liburutegi Nagusia
A working Old Town library in the former El Sitio building.
Landmark · Casco Viejo
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Calatrava’s white footbridge linking Campo Volantín and Uribitarte across the river.
Attraction · Abando
Photo: Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza Indautxu Indautxu plaza
A pedestrian square in Indautxu, beside the Carmen church and metro entrances.
Attraction · Indautxu
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Jeff Koons’s giant floral terrier outside the Guggenheim.
Landmark · Abando
Photo: Zarateman, CC0
Hands-on optical illusions and playful photo setups in central Abando.
Museum · Abando
Museo Taurino de Bilbao Bilboko zezen museoa
Bilbao’s bullfighting history beneath the Vista Alegre bullring.
Museum · Errekalde
