Bilbao photo gallery

1. BILBAO
PHOTO
GALLERY

2. Where we are located?
Were´re
located in
Bilbao, in
the north of
Spain
(Europe)
300 miles
Bilbao: The largest city in the Basque
Country and one of the most important
comercial places of the north of Spain.
Spain.
Population: 1.000.000
Population:
Time difference to London - Time zone
GMT/UTC: 1 hour
Weather, climate, temperatures: Coastal cool
Weather, climate, temperatures:
and humid, mild tempuratures throughout the
humid,
year. Rain is more frequent in the spring and
year.
fall. The average tempurates are around 20º C
fall. 20º
(68º F)in the Summer and 8º C (48º F)in
(68º (48º
the winter.
winter.

3. PHOTO
Bilbao: A night general view, with
GALLERY “La Ría” (the river) in the middle

4. PHOTO Guggenheim Museum: Designed by the North
American architect Frank O. Gehry and opened in
GALLERY 1997. The building itself is an extraordinary
combination of interconnecting shapes.
Orthogonal
blocks in
limestone
contrast with
curved and
bent forms
covered in
titanium.
Provides a
permanent
Collection
and
temporal
exhibitions.

5. PHOTO Guggenheim Museum: Another
GALLERY view of the museum.

6. PHOTO Puppy: Our colouring dog close
GALLERY to the Guggenheim Museum

7. PHOTO
Visual Art: Near
GALLERY
Guggenheim Museum

8. PHOTO Big Spider: Near
GALLERY Guggenheim Museum

9. PHOTO Subway: Bilbao´s tube is one of
GALLERY the most modern in the world

10. PHOTO
Subway: typical
GALLERY
design of the entry

11. PHOTO Streetcar: our modern
GALLERY streetcar near Guggenheim

12. PHOTO Train Station: our small
GALLERY “Grand Central Terminal”

13. PHOTO San Anton Bridge: The bridge
GALLERY an the church (ancient ruins)

14. PHOTO
Deusto Brigde: Another
GALLERY
historic brigde of the city.

15. PHOTO Calatrava Brigde: A luminous
GALLERY bridge on the river (“La Ria”).

16. PHOTO Puente Colgante: The car ferry is suspended from a frame by
wires attached to wheels on tracks above the cabin and moves
from from one side of the River Nervión to the other via a
GALLERY traction system. The first transporter bridge in the world was
opened in 1893

17. PHOTO Puente Colgante: always stage
GALLERY of maritime competitions

18. PHOTO Deusto University: was inaugurated
in 1886, one of the most prestigious
1886
GALLERY
business school in Spain

19. PHOTO Deusto University: A nocturn
GALLERY view of the University

20. PHOTO
Tile of Bilbao: Designed to
GALLERY
use in Bilbao only.

21. PHOTO Euskalduna Walkway: One of the
modern areas near “La Ria” (the river)
GALLERY
to walk.

22. PHOTO The Lion: At the top of an
GALLERY emblematic building

23. PHOTO Maritime museum: In
GALLERY memory of the past of bilbao

24. PHOTO “La Ría” (the river): typical
GALLERY building near “La Ría”.

25. PHOTO Ms Casilda Park (duck´s
GALLERY park): our small “Central Park”.

26. PHOTO Moyua Square: A beatiful square in the heart
of Bilbao, the AXA Regional (North of Spain)
GALLERY headquarter is next to it

27. PHOTO Plaza Nueva (“new square”):
neoclasic place plenty of people and
GALLERY gastronomy

28. PHOTO Typical Terrace: the quot;poteoquot; (a small glass of
wine here and there with delicious quot;pintxosquot; or
GALLERY tapas) will get us close to one of the city''s
biggest charms: its people and its manners.

29. PHOTO Typical Restaurant: The many good restaurants
and gastronomical societies founded in the Basque
GALLERY Country are a testimony to the enjoyment Basque
people get from good food, and their fondness for
cultivating the traditions of good cooking

30. PHOTO Ribera Market: always plenty of
people buying the best fish
GALLERY

31. PHOTO Arriaga teather: with us
GALLERY since 1890.

32. PHOTO Town Hall: a beatiful
GALLERY building of 1892.

33. PHOTO Euskalduna Palace: builded on
GALLERY a shipyard and made of steel

34. PHOTO
Typical shore: near Bilbao
GALLERY

35. PHOTO San Juan de Gaztelugatxe: a chapel
GALLERY built right on top of a small island
connected to land by a walkway

36. PHOTO Bermeo: A port city lying to
GALLERY the east of Bilbao

37. PHOTO Elantxobe: Another port city
GALLERY lying to the east of Bilbao

38. PHOTO
The country: A tipical
GALLERY
landscape near Bilbao

39. PHOTO Sopelana: one of the beaches
GALLERY near Bilbao to practice Surf

40. PHOTO
Butron Casttle: romanic
GALLERY architecture since XIVXV

41. PHOTO Begoña Virgin: She
GALLERY protect us

42. PHOTO Aste Nagusia: Annual
GALLERY Party of Bilbao, in August
Mari Jaia:
the mistress
of the party

43. PHOTO Txozna: typical place to drink and
dance during “Aste Nagusia” (Annual
GALLERY Party of Bilbao)

44. PHOTO Etxebarria Park: during “Aste
GALLERY Nagusia” (Annual Party of Bilbao)

45. PHOTO Etxebarria Park: another
GALLERY image of the Park

46. PHOTO Txistularis: tipycal music of
GALLERY Bilbao (and Basque Country)

47. PHOTO
Pelotari: typical basque sport
GALLERY

48. PHOTO Harrijasotzaile: stones of
GALLERY more than 660 Lb

49. PHOTO Aizkolari: another
GALLERY typical basque sport

50. PHOTO Athletic Club Bilbao: our
football team, the unique in the
GALLERY
world with players born in
Basque Country

51. PHOTO
San Mamés: the
GALLERY
Cathedral of the football

52. PHOTO
Txapela: Typical hat
GALLERY

53. Thanks