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Bilbao, is the largest city in the Basque Country in northern Spain and the capital of the province of Biscay or Bizkaia). It is today a major seaport and an industrial centre.
It is estimated that Bilbao´s population reaches about 360.000 with a total of 975.000 in the Greater Bilbao metropolitan aera.

In the north, Bilbao’s city edge is considered to be around the towns of Erandio, Gondika and Derio, in the east by Zamudio and Etxebarri, and in the south by Basauri and Arriogoprriaga. The urban area is surrounded by two small mountain ranges called Pagasarri (to the south) and Artxanda (to the north).

The city has recently undergone major urban renewal, in order to move away from the region’s industrial history and instead focus on tourism and services. The developments are centered around the new subway system, and, most of all, the now famous Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, by Frank Gehry. Since 2002, Bilbao´s transportation network has a new tram line called EuskoTran.

The Port of Bilbao, formerly on the river, has been moved and expanded downstream on the Bay of Biscay, a great deal of central real estate on the river that has been the site of most of the new building. Other new landmarks include the Santiago Calatrava, the Zubizuri bridge, and the Euskalduna Palace. The two points are linked by a new riverside passageway opposite University of Deusto, which provides an open green space for the city’s inhabitants to relax.

A major landmark tower, designed by Cesar Pelli, to house the Iberdrola electric company (one of the major supplier in Spain) will also be built and there are ambitious plans to regenerate the peninsula on the river known as Zorrozaurre.

During your visit stay in Bilbao, not to be missed are the Fine Arts Museum, one of the finest art museums in Spain, the Maritime Museum on the Nervión´s banks, and the Old Town, called the Casco Viejo.

 
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