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Bilbao has some very interesting museums, like the famous [http://www.guggenheim.org/bilbao Guggenheim Museum] or the [http://www.museobilbao.com/in/ Museo de Bellas Artes]. | Bilbao has some very interesting '''museums''', like the famous [http://www.guggenheim.org/bilbao Guggenheim Museum] or the [http://www.museobilbao.com/in/ Museo de Bellas Artes]. | ||
If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few beaches close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro. | If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few '''beaches''' close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro. | ||
Check out the | Check out the '''reference websites''' of the [http://www.visitbilbao.info/main.php?idioma=en| Bilbao tourist information] and [http://www2.bilbao.net/bilbaoturismo/index_ingles.htm| Council of Bilbao > Tourism], which have all kinds of useful links. | ||
You can also download an [http://www.euskadiessencial.info/Aplicacion/Ingles/Descarga_in.html| Android or iPhone app with tourism info about Basque country] | You can also download an [http://www.euskadiessencial.info/Aplicacion/Ingles/Descarga_in.html| '''Android''' or '''iPhone''' app with tourism info about Basque country] | ||
Apart from that here you are a selection of other closer towns and what they offer: | Apart from that here you are a selection of other closer towns and what they offer: | ||
* Portugalete-Getxo: Shared by this two towns which you can arrive by metro, you will discover the famous [http://www.puente-colgante.com/index.php/en/| Hanging Bridge], World Heritage by Unesco. | |||
* Gernika: Beautifull village in the coast bombed in the civil war and where the medieval parliament of Biscay is located. You can go there with Euskotren from Atxuri (see [http://www.euskotren.es/es/horarios| timetable]). Nearby the visitor has wonderful beaches, and the remarkable painted forest of Oma. This all in the Biosphere Reserve of Urdaibai. | |||
And in case you have a free day you should consider visiting one of the three capital cities near Bilbao: Donostia-San Sebastian (99 Km), Vitoria-Gasteiz (66 Km) or Pamplona-Iruña (157 Km). There are buses setting out feach of them from Termibus (see [http://www.alsa.es/rutas/bilbao-san-sebastian-donostia.htm| routes ] and [http://www.autobuseslaunion.com/es/consulta-horarios.asp| timetables]). | |||
Revision as of 07:16, 8 July 2013
Bilbao has some very interesting museums, like the famous Guggenheim Museum or the Museo de Bellas Artes.
If you would rather hang out by the sea, there are a few beaches close by which can easily be reached by bus or the Metro.
Check out the reference websites of the Bilbao tourist information and Council of Bilbao > Tourism, which have all kinds of useful links.
You can also download an Android or iPhone app with tourism info about Basque country
Apart from that here you are a selection of other closer towns and what they offer:
- Portugalete-Getxo: Shared by this two towns which you can arrive by metro, you will discover the famous Hanging Bridge, World Heritage by Unesco.
- Gernika: Beautifull village in the coast bombed in the civil war and where the medieval parliament of Biscay is located. You can go there with Euskotren from Atxuri (see timetable). Nearby the visitor has wonderful beaches, and the remarkable painted forest of Oma. This all in the Biosphere Reserve of Urdaibai.
And in case you have a free day you should consider visiting one of the three capital cities near Bilbao: Donostia-San Sebastian (99 Km), Vitoria-Gasteiz (66 Km) or Pamplona-Iruña (157 Km). There are buses setting out feach of them from Termibus (see routes and timetables).