Guide to Spain
Must See Spain
- Alcázar
- Alhambra
- Bilbao
- Córdoba Mezquita
- Castillo de Santa Bárbara
- La Sagrada Familia
- Las Hurdes
- Museo del Prado
- Parc Nacional d'Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici
- Teruel
- Toledo
Places in Spain
- Alicante
- Andalucia
- Balearic Islands
- Barcelona
- Costa Blanca
- Gibraltar
- Granada
- Ibiza
- Madrid
- Malaga
- Mallorca
- Murcia
- San Sebastian
- Seville
- Valencia
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Post-industrial Bilbao, the largest city in Basque Country (the País Vasco) is transforming itself with ambitious urban-renewal projects, most notably the marvellous Museo Guggenheim. This twist-up of glass and titanium, designed by acclaimed architect Frank Gehry and inspired by the anatomy of the fish and the hull of a boat, is the city's showpiece.
The contents of this sardine can are no less stunning than its exterior: works by Serra, Braque, Kandinsky, Picasso, Warhol and more line its walls and halls. The Museo de Bellas Artes, just 300m up the road, is also worth a look. When you tire of art riches, wander over to the restaurants and bars of the medieval casco viejo (old town).