Mercado de la Ribera in Bilbao

27 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Shopping Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Mercado de la Ribera (Ribera Market) is a market square in Bilbao, the capital of the Basque Province of Biscay in the north of Spain. It is on the right bank of the Nervion River, next to Casco Viejo. Its built area of 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft) makes it the biggest covered market in Europe. Inside it, there are stalls that sell different products, mostly fresh produce. There are fish markets, butchers and green grocers. There is also a part of the market for the local farmers’ products.   read more…

Theme Week Basque Country – Barakaldo

24 April 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Barakaldo Municipal Music School © Ebak/cc-by-sa-4.0

Barakaldo Municipal Music School © Ebak/cc-by-sa-4.0

Barakaldo (Spanish: Baracaldo; Basque: Barakaldo) is a municipality located in the Biscay province in the Basque Country in Spain. Located on the Left Bank of the Estuary of Bilbao, the city is part of Greater Bilbao, has a population as of the 2019 census at 100,881. Barakaldo has an industrial river-port heritage and has undergone significant redevelopment with new commercial and residential areas replacing the once active industrial zones.   read more…

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