Bilbao, center for culture and politics in the Basque Country

5 August 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  13 minutes

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao © Ardfern

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao © Ardfern

Bilbao is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain. Bilbao lies within one of Spain’s largest metropolitan areas; the comarca of Greater Bilbao has an estimated population of 875,552, making it the fifth most populated conurbation in the country. Bilbao is situated in the north-central part of Spain, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the Bay of Biscay, where the estuary of Bilbao is formed. Its main urban core is surrounded by two small mountain ranges with an average elevation of 400 metres (1,300 ft).   read more…

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