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Bilbao Destination Guide - Ferry Crossings - your guide to UK ferries UK ferry crossings to France, Ireland, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Isle of Man and more… TermsContact UsCookiesAbout UsPrivacy    HomeBelgiumHull to ZeebruggeRamsgate to OstendChannel IslandsPoole to GuernseyPoole to JerseyPortsmouth to GuernseyPortsmouth to JerseyDenmarkHarwich to EsbjergFranceDover to CalaisDover to DunkirkPlymouth to RoscoffPlymouth to St MaloPoole to CherbourgPoole to St MaloPortsmouth to CaenPortsmouth to CherbourgPortsmouth to Le HavrePortsmouth to St MaloHollandHarwich to Hook of HollandHull to RotterdamNewcastle to AmsterdamIrelandFishguard to RosslareHolyhead to DublinHolyhead to Dun LaoghaireLiverpool to DublinPembroke to RosslareIsle of ManBelfast to DouglasBirkenhead to DouglasHeysham to DouglasLiverpool to DouglasSpainPlymouth to SantanderPortsmouth to BilbaoPortsmouth to Santander    Home / Travel Guides / Spain / Bilbao Destination Guide Bilbao Destination GuideBilbao used to be an ugly place to visit. However, this Spanish port municipality is now considered to be a visculent trendy capital. Located in the Basque Country zone in Northern Spain, Bilbao is the wanted municipality of the province of Biscay. If you want to momentum virtually the zone in your own car, get the ferry to Bilbao from Portsmouth, one of a unconfined nomination of ferry crossings to Spain. The journey takes only twenty-four hours to victorious in a stylish, up-and-coming port city.It was the towers of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao that turned virtually this city. Since then, various other buildings have popped up, sporting interesting and often psychedelic structural design. There is moreover a huge creative art scene in the city, so if you’re without culture, Bilbao is the destination for you.But it’s not all harsh architectural lines. Bilbao is situated on the banks of the Nervión River. It’s a trappy place to explore, particularly if you take time out to stroll withal the waterfront footpaths. There’s moreover some spanking-new shopping to be washed-up on the waterfront. The Old Town is a unconfined place to explore by foot, where you’ll find plenty of traditional Spanish architecture, including plazas dating when to the medieval era and gothic-looking churches. The Old Town is linked to the new municipality by five bridges, and circles virtually the Siete Calles. Here, there are plenty of cafes, restaurants and bars. There are plane a few pintxo bars subconscious yonder in this zone of town, some of which are the oldest in all of Spain.Once you’ve arrived and settled in, throne straight over to the Guggenheim Museum. It single-handedly turned the municipality around, and is a phenomenal example of modern architecture, considered to be one of the weightier in all of Spain. The towers itself was designed by Frank O. Gehry and technie from America who specializes in the avant-garde, and influenced a unconfined many buildings which were synthetic afterwards. Not only is the towers itself something to be seen, the very contents are world famous. It is one of many of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation’s museums and it is a oasis of modern artwork created by both Spanish and worldwide artists, including Jeff Koons, Chillida, Robert Rauschenberg and Louis Bourgeois.  The museum is unshut to visitors from Tuesday to Sunday, and sealed every Monday.A unconfined trip to take during your stay is to the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña, and is considered to be one of the most trappy Roman edifices in the city. One of the weightier ways to reach it is by footpath which takes virtually twenty minutes to get to the hill’s summit. From here, there are some incredible views of the rest of Bilbao.If you’re using Bilbao as a wiring to explore the area, or as a starting point for a driving holiday, you’ll find it very easy to momentum onwards to your next destination. For a taste of the coast, Fuengirola is 470 miles’ drive, Madrid is 251 miles’ drive, or you can wind when up through France, as Calais is 557 miles’ drive.It's good to share...Twitter0Facebook0Google+0Pinterest0  By Richard Davies         Follow Us… Search  Popular Ferry RoutesHull to ZeebruggeHarwich to EsbjergDover to CalaisPoole to CherbourgPoole to St MaloHarwich to Hook of HollandHull to RotterdamHolyhead to DublinHolyhead to Dun LaoghairePembroke to RosslarePlymouth to SantanderPortsmouth to Bilbao Recent pins More Pins    About Ferry TravelSpecial OffersNewsMapTimetablesFerry TravelChannel TunnelFerry OperatorsMini Cruises  Travel GuidesBelgiumChannel IslandsDenmarkFranceHollandIrelandIsle of ManNorthern IrelandSpain  About UsTermsContact UsCookiesAbout UsPrivacy  Follow Us Become a fan on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Ferry Crossings on Google +      Copyright © 2018 Ferry Crossings – your guide to UK ferries. All Rights Reserved