Bilbao City Breaks

Bilbao City Breaks - Tremendous character
Bilbao city breaks feature an especially enjoyable city with an appealing, varied collection of easily accessible attractions, a tremendously friendly and down-to-earth atmosphere, an innovative sense of contemporary style, and an engaging pride in its industrial and cultural heritage and Basque identity. On the north coast of Spain, only San Sebastian can rival Bilbao city breaks in terms of character and atmosphere, and the irrepressibly spirited enjoyment of life’s simple pleasures.

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Bilbao City Breaks - Atmospheric bars and restaurants
Bilbao is one of the best city break destinations in Spain for enjoyable cafes, bars and restaurants. Basque food is at the forefront of new Spanish cuisine. Bilbao city breaks offer an array of culinary treats ranging from the simplest of tapas bars to the most stylish of quality restaurants. Bilbao also has a high reputation for fashion and design. The buzzing pedestrian streets of the Casco Viejo old town rival anything in Madrid, Barcelona and Palma: traditional art nouveau cafes, arcaded squares, terrifically atmospheric tapas bars, idiosyncratic music bars, and an especially friendly atmosphere brimming over with easygoing Basque character.

Bilbao Short Breaks - Astonishing Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao city breaks derive a great deal of their appeal from an innovative sense of urban renewal reminiscent of cities like Barcelona and Manchester. Aside from the Old Town, Bilbao city breaks will focus on the parks, bridges and waterfront promenades of the river and estuary, whose transformation was sparked by the arrival of the Guggenheim Museum in 1997. No Bilbao city break is complete without visiting this simply extraordinary building and its equally iconic giant floral puppy. The sights are pleasantly reached on foot, and the city’s superb trams and metro mean long weekend breaks in Bilbao can easily include trips to fascinating waterfront neighbourhoods like Getxo and Portugalete, and the best of Bilbao’s suburb beaches. Bilbao’s beautiful north coast location and weather makes this vibrant city a more comfortable mid-summer break than Seville and Madrid. The city’s appealing liveliness and cultural attractions make Bilbao city breaks enjoyable at any time of year.