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Basque Country

Things to see in Basque Country

25 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A wide-angle photograph of a sandy beach lined with rows of white wooden deck chairs and blue poles, with a horseshoe-shaped bay, a harbor filled with boats, and a prominent green hill topped with a monument in the background.

San Sebastian · Beaches

La Concha Beach

Shell-shaped bay in San Sebastian, Spain
A large, green topiary sign spelling "VITORIA GASTEIZ" stands in a paved public square, with historic buildings and a church tower in the background.

Vitoria · Architectural Heritage

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca

Plaza de la Virgen Blanca is the central square of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country. It lies at the fo...
A low-angle photograph of a historic stone church facade featuring a bell tower topped with a cross and a clock tower with a visible clock face, set against a cloudy sky.

Bilbao · Historic Churches

San Nicolás Church

San Nicolás Church, known in Basque as San Nikolas eliza, stands at the northern edge of the Casco Viejo in Bilbao, on a...
A low-angle shot of a large, curvilinear building facade covered in shimmering titanium panels under a clear blue sky.

Bilbao · Abstract Art

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao sits on the south bank of the Nervión river, where an industrial waterfront once stood. Fra...
Café tables on the Plaza de la Constitución in San Sebastián's Parte Vieja

San Sebastian · Historic Districts

Parte Vieja (Old Town) Pintxo Bars

Traditional pintxo bars in San Sebastian's historic center
The image shows the exterior of a modern stadium with a distinctive white, curved facade and a large digital screen displaying the crest of Athletic Club Bilbao.

Bilbao · Architectural Heritage

San Mamés Stadium

San Mamés, known as La Catedral, the Cathedral, is the home of Athletic Club, and it is one of the best-known football g...
A pen-and-ink drawing showing a stone tower with a clock face, adjacent buildings with tiled roofs, and figures walking up steps in the foreground; signed "Vitoria 14 agt 1923" in the lower right.

Vitoria · Historic Heritage

Santa Maria Cathedral

The Cathedral of Santa María in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Santa Maria Cathedral, is known as the Old Cathedral, to distinguis...
A white, cable-stayed pedestrian bridge with a curved, white arch structure, set against a blue sky, with people walking on the path and urban buildings visible in the background.

Bilbao · Museums & Culture

Zubizuri Bridge

The Zubizuri is a footbridge across the Nervión River in Bilbao, Spain, designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calat...
A paved walkway curving to the right, bordered on the left by a large, steep, grey rock face and on the right by a low stone wall, with a view of a bay and distant hills in the background.

San Sebastian · Coastal Views

Urgull Mountain

Sixteenth-century fortress with panoramic bay views
Riverside promenade at Abandoibarra in Bilbao with the Iberdrola Tower

Bilbao · Coastal & Beaches

Abandoibarra Waterfront

Abandoibarra is the stretch of riverside in central Bilbao that once held shipyards, docks and railway yards and now hol...
A low-angle photograph of a modern concrete building with a massive cantilevered roof, featuring signage above the entrance that reads "ARTIUM MUSEOA" and "Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del País Vasco".

Vitoria · Abstract Art

Basque Museum of Contemporary Art (Artium)

The Artium is the Basque Museum of Contemporary Art, and its full name, Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo, reflec...
View from inside a funicular car looking out the front window onto the tracks, showing a stone tunnel entrance, overhead road, and control panel.

Bilbao · Natural Parks

Artxanda Funicular

The Artxanda Funicular is a short railway that climbs the hill above Bilbao, and it is one of the best ways to see the c...