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Basque Country

Things to see in Basque Country

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

A coastal view showing a large, green, hill-shaped headland rising from the sea, with a long concrete seawall in the foreground and a row of multi-story buildings at the base of the hill.

San Sebastian · Coastal Views

Coastal Trails Of Monte Ulia

Coastal trail with panoramic views of San Sebastian
A close-up view of Gothic stone architecture featuring a statue in a niche, a gargoyle, and an ornate arched doorway.

Bilbao · Historic Heritage

Bilbao Cathedral

Bilbao Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Santiago, stands at the edge of the Casco Viejo, the old town, near the Plaz...
An interior view of a modern museum gallery featuring dark wood flooring and ceiling, large white suspended display panels, and a glass vitrine containing an archaeological excavation in the foreground.

Vitoria · Archaeological Museums

Museo de Arqueología y Historia

The archaeology museum of Álava, the Museo de Arqueología de Álava, is known by the acronym BIBAT and stands in the old...
A multi-story historic building with ornate architecture, featuring a large rooftop sign reading "Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa" and a ground-floor bank entrance with the logo "bbk", located on a city street with pedestrians and traffic infrastructure.

Bilbao · Architectural Heritage

Casco Viejo (Old Town)

The Casco Viejo is the old town of Bilbao and the part of the city where its history began. It lies on the right bank of...
A wide sandy beach at dusk or dawn with calm water, numerous anchored boats, and two prominent hills in the background, one of which features a tower on its summit.

San Sebastian · Beaches

Ondarreta Beach

Quiet family beach at foot of Mount Igeldo
The image shows a large, ornate market building with distinctive red and grey architecture, large glass windows, and people walking on the sidewalk in front of it.

Bilbao · Architectural Heritage

Mercado de la Ribera

The Mercado de la Ribera is the great covered market of Bilbao, standing on the bank of the Nervión estuary at the edge...
A large, rectangular urban plaza paved with grey stone tiles, surrounded by multi-story buildings with arcades on the ground floor and balconies above, featuring palm trees in the center.

Bilbao · Architectural Heritage

Plaza Nueva

Plaza Nueva, also known in Basque as Plaza Barria, is the formal square of Bilbao's Casco Viejo, the Old Town, and it st...
A rocky, sunlit hiking trail ascending through scrubby woodland, marked by a wooden post with a red circular trail marker (white symbol inside).

Vitoria · Gardens

Vitoria-Gasteiz Green Belt

The Green Belt of Vitoria-Gasteiz is a ring of protected natural parks around the Basque capital, connected by paths and...
Chillida's iron sculptures on the lawn before the Zabalaga farmhouse at Chillida Leku

San Sebastian · Museums & Culture

Chillida Sculptures

Open-air park of 40+ monumental sculptures by Chillida
The Bilbao estuary and the Zorrotzaurre peninsula

Bilbao · Bridges

Zorrotzaurre Island

Zorrotzaurre is a long, narrow stretch of land in the Nervión estuary, to the northwest of central Bilbao, and it has be...
AI-generated illustration of Artium Centre

Vitoria · Museums & Culture

Artium Centre

The Artium Centre is the Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporáneo in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and it is the same institution tha...
A modern building with white paneling and glass windows, situated next to a park area with trees and a street lamp bearing a blue sign reading "EDUARDO CHILLIDA PLAZA"; text on the building facade reads "Museo de Arte Euskalduna / Museo de Bellas Art

Bilbao · Art Museums

Bilbao Fine Arts Museum

The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, is the city's traditional art museum and a good compan...