Bilbao Things to Do

This place won't cease to amaze you. You don't dance here but listen to good music while you sip your favourite drink. Everything is pure aesthetics in this place, from the curtains made from coloured shards of glass, to the ty... more

This gallery has been open since 1983. Here you'll find nearly 300 paintings by 55 different artists from very different schools. These include excellent painters, such as Larroque or Largatza, both now deceased, contemporary a... more

Climbing from the Casco Viejo (Old Quarter) through the Calzadas de Mallona we reach what was in the past one of the most important religious architectural features of Bilbao. Of the old cemetery all that remains today is the a... more

Parroquia de los Santos Juanes is located in the Calle de la Cruz which used to be the street where all the other streets in the old part of the city converged. It was built in 1614, and was designed by Martinez Ibañez de Zalbi... more

The Vanguardia. Galería de Arte opened its doors in 1984, and is dedicated to promoting, spreading and selling contemporary art and new tendencies in general. Petra Pérez Marzo, the gallery manager, works principally with Basqu... more

Poza 40 is a very large bar in the Indautxu area. The bar in front very long and this area has several small tables. The back of the establishment is quite roomy and has long tables where you can try a variety of tapas. Try pi... more

The Kasko is a modern design bar where you can try the menu of the day, new Basque cuisine and with good background music in the morning. The daily menus are beautifully-prepared, with traditional dishes like Biscay cod, but wi... more

This cultural centre houses within its walls an interesting treasure: The City Puppetry Arts Centre. The aim of this social centre is to promote puppetry theatre, and it sponsors various services and activities: It has a perman... more

Ederti opened in 1974 with an exhibition dedicated to Rodin. It marches to the rhythm of its own drum, and is open to any quality art, whether it be international or Spanish. Generally speaking, the exhibits favour paintings ov... more

Setting out from the Bilbao town hall, we enter one of the city's most privileged residential areas. Parallel to the estuary, Campo Volantin, which extends as far as the majestic La Salve bridge (so called because on arriving t... more