What to Do in Bilbao, Spain | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times

Beyond Bilbao’s Guggenheim museum, there’s much to explore, from Michelin-star restaurants and medieval streets, to a bar run by a world-class mixologist.
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[@geri4394]

I‘ve been exchanged in Bilbao for one semester, really enjoyed there’s life, hope I can go there again❤️

[@JoseYuri]

This video is what inspired me to travel to Spain! Bilbao was my favorite country to visit! I enjoyed Bilbao more than Barcelona and Madrid...maybe because I went in November? Bilbao is scenic, peaceful, charming, historic, it’s just great!

[@fedef6465]

Bilbao sorprende, lo tiene todo!!!!

[@gorbeiagane1193]

A perfect city for three days, mixing quality of life in Northern Europe and the excellent cuisine, very friendly people and life on the streets of the South. And indeed a stunning coastline not to be missed 30 minutes: the entire stretch between Bakio-Gaztelugatxe to Elantxobe, a mixture of cliffs, beautiful beaches and small harbors, as Mundaka.

[@pragmatic1ultramagnetic202]

It's my dream to visit the Basque country some time.

[@rodomfilo9822]

we will be waiting for you! :D

[@xabierlexartza]

Most welcome!!!

[@forzaitalia9633]

Beautiful city...

[@gariko1989]

ur welcomed alltimes! Ireland its beautiful also

[@anamariaunumunzaga3234]

Recordar es vivir y *ese* fue la primera vez qe te vi .INOLVIDABLE

[@chumbura]

Nice video, thank you! ☺

[@malcolm20091000]

And I say this because I love Bilbao and Basque country.

[@ashkanahmadi]

I went to Andalucia in the summer and it was absolutely amazing. I would love to visit the north of Spain next time.

[@rejectingracists6637]

if your dark skin donte . the bask countrey is the most racis place in europe. people are so racist that you might be denied entry in many bars the people of the north are shits but especialy those who live in the bask countrey are evil

[@ashkanahmadi]

rejecting racists uummm I'm not sure how much that is true but no I don't have dark skin!! I can also speak basic Spanish so I wouldn't be a total outsider!! thanks for the heads up :)

[@rejectingracists6637]

Ashkan Ahmadi you can do that but i think places with high percentage of racism should be exposed to the world. spain is sold as amasing for tourists but the reality is that they are the most nazis of europe and specially the bask residents who are mostly spanish. But as always when you look like a tourist it ll be different. last week i was there and i was attacked verbally more tan twice. the pólice in Bilbao are racists too, por dark skin people. as a tourist enjoy your time there

[@abelpower]

Im from Bilbao the north of Spain is very diferent in comparision with Andalucia,Im sure the people will treat you well

[@pinitxopo]

Im from Bilbao and I can ensure you that what he said its far from true ^^

[@hotelmiro9574]

We love it!

[@DanielCMM]

Spain is amazing. it is underrated.

[@ocendo1]

Bilbao ,here I come,I am Croat and hungry and thursdy for Bask stories and sea misteries and juices of land.Thank you my fortune ,for this oportunity to sail in this waters.You will se me there wondering and flying on sea breeze.I will be looking for your children smiles and old seamans songs.

[@gorbeiagane1193]

Ahh... And in the Basque Country we have the BEST PINTXOS in the world, no doubt about that.

[@anamariaunumunzaga3234]

Bilbao,mi amado bocho,donde nací ;rodeada de instrumentos musicales,pianos,flautas dulces,violines,guitarras,etc etc.Como no me iba,a gustar la música?,el sirimiri,la ría,el cielo,el sol,la luz,los chicos (jajaja)

[@orbitneptune6579]

I wanna go to the museum

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Awesome

[@springgreenfairy1383]

If you go bilbao go to the museum with the cafe and park behind it (Idk which museum it was) the ice cream place there is AMAZING

[@noraa9498]

I think you are talking about the "Bellas Artes" museum

[@asiersanz8941]

Bilbao and the Basque Country are unique and really different. Enjoy the oldest people and culture/language of Europe, taste one otf the beste gastronomies in the world and walk aorund a very safe country.

[@darklight5838]

Asier Sanz Y todo eso lo tienes gracias al dinerito que el Gobierno os ha dado para hacer que Bilbao este así de limpia, resplandeciente y segura y no sea un vertedero de fabricas medio derruidas lleno de delincuencia por doquier. De nada!!!

[@allande1977]

Darklight little liar

[@PrototypePlayer]

Spain is different

[@DJURBANBG]

what do you mean , like worse ?

[@preyaanray8418]

Dan brown bought me here

[@DJURBANBG]

yes man , absolutely . i`m reading ORIGIN now haha

[@titteryenot4524]

I prefer Bilbao to San Sebastián, I think. The latter is overrated, based on its magical setting. The city itself is just a bunch of unprepossessing apartment blocks, save for the two and a half streets and Plaza Consti. that make up the jejune Old Town. Bilbao has more heft, and it’s (also small) old core is more appealing. I have always been of the opinion, against the overwhelming tide of favourable opinion, that if you picked up San Sebastián and plonked it down 200 miles inland, it would be what it is: a rather nondescript, faceless city architecturally. San Sebastián is a city saved by its setting. Best Basque city of all, in my opinion, is the not-on-the-radar Vitoria. It’s a glorious old unspoiled ensemble with a couple of world-class plazas.

[@anamariaunumunzaga3234]

la música? el sirimiri,el sol,la ría,el cielo,la luz,la playa,los chicos -jajaja-.Qiero vivir siempre en Bilbao

[@anamariaunumunzaga3234]

Si Ud conoce Euskadi,Ama-Aita,Txacolí,Amante,Maite,B a la Vizca,B a la Vaska,Pelotari,Santurce y sus sardinas,La del pañuelo Rojo,P Sorozabal,Aurresku,Cesta punta,Begoña,S Ignacio,etc etc ¡¡¡X Dios Bendito,es Ud todo un Vikingo!!!

[@ASDFH-sz8yh]

l’m fron of Bilbao, Basque Country 😍Spain! 🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@tenzinsangpo2221]

Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain , the world. All the world is i Bilbao and Bilbao is...the world

[@tenzinsangpo2221]

proud of been bilbainian, proud of been spaniard, proud of been european. Who is basque? basque is just who love AND RESPECTS this land.

[@highheelsvisual]

A tutaj nasza próba wybrania najciekawszych atrakcji w Bilbao: venturianie.pl/bilbao-najlepsze-atrakcje/

[@matthewjackson9615]

I've noticed from watching the videos about Spain that the people dress up fairly well and don't go slogging around slovenly dressed like a Hodad.

[@alejoh3179]

Lindo

[@JuanPerez-cb7rj]

VITORIA BELLA, the capital city of the world.

[@GibsonArtola]

Two touches.... yeah, we call that ""wine pairing" in English.

[@anamariaunumunzaga3234]

Si se conoce a Katirruso,Las tartas d limón con crema,La meseta,Los gatos,perros,elefantes "El summo...",la Bandera más elegante,etc etc es qe és llUna cabra bién informada!!. P.D.Los irracionales son tán,pero tán importantes qe están hasta en El Gugen."¿Memoria ? claro qe sí

[@DreadJaeger]

Jeesh over half of the video is reserved for food! Better name it what to EAT in Bilbao..

[@thefireguy8564]

I think Bilbao is very overrated. The museum from the outside is art, the inside is a total letdown. They have a lovely river and its not used like it is in London, Every cafe sell pixto, but there is only so much bread you can eat before you a normal meal which is hard to find at a reasonable cost. Soon as you head out of town it is empty everywhere. I loved the metro and the bust station, But the rest lacked any real vibe, Wish I had stayed in San Sebastián and made a day visit to Bilbao.

[@sarribel]

the basque country is not spain nor france, time people like you show more respect

[@sinkavkaza3738]

Armeniya

[@PacM4nNL]

What to do in Bilbao, Basque Country*

[@darklight5838]

What to do in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, Europe, Earth...Tu eres tonto y no naces

[@mikelamatria3610]

a ver si el tonto vas a ser tú. Bilbao-Basque Country PERIOD!!!

[@Jai-eg1he]

Basque country is the region, not the actual country lol

[@hodeiertz2155]

In Bilbao and in the Basque Country everyone is very welcome. Catalan, Galician, Spanish, French, Portuguese or any other nationality. Do not believe what some raging lunatic have said over here about our people and country they just have an irrational hate and ignorance inside, all the best for them, they will receive everywhere what the irradiate

[@sarribel]

bilbao is in the basque country, euskal herria, not in spain

[@lohovi6571]

ok dont exagerate. i personally respect your cultural heritage, identity and your unique language that has nothing to do with any other european language. i have been to el país vasco y me encantaba! but please, why can't you live in peace with the rest of spain?

[@selaud3229]

@@lohovi6571 because its simply not spain. Basques are semi-independent of spain nowadays and they ve been fully independent until the 19th century. So its normal that they dont consider themselves spaniards

[@1970BF]

Salio el tonto del pueblo,Bilbao fue es y sera siempre España,otra cosa es que usted no lo sienta así.

[@jesussanchezherrero5659]

To anyone who reads this stupid comment, plz just google who founded the city😅

[@wetheeuropeans6582]

To say we have this which is the "best in the world" and to say that "is the best in the world" is so pretentious and only shows that people who say those things know little about the rest of the world. especially spaniards tend to say this all the time.

[@rodomfilo9822]

'couse maybe it has been rewarded as the best in the world, just saying. oh, and it's a good thing to be proud of.

[@camiloaguirre260]

Please do not call us Spaniards, we are The Basque

[@Kisa156]

But he said "one of the best", not "the best"

[@gontzallekzeit2050]

Ne, unmöglich.

[@xabierlexartza]

Not possible.

[@andrewwg.6892]

Soon-to-be Basque Republic! That is not Spain, nor France.

[@alexesp997]

Andrew Couronne maybe in your dreams

[@alejandrosotomartin9720]

for god sake, no

[@MattUK36]

Not my favourite Spanish city, with it's dreadful weather, mostly unatractive architecture and an annoying minority (not even a 10%) of radical nationalist people with their absurd, invented and unrealistic ideas, but I do appreciate the improvement in architecture in the last 15 years and the tasty Spanish cuisine. What a gorgeous and diverse country Spain.

[@gontzallekzeit2050]

Haste 'ne Macke?

[@xabierlexartza]

You know nothing about Bilbao and its people. And you are definitely NOT welcome here.

[@mikelamatria3610]

there is no such a thing as "spanish" cuisine, Spain is so so diverse that to say such a thing is to lie, but it is evident that you are a moron....

[@andersenz]

Spanish cuisine? that does not exist my friend

[@nongogoahanzangoa6872]

Really????where did you go, Bilbao or Manchester?????. Next time think about anywhere to go, no In Bilbao, stupid.