Bilbao and the Basque Lands

Bilbao has undergone an amazing rejuvenation as an international center of art and culture. The authors take travelers through this stunning habitat of museums, villages, vineyards, and ancient holy places. of color photos. 22 maps.

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Reveals the features of Bilbao's spectacular rejuvenation - the new Guggenheim Museum - hi-tech metro - waterfront entertainment development - stunning new bridges - the city's surge of new bars, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels. Also encompasses the surrounding Basque Lands, including Donostia San-Sebastian and the Bay of La Concha - explores the dramatic vistas of the Pyrenees - the region's ancient language and prehistoric art, festivals, music and dance traditions - the finest cuisine in the world 'Tucked into the deep lush folds and clefts of Euzkadi's coastal range, you'll find Bilbao. The name is Bilbo in Basque, but its inhabitants prefer to call it lovingly the botxo, Basque for hole, or orifice.'