Bilbao

I have always lived in Bilbao and I have never had any complaints. Bilbao is the capital of Vizcaya but is not the capital of the the basque country as many people think. Bilbao is not an enormous city as Madrid or Barcelona but it still quite big and you can find whatever you want in it.

The basque country used to be a pretty closed zone but nowadays it has changed a lot becoming a tourist region. Bilbao holds very important monuments like the Guggenheim , the museum of Bellas artes, the theatre Arriaga, the Basilic of Begoña or the university of Deusto. Bilbao is also well known by its gastronomy which has many traditional dishes and his high quality restaurants.



The university of Deusto

This overture to the world has been mainly caused by an improvement of the transports like the airport.


Bilbao has a temperate climate , generally mild, with not too extreme temperatures. January average temperature is 9°C and July average 21°C. Precipitation is around 1200mm per year, almost entirely rain, although every winter it snows three days on average, but as Bilbao is rounded by mountains you can go to a ski ressort in less than twoo hours. During the summer a god option is to practise a wter soprt such as sailing surfing or bodyboarding.

Bilbao is also well known for The fiestas during the summer. In fact each village has its own fiesta but the most important one is La Semana Grande which is hold during 9 days in august. During those 9 days a lot cultural activities are organised for local people and for tourists either.


I hope all of you have enjoyed this article and will come to visit my city.