Museum in Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is Frank Gehry’s titanium-clad masterpiece on the Nervion River, the building that transformed Bilbao from an industrial city into a cultural destination. The exterior and the surrounding waterfront are free to enjoy. Jeff Koons’ giant flower puppy sculpture guards the entrance. The museum interior is paid. Budget travelers photograph the building from every angle, walk the riverfront, and decide whether the current exhibitions justify the ticket.
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The Casco Viejo (Old Town) of Bilbao is a compact grid of pedestrian streets known as the Siete Calles (Seven Streets), with pintxos bars, the Santiago Cathedral, and the Mercado de la Ribera (Europe's largest covered market by surface area). Free to walk.
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The whole of Bilbao