Amazing experience watching an Athletic match last night…read more I'm in town for a conference and being a big football fan, found a few others who wanted to go for the home game Friday evening. We took the tram to San Mames stadium and got there an hour early for pintxos and beer at a bodega outside. Getting in was a breeze. Our seats were high up towards the rabid fan end of the pitch, which meant we had a great view and were immersed in the home crowd, which is as passionate as they come in Spain. Athletic Bilbao has a tradition of only allowing Basque players on the team, and is one of only three La Liga teams that's never been relegated (with powerhouses Real Madrid and Barcelona being the other two). The game was fantastic. Athletic beat Celta Vigo 4-3 on a last minute penalty kick, and both teams played well. We got to see a corner penalty goal scored right below where we sat, and a penalty kick by the opponents was blocked, both of which sent the stadium into uproar! After the game, we mingled with home fans at a bar nearby, having more beer and partying late into the night. Thank you, Athletic Bilbao and Estadio de San Mamés, for a memorable experience.

It's impossible to describe the feeling you experiment when entering there, you just must live it…read more The old stadium was so warm and packed with one of the world's best supporters. They're respectful and very supportive towards Athletic Club. Not only do they say it, everyone knows they're at the top of the world's statistics. Every year they have the best percentage of attendance of La Liga, and the atmosphere hours before the match is magnificent in the adjacent streets. With a astonishing new stadium just finished surely the show will be much better Aupa Athletic!!

Bilbao has a tremendous maritime history both from the exploration of the estuary itself and as a…read morecapital of shipbuilding throughout the centuries. The Maritime Museum does a great job of detailing this history and the history of Bilbao with a number of interactive displays and several artifacts that are available to be handled and touched. I spent about 90 minutes here learning about Bilbao and about shipbuilding. I found it interesting. Most of the displays and captions are in Spanish but there are several with English translations. There's also an app that you can download from their free wireless network and install.

Pioneering initiative in the state. Work your garden,…read moresponsors a barnyard animal, relate with nature and synchronize your rhythms with her. (*) Maybe a little expensive but rewarding ... yes.?

What an incredible spot!! The architecture by itself and the pillars are worth the visit by itself…read more Then the icing is all the services they have here. The public library was awesome! 3 floors of great books and I spent quite a bit of time reading Asterix and Tintins including some you don't get in the US. The swimming pool on the terrace was incredible, make sure to check out how it looks from the ground floor. They also had some cool art exhibitions. And everything was free! Say what! Lucky people of Bilbao!

Everything about this space was spectacular! Philippe Starck and Thibaut Mathieu nailed it. Take an…read moreafternoon to admire everything this cultural space has to offer. Absolutely lovely!

I was a bit disappointed with this museum. I thought it would be similar to El Prado in Madrid,…read morewith lots and lots of master paintings but it was actually a combination of traditional Renaissance and Medieval paintings and modern art. The amount of paintings by masters of the Renaissance was very small. The museum itself was not very big either...just two floors and about 4 wings. Overall not a bad place to spend a few hours, but not a place that I would recommend to someone that liked their time at The Prado in Madrid.

I am extremely disappointed. The permanent collection is not on display during renovation and…read morethat's why I came to this city and decided on it over other cities in Spain. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ONLINE THAT THE PERMANENT COLLECTION IS CLOSED. The staff confirmed this and they receive this complaint everyday. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. The new building is scheduled to reopen in October. For a major museum, this lack of communication is very bad.