BILBAOGUÍA NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2014

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Ibon Areso The Mayor of Bilbao

The people of Bilbao are very happy to share our city, which is a fine example of tradition and modernity.

From its medieval old town to the avant-garde architecture of Foster’s Metro and the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao receives visitors throughout the year with its broad cultural, gastronomic and leisure offer to satisfy even the most demanding of tastes.

The ‘Bilbao experience’ is however above all one of excellence and hospitality.

Welcome to Bilbao! We want you to feel at home.

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walkways along the river, the viewpoints offer the discovery of new views of the Guggenheim Museum, the La Salve bridge, the mountains surrounding the city, the estuary, the Iberdrola tower, and more.

In the front page image, the three metal viewpoints in calle Mazarredo, which offer a surprising, challenging and very modern view of Bilbao.

This original cornice, created by the López Chollet Dalmau Arquitecture Studio, has a metallic structure covered with Corten steel plates. On the top it has a stainless steel handrail, sloping inwards, with a laminated glass guardrail.

(Further information at 30-31).

Perched atop the wall of the alameda Mazarredo and overlooking the pedestrian

EDIT: Bilbao Turismo - Navarra, 5 - 1º Tel. 94 479 57 60 Fax. 94 479 57 61 www.bilbao.net/bilbaoturismo/ editorial staff: María Arana Translations: Hori-Hori and Ofilingua Design and layout: Servicios Redaccionales Bilbainos, S. L. (SRB)

photograph: Vicente Paredes photo provided: Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Fine Arts of Bilbao Museum, Arriaga Theatre, Euskalduna Conference centre and Concert Hall and Diario El Correo, S. A. Publicity: Tel. 94 428 72 14 Print: Centro Gráfico Ganboa

ISSN: 1138-2732 Bilbao Guide is an informative publication for visitors to Bilbao.

Distribution: Tourist Information, Trade Fair, hotels, airport, bus and train terminals.

4 Index Calendar ...............................................................................................................6-7 Art Bilbao Guggenheim Museum......................................................................8-9 Bilbao Fine Arts Museum..............................................................................10-11 Museums.................................................................................................................. 12-14

spaces of interest.................................................................................16-19 performance..............................................................................................20-29 cover..................................................................................................................... 30-31 what to see....................................................................................................32-38 fairs and conventions.......................................................................... 39 shopping On-line Market...................................................................................................40-41 Twin Set................................................................................................................. 42-43 Shopping Guide...............................................................................................44-45

gastronomy RimbombĂ­n..........................................................................................................46-47 Colombo...............................................................................................................48-49 Gastronomy Guide.........................................................................................50-57

night Badulake...............................................................................................................58-59 Night Guide..........................................................................................................60-61

sports ................................................................................................................ 62-63 useful information ........................................................................64-65 Map.........................................................................................................................66-68

Bilbao TURISMO Oficina de Turismo

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Elton John.

‘Hyperrealism 1967-2013’.

November:

14 November:

The Museum of Fine Arts presents the retrospective ‘Hyperrealism, 1967-2013’, which brings together 66 emblematic works from this painting period. (Page 10)

Start of the 56th edition of the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival (Zinebi).

(Page 25)

2 November:

The Euskalduna Conference Centre is the setting for a concert by Raphael, one of the most influential artists of all time. (Page 27)

Elton John concert. One of the most acclaimed soloists in the world, in the Bizkaia Arena Pavilion of the BEC (Bilbao Exhibition Centre). On this occasion, the British singer performs alongside his band. (Page 26)

6 November: First performance of ‘El nombre’, Jordi Galcerán’s Spanish version of Mathieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière’s comedy ‘Le prenom’ (The name). Starring Amparo Larrañaga. (Page 20)

7 to 9 November: The BEC hosts the 2014 Pintxo Fair, which allows the public to taste different pintxos, as well as evaluating them and awarding prizes. (Page 39)

15 November:

20 November: Inauguration of the third edition of the International Print Festival (FIG) which transforms Bilbao into a reference point for all professionals in this field. Amongst its offerings is the exhibition of the graphic art of Mimmo Paladino in the Museum of Fine Arts. (Page 16-17)

22 November: The new ABAO (Bilbao Friends of the Opera Association) opera season begins in the Euskalduna Conference Centre with the performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Attila’. (Page 22)

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‘Attila’.

Market of Santo Tomás.

‘Marta tiene un marcapasos’.

Children’s Christmas Park.

28 November:

13 December:

Inaugural edition of the Fun&Serious Game Festival, whose objective is to reward the best videogames both in the fun category and those known as serious games. (Page 19)

Concert by the group Fito y Fitipaldis in the Bizkaia Arena of the BEC exhibition centre, to coincide with the launch of their new album.

(Page 28)

December: Under the title ‘El arte de nuestro tiempo’ (Art in our time), the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents a large exhibition from the Permanent Collection, which occupies the Museum’s entire exhibition space, with masterpieces from the Museums that are a part of the Guggenheim Network. (Page 8)

4 December: First performance of the show ‘Marta tiene un marcapasos : El Musical de Hombres G’ (Marta has a pacemaker: The Hombres G Musical), which over 3 hours recreates the greatest hits of the group Hombres G. (Page 21)

18 December: The Children’s Christmas Park starts in the BEC arena, a space full of activities and fun for the little ones. (Page 37)

Until 20 December: Dantzaldia, the Bilbao Dance Festival organised by La Fundición, is in its fifteenth edition. (Page 24)

21 December: Traditional market of Santo Tomás in El Arenal, a unique opportunity to taste the local products on display. (Page 38)

8 guggenheim museum  Abandoibarra, 2  94 435 90 00. www.guggenheim-bilbao.es

Further information on opening hours, entrance price and other services on pages 12-13.

Franz Marc. Der Stier, 1911.

The Art of Our Time The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao hosts a large exhibition from the Permanent Collection, which occupies the museum’s entire exhibition space, with masterpieces from the museums that are a part of the Guggenheim network. Under the title ‘The Art of Our Time’, the show covers the main artistic movements of the 20th century and includes monographic spaces dedicated to prominent

artists from the museum’s Permanent Collection.

In chronological terms, the exhibition begins on the third floor with an itinerary that starts with the early 1900s –a period marked by the triumph of cutting-edge historical movements– and includes two separate monographic series dedicated to the sculptors Jorge Oteiza and Eduardo Chillida. The second floor is

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Rineke Dijkstra. The Krazyhouse (Megan, Simon, Nicky, Philip, Dee), 2009.

The Krazyhouse

chiefly home to large-format works such as the mural by Sol LeWitt and the series of works by Anselm Kiefer, while the first floor is reserved for the newest artworks. The itinerary is completed by the works located outside, which enter into an intriguing dialogue with their surroundings.

Until 25 January (3rd floor) May (1st and 2nd floors)

The museum’s Film & Video Room, which is permanently dedicated to video-art and the moving image, hosts a video-installation by Rineke Dijkstra titled ‘The Krazyhouse’ (Megan, Simon, Nicky, Philip, Dee), Liverpool, UK from 2009. In this piece, five adolescents dance alone for the camera in front of a white background and to the sound of music from their generation. The artist met these youngsters at a nightclub in Liverpool called ‘The Krazyhouse’ and filmed them in an improvised studio inside the club itself.

Rineke Dijkstra (born in Sittard, Holland, in 1959) has worked with photography and video since the 1990s, with a particular focus on the relationship between the viewer and the image.

From 13 November onwards.

10 museum of fine arts  Plaza del Museo, 2  94 439 60 60 www.museobilbao.com

Further information on opening hours, entry price and other services on page 12.

The most contemporary Prado Under the title ‘The Prado Museum and Contemporary Artists’, the Museum is exhibiting its own collection of 72 works on paper –mainly engravings and a smaller number of photographs– by 24 Spanish artists.

Created by artists from different generations who have used a range of styles and techniques, these works are united by the fact that the artists drew inspiration from the art in the Prado Museum collection.

The artists represented in this exhibition are Andreu Alfaro, Eduardo Arroyo, Isabel Baquedano, Miquel Barceló, Carmen Calvo, Naia del Castillo, Eduardo Chillida, Cristina García Rodero, Ramón Gaya, Luis Gordillo, Cristina Iglesias, Carmen Laffón, Eva Lootz, Blanca Muñoz, Ouka Leele,

Eduardo Arroyo. Vanitas, 1991.

Guillermo Pérez Villalta, Isabel Quintanilla, Albert Ràfols-Casamada, Manuel Rivera, Gerardo Rueda, Antonio Saura, Soledad Sevilla, Susana Solano and Gustavo Torner.

Until 12 January.

Hyperrealism 1967-2013 The Museum of Fine Arts exhibits a retrospective featuring 66 emblematic works of hyperrealism, providing a journey from the beginning of this artistic movement to the present.

The paintings are generally large format, and painted so painstakingly and precisely that the artists use photography as an instrument to produce art that appears to be photographic in quality.

Organised by the Institut für Kulturaustausch (Germany’s Institute for Cultural Exchange), the show exhibits works by the first generation

Don Eddy. Untitled, 1944.

of great American masters, including Richard Estes, John Baeder, Tom Blackwell, Don Eddy, Ralph Goings and Chuck Close. It also shows their continuity in Europe and the impact on several current painters.

Until 19 January.

M. Paladino. Sirens, 1994.

Mimmo Paladino

G. Tiepolo. Portrait of a man with turban, c. 1768.

Giandomenico Tiepolo

On the occasion of the third edition of the International Engraving Festival (FIG) being held in Bilbao between 20 and 23 November (further information at 16-17), the Museum of Fine Arts is presenting a wide selection of the graphic art of Mimmo Paladino (Paduli- Italia, 1948).

The work now being shown has been undertaken by the artist over the last twenty years in the Laboratorio d´Arte Grafica di Modena, alongside his activity as a painter and sculptor.

This exhibition combines ten oil paintings on canvas, belonging to a private collection, from the venetian Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), brother of Lorenzo Tiepolo and both sons of the painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. They involve fantasy portraits representing generic types –two mature men with oriental features and eight young women–, painted with a delicate and vibrant brush stroke.

Until 9 February.

From 10 December onwards.

Gustavo de Maeztu. Tierra vasca: lírica y religión, 1922.

Guest work The purpose of this section, sponsored by the Banco Santander Foundation, is to bring the public closer to singular works from other museums and collections.

Thus, until 12 January you can see the canvas ‘Basque land: lyrical poetry and religion’, 1922, by Gustavo de Maeztu (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1887- Estella, 1947), which belongs to the General Councils of Bizkaia.

12 museums

Benedict Archaeological Experience the live history of Biscay, with a chronological tour that runs from prehistoric times to the modern age.

Opening times: Tuesday through Saturday: 10.00 am to 2.00 pm and 4.00 pm to 7.30 pm; Sundays and holidays: 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. Closed Mondays. Prices: General admission, 3€; reduced admission (26 and younger, retirees, 65 and older, people with disabilities, unemployed, and groups of 10 or more people), 1,5€; school groups, 1€ per student; children under 12, free.

Friday is the Day of the Museum, with free general admission. Guided tours, 10€ per group added.

Calzadas de Mallona, 2  94 404 09 90 www.euskalmuseoak.com

ATHLETIC CLUB

(Closed for works)

Painting and sculpture of contemporary life.

Opening Times: Every day from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm. Free. To request an appointment.

Iparraguirre, 55  607 38 94 25 www.museo-benedicto.net contacto@museo-benedicto.net

Diocesan of Sacred Art This museum exhibits works related to the religious art of Biscay, religious works presented in silver; sacred vestments (from the 15th to the 20th Century); paintings, alabaster art work, ceramic and leather from the Romanesque period. Opening Times: From Tuesday to Saturday, from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm; Sundays and Public Holidays, from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm; Mondays, closed.

Prices: Adults, 2€; old age pensioners, students and under 18s, 1€; groups, 6€.

Tuesday, free.

Plaza de la Encarnación, 9-B  94 432 01 25 www.eleizmuseoa.com

Campo de San Mamés Barria  94 679 02 55

www.athletic-club.net

Guggenheim BILBAO

It holds three main collections: Ancient Art, Contemporary Art and Basque Art. Opening Times: Wednesday through Monday, from 10 am to 8 pm. Tuesday: closed. Prices: 7€, individual pass; 5€ for groups of students, unemployed and elderly; Under 12 years and Wednesday, free. Guide reservations  94 439 61 37 Groups admission,  94 439 61 41 Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 3.00 pm.

This museum has its own collection of exhibits that includes works covering a wide spectrum of modern and contemporary art from the beginning of the century. Opening Times: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10.00 am to 8.00 pm. Prices: 13€ for an individual pass; 11€ for groups;7,50€ for students and old age pensioners; children under 12, free.

These admittance charges are subject to alterations, depending on special exhibitions.

Guide reservations,  94 435 90 90. Groups admission,  94 435 90 23. Monday to Friday, from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm.

Plaza del Museo, 2  94 439 60 60

Avenida Abandoibarra, 2.  94 435 90 80

www.museobilbao.com

www.guggenheim-bilbao.es

Fine Arts

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Maritime The docks surrounding the museum house several restored ships, as well as other Historical Heritage objects.

Opening Times: Closed on Mondays.

Prices: Standard adult rate, 6€; pensioners, students, people with disabilities, desemployers and groups rate, 3,5€; and children under 6, free.

Muelle Ramón de la Sota, 1

Passages of Easter Week It gathers testimonies related to Easter Week. Opening Times: Tuesday to Saturday, from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm; Saturdays, from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm and from 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm; Sundays, from 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. The museum will be closed on Mondays. Prices: Individual ticket, 2€; free for people over 65 and children up to 10 years of age; groups, 1€.

 94 608 55 00

Iturribide, 3-1º  94 415 04 33

www.museomaritimobilbao.org

www.museodepasosbilbao.com

euskararen etxea La Casa del Euskera / Euskararen Etxea is a centre specialising in Euskera, the Basque language.

Hence its doors are open to all those who are interested in knowing everything to do with this thousand-year-old language.

It shows the most curious, peculiar and surprising features of Euskera in an attractive way using up-to-date technologies: Touch screens, videos, maps, etc. Visitors can take the tour in Spanish, Euskera, English and French.

La Casa del Euskera Lehendakari Aguirre, 148-150  94 402 80 81 www.azkuefundazioa.org

14 museums Museum Reproductions The collection includes exact replicas of works as renowned as the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the Venus de Milo, the Lorenzo de Medici and Michelangelo’s Moses.

Opening Times: Tuesday through Saturday, 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm; Sundays, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm; Closed Mondays and Holidays. Prices: Adults, 3€; Students and Groups over 10 people, 1,50€; senior citizens, teachers and children under 10, free. Thursdays, free to the General Public.

San Francisco, 14.  94 679 02 55 www.museoreproduccionesbilbao.org

Bullfighting Outstanding gra­phic documents, bullfighting outfits and tools and a collection of posters from the different bullfights held in the city. Opening Times: From 10.30 am to 1.30 pm and from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm,

from Monday to Thursday. Fridays: From 10.30 am to 1.30 pm. Price: 3€. Guided Tours for groups and individuals.

Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, s/n  94 444 86 98 www.plazatorosbilbao.com

basque The Basque Museum has accumulated a heritage throughout its almost 100 years of activity, with over 20,000 objects, which illustrate and reflect the different aspects that define the lifestyle and everyday activities of the Basque people.

Opening Times for the permanent exhibition: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm; Saturdays, from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm; Sundays, from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm; Tuesday and Public Holidays, closed. Prices: Individual pass, 3€; groups, 1,50€; old age pensioners and children under 10, free entrance.

Plaza Miguel de Unamuno, 4  94 415 54 23 www.euskal-museoa.org

The Arts District Bilbao Art District takes in the area between the Maritime Museum, the Albia Gardens, Colón de Larreátegui and Abandoibarra Avenue. This whole area is home to the city’s most important art galleries, the Guggenheim Museum, the Fine Arts Museum and the Sala Rekalde, together with restoration and framing

workshops and old book shops. And in addition to this, there are also open-air sculptures by contemporary artists like Dalí, Chillida, Koons, Bourgeois or Kapoor, in an area where signature architecture (from Gehry to Calatrava, not forgetting Siza, Moneo, Pelli, Soriano, Ferrater or Isozaki) rounds off the whole setting.

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FIG BILBAO 2014 International Print Festival From 20 to 23 November Bilbao will host the third edition of the International Print Festival (FIG Bilbao), an event that will transform the Villa Hotel into an unmissable destination for every professional in the field.

FIG Bilbao also incorporates a competition created by the Arthazi Association that is chiefly designed to promote research and create new methodologies in the field of original printing and paper-based art. Another of its aims is to introduce the city’s residents –especially the youngest of them– to the exciting world of collecting, thanks to the excellent price-to-quality ratio offered by

the market for original prints.

Although the festival itself takes place over three days and involves a number of different initiatives (workshops, exhibits, talks, etc.), some of the related activities began almost a month beforehand. This is the case for the exhibition of works by Mimmo Paladino, one of the leading lights of the Italian transavantgarde, which opened in the Bilbao Museum of Fine Arts on 28 October and is organised in collaboration with Casa Falconeri (more information on page 11).

Following the success of previous editions, FIG Bilbao has grown and extended its area of influence for

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2014. As a result, the Euskalduna Conference Centre, ranked the world’s best conference centre in 2003, and AlhóndigaBilbao, the city’s new cultural landmark, will become part of this important project by hosting (respectively) the International Print Festival and the 2014 FIG Bilbao International Award. The latter is the most important award in the field, offering a prize of 18,000 euros and two research grants, and is contested by more than 140 different artists from around the world. Additionally, as is now traditional, the contest pays homage to a location that plays an important artistic role. This year it is Bayonne, a French city that is home to highly significant private art collections of extraordinary value, such as the collection of the Bonnat Museum.

The stands at this year’s edition of the festival include that of the Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA), which is exhibiting a selection of graphical, paper-based pieces with a significant historical and collectible value that have never been shown outside the museum.

Also participating are the Italian Museum of Contemporary Art, with a workshop (Modena Laboratory of Graphic Arts) that has enjoyed the collaboration of the artist Mimmo Paladino for over 20 years, and the Aquitania Museum of Contemporary Art, which is exhibiting a selection of masterpieces from the Bonnat Museum (Bayonne) and the Basque Museum (Bilbao).

For more information, visit www.figbilbao.com

18 spaces of interest Alhóndiga Bilbao Plaza Arriquibar, 4. 94 401 40 14. www.alhondigabilbao.com.

27 November to 2 December: V Edition of hóPlay, the International Independent Video games contest, AlhóndigaBilbao.

Alongside this event, of great

renown amongst video game professionals and enthusiasts, there are a number of conferences, workshops and exhibitions.

arriaga theatre Plaza del Arriaga, 1. 94 479 20 36. www.teatroarriaga.com

2 November to 20 December: The Arriaga Theatre is organising ‘theatrical guided tours’: Sundays 2, 9, 16 November, and 7, 14 December; Saturdays 22 and 29 November, and 6, 13 and 20 December; and

on Monday 8 December, 11.00 to 12.30, led by actors and singers, and under the baton of the tenor, director and stage designer Enrique Viana. Ticket prices vary from 5 euros to 2 euros for children.

The Basque Museum Plaza de Miguel de Unamuno,  94 415 54 23. www.euskal-museoa.org

Until 31 December: ‘Miguel de Unamuno and photography, imagining what is seen!’, a selection of the photographic archive created by the philosopher and writer Unamuno throughout his life, to coincide with the 150th anniversary of his birth.

museum reproductions Conde Mirasol, 2.  94 415 83 33. www.museoreproduccionesbilbao.org

Up to 24 May 2015: ‘Animali Artean. De la Prehistoria a la Edad Media’ (Animali Artean. From Prehistory to the Middle Ages) an exhibition exploring some of the most important aspects of human-animal interaction from Prehistory to the Middle Ages.

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Fun&Serious Game Festival 28 November to 3 December: The purpose of the competition is to reward the best videogames, both in their casual aspect and in the so-called serious games category, given that the technologies applied to the videogame are being used in sectors such as education, health, aeronautics and culture.

That is why the Fun&Serious Game Festival is considered the most important event of its type in southern Europe.

The contest takes places at different locations (the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Euskalduna Conference Centre and the Campos Elíseos Theatre) and the tickets to some of the activities programmed (conferences, congresses, round tables, exhibitions, film screenings, short film competitions, Fun zone and the award ceremony dubbed the ‘videogame Oscars’) can be reserved or bought on the website or at the ticket office. www.funandseriousgamefestival.com

20 Arriaga theatre Information on opening hours, reservations and discounts  Plaza del Arriaga, 1.  94 479 20 36. www.teatroarriaga.com The Arriaga Theatre, reopened in 1986, programmes performances by dancers, theatre, opera and music. The schedule of events planned for November and December is given below.

Igor Yebra and Oxana Kucheruk.

‘Kathie y el hipopótamo’.

Until 2 November.

6 to 9 November:

The Maskarada company presents the production ‘Archimedes’ Principle’, with two optional casts, one in Basque and the other in Spanish. The play won the 2011 Born Award and triumphed in Mexico, Argentina, Columbia and Russia.

‘El nombre’, Jordi Galcerán’s Spanish version of Mathieu Delaporte y Alexandre de la Patellière’s comedy ‘Le prenom’ (The name). Directed by Gabriel Olivares, Amparo Larrañaga heads the cast of this theatrical production.

4 November:

15 to 16 November:

The renowned dancer and choreographer Ferenc Fehér presents ‘Morgan y Freeman’, an intelligent and wild dance piece centred around a little man who experiences a new lease of life.

Ana Belén and Ernesto Arias star in ‘Kathie y el hipopótamo’, a production based on the text of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, produced by Teatro Español and Teatro de los Días, S.L and directed

by Magüi Mira.

5 November: Concert from Ani Choying Drolma, a Nepalese singer admired throughout the world for her interpretations of spiritual songs, for the purity of her voice and for her fight against the inequalities in her country.

20 November: Ute Lemper concert, with the first part consisting of a dozen love poems by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Ani Choying Drolma.

‘Archimedes’ Principle’.

23 November:

4 to 14 October:

‘Vampirabile’, a show of seven pieces of contemporary coral music provided by the voices that make up the Leioa Kantika Korala formation, under the direction of the Slovenian choreographer Karmine Silec.

The show ‘Marta has a pacemaker, The Hombres G Musical’, comes to the Arriaga Theatre to offer a fresh comedy, full of romance and humour, which over three hours reenacts the greatest hits of the group Hombres G.

26 November:

15 December:

Concert from the counter-tenor from Vitoria Carlos Mena, accompanied by the Mensa Harmonica music group.

Concert by the Soweto Gospel Choir, the most emblematic of South African coral groups, three times Grammy winners.

28 to 29 November:

17 to 20 December:

‘Así es, si así fue’ (That’s how it is, if that’s how it was), a humorous comedy from Juan Asperilla, produced by Andrea D´Odorico, directed by Laila Ripoll and interpreted by Juan Fernández, Verónica Forqué and Joaquín Notario.

Joglars, the veteran Catalan theatre group, in this new season under the direction of Ramón Fontseré, presents, a vitriolic and shameless production about children.

30 November:

21 December:

Concert by the collective SDB - Sortuko dira besteak, which brings together Basque singers and musicians from the current artistic scene, with the participation of the writer Kirmen Uribe.

Concert from Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo, two classical musicians who have conquered the world with their unique and entertaining performances directed at all types of public. The Arraiga Theatre presents the production ‘A Little Nightmare Music’.

1 December: Tanttaka Teatroa presents ‘Seven times snow, (Mikel laboa in the snow)’, a show in memory of the figure of the singer songwriter Mikel Laboa, with the participation of creatives such as the writer Bernardo Atxaga, the musician Iñaki Salvador and the painter Zumeta.

26 to 28 December: The star dancers of the Bordeaux Opera, Igor Yebra and Oxana Kucheruk present ‘Pipi bailarina’, a ballet of their creation.

22 Euskalduna Conference Centre Information about the schedule, times and ticket prices  Abandoibarra, 4. 94 431 03 10 www.euskalduna.net The Euskalduna Conference Centre, inaugurated in February 1999, permanently runs the ABAO’s (Bilbao Friends of the Opera Association) opera schedule as well as concerts by the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa - BOS, www.bilbaorkestra.com) and the Euskadi Symphony Orchestra (OSE) www.euskadikoorkestra.es. More information on other concerts available on pages 26-28.

6 and 7 November: Concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: Jazz Gaua, with themes

by Paul Simon, Duke Ellington, Eden Ahbez and Betty Carter, among others, conducted by Nabil Shehata, featuring a solo performance by Kurt Elling.

Kurt Elling.

8 November:

13 and 14 November:

Concert by the Euskadi Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: ‘Samson and Delilah.

Bacchanal’, by C. Saint-Saëns; Danse Macabre, Opus 40, by C. SaintSaëns; Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Opus 33,

by C. Saint-Saëns; Concerto for Orchestra, by B. Bartók, conducted

by Jun Märkl, featuring a solo performance by Johannes Moser (cello).

Concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: ‘Una aventura de Don Quixote’, by J. Guridi; Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, by C. Saint-Saëns; and ‘Enigma Variations’, by E. Elgar, conducted by Jon Malaxetxebarria, featuring a solo performance by Elisso Bolkvadze (piano).

22, 25 and 28 November, and 1 December: The new ABAO (Bilbao Friends of the Opera Association) opera season begins with the performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Attila’. A production by the Opéra Royal de Wallonie and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.

20 and 21 November:

Euskadi Symphonic Orchestra.

Concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: ‘La Bagarre’, by B. Martinu; Introduction and Allegro, for string quartet and orchestra, by E. Elgar;

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Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra.

Concerto for string quartet and orchestra, by B. Martinu; and Symphony No. 8 in G major, by A. Dvorák, conducted by Erik Nielsen, featuring a solo performance by the Juilliard String Quartet.

27 November: The Usmanov Classical Russian Ballet company blends dance and ice-skating in their staging of ‘Sleeping Beauty’, based on Tchaikovsky’s classic.

6 and 7 December: The ‘Masa Coral del Ensanche’ performs the Spanish operetta ‘Luisa Fernanda’

by Federico Moreno Torraba, considered a masterpiece in the lyrical genre.

11 and 12 December:

‘Swan Lake’.

21 December: The Moscow Ballet performs ‘The Nutcracker’.

18 and 19 December: Christmas concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: ‘Exsultate, jubilate’, by W.A. Mozart; and Symphony No. 2 Lobgesang, by F. Mendelssohn, conducted by Víctor Pablo Pérez, with solo performances by Marta Matheu (soprano), Maite Arruabarrena (mezzosoprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor) and the Bilbao Choral Society.

30 December: XIV Tribute Concert to the tenor Alfredo Kraus, featuring Orfeón Donostiarra and the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra.

Concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the following programme: ‘Hu’, for orchestra (premiere), by M.E. Luc; Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, by P.I. Tchaikovsky; and ‘Peer Gynt’, Suites 1 and 2, by E. Grieg, conducted by Michal Nesterowicz, with a solo performance

by Nemanja Radulovic (violin).

22 and 23 December:

13 December:

26, 27 and 28 December:

The Ukrainian National Ballet of Odessa performs ‘Swan Lake’, a production with more than 40 ballet dancers.

Performance of the children’s musical ‘Gisela and the Magic Book’.

A musical reinvention of Lewis Carroll’s classic ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is coming to the Euskalduna Conference Centre. An ideal production for the whole family.

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‘Animal’.

Dantzaldia 2014 Dantzaldia, the Bilbao Dance Festival organised by La Fundición, is marking its fifteenth edition this year with a highly varied programme, featuring performances from Basque, national and international dance companies, as well as workshops and other activities.

From 25 September until 20 December, Bilbao has this festival as a reference point, which boasts stages such as the Euskalduna Conference Centre, the Guggenheim Museum, AlhóndigaBilbao and La Fundición.

9 November: Rocío Molina presents ‘Affection’. Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall.

13 November: The Catalan dance company, Societat Doctor Alonso, and the Basque group, Moaré Danza, present ‘Nature and its tremor’.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

20 November: The Daniel Abreu dance company presents ‘Animal’.

Alhóndiga Bilbao.

23 November: A dance workshop led by Daniel Abreu in the Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall.

27 November: Cine Dantzaldia presents the audiovisual production ‘3 choreographers from the 20th century’. La Fundición.

14 December: The Carolyn Carlson Company presents ‘Short Stories’.

Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall.

18 December: A dance workshop led

by Iratxe Ansa. Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall.

19 December: Iratxe Ansa presents the work in progress ‘The sound that bodies make in stillness’. La Fundición.

More information available at www.dantzaldia.org and www.lafundicion.org

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56th Edition of the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival The competition, which will take place from 14 November until 21 November, offers the public the chance to see the best short films in the world, created by new producers, film-makers and artists who are not afraid to experiment. This gives their work a creative, innovative vibe, and, in many cases, a vibe that anticipates the future of cinema.

3,368 films from 85 countries had to be chosen from for inclusion in the official competition. As to the origin of these works, Spain particularly stands out (754 films, 123 of which Basque), followed by France (490), Germany (235) and the United Kingdom (195).

On the other hand, the Mikeldi Honour Awards this year went to the Japanese director, Hirokazua Koreeda, in recognition of the originality of his films (the prize was awarded on the 19 November in the Guggenheim Museum auditorium, after which one of his last films, ‘Like Father, Like Son’, was shown); another went to the Argentinian actress, Cecilia Roth, in

recognition of her whole career (she received her award in the Arriaga Theatre on the day of the festival’s inaugural ceremony).

Also worthy of a mention is the competition poster, which was created by the designer and illustrator, Óscar Mariné, in tribute to the British former model and actress, Twiggy, who is considered to be the first international top model. Her image in black and white recognises the ability of this small, slim woman to capture something so often hard to grasp such as the spirit of the times, the desires for change and the freedom of a whole generation.

The venues for the Zinebi festival are, amongst others, the Arriaga Theatre (where the inaugural ceremony and the closing ceremony will be held), the Golen-Alhóndiga cinemas (for screenings in general) and the Guggenheim Museum auditorium.

Further information available at www.zinebi.com

26 performance Scene guide with some of the most stand-out concerts in the cultural programme for the Bilbao metropolitan area.

Dúo Dinámico 1 November Palacio Euskalduna Abandoibarra, 4.  94 431 03 10

Concert by the veteran artists Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa (together known as Dúo Dinámico) as part of their ‘Resistiré’ tour, which features many of their successful releases of the last 55 years.

pastora soler 2 November Teatro Campos Elíseos Bertendona, 3 bis.  94 443 86 10/41

Concert by the Seville-born singer Pastora Soler as part of her ‘Conóceme’ tour.

Elton John 2 November Bizkaia Arena (BEC) Ronda de Azcue, 1 (Barakaldo).  94 404 00 00. www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com

Concert by Elton John, one of the world’s most renowned singer-songwriters, accompanied on this occasion by his band.

The British artist has achieved 35 Gold records and 25 Platinum, with total sales in excess of 250 million. He also holds the record for the best-selling single of all time. Elton John began his career in 1969 and has performed live more than 3,000 times.

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John Legend 5 November Palacio Euskalduna Abandoibarra, 4.  94 431 03 10

First Spanish concert by John Legend, who is a huge name in the world of music and the winner of nine Grammy and three Soul Train awards, among many others. His worldwide record sales are in excess of seven million.

Raphael 15 November Palacio Euskalduna Abandoibarra, 4.  94 431 03 10

Musiketan

Concert by Raphael, one of the most influential artists of all time, as part of his ‘De amor & Desamor’ tour.

9 and 23 November, and 21 December Sala BBK. Gran Vía, 19-21.  94 405 88 24. www.salabbk.es

Davy Spillane (9 November), the most renowned composer of uilleann pipe music; Seth Lakeman (23 November), a singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist of West Country folk music; and guitarist Andy Mckee (21 December) are all performing as part of the Musiketan series of concerts, which encompasses musical styles ranging from folk, rock and jazz to blues and world music.

Italia Romántica 16 November.

Palacio Euskalduna. Abandoibarra, 4.  94 431 03 10

Spectacular musical performance by the Piccolissima Symphony Orchestra, directed by Carlos Lozano. Audiences will once again be able to enjoy a selection of the best romantic Italian music from the 1960s and 70s.

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Music Legends 26 November Sala BBK Gran Vía, 19-21.  94 405 88 24. www.salabbk.es

The Music Legends series of concerts includes performances by some of the all-time greats from the world of rhythm & blues, rock, folk, country, soul and blues. On this occasion, it’s the turn of the legendary Mick Ralphs Blues Band.

Symphonic Rhapsody of Queen 26 November Palacio Euskalduna Abandoibarra, 4.  94 431 03 10

Concert by the One World Symphonic Orchestra and the Rock Band, combining the most popular and significant works of the celebrated English band Queen. A coming-together of classical music and rock in a spectacular show lasting more than two hours.

The Long Ryders 6 December Sala BBK. Gran Vía, 19-21.  94 405 88 24. www.salabbk.es

Concert by the Californian group The Long Ryders, which was formed in 1982 out of the breakup of The Unclaimed and Los Angeles. This performance forms part of the Wop Special Nights series.

Fito y Fitipaldis 13 December Bizkaia Arena (BEC) Ronda de Azcue, 1 (Barakaldo).  94 404 00 00. www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com

Having launched a new record (‘Huyendo conmigo de mí’), the group Fito y Fitipaldis hits the road once again for a new tour, accompanied on this occasion by Los Zigarros.

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Leo Harlem 26 to 28 December Teatro Campos Elíseos Bertendona, 3 bis. 94 443 86 10/41)

Leo Harlem and Sr. Corrales present the ‘Trendingtronching’ comedy show, featuring a series of sketches and stand-up performances.

Restaurante & Mariscos

Abierto los domingos y festivos al mediodía 2 horas de parking gratuito We speak English Carta para llevar

Hurtado Amezaga 48-Bilbao.

Tfno: 94 421 31 60 www.rimbombin.es

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THE BEST VIEWS The three metal viewpoints on the Mazarredo street offer an unexpected, challenging and modern view of Bilbao, but most of all they allow the viewer the take in the changes to the city from a great height, without losing sight of the urban stretch.

Perched atop the imposing wall of the Alameda Mazarredo

and overlooking the pedestrian walkways along the river, these scenic viewpoints, with their characteristic triangular base, offer a fresh, almost face-to-face view of the Guggenheim Museum; of the La Salve Bridge and the hills surrounding the city; of the river that is close by yet stretches far into the distance, and of the

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Iberdrola tower that seems to lose height. It is therefore a must-see for visitors to a city that continues to attract attention.

river promenade below. It is perfectly integrated within the city and provides an elegant solution to the steep slope up from the river.

This original cornice, created by the L贸pez Chollet Dalmau Arquitecture Studio, has a metallic structure covered with Corten steel plates. On the top it has a stainless steel handrail, sloping inwards, with a laminated glass guardrail. The sophisticated architectural design is quite stunning, and is especially impressive when seen from the

It is a natural starting point for many an urban stroll: continue along the Mazarredo street in either direction, descend to the Avenida Abandoibarra and walk along the river bank (there are both stairs and a lift), or enjoy the green spaces in the surrounding area. And above all, take in the view.

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Christmas in Bilbao from

AZ to

The end of the year is a festival of lights, colours, good humour and best wishes, capable of changing the appearance of any town. Bilbao is no exception. Indeed, the capital of Bizkaia makes such a fuss over the staging of Christmas that no activity, business or product fails to commemorate this magical season.

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Nativity Scenes The assembly of nativity scenes has a long tradition in the city. In 1958, a groups of Nativity Scene enthusiasts who organised parish contests founded the Nativity Scene Association of Bizkaia. This marked the launch of a group that boasts a permanent exhibition of its pieces, taking in approximately 800 nativity scene figures, divided into 51 complete sets. When Christmas approaches, the splendour and originality of these handcrafted pieces (created by sculptors of the standing of the Castells brothers, José Traité, José Luis Mayo and Pedro Ramírez) are put on public display in different areas. Through the Association they also sell a Bilbao nativity scene of exclusive design made of 5 figures of 11 centimetres each. www.abelenbizkaia.com

For its part, the Santos Justo y Pastor Nativity Scene Association, founded 10 years ago, is organising the IV Nativity Scene Festival in Muelle del Arenal from 5 to 8 December, and presents various exhibitions of nativity scenes from 1 December to 6 January 2015, 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 21.00 in the Narthex of the Church of San Nicolás de Bari, in the Cloister of the Cathedral of Santiago and in the Plaza del Gas (Quintana, 5) among other places. www.asobelenistajustoypastor.org

Choir Performances Nine churches, located in different districts of the city, on 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26 and 30 December, between 19:30 and 20:00, provide the venues for the Christmas Choir Performances that are organised each year by Bilbao City Council’s Department of Culture and Education. www.bilbaokultura.net

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Moreover, on 12 and 13 December, at approximately 20:15, the Church of the Encarnación hosts the Children’s and Youth Christmas Performances, which are organised by the Choir Federation of Bizkaia.

Window Display Contest

Inspired by the traditional music event that takes place in Vienna each year, on 1 January, from 20:00 onwards, the Euskalduna Conference Centre provides the venue for a captivating selection of Johann Strauss’ finest waltzes, polkas and marches. The pieces will be performed by the Strauss Festival Orchestra and the Strauss Festival Ballet.

If there is one thing that stands out about Christmas in Bilbao, it is the effort of the city’s shopkeepers when decorating their window displays. Indeed, this year, the Bilbao Chamber of Commerce is organising the 31st edition of the window display contest that involves the participation of almost a hundred shops in Bizkaia’s capital. The window displays, which must remain lighted until 22:00, can be viewed throughout the month of December, whereby the city’s commercial offer, considered the most comprehensive in the north of Spain, becomes even more alluring. Prizes will be awarded on 8 January 2015 in the Euskalduna Conference Centre.

www.euskalduna.net

www.camarabilbao.com

www.baekoralak.org

New Year’s Day Concert

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Seasonal Parties

Bilbao Craft Fair

The city’s most important hotels, restaurants, bars and nightclubs host Seasonal Parties, with or without meals, on the most relevant dates over the Christmas period.

There are a wide variety of offers catering to all budgets.

In the Arnaga stationary shop, wrapping takes precedent over all else.

The primary goal of this establishment is to wrap the gifts that clients bring, turning them into small works of art.

As is the case every year, the aim is to add to the magic of the wrapped item, employing all possible elements to this end: from colour and volume to the texture of sack cloth and cotton paper, taking in any finishing touch that enhances the present.

The ‘Gabonart’ Bilbao Craft Fair holds its 32nd edition at the Arriaga quay between 18 December and 5 January. The 41 stands that have been set up offer a wide range of products (ceramics, costume jewellery, silver and glass jewellery, crystals, wooden carvings, textiles, toys...), with the guarantee that everything on sale is made by hand. In fact, it is the artisans themselves who sell their own wares to the public. Opening hours are from 10:30 to 14:30, and from 17:00 to 21:00 (on 24 and 31 December, closing is brought forward to 19:00; the fair is closed on 25 December and 1 January).

www.arnagapapeleria.com

gabonart.blogspot.com.es

Gift Wrapping

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The Ribera Market Located next to the RĂ­a de Bilbao, the Market is a commercial reference point for all of Bizkaia.

At present, more than 60 traders offer customers the finest products at the best prices. On Christmas Eve, shopping in this large freshfood market centres around shellfish (small crabs, clams...) and fish (monkfish and scorpion fish to make soup and red and gilthead bream as a main course).

In contrast, on New Year’s Eve, T-bone steaks, lamb and cod become the protagonists. The finest ham and foie gras are always at hand. The Market also provides an on-line shopping service for further information, consult the website www.mercadodelaribera.net

The Street Market From mid-December onwards, the Christmas Street Market

will be set up on BailĂŠn street, directly above the railway. This space offers the public products linked to the year-end festivities: Christmas decorations, fireworks (bangers and sparklers), small handcrafted items, gifts, accessories, etc.

The Christmas Menu Of course, the season provides the best excuse for organising a good meal. In the Basque Country, it is said that there are as many culinary offerings as there are councils, parishes, towns, manors, municipalities, districts and other divisions making up the territory. That is, the variety is incalculable, although cauliflower or cardoon, as a starter, red bream, snails, chicken, lamb or elvers, as a main course, and chestnuts cooked with aniseed or fruit compote, as a dessert, have

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Olentzero

Children’s Christmas Park (PIN)

The Olentzero, or coalman, is both an endearing and terrible figure, charged with bringing good tidings and many gifts on Christmas Eve. ‘We were told’, Pío Baroja explains in her writings, ‘that he was a giant who came down the chimney, with a blackened face, red eyes and a fierce demeanour’.

The arrival of this coalman, a figure associated with Basque Christmas, and his procession through the streets of the city is the precursor to another big event: the procession of the Wise Men on 5 January.

During the Christmas holiday period, from 18 December to 5 January, the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) will provide the venue for the Children’s Christmas Park, This most recent edition boasts a wide ranging offer of games, sports activities, workshops and traditional stalls, spread over the two pavilions of the BEC. The aim is to ensure that the youngest members of the public have a very enjoyable time, with a varied programme of fun and entertainment with an element of learning.

formed the basis of Christmas menus in the Basque Country for as long as anyone remembers.

be left in place all-year round without raising any objections.

As was the case last year, this year, in the old quarter of the city, the Shopkeepers of Casco Viejo Association have decided to light their streets with the white light of two hundred modernist lamps, recalling the style of Gaudí.

Christmas Street Lights From the beginning of winter, the centre of the city is decorated with blue lighting, which is so elegant that it could

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Santo Tomás Each year, Bilbao and the Market of Santo Tomás merge to become a single festive occasion. On 21 December, the residents take to the streets and gather in crowds in Plaza Nueva and the area surrounding El Arenal. This is the best opportunity to savour the local products on display (talo, cornflour flatbread, with chorizo and Txakoli receive the most requests) and to take part in collective merrymaking, where street performances and traditional music play their part. The Market of Santo Tomás has become a living postcard of the farmlands of Bizkaia, the perfect herald of Christmas in Bilbao.

Soconusco Soconusco, or chocolate and praline confectionery, makes an appearance in the window displays

of the patisseries of Bizkaia’s capital towards the end of the year. It is a Christmas delight and a product to become acquainted with and enjoy. In the Martina de Zuricalday patisserie it is said that soconusco came from Mexico at the beginning of the 17th century and that the recipe was subsequently adapted by Martina de Zuricalday, the founder of the establishment, who introduced it in Bilbao. This adaptation is recorded in an old book written by Martina in 1845. It is a recipe that, in addition to the finest ingredients (five layers of dark praline, toasted praline and white praline, covered in chocolate), requires many years of experience and attention to detail, as it is made by hand and takes a great deal of effort. www.facebook.com/ martinazuricaldaybilbao

fairs & conventions 39 Trade Fair Calendar Until 1 November: BIME. International Music Industry and Events Conference.

7 to 9 November: ● ‘Pintxo’ Festival 2014. ● Stock Festival.

14 to 16 November: Retroclassical Bilbao 2014. Festival of classic, vintage and collector’s vehicles. Classic cars.

28 to 30 November: BIBE. Bilbao International Bike Exhibition.

29 November: CreaModa 2014.

29 November to 1 December: Expocosmética Bilbao.

29 to 30 November: CreaImagen 2014.

13 to 14 December: Desembalaje XXX. Antiques sale.

18 December to 5 January: PIN. Parque Infantil de Navidad (Children’s Christmas Park).

The activity takes place in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre facilities (Barakaldo). Ronda de Azkue, 1. Apdo. 468.  94 404 00 00. www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com

Conventions Calendar 4 to 7 November: XI Young Researchers Symposium of the SigmaAldrich Spanish Royal Chemistry Society 5 to 7 November: XVI Congress and International Beaches Exhibition (Ecoplayas).

6 to 8 November: VII National Conference of Nursing Students.

6 and 7 November: XII International Conference on Child Abuse.

7 and 8 November: ● XXVI Meeting of the Spanish Cosmetic and Therapeutic Dermatology Group of the AEDV. ● XXVI Meeting of SVNRA, the BasqueNavarran-Riojan-Aragonese Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

8 and 9 November: III National Meeting of Psychomotor Activities PEI-EIP. 11 November: Hotel Innovation Seminar Design Thinking.

11 and 12 November: 4th Edition Business and Open Technologies Conference (Librecon 2014).

12 and 13 November: IV Congress on landfill sites and sustainability.

13 and 14 November: The III International Conference on Business Servitization-Servitization 2014.

17 and 18 November: VI International Conference on Cyber-journalism and Web 2.0.

24 and 25 November: Bilbao Youth Employment Forum (BYEF).

Further information at Bilbao Convention Bureau – BILBAO TURISMO.  94 479 57 70. www.bilbao.net/bilbaoturismo

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On-line market The Ribera Market, located next to the RĂ­a de Bilbao, is a commercial reference for the whole of Bizkaia.

One of its many merits is having been recognised by Guiness in 1990 as the most complete Municipal Market, at the time being the biggest in existence in terms of the number of traders and stalls, as well as the biggest covered market in Europe thanks to its 10,000 square metres. It is now a modern space, and as such

it attempts to offer customers not just the best products at an incredible quality price ratio, but also new ways to buy.

Thus the on-line Ribera Market came about in 2012, a service that allows customers to acquire fresh fish, seafood and vegetables in season from a computer, mobile or tablet.

Although the delivery service is at present limited to Bilbao (daily) and Basauri (Wednesdays only), the aim is to increase the capture area. In any event, the produce is delivered on the same day as long as the purchase is made before 11:30 in the morning.

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The website gives you access to 17 stalls selling fish, meat, fruit and vegetables, eggs, pickles, dairy products, pre-cooked foods, mushrooms and more, and shows the product in the most detail possible, providing different options for preparation. In the case of, for example, line caught hake from the Cantabrian sea, you can select its presentation in fillets, slices, whole cleaned, or half fillets, half slices.

The website is easy to manage, laid out with the same logic as buying in person (stall to stall) and the observations section allows you to order products that perhaps

don’t appear on the online market but are available in the real one.

There is also the option to call the customer service department to resolve doubts. Finally, as on other websites, payment is made via bank transfer, cash on delivery or by credit card.

the ribera market. www.mercadodelaribera.net  94 602 37 91

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Female finesse Twin Set by Simona Barbieri is an Italian company that has landed in Bilbao with an impact. It’s not in vein that it occupies the space on Gran Vía that until recently was the home of the luxury shop window of Louis Vuitton.

With this change, the capital of Bizkaia can now boast a brand that is very feminine, very romantic, different to others and with an extremely varied public (women from 18 to 60).

The keys to its success are based on the use of natural fabrics (pure cottons and wools such as cashmere and angora), in the superposition of garments, in its clear inclination towards neutral colours, and in the combination of timeless pieces that never go out of fashion (the dress together with boots and socks is one of its style references).

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The space for this brand, over 300 square metres inspired by the white rose with an extremely warm and personal decoration on its two floors, also offers a large variety of accessories: from footwear to socks and lingerie, via necklaces, wallets and the company’s iconic bags such as the Cecile.

Twin Set

by Simona Barbieri.

Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro, 42.  657 02 78 04.

Open Monday to Saturday, from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm.

shopping guide brand carolina herrera Carolina Herrera is a synonym of elegance, distinction, class and style and her shop in Bilbao is a reflection of her personality.

Gran Vía, 46  94 424 25 64

gucci Clothes for men and women, and, particularly, accessories: top quality handbags, belts and scarves.

Rodríguez Arias, 4  94 416 09 80

Michael kors The so-called ‘sport-luxury’ of Michael Kors features a sleek and modern shop in the very center of Bilbao.

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Persuade Shop that combines the sale of interior decoration elements with fashion from international designers. Clothes for men and women designed by brands such as Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Balenciaga, or Dries Van Noten.

Villarías, 8  94 423 88 64

fashion & accesories Falstaff Shop located in the centre of Bilbao. Fashion, shoes and accessories store, consolidated as a trend-setter due to the international brands it sells and

the new fads it displays each season. With more than 16 years’ experience.

Colón de Larreategui, 29  94 423 35 78

Los Caprichos de Camille Charming shop where one can find fashion and accessories for women and children, original toys and Nordic style home decor items.

Colón de Larreategui, 21  946 07 14 11

Mundo Piel A shop specialising in all kinds of furs and with a broad collection of designs. Made-to-measure garments, alterations and transformation.

Bidebarrieta, 16  94 41542 31

Peletería YOLANDA LAESPADA Exclusive haute couture furs.

Made-to-measure, tailoring, repairs and transformations.

Gordoniz, 2 (Frente Alhóndiga)  94 422 20 69

presents Eguzkilore A jewellery brand based on Basque mythology. In the past the Eguzkilore was used as symbol of protection. Now ‘we have converted it into jewellery’.

Gran Vía, 79 y Gran Vía, 7-9 (El Corte Inglés). 94 439 94 07 www.eguzkilorejoya.com

Los jaboneros Museo del Jabón A store specialising in craftmade soaps, natural skin care and relaxation products, scents for the home, candles and personalised gifts.

Carnicería Vieja, 29  94 416 86 12

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gastronomy shopping Claudio La Feria del Jamón Ham and coldcuts to take away.

Esperanza, 3  94 479 00 11 Esperanza, 18  94 479 02 87

LA ALACENA DEL VÍCTOR MONTES Delicatessen that belongs to the famous restaurant of the same name, with first class Iberian products, cooked pork products, chocolates, liqueurs and wine cellar.

Plaza Nueva, 12  94 415 43 85

ALQUILER DE TURISMOS FURGONETAS MINIBUSES TODO TERRENO

www.losjaboneros.com.

c/ General Eguía, 20.

Tfnos.: [94] 441 20 12 • Fax.: [94] 427 38 42. clientes@alquibilbo.com • www.alquibilbo.com

Jabones Artesanos

Productos naturales para la piel Velas y aromas para el hogar Regalos personalizados Abierto domingos de 12:00 a 14:30 h BILBAO. CASCO VIEJO. C/ CARNICERIA VIEJA 29 (Esquina Plazuela de Santiago)

Tfno.: 94 416 86 12

Martina de zuricalday The oldest traditional patisserie in the Basque Country, since 1830. Every morning only natural ingredients are selected. Six generations have grown up with its unparalleled ‘bollos de mantequilla’ (cream filled bun), ‘carolinas’ (pastry tart topped with a meringue and chocolate whip) and ‘pasteles de arroz’ (a kind of custard tart), and now trust it for the celebration of the most special events. Tradition, craft and quality.

Rodríguez Arias, 48 94 442 36 76.

Ercilla, 43. 94 443 57 96 Plaza San José, 3. 94 424 13 46.

Doctor Areilza, 38 94 427 18 88

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The house of seafood With its traditional style, this is one of the restaurants with the most character in Bilbao, and is considered a Mecca for prime quality oysters, seafood and fish.

Meats as well as home-made dishes and seasonal dishes are also served.

Most importantly, the restaurant has been awarded the illustrious Capital B rating by the City for its trajectory.

The RimbombĂ­n opened its doors as a billiard parlour more than 80 years ago, and quickly transformed into the restaurant it is today: a place decorated with bullfighting posters, frequented by athletes, actors and politicians, and where the products are always on display.

Special seafood menus vary from

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30 euros for the Rimbombín, to 51 euros for the Royal, and the executive menu is offered at 16 euros from Tuesday to Friday.

The menu includes delicacies such as anchovies in olive oil, oven-cooked spider crab, handsliced acorn-fed Iberian ham and all types of quality fish and meat.

Choice desserts include the citrus sorbet with cava, home made torrija (bread soaked in milk and fried in batter), rice pudding and

Bilbao cake, among many others.

As if that were not enough, the restaurant offers two hours of free parking.

Rimbombín.

Hurtado de Amézaga, 48.  94 421 31 60. www.rimbombin.es.

Opening hours: 1.00 pm to 3.45 pm and 8.30 pm to 11.30 pm. Closed on Sunday afternoon and Monday.

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A fresh approach Colombo Restaurant is a space for international cuisine at a reasonable price. This is true to the extent that it does not offer set menus, as the cost of a meal at one of its tables does not normally go over 25 euros.

Its menu is, as indicated above, a reflection of world gastronomy with dishes that take in the entire taste spectrum: from hamburgers to couscous.

With room for 120 people, Colombo surprises with its marked industrial decoration where wood takes precedence, and where each table, chair and corner has its own personality. In this context, the culinary proposals are elevated to the point where they end up captivating the customer. The menu is extremely varied, with a good selection of salads, meat and fish, and stand-out dishes such as king prawn ceviche (could be a good starter), spicy sirloin steak, sautĂŠed pork fillet, and desserts such as French toast.

The atmosphere is another of the values of this restaurant that opened a few months ago, with good music and even better clientele.

Colombo Restaurant.

Rodríguez Arias, 32.  94 439 22 45. www.colombobilbao.com

Open daily, from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm and from 8.00 pm to 11.00 pm (to 11.30 pm Fridays and Saturdays).

gastronomy guide michelin stars Azurmendi ✶✶✶ Eneko Atxa’s restaurant has been awarded three Michelin stars. Haute cuisine presented in a casual format.

Closed on Mondays. From Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, it only opens at lunchtime. Friday and Saturday it opens all day. Menus from 135€. Prêt à porter: 35€ approximately.

Legina Auzoa, (Larrabetzu)  94 455 88 66

Andra mari ✶ Basque cuisine that combines tradition and innovation. One Michelin star.

Menus from 38€. Closed on Monday.

From Sunday to Thursday, it is only open for lunch. Friday and Saturday, dinner until 11.00 pm. Average à la carte price: 70€.

Barrio Elexalde, 22, (Galdakao)  94 456 00 05

BOROA ✶ Restaurant with one Michelin star.

Open every day. Lunch opening hours, from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm; dinner from 8.30 pm to 10.30 pm on Friday and Saturday. Until 9.30 pm from Sunday to Thursday, in the winter. Menus from 30€. Average à la carte price: 80€.

Barrio Boroa Caserío Garay, 11 (Amorebieta)  94 673 47 47

Etxanobe (Palacio euskalduna) ✶ Restaurant belonging to the chef Fernando Canales, with a Michelin star.

Closes on Sunday except on special dates. Average price a la carte: 67 Euros.

Avenida Abandoibarra, 4 (Palacio Euskalduna)  94 442 10 71

Etxebarri ✶ One Michelin star. Creative cuisine.

Closes on Monday. Average price: 100€.

Plaza San Juan, 1 (Atxondo)  94 658 30 42

Mina ✶ One Michelin star. Imaginative cuisine. Its menu is ample and original.

Muelle Marzana, s/n  94 479 59 38

Nerua ✶ Josean Alija’s restaurant has one Michelin star. Creative cuisine.

Average price: 80€.

Avda. Abandoibarra, 2  94 400 04 30

Zortziko ✶ Daniel García’s restaurant has one Michelin star. Closes on Sunday and Monday. Creative cuisine. Menus from 60€. Average price: 100€.

Alda. Mazarredo, 17  94 423 97 43  94 423 63 96

basque & d’auteur Abando Specializing in grilled meat and fish. Daily menu: 12 Euros. Weekend menu: 18 Euros. Average price à la carte: 45 Euros. Opened every day.

Located opposite the Ensanche car park.

Colón de Larreátegui, 31  94 424 57 79

Aizian (Hotel mELIÁ bILBAO) Representative cuisine from the basque gastronomy. Closed on Sundays. Average price a la carte: 55€.

Lehendakari Leizaola, 29  94 428 00 39

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ATEA (Grupo Zortziko) Food for everybody with an excellent quality-price ratio. Average à la carte price: between 15 and 20 Euros.

Closed on Sunday evenings and all day Monday.

Paseo Uribitarte, 40  94 400 58 69

casa rufo Do not miss the t-bone ­steak. Average à la carte price: 35€.

Hurtado de Amézaga, 5  94 443 21 72

doma (Hotel Silken Domine) Quality fresh market cuisine with Martín Berasategui’s hallmark. Located on the terrace of the hotel, it has beautiful views.

Average à la carte price: 85€.

Alameda de Mazarredo, 61  94 425 33 00

Egiluz Set daily menu and small individual casseroles. Specializes in steak 1 ½ Kilo and fresh fish. Average à la carte price: 30€.

Opened on Sundays

Calle del Perro, 4  94 415 02 42

El VIEJO ZORTZI (Grupo Zortziko) Traditional basque cuisine, but modernized at a good price. Set menus from 25€.

Licenciado Poza, 54  94 441 92 49

Getaria (Asador) The best fish and meat grilled over oak charcoal. Private rooms. Open on Sundays and holidays. Opening hours from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm and from 9.00 pm to 11.30 pm.

In the centre of Bilbao.

Colón de Larreátegui, 12  94 424 39 23

La Barraca Specialised in paellas.

Bertendona, 6  94 415 08 18 García Salazar, 12  94 410 20 21

LASA Located on a pleasant pedestrian street, it has a spacious equipped terrace on

which you can enjoy its cuisine, based on traditional flavours but adapted to modern times. It offers a wide range of tapas at the bar, including hot tapas.

Average price: 25€.

Diputación, 3  94 424 01 03

Marisquería Mazarredo Octopus, shellfish and grilled meat in the centre of Bilbao, opposite the Guggenheim. Set menus from 28€. Grilled seafood from 53€.

Opened on Sundays

Alameda Mazarredo, 49  94 423 08 18

Nicolás Seasonal dishes. Tasting menu 31.50€.

Average à la carte price: 40€. Menus for groups as from 34,95€.

Ledesma, 10  94 424 07 37

Porrue Seasonal dishes with local products.

Grilled fish and meat. Average à la carte price: 50€.

OPEN ON SUNDAY only for lunch

Alameda Rekalde, 4  94 423 13 13

Rimbombín Seafood restaurant named Celebrated of the City due to its 78 years of pleasing the taste of Bilbao. Closed on Monday.

Executive menu: 16 euros. Average à la carte price: 50€.

Opened on Sundays

Hurtado de Amézaga, 48  94 421 31 60

Serantes Specialised in fish and shellfish. Average price: 50€.

Opened on Sundays

Licenciado Poza, 16  94 421 21 29

Serantes II Sea­food restaurant. Average price: 50€.

Opened on Sundays

Alameda Urquijo, 51  94 421 10 45

52 gastronomy Serantes III Sea­food restaurant. Average price: 50€.

Opened on Sundays

Alameda Mazarredo, 75  94 424 89 07

URBIETA Specialises in traditional Basque cuisine. Cod in ‘pil-pil’ sauce, Basquestyle hake, peppers stuffed with hake and king prawns, beef cutlet steak, a range of sharing dishes… Average à-la-carte price: 25€-30€.

Perro, 4  94 415 02 43

Víctor Traditional basque cuisine. Average price: 40€.

Plaza Nueva, 2  94 415 16 78

Yandiola (AlhóndigaBilbao) Traditional cuisine in the centre of Bilbao. Average à la carte price: 60€.

Plaza Arriquibar, 4  94 413 36 36

urban cuisine & Pintxos Bistro Guggenheim Striking gastronomy, tasty and of high quality, laced with subtle touches of high cuisine. Closes on Monday, except holidays, or on the eve of a holiday. Evenings only from Thursday to Saturday. Sampler menu: 32€ + VAT. Average price: 25-30€.

Abandoibarra, 2  94 423 93 33

brass 27 Menu with a predominance of food grilled with charcoal, tapas and snacks. They serve outstanding

grilled octopus and scallops. They serve a set menu for: 9.50 euros.

Average price: 25€ Licenciado Poza, 27  94 427 54 55

CafÉ Bar Bilbao Hot rations of calamares, fried squid, mushrooms...

Plaza Nueva, 6  94 415 16 71

Claudio La Feria del Jamón Ham and coldcuts to take away.

Esperanza, 9  94 416 63 08

El Globo A meeting place due to its location, acclaimed bar serving tapas, earthenware-pot and sharing dishes. Air-conditioned terrace.

OPENed ON SUNDAY

Diputación, 8  94 415 42 21

El txoko Mediterranean cuisine with innovative touches. Set menu of the day: 9,95€.

Bidebarrieta, 14  94 479 42 98

Fresc Co Restaurant-open buffet from Monday to Sunday, uninterrupted service from 12.30 pm until 1.00 am.

Weekday buffet: 9,40€; Evenings, weekends, and holidays: 10,70€.

Ledesma, 12  94 423 30 01

Hola Bar Alhóndiga Tapas during the day. Open from Monday to Thursday until 11.00 pm; from Friday to Sunday until 12.00 pm. Set menu from Monday to Friday for lunch: 9,80€. Special menus and children’s menus during the weekend.

Plaza Arriquibar, 4  94 607 14 16

Iruña Historical co­ffee. Hot and cold ‘pintxos’ (Tapas). Set menu of the day: 14€. Set menus for holidays: 17€. Small casseroles in the evenings. OPENed ON SUNDAY Jardines de Albia, 3.  94 423 70 21

gastronomy 53 La Granja Historical co­ffee. Closes on Sunday and holidays. It has a bar with a display of ‘pintxos’ (tapas), menus and a small casserole menu. Preparation and sale of Basque corn crepes in the afternoon. Set menu of the day (from Monday to Friday): 13,75€. Set menu on Saturday: 17€.

Plaza Circular, 3  94 423 08 13

la Mary Traditional Mediterranean cuisine with a contemporary touch. Set daily menu: 9,95€. Average price: 16-20€.

Plaza Arriquibar, 3  94 410 77 91

La Taberna de los Mundos Price of the set menu: 11,90€.

Small casseroles and sandwiches.

Average à la carte price: 15€.

Luchana, 1  94 416 81 81 Simón Bolívar, 17  94 441 35 23

MUGI

internacional cuisine EL TRASTEVERE Italian cuisine: pasta, meat dishes, dishes au gratin, salads or ‘carpaccios’. Generous portions, ideal for sharing. Average à la carte price: 20€. Opened every day of the week.

Ledesma, 6  94 423 78 32

La Florinda (AlhóndigaBilbao) Food&Fusion: different cuisine and products from all over the world opened to the public. This restaurant aims to share food from all over the world, eating one dish, perhaps based on the suggestion of the chefs. Opened every day of the week.

Plaza Arriquibar, 4  94 607 22 18

miu

So typical of Bilbao! Ample selection of ‘pintxos’ (tapas), great selection of wines, Iberian ham cut with a knife, snacks…

Japanese food with a Mediterranean touch. Set menu of the day: 10,95€.

Average price: 18-20€.

Licenciado poza, 55. 94 441 30 16

Plaza Arriquibar, 2  94 410 86 92

 Cardenal Gardoqui, 3

 Licenciado Poza, 55

 Gran Vía, 55

 Amistad, 9

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54 gastronomy shibui Innovative Japanese cuisine, which faithfully reflects Japanese food. Ample and varied menu. Average price: 35€.

Cardenal Gardoqui, 6  94 679 32 04

ribs The best ribs and hamburgers grilled over holm-oak charcoal, with the true American flavour. Set daily menu: 10,50€.

Alameda de Rekalde, 54  94 410 95 47

TAGLIATELLA Italian cuisine with a large variety of fresh, or stuffed pasta and home made pizzas.

Ideal for sharing. Opened every day.

Average price 20€. Takeaway food.

Cardenal Gardoki, 3  94 415 75 94 Licenciado Poza, 55  94 427 81 81 Gran Vía, 55  94 441 96 97

outside Bilbao

 Amorebieta Gu GEu Traditional cuisine with a modern touch.

Weekend set menu and sampler menu.

Average à la carte price: 50€.

Barrio Enartxe, s/n  94 673 26 50

 Axpe-Atxondo Mendi Goikoa Fish and meat. Average à la carte price: 45€.

Barrio San Juan, 33  94 682 08 33

 Bakio EnePeri Specialising in meat and fish.

Barrio San Pelayo, 89  94 619 40 65

 DERIO Txakoli Artebakarra Outstanding cêpes in Port sauce and foie. Average à la carte price: 40€.

Ctra. Derio-Mungia, km 17  94 454 12 92 / 94 454 19 72

Menú del

Comida mediterranea Plaza Arriquibar, 3, Bilbao r  944 10 77 91

Día

de lunes a vi ernes (laborable) 9, 95€ Ticket Medio Carta 16€ - 20€

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Menú del Día MenúDe dellunes Día a viernes de lunes(laborable) a viernes 10,95€ (laborable) 10,95€

Carta

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Ticket medio 18-20€ Ticket medio 19€ Plaza de Arriquibar, 2. BILBAO 94 410 86 82

ÍA DEL D MENÚ por sólo

10,50€

Las mejores costillas y hamburguesas hechas al carbón de encina con el auténtico sabor americano

Bilbao C/ Alameda Rekalde, 54.  94 410 95 47  Barakaldo CC. Megapark (zona restauración).  94 437 01 75

TRADICIÓN E INNOVACIÓN Menú del día 9,95€ de lunes a viernes (laborables)

C/Bidebarrieta, 14  Tfno.: 94 479 42 98

56 gastronomy  Forua Baserri Maitea Traditional basque cuisine.

Barrio Atxondoa, s/n  94 625 34 08

 Galdakao

goiuria Specializes in grilled fish and meat.

Wood-burning oven. Varied menus.

They have low-cost casseroles.

Average price: 50€.

Barrio Goiuria, 16  94 681 08 86

 KORTEZUBI Lezika

Aretxondo Traditional cuisine with innovating touches. Executive menu: 16,30€.

Aretxondo Menu and weekend menu: 35 euros. Average à la carte price: 50€.

Barrio Elexalde, 20  94 456 76 71

Specialising in beans and fish.

Average price: 30€.

Caserío Lezika  94 625 29 75

 Loiu Aspaldiko Seasonal dishes. Average price: 35€.

 Getxo

Barrio Zabalueche, 155  94 453 14 21

 Mundaka Cubita Fish. Average à la carte price: 45€.

Ctra. de la Galea, 30  94 491 17 00

 iurreta

Portuondo Rice with clams and charcoal grilled hake. Average price: 35€.

Barrio Portuondo, 1  94 687 60 50

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LA TABERNA

DE LOS MUNDOS  Carta de bocadillos con diferentes tipos de panes  Menús del día, raciones y carta  Disponemos de terraza cubierta en el local de la C/ Lutxana  Síguenos en Facebook y en nuestro blog (latabernadelosmundosblogspot.com) Simón Bolívar, 17. Bilbao  Lutxana, 1. Bilbao 

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94 416 81 81  www.delosmundos.com

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Drinks, music and theatre For 14 years Badulake has livened up Bilbao’s nightlife with its explosive, varied and danceable music: very pop, very dancey, very disco, and above all, very 80s. Every weekend this bar brings together a motley crew and throws a great party with the city’s best DJs, such as

Yolanka, Elenka, Glam&Pop, la Terrible Fifí, Conpermiso, Unai Goikolea and Félix Daniel, among many others.

But the offer doesn’t stop there.

This bar has always aspired to be a café theatre, and has its own small stage for putting on every type

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of small theatrical performance, as well as video competitions, performances and dances.

Badulake.

Hernani, 10.  669 32 72 77. www.badulakebilbao.net es-es.facebook.com/badulake.bilbao

Badulake is currently hosting Las Fellini every Thursday, an unbeatable group of selfproclaimed ‘troublemakers’, with a very loyal following for both sessions: at 10.00 pm and at 11.15 pm. On Fridays at 9.00 pm there is free live music and a lot of rock ‘n’ roll.

Open Thursdays (9.30 pm to 4.30 am), Fridays (9.00 pm to 6.00 am) and Saturdays (00.00 to 6.00 am).

night guide Cafe Amorino Gelateria (ice cream shop), coffees from all over the world.

Iparraguirre, 1

Bochoco Coffees and confectionery.

Henao, 13

El Tilo Very traditional.

Paseo de El Arenal, 1

Lamiak Coffees, teas and homemade cakes, and your best long drinks in the evenings and at night.

Pelota, 8

ozio arizona Game room.

Gran Vía, 70

SanwiCoffee Variety of coffees, teas and smoothies. full breakfast is available.

Plaza de Euskadi (Ramón Rubial, 4)

Cocktails/pub Alambique The best scene.

Alameda Urquijo, 37

Antigua cigarrería Specializes in vermouth and aperitifs.

Astarloa, 5

bernardo cafÉ bar Specializes in gin tonics and mojitos.

Gran Vía, 69

Blue Moon Coffee and breakfast during the week and lounge bar on friday and saturday evenings.

Henao, 6

Bluesville Cocktails in a medieval decor.

Telesforo Aranzadi, 1

Bowie Cocktails and good music.

Licenciado Poza, 39

Café-bar Jaime Mixed drinks with class.

Gran Vía, 86

Compañía del ron Great variety of rum and rhythm.

Máximo Aguirre, 23

Continental Classi­cal ambience bar.

Particular de Estraunza, 3

Crazy Horse Rock music opposite the Gu­ggenheim.

Avda. de las Universidades, 5

Distrito 9 Parties with famous djs.

Alameda Recalde, 18

El Corto Maltés Specializes in gin tonics.

María Díaz de Haro, 20

evidence Premium cocktail bar. Spirits and Food with Live Music.

Barreinkua, 12

Flash Ballroom dancing.

Telesforo Aranzadi, 4

bitoque original Meticulous selection of wines and cavas.

Rodríguez Arias, 32

Galeón Easy-listening music.

Alameda Mazarredo, 19

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Grafit Contemporary music.

Urrutia, 1 (Plaza Indautxu)

K2 Exhibitions and good music. Tapas, sandwiches and Cocktails.

Somera, 10

La barmacia Coffee, imported beer and drinks.

Villarías, 5

la casa del bandido Quality cocktails.

Alameda Urquijo, 84

La Otxoa A popular classic.

Lersundi, 8

Mitote Cafeteria-bar in pleasant environment.

Belosticalle, 13

Memorial Large variety of combined drinks.

Ibáñez de Bilbao, 9

Nashville A lot of rhythm.

Licenciado Poza, 20

Oker A classic.

Licenciado Poza

Soho Music and drinks until 6.00 am.

Rodríguez Arias, 3

la terraza del yandiola Cocktail menu and chill-out music.

Plaza Arriquibar, 4

TranvÍa Typical of Bilbao.

Simón Bolívar, 3

Twiggy Charming barmaids.

Alameda Urquijo, 35

live music / discoteques azkena Alternative concerts.

Ibáñez de Bilbao

badulake The place where it all happens.

Performance by ‘Las Fellini’, Life Sessions and the best DJs in the city.

Hernani, 10

Café-teatro La Farándula Live music. Pérez Galdós, 13 caos club 20 years of good atmosphere.

Simón Bolívar, 10

Congreso House Music. Muelle de Uribitarte, 4 Consorcio To begin the evening.

Barrencalle Barrena, 10

Cotton Club Special atmosphere and original design.

Gregorio de la Revilla, 25.  94 410 49 51 . www.cottonclubbilbao.com

Dakar Spanish music karaoke. Heros, 13 Fever Concerts of all kinds.

Tellería, 27 (Polígono Santa Ana)

Kafe Antzokia Wide offer of concerts. Plaza San Vicente Mistyk Coffee-theatre with a lot of excitement.

Alameda Mazarredo, 21

QU&DO Non-stop

Ibáñez de Bilbao

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Football

Basketball

2 november: Athletic Club-Sevilla FC

1 november: Bilbao Basket-Baloncesto Sevilla

21 november: Athletic Club-RCD Espanyol

16 november: Bilbao Basket-CAI Zaragoza

7 december: Athletic Club-Córdoba C F

30 november: Bilbao Basket-Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes

21 december: Athletic Club-At. Madrid

14 december: Bilbao Basket-Real Madrid

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

28 december: Bilbao Basket-Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro

BBva league

5 november: Athletic Club-FC Porto

endesa league

The Bilbao Basket matches are played in the Sports Pavilion of the

10 december: Athletic Club-BATE Borisov

Bilbao Arena, in the Miribilla district.

Further information on the calendar and ticket prices in Bilbao Basket

The games are played in the new San

Zone (Henao, 17.  94 470 06 78).

Mamés stadium. More information on

www.bilbaobasket.biz

calendar and tickets at the headquarters of the Athletic Club.  94 424 08 77. www.athletic-club.net

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Other sporting activities 16 November: XXVII Herri Krosa Bilbao. A popular race of great tradition, with a route covering 10 kilometres that follows the main streets in the capital of Bizkaia, in which over 10,000 people take part. It starts at 11.00 am in Gran Vía, opposite the BBK headquarters. www.herrikrosa.es

30 November: XVI International Santurce-Bilbao Race. It covers a distance of 15 kilometres, and the start is at 11.00 pm in the Santurtzi Sports Centre.

31 December: San Silvestre Bilbao-Rekalde 2014.

Covering 7 kilometres starting from the Guggenheim Museum. www.korrikazaleak.com

For more information on other events on BBK  94 401 75 01 / 94 401 70 00; or Tele Kutxa.

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64 useful information BILBAOCARD Bilbao Bizkaia Card is a card that integrates public transport and all cultural and leisure offerings in one place, so that the tourist can completely enjoy the visit to the city. The card includes: ● Entry to over 25 museums, monuments and tourist visits.

(Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Bilbao Museum of Artistic Reproductions, Bizkaia Bridge…) ● Unlimited trips on the following modes of transport while the card is valid: Metro Bilbao, Urban and inter-urban buses, train, tram and Artxanda funicular railway. ● Discounts of up to 50% on leisure, restaurants, shopping, nightlife...

The price of the Bilbao Bizkaia Card is 30 euros for 24 hours, 35 euros for 48 hours and 40 euros for 72 hours. www.bilbaobizkaiacard.com

Guided tours through Bilbao Bilbao Tourism organizes guided walking tours accompanied by a professional

Information Consular Office Alameda Recalde, 50.  94 470 64 26 Citizen Information  010 ó 94 424 17 00

guide every Saturday and Sunday, with two itineraries: Ensanche and Abandoibarra, leaving at noon from the Bilbao Tourism office located next to the Guggenheim Museum; and Casco Viejo, leaving at 10.00 am from the Bilbao Tourism office at Plaza Circular. Tours can be arranged by appointment for groups of more than 15 people for the desired day and time. Price per person: 4,50€.

Length: 1 hour and 30 minutes.  94 479 57 60. información@bilbaoturismo.bilbao.net

Bilbao Reservations This new central reservations service is designed to accommodate the hotel demand generated at tourist information offices, as well as to promote Bilbao and its lodging. The service provides a tele­phone hotline for information and reservations ( 902 87 72 98), as well as personal attention at the tourist offices at La Plaza Circular and at the Guggenheim.

Bilbao Reservations is also available 24 hours a day through its web site. www.bilbaoreservas.com

Documentation (General Information)  900 15 00 00

PolicE AND EMERGENCIES

Information on the Transport Consortium of Biscay: Metro, Bizkaibus, Bilbobus, Eusko Tren, Eusko Tran, RENFE, FEVE, Vizcaya Transporter Bridge and Artxanda railway.  901 64 06 42

General Information on Roads  900 12 35 05 / 112

Ertzaintza.

SOS-Deiak  112 / 94 444 14 44

Eusko Tren (ET/FV) Atxuri, 6.  902 54 32 10

Consumer Information Office  94 420 49 69

Municipal Police Luis Briñas, 14.  092

Eusko Tran  902 54 32 10 www.euskotren.es/euskotran

Weather Service  94 453 06 660

Basque Health Service  94 410 00 00

Lost objects  94 420 49 81 Customs Barroeta Aldámar, 1.  94 423 47 00 Passports-Visas-National Identity Documents Alcalde Uhagón, 6.  94 421 00 00 Ext. 215

Emergencies Medical Service  902 21 21 24

Transport

Ferrocarriles Españoles Vía Estrecha (FEVE) Bailén, 2.  94 423 22 66 RENFE Plaza Circular, 2.  902 24 02 02

Bilbao-Loiu International Airport  94 486 96 62

Metro Bilbao.  94 425 40 25

Ferry Bilbao-Porstmouth Cosme Echevarrieta, 1.  94 423 44 77

Buses Bilbobus-Bizkaibus-Airport  902 222 265

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tourist transport Artxanda Railway Constructed in 1931 by the Swiss Van Rou Company. After the installation of the latest technical advances, today the railway travels along a 770-metre route, from Bilbao to Mount Artxanda.

Carretera de Artxanda a Santo Domingo, 27.  94 445 49 66

Transporter Bridge The oldest transport-bridge in the world, connecting Las Arenas with Portugalete, and that was recently declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Designed by the architect Alberto Palacio, it was inaugurated in 1893, and since then has been used by 650 million people. The service operates 24 hours a day, at 0.35 Euros a ride. The observation overpass is opened from 10.00 am to sunset. Price: Normal entry ticket: 7€; Walkway tour with audio-guide: 9€; Groups of 20+, children and OAP’s: 5,60€; Children under 5: free.

Audio-guide only: 2€. From Easter to July a photo exhibition entitled ‘Vizcaya Bridge; our industrial past’ on one of the terraces the bridge has on the Getxo bank.  94 480 10 12

Sightseeing bus This service is provided during holidays, long week-ends, Easter and during the summer season (July, August and September). You can find out about routes and timetables by calling.  696 42 98 48. www.busturistikoa.com

Bilboats This company offers three nautical outings along the estuary on the Ibai Alai boat: Navegando Bilbao (Navigating around Bilbao) (duration 60 minutes), Navegando al mar (Navigating to the sea) (120 minutes) and Navegas tú (You navigate) (to suit customer’s requirements). Prices range between 1€ (under 4 years of age) and 17€. The berth is located in Plaza de Pío Baroja (Pio Baroja Square). 94 642 41 57. www.bilboats.com

Garellano-Termibus Bus Terminal Gurtubay, 1.  94 439 52 05

Alquibilbo, S. L. General Eguía, 20.  94 441 20 12

Radio Taxi.  94 444 88 88

parking

Radio Taxi Bizkaia.  94 426 90 26

Parking on working days on the streets of Bilbao is ruled by a limited time system.

Radio Taxi Femade.  94 480 09 09

Underground parking lots: Arenal, Instituto-Correos, Ensanche, Indautxu, Alhóndiga, Euskalduna and Pío Baroja.

vehicles

Communications

Municipal Crane  94 420 50 98

Telegrams by phone 94 424 20 00

Inmobilized vehicles due to traffic offence  94 420 50 98

Post Office Alameda Urquijo, 19. 94 422 05 48 / 94 422 03 76

Urban Bike. Renting of bycicles and tandems Villarías, 3  94 407 73 73 www.urban-bike.es

CREDIT CARDS

Tele Taxi.  94 410 21 21

(LOSS OR THEFT) American Express  91 572 03 03

Diners Club  902 40 11 12 / 91 211 43 00 Eurocard-Mastercard: Nacional credit card 91 519 21 00 / 91 519 60 00 Foreign credit card  900 97 44 45 Visa Servired: Nacional credit card  91 519 21 00 / 91 519 60 00 Foreign credit card  900 97 12 31 4B  91 362 62 00 / 902 11 44 00 6000  91 596 53 35

foreign currency Updated exchange rate information  91 384 16 24

66 map Hotels Bilbao 1 Carlton ***** Plaza Federico Moyúa, 2.

 94 416 22 00 www.hotelcarlton.es 2 G. H. Dómine Bilbao Silken ***** Alameda Mazarredo, 61.  94 425 33 00

http://silken-gran-hotel-domine.h-rez.com/ 3 López de Haro ***** Obispo Orueta, 2.  94 423 55 00

www.hotellopezdeharo.com 4

Meliá Bilbao *****

Lehendakari Leizaola, 29.

 94 428 00 00 http://es.melia.com/hoteles/espana/bilbao/ melia-bilbao/index.html 5

Abando ****

Colón de Larreátegui, 7.

 94 423 62 00 www.hotelabando.com 6

Barceló Bilbao Nervión****

Campo Volantín, 11.  94 445 47 00 7

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Artetxe **

Ctra. Enekuri-Artxanda, km. 7.

 94 474 77 80

www.hotelarte­txe.com 24

Bilbao Jardines **

Jardines, 9.  94 479 42 10

www.hotelbilbaojardines.com 25

Bilbi **

Miribilla, 8.  94 415 28 11

www.hotelbilbi.com/castellano.html 26

Estadio **

Plaza Encarnación, 3 .

 94 433 07 59 www.hotelsirimiri.com

Hesperia Zubialde ****

Pablo Picasso, 13.

 94 443 14 50 www.hotelvistaalegre.com

Holiday Inn Bilbao ****

Ribera, 3.  94 479 00 01

www.hotelarriaga.es

NH-Villa de Bilbao ****

Gran Vía, 87.  94 441 60 00

www.nh-hoteles.es/nh/es/hoteles/espana/

bilbao/nh-villa-de-bilbao.html 14 Sercotel Coliseo **** Alameda de Urquijo, 13.

 94 679 29 31

www.hotelcoliseobilbao.com 15 Silken Indautxu **** Bombero Etxaniz, s/n.

 94 421 11 98

www.hoteles-silken.com/hotel-indautxu-bilbao 16 Spa Husa Jardines de Albia **** San Vicente, 6.

 94 435 41 40

www.hotelhusaspajardinesdealbia.com 17 Zenit Bilbao **** Autonomía, 58.  94 410 81 08

www.zenithoteles.com 18

Tryp Arenal ***

Hesperia Bilbao****

Avda. Zumalacárregui, 40.

 94 412 43 00 www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/es/bilbao/ biohi/hoteldetail

12 Miró **** Alameda Mazarredo, 77.  94 661 18 80

www.mirohotelbilbao.com 13

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Fueros, 2 (Arenal).  902 14 44 40 www.tryphotels.com/es/hotel-tryp-arenalbilbao-espana.html

P. Martínez Artola, 8.

 94 443 71 00 hotelzabalburu.com

Camino de la Ventosa, 34.

 94 400 81 00 www.hesperia-zubialde.com 11

Petit Palace Arana ***

Gran Bilbao****

Campo Volantín, 28.  94 405 11 00 www.hesperia-bilbao.com

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Bidebarrieta, 2.  94 415 64 11

www.petitpalacearanabilbaohotel.com

J. A. Zunzunegui, 10.

 94 442 42 41 www.hotelestadio.net

Indalecio Prieto, 1.  94 432 85 75.

www.hotelgranbilbao.com 9

NH Deusto ***

Ercilla ****

Ercilla, 37/39.  94 470 57 00

www.hotelercilla.es 8

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Francisco Maciá, 9.  94 476 00 06 www.nh-hoteles.es/nh/es/hoteles/espana/ bilbao/nh-deusto.html

Abba Parque ***

Rodríguez Arias, 66.

 94 441 31 00-32 00

www.abbaparquehotel.com 19 Best Western Conde Duque *** Campo Volantín, 22.

 94 445 60 00

www.bestwesternhotelcondeduque.com

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Photo Zabalburu** Sirimiri **

Vista Alegre ** Arriaga *

Ibis Bilbao *

General Concha, 28.  94 443 39 37 www.accorhotels.com/es/hotel-6141-ibisbilbao-centro/index.shtml 32

Ripa *

Ripa, 3.  94 423 96 77 www.hotel-ripa.com 33

Edificio Santiago Apartahotel

Licenciado Poza, 12.  94 470 39 20 www.edificiosantiago.com 34

Edificio Apartamentos Atxuri

Ortutxueta, 1.  94 466 78 32 www.apartamentosatxuri.com 35

Albergue Bilbao

Ctra. Basurto-Kastrexana, 70

 94 427 00 54

http://albergue.bilbao.net This establishment is ISO 9002 certified and has 48 rooms (22 double rooms). The dining room is open to the public.

Hotel Modus Vivendi***

Sipiri, 32 - Sopelana Tel.: 94 676 70 77 www.hotelmodusvivendi.com Family hotel with 18 bedrooms, located in a peaceful but centrally located area of Sopelana, a coastal town with magnificent beaches, and only one step away from the metro station. Free gymnasium and sauna.

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Jardines de Albia

Plaza Circular, 3

Precioso café de principios de siglo (1903), declarado “monumento singular” en atención a su peculiar decoración mudéjar, su continuada labor de animación socio-cultural y amplia oferta de hostelería.

Lugar de encuentro en el centro neurálgico de Bilbao.

Sabor a Café antiguo (de 1926) con servicio de menú y desayunos, picoteo y copas con ambiente.

The Iruña coffee shop founded at the beginning of the Century, with its unique Mudejar decoration is full of a cosy atmosphere with an interesting menu and delicious drinks.

Tel.: 944 23 70 21

A real meeting point in the city center of Bilbao. A taste of the old time coffee shops (since 1926) with a menu, breakfasts and drinks in a very lively atmosphere.

Tel.: 944 23 08 13

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gastronomía compras gastronomy &yshopping 1 Abando

2 Alquibilbo 3 Badulake

4 Brass 5 Café Bilbao

6 Claudio La Feria del Jamón 7 Eguzkilore 8 El Globo 9 El Txoko de la Mary

10 FrescCo

11 Getaria

12 Iruña 13 La Barraca

14 La Granja 15 La Mary

16 La Taberna de los Mundos 17 Lasa 18 Los Jaboneros 19 Miu

20 Nicolás

espacios interés spaces ofde interest 21 Ribs

22 Rimbombín 23 Serantes

24 Shibui 25 Tagliatella

26 Trastevere 27 Urbieta

28 Víctor 29 Yandiola/La Florinda

1 A rchaeological Museum

of Bizkaia

2 A thletic Club Museum

(closed for works)

3 Museum of Fine Arts 4 Benedict Museum Bilbao 5 Diocesan Museum of

Sacred Art

6 Euskararen Etxea

11 Bullfighting Museum

7 Guggenheim Bilbao

12 Basque Museum

Museum

8 B ilbao Maritime Museum 9 Museum of Passages 10 B ilbao Museum

Reproductions

13 Alhóndiga Bilbao 14 E uskalduna Conference

Centre and Concert Hall

15 Rekalde Exhibition Space