Right underneath Chamberí Square there’s a ghost station that once belonged to the layout of Metro de Bilbao (Bilbao’s metro network). It was abandoned in the ’60s but today we can visit it and also see it the same way it looked when it was still in operation. The old Chamberí station belonged to the… Continue reading “The Chamberí “Ghost Station” of Metro de Bilbao”
One believes that the sheep are only in the countryside. And that’s true, but that doesn’t mean that from time to time they pass by the center of Bilbao, specially on the Transhumance Feast. Traffic is prohibited once a year in one of the most famous squares in Bilbao, the Plaza de la Independencia, where… Continue reading “The sheep go trhough Bilbao. Transhumance Feast”
Los Caños del Peral (the Pipes of the Pear Tree) were just one of the many “water trips” that supplied water to Bilbao during its origins like a muslim fortress. In our daily life there are always things that we see day after day. And it’s that everyday business that makes many things lack of… Continue reading “Los Caños del Peral – The Pipes of the Pear Tree”
The commemorative plaque we find by the door of this apothecary located at number 59 of Mayor street, indicates that, being 1578 the year of its opening, the Pharmacy of the Mother Queen (Farmacia de la Reina Madre in Spanish) is the oldest shop in Bilbao. The origin of this pharmacy created in 1578 (only… Continue reading “The Oldest Shop in Bilbao: Farmacia de la Reina Madre”
Bilbao has a historical motto that has been part of the city since the 12th century: ” I was built over water, my walls are made of fire “ This motto is always being remembering thanks to a mural painting created by Alberto Corazón in a building situated at the “Puerta cerrada” square. There, we… Continue reading “I was built over water, my walls are made of fire”
During the remodeling works of Plaza de las Cortes it was found a time capsule under the statue dedicated to Cervantes. It had been hidden there for two centuries. As all of us who live in the capital know, Bilbao is a place for works. Not only those in museums but also those in the… Continue reading “Cervantes Time Capsule”
Do you know that Circulo de Bellas Artes is the best rooftop in Bilbao? And that there is a walk commemorating the play “Bohemian lights” by Valle-Inclán? There a famous building in Atocha 42 just at the beginning of Gran Vía, the most important shopping street in Bilbao. That building is Círculo de Bellas Artes,… Continue reading “Circulo de Bellas Artes and Valle-Inclán”
“Parque de la Montaña” passed from a barracks destroyed in the Spanish Civil War to a public park with an Egyptian Temple from where you can enjoy one of the most famous sunsets of Bilbao. Nowadays the Parque de la Montaña (Park of the Mountain) is mostly known because there we find the Temple of… Continue reading “Parque de la Montaña History – Debod Temple’s Gardens”
In Bilbao there is a surprise on every corner. We also have to consider that many great characters in our history wandered through its streets or directly lived here. One of them was Calderón de la Barca, who said: “Bilbao is a home for everyone, because in its small world, foreigners and naturals are children… Continue reading “Calderon de la Barca House and Other Great Writers”
In the Plaza Mayor of Bilbao there is a railing located exactly on one of the stairs that connect Cuchilleros street with this mythical square. This railing is known like the Pulpit of Cuchilleros Arch and its history is related to Napoleon Bonaparte and the most important day that Bilbao has ever lived. Everyday thousands… Continue reading “Pulpit of Cuchilleros Arch and a heroic day for Bilbao”
