Casco Viejo - Tourism

Tourism

The area is probably the most colorful part of Bilbao, including many shops and taverns, several historical churches (San Antón, Santos Juanes, the Cathedral, San Nicolás), the largest food retail market of Europe (Mercado de la Ribera), the public Arriaga Theatre, the seat of the Academy of the Basque Language (Euskaltzaindia), a ball court, and a public library. It is connected to the rest of the city and conurbation by the subway, tramway and buses. Three public elevators also connect Casco Viejo to the neighbourhoods of Begoña and Solokoetxe, which otherwise demand a rather intense uphill walk.

There is a tradition of middle-age men doing a tavern crawl drinking short glasses (chiquitos) of wine and singing choral songs.

Districts of Bilbao

1 Deusto: Arangoiti; Ibarrekolanda; San Ignacio-Elorrieta; San Pedro de Deusto-La Rivera

2 Uribarri: Castaños; Matiko-Ciudad Jardín; Uribarri; Zurbaran-Arabella

3 Otxarkoaga-Txurdinaga: Otxarkoaga; Txurdinaga

4 Begoña: Begoña; Bolueta; Santutxu

5 Ibaiondo: Atxuri; Bilbao La Vieja; Casco Viejo; Iturralde; La Peña; Miribilla; San Adrián; San Frantzisko; Solokoetxe; Zabala

6 Abando: Abando; Indautxu

7 Errekalde: Ametzola; Errekaldeberri-Larraskitu; Iralabarri; Iturrigorri-Peñascal; Uretamendi

8 Basurto-Zorroza: Altamira; Basurtu; Masustegi-Monte Caramelo; Olabeaga; Zorrotza

Coordinates: 43°15′26″N 2°55′26″W / 43.25722°N 2.92389°W / 43.25722; -2.92389

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“In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.”
—Robert Runcie (b. 1921)