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Spa Miró
Jacuzzi steam bath
Massages
Fitness Center
Gym with:
Treadmill, a step, sets of weights, and two multi-stations.
200 Mts. from Guggenheim Museum and Museum of Fine Arts. |
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 Bilbao is Spain's
sixth-largest city and biggest port. It has a number of interesting
secrets to reveal, as well as good food, and as a rail hub it serves
as a center for exploring some of the best attractions in the Basque
country. Most of the city's sights can be viewed in a day or two.
Many visitors flock here only to see the controversial new
$100-million Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank
Gehry and called "the beast" by some locals because of its bizarre
shape. From afar, it resembles a gargantuan sculpture, with a
tumbling boxes profile and a 131m-long (430-ft.) ship gallery.
 Bilbao was established by charter June 15, 1300, which converted it
from a village (pueblo), ruled by local feudal duke Don Diego López
de Haro, into a city. Aided by water power and the transportation
potential of the Nervión River, it grew and grew, most of its fame
and glory coming during the industrial expansion of the 19th
century. Many of the city's grand homes and villas for
industrialists were constructed then, particularly in the wealthy
suburb of Neguri. The most famous son of Bilbao was Miguel de
Unamuno, the writer/educator more closely associated with Salamanca.
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