Bilbao - Is this the best city in Spain?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Is Bilbao the best city in Spain? In this vlog, I'll take you on a tour of this vibrant city in the Basque Country and share with you all the reasons why we think Bilbao is a must-visit destination in Spain. From its stunning architecture to its delicious food to its rich culture and history, come discover the beauty and charm of Bilbao for yourself!
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  • @danieln1813
    @danieln1813 5 лет назад +171

    I recently moved to Bilbao, and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. Compared to my former city, it's much more vibrant and exciting, but slightly more polluted. Night life is also a positive, there are a lot of options for every taste.
    However, the thing that impressed me the most at first is the public transport system, incredibly effective, and it makes the sorrounding areas appear much closer than they really are. Do you want to go for a walk in the mountains? 20 minute trip. Do you want to go to the beach? 20 minute trip.
    People are quite nice as well, and, as you said, gastronomy is varied and excellent.
    I've been living here for a year, and it hasn't disappointed me even once yet. ❤️

    • @Alejojojo6
      @Alejojojo6 5 лет назад +5

      Which city are you from?

    • @evatoth7482
      @evatoth7482 4 года назад +1

      Public transport is very good, really. Even taxi is not expensive compared to other European cities.

    • @kevinnyarkoboama29
      @kevinnyarkoboama29 4 года назад

      oh very nice. how do i get to the mountains? or the beach side?

    • @孖住移加
      @孖住移加 4 года назад +3

      Why pollution pls? It looks quite clean in the video and even better than many Spain cities?

    • @Fili2009able
      @Fili2009able 3 года назад

      How is the weather ? Hot, cold ?

  • @raulluque3038
    @raulluque3038 5 лет назад +76

    Best city in spain? No, no.... is best city in europe..... And the five best city of world.....

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад +1

      Que verguenza ajena
      Faltos de afecto en su hogar... En cuanto les dan una caricia se vuelven locos...

    • @raulluque3038
      @raulluque3038 5 лет назад

      Pues no entiendo vuestras respuestas la verdad......

    • @nicolasbaroja3814
      @nicolasbaroja3814 5 лет назад +2

      @Dorset Deb I have never seen a bat in Bilbao in my life although I am not looking for them. If you decide to come make sure to ask me for tips and questions.

    • @VS-qt5no
      @VS-qt5no 5 лет назад +1

      Bats? Mostly... never!!!

    • @prudenciopenalopez2039
      @prudenciopenalopez2039 5 лет назад

      @Dorset Deb perdon no enteder ingles

  • @khalidaskti7145
    @khalidaskti7145 4 года назад +1

    I love Bilbao very much before I live in France and Germany and Italy and Holland and biljica and Switzerland but now I live in Spain in Bilbao I have only 1 year to that but I want to live here always it is only difficult to have Basque friends who I love Bilbao ❤ ❤❤

    • @tximeleta35
      @tximeleta35 3 года назад

      It is true. Usually the " cuadrilla" ( group of Friends) met since Kindergarden.

  • @davedogge2280
    @davedogge2280 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks I was born there and I haven't been back since I was 4 !!! very vaguely remember the terrible storms there and the pollution, it was dirty back then.

    • @tximeleta35
      @tximeleta35 4 года назад

      It has changed a lot

    • @Salomious
      @Salomious 3 года назад

      Time to come back, maybe? Must be nice the return to your birthplace :)

    • @davedogge2280
      @davedogge2280 3 года назад

      @@Salomious I've walked around Bilbao via Google Street View map and it looks very modern and orderly.

  • @billmiller8333
    @billmiller8333 8 месяцев назад

    I was there 2 months ago. Gorgeous city.

  • @lauralol9210
    @lauralol9210 5 лет назад +1

    Dios, Justo en septiembre me voy a ir a bilbao a empezar mi primer año de universidad (yo soy de canarias)
    Muy bien RUclips, tu si que sabes recomendarme cosas XDD

    • @anonymousv5502
      @anonymousv5502 5 лет назад

      Qué carrera estudias!?? Yo no pude ir pq mi carrera (veterinaria) no se puede estudiar allí... Buena suerte en tu nueva etapa!!

    • @lauralol9210
      @lauralol9210 5 лет назад +1

      Anonymous V muchas gracias :D voy a estudiar animación

  • @vascoespañol
    @vascoespañol 5 лет назад +1

    Who would prefer Bilbao over San Sebastián?

    • @adelinod.5568
      @adelinod.5568 4 года назад +1

      Myself :). Cheers from a Galician lover of the Basque Country.

    • @arnauuu1
      @arnauuu1 4 года назад +1

      Yo. Bilbao para vivir, San Sebastián para veranear ;)
      Un saludo desde Mallorca.

    • @Natha73962
      @Natha73962 3 года назад +3

      @@arnauuu1 bilbao para visitar, san sebastian para veranear y vivir

  • @Juan_Dystopian
    @Juan_Dystopian 5 лет назад +20

    Someone voted down this video. I mean, really? 🙄

    • @Juan_Dystopian
      @Juan_Dystopian 5 лет назад +2

      @@ikerdelpalacio5160 could you explain why? I'm curious now.

    • @skgarra9512
      @skgarra9512 5 лет назад

      Dys Topian... We feel the same about you. Thank you!!!
      About Iker del palacio, I think he has not understood anything absolutely.

    • @miwi9883
      @miwi9883 4 года назад

      @@skgarra9512 I lived there for a year, and I can understand Iker. As more people know about Bilbao,the more crowded it gets.

  • @maxigarcia7663
    @maxigarcia7663 4 года назад +1

    Hermosa ciudad

  • @antoniobanonlucas5397
    @antoniobanonlucas5397 5 лет назад +1

    Of course, Bilbao ist a very beatiful and peace village. I ♥️. Salutacions desde Barcelona.

  • @__eee__
    @__eee__ 5 лет назад +563

    Fun fact: Bilbao is one of the 10 smallest cities in the world having a subway system.

    • @thalenyanthale1226
      @thalenyanthale1226 5 лет назад +88

      The thing is that the subway system takes you to other town/citys that aren't Bilbao, but Greater Bilbao. Greater Bilbao is the metropoli formed from Bilbao to the sea on both sides of the river, and while Bilbao has 345.000 habitants, Greater Bilbao has 875.000 habitants and is the fifth most populous metropolitan area in Spain.

    •  5 лет назад +45

      One of the best subway system in the world, design by Norman Foster.

    • @jalejandromartin7642
      @jalejandromartin7642 5 лет назад +6

      @ nothing compare with the one in Madrid

    • @magdalenaonaindia7645
      @magdalenaonaindia7645 5 лет назад +9

      @@thalenyanthale1226 946.000* apart from that, perfectly said

    • @magdalenaonaindia7645
      @magdalenaonaindia7645 5 лет назад +41

      @@jalejandromartin7642 la verdad es que es mejor y más nuevo que el de Madrid xd

  • @airalheizaquino8374
    @airalheizaquino8374 5 лет назад +259

    I'm a student based in Chicago and I just came home from spending a semester in Deusto. Bilbao captured my heart because the city and the people is a beautiful combination of the Basque tradition and modern-day development and design. So lucky to have called her my home for five months.

    • @nguyenngan7410
      @nguyenngan7410 4 года назад +4

      Aira Lheiz Aquino hi can you share a bit more ab the Deusto university? I’m considering going there for my exchange too. Thanks a lot!

    • @mikelurbin
      @mikelurbin 4 года назад +10

      @@nguyenngan7410 Hi! I'm a student at Deusto and I could describe you some things about the place. First of all there are a lot of exchange students, mostly from the US and other European counties, but also from Japan and other Asian countries. Bilbao is a very nice city, not very big so you can go everywhere on foot really, it's modern, clean and with almost no crime. Furthermore, public transport is great and you have plenty of activities to enjoy your stay like surfing, hiking, kayaking, going out to clubs and bars and more. The campus is not that big, but it's welcoming and the people are usually pretty open.
      Wish you all the best!

    • @nguyenngan7410
      @nguyenngan7410 4 года назад +3

      @@mikelurbin thank you so much Mikelurbin! you helped me a lot :)

    • @mikelurbin
      @mikelurbin 4 года назад

      @@nguyenngan7410 You're welcome!

    • @worstchoresmadesimple6259
      @worstchoresmadesimple6259 3 года назад +2

      Gema Custodio como te gusta el dinero generado por el CAV.

  • @clydeinverness1197
    @clydeinverness1197 5 лет назад +253

    Bilbo!!!! The First Spanish City I visited!!. I need to go back 😙

    • @ecg8510
      @ecg8510 5 лет назад +41

      A G With all my respects, I have to tell you that technically, Bilbao is Spain, if you don’t fell like being spanish but basque it’s ok, but don't disimform other people.
      PD: I’m from Bilbao, and I feel spanish.

    • @clydeinverness1197
      @clydeinverness1197 5 лет назад +13

      @@ecg8510Gracias!, yo comprendo porque me corrije A.G pero la verdad es que Euskadi todavia es parte de España y Creo que ambos se beneficial 😀.

    • @jonshadewalker1105
      @jonshadewalker1105 5 лет назад +4

      EC
      You’re not from Bilbao, and with all my respects, you feel spanish because *you are* spanish, not basque, you’re a refugee, an inmigrant.
      PD: From a true Bilbotar.

    • @jonshadewalker1105
      @jonshadewalker1105 5 лет назад +2

      Bajocontinuo
      Qué vas a ser bilbaino, pañoleto 🤣

    • @joseluf.a.9170
      @joseluf.a.9170 5 лет назад +8

      Bilbao is The Basque Country, not Spain...

  • @baude7279
    @baude7279 5 лет назад +376

    Bilbao es la capital del mundo no se os olvide

    • @ayestaz7310
      @ayestaz7310 5 лет назад +13

      Q no te oigan los de Donosti 😂

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад +6

      QUE PESADEZ .. DE DONDE SALEN TANTOS TONTOS?????? QUE TIPO DE PERSONAJES SIN EGO HAY EN BILBAO???

    • @codosman6699
      @codosman6699 5 лет назад +4

      Da igual que lo oigan si de la ría no nos mueven

    • @frankroman7370
      @frankroman7370 5 лет назад +5

      bilbao es muy muy guapa , pero me quedo con santander

    • @DEATHBLADEBASS
      @DEATHBLADEBASS 5 лет назад

      Nada, Logroño

  • @ivanondov8826
    @ivanondov8826 5 лет назад +61

    Bilbao is so beautiful. Thank you :)

    • @Neiltxu
      @Neiltxu 5 лет назад +1

      @Dorset Deb I live in getxo, next to bilbao and I haven´t seen a bat in my hole life

  • @jambroqc
    @jambroqc 5 лет назад +125

    My family roots are from Bilbao ( I live in the Philippines). 'visited the city and my relatives twice already and in all honesty I was super impressed on both occasions. Agur!

    • @airalheizaquino8374
      @airalheizaquino8374 5 лет назад +1

      Hello po. I'm a Filipina student based in Chicago who just got home from spending five months studying in Bilbao. Sobrang daming connections ng Basque culture sa kultura natin. Nakakatuwa.

    • @mirianansotegi9590
      @mirianansotegi9590 4 года назад

      Agur🐾🥀

    • @andomikel1
      @andomikel1 3 года назад

      Mabute ! A number of prominent Philippino families have their roots in the Bilbao region , the Aboitiz , Ayala, Garamendi and many more.

  • @johnch.7213
    @johnch.7213 5 лет назад +29

    Suggestion:
    People always visit the city of Bilbao, but you have really nice landscapes going by metro until Sopela's beach or Plentzia and Barrika.
    And if a car rental is possible, Armintza and San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, are a MUST!
    ENJOY!!

  • @pablodiez6178
    @pablodiez6178 4 года назад +90

    Like si viniste aqui a ver que decian de nosotros

  • @johnnewton3335
    @johnnewton3335 5 лет назад +80

    Fantastic city, dont let the rain put you off. From a tourist point of view, buy a bixkaiacard, book online pick up from the airport, unlimited transport and will also act as free entry to most of the attractions, the transporter bridge and furnicular rail included, the veiw from the top is spectacular, theres a lido up there, portugelete is a great old street, i stayed in the old town, apart from bars you can buy almost anything in any ammount, even odd buttons, fantastic place, so much to see. The termibus is a gateway to spain. Basques are my favourite people, next stop san Sebastian eh Stuart?

    • @ayestaz7310
      @ayestaz7310 5 лет назад +1

      Bizkaicard*

    • @DavidGarcia-et1mh
      @DavidGarcia-et1mh 5 лет назад +4

      @@ayestaz7310 barik*

    • @johnnienewt
      @johnnienewt 5 лет назад +2

      @Dorset Deb
      wow, ive never heard of that before, that must be quite a worry for you. i do like bats myself and im sure id have noticed them if they were there, ive only been once in summer and stayed in the old town, never seen any then and the other times ive been in winter perhaps they hibernate? im sure if you email the ayuntamiento they would tell you. good luck and it would be nice to know.

    • @johnnewton3335
      @johnnewton3335 5 лет назад +1

      @Dorset Deb
      Did you ever find owt about bats in bilbao? Just as an aside line, ive remembered that valencia has a bat on the city insignia so maybe give that city a wide berth,

    • @mariabarco7226
      @mariabarco7226 2 года назад

      @@johnnewton3335 /Bats are cute! Someone I new had a bat hanging from their living room lights. They left the window open at night so he could go out. He would return at dawn!

  • @brenbrady
    @brenbrady 5 лет назад +34

    Sanitago Calatrava also designed the Samuel Beckett and James Joyce bridges in Dublin. Viva Irlanda!!! :)

    • @raul900ification
      @raul900ification 5 лет назад +1

      Menudo desgraciado, anda que hacer un puente resbaladizo en el País Vasco... Y luego pedía una indemnización por ponerle la moqueta a su "gran obra".

    • @iwd1856
      @iwd1856 3 года назад +1

      Santiago Calatrava hizo desastres también en Valencia. Menudo impresentable.

  • @lawrencewheeler9676
    @lawrencewheeler9676 Год назад +17

    I spent a year in Bilbao 1973-74. It was industrial, grey, with soot falling from the sky. The River Nervión was a horrible brown colour and very dead! I returned for a couple of days 40 years later and was absolutely amazed at the transformation to a city where people seem to be uppermost. There were new green spaces, beautiful riverside walks, amazing new architecture, an excellent transport system,etc etc. It all seemed to make for a very high quality of life. Would love to go back.

  • @wizner91
    @wizner91 5 лет назад +15

    My GF is from bilbao. We visit 2x a year. Best city ever. You do not need a car. After work or during you go for a drink. Social life is top notch. Food cheap and alco cheap. Fantastic parks. People friendly. BEAUTIFUL CITY.

  • @jmundi2002
    @jmundi2002 5 лет назад +16

    Yo soy de Barcelona pero País Vasco Asturias Cantabria son muuy bonitas me gustaría vivir alliii💙

  • @ryates16
    @ryates16 5 лет назад +113

    I was in Bilbao just two weeks ago. Walking along the Ría was amazing! The architecture of the Guggenheim is a work of art in itself. Postcard views in all directions. Thanks for the video from Arizona, USA!

    • @honormar
      @honormar 5 лет назад +6

      Thank you so much from Bilbao. Best regards.

    • @kabilahmed1474
      @kabilahmed1474 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks, I Will Go Bilbao...

    • @colors6692
      @colors6692 2 года назад

      "The architecture of the Guggenheim is a work of art in itself"....🤦🏿‍♀️IT IS ART, you philistine!

  • @mikelzz7560
    @mikelzz7560 4 года назад +21

    like si eres de Bilbao

  • @ao224
    @ao224 5 лет назад +58

    No is not the best city in Spain , is the best city in the world
    ✨ARRIBA BILBAOOOOOOO ✨

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад

      Cantidad de niñatos jodiendo el video... Para alguien que habla bien de Bilbao.. lo jodeis.. Ascazo de niñatos

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад

      me da verguenza ser vasco. Que verguena ajena..

    • @ao224
      @ao224 5 лет назад +4

      Albr Martin jajja relájate , no he dicho nada malo del vídeo jajajaja , todo bien en casa??

    • @ao224
      @ao224 5 лет назад

      Dorset Deb in the night you can see a few of them , but there aren’t a lot of , but now in summer the night begins at 21:15 so in the day you can see and enjoy Bolbao

    • @ao224
      @ao224 5 лет назад

      Dorset Deb I really don’t know but it isn’t usually see them because there are a lot of light

  • @johnniwalker778
    @johnniwalker778 5 лет назад +121

    Cities in the Basque Country are all amazing! Bilbo, Baiona, Donosti, Iruña and Gasteiz are simply breathtaking!

    • @Lure_01
      @Lure_01 5 лет назад +7

      You're breathtaking

    • @sonofdurin8044
      @sonofdurin8044 5 лет назад +7

      Bayona is in France

    • @johnniwalker778
      @johnniwalker778 5 лет назад +4

      Don't worry no bats!

    • @johnniwalker778
      @johnniwalker778 5 лет назад +20

      Baiona is in Lapurdi, one of the seven historic counties of the Basque Country. Every day is a learning experience Pedro!

    • @sonofdurin8044
      @sonofdurin8044 5 лет назад +6

      Johnni Walker
      I’m bilbaíno myself and you ought to stay out of what you don’t know.
      There’s no historical territories, unless you are referring to the basque lebensraum, and buy into the supremacist theories laid out at the end of XIX by Sabino Arana

  • @247-x2i
    @247-x2i 5 лет назад +64

    Is this the best city in Spain? Its the best city in the World

    • @rsnankivell1962
      @rsnankivell1962 5 лет назад +1

      Jaja no te lo crees ni tú...

    • @alaitzmartinez5872
      @alaitzmartinez5872 4 года назад +9

      @@rsnankivell1962 hace un par de años ganó el premio a la mejor ciudad en la que vivir del mundo 😏

    • @MrAmnesiaPl
      @MrAmnesiaPl 4 года назад

      @@alaitzmartinez5872 jajaja qué divertido

    • @matrrr1
      @matrrr1 4 года назад +1

      Muy bonita y todo, pero aburrida.

    • @alaitzmartinez5872
      @alaitzmartinez5872 4 года назад +3

      @@matrrr1 que esperas? No es un parque de atracciones xD es una ciudad

  • @olenayefimenko8482
    @olenayefimenko8482 5 лет назад +19

    My favorite place on Earth! I was lucky to have spend the best 6 months of my life there and I’ve been dreaming to come back and stay there forever! Thank you for a beautiful and informative video! :)

  • @coffermartin77
    @coffermartin77 5 лет назад +59

    I was 7 years old the first time I visited Bilbao. I had family living there and though my memory of Bilbao back then was limited,I do remember it being a very industrial city. I remember mentioning the stench in the air,little did i know it was the pollution I was smelling. I remember the river being very polluted too,it look very dirty. That was in 1978. Fast forward to 2005,the city to my pleasure had a complete makeover. A lot of the old industries closed down and the city started modernising it’s transport and public infrastructure. The Basques enjoy probably the highest standard of living in Spain. Yes,their train metro was very good considering that Bilbao is not a huge city.
    I must say,Bilbao offers some of if not the best food in Spain. Their pintxos are to die for,yes you do pay for them but they are big elaborate works of food art and taste. That wine txakoli isn’t for the faint hearted! and Patxaran is another good after lunch drink.
    You have to try Bacalao al pil pil and marmitako de atun too. I remember snacking on these tiny sea snails that you use a pin to get at the meat. Surprisingly tasty 😋.
    I lived in a place called Astrabadua for 6 months and worked at Getxo.
    Bilbao lies in a valley,it can get very humid and a touch hot in summer. It rains quite a bit but not as much as Galicia. I’ve been told the climate has changed over the years but hey,isn’t that the trend everywhere these days. I know there’s the political situation there(though not as much these days) but I would chose the Basque Country over Catalunya any day.

    • @sarahrigby1719
      @sarahrigby1719 4 года назад +6

      i first visted bilbao in 1981 after living in navarra for 2 years and it was to my young 20 year old eyes a scarier place than salford where i was born and bred and scruffy compared to navarra which to me was and still is heaven on earth ( like many places in northern spain ) but after visiting again at the tender age of 59 i have seen that Bilbao has transformed itself into a beautiful place to enjoy life

    • @vhoy7899
      @vhoy7899 2 года назад +1

      Beautiful reading...

    • @worstchoresmadesimple6259
      @worstchoresmadesimple6259 2 года назад +1

      Honestly if I had to, I would live in Bilbao and commute to Madrid. I wouldn't bother with any other city in Spain.

  • @dulcineiapereiradeoliveira2948
    @dulcineiapereiradeoliveira2948 5 лет назад +162

    Bilbao é precioso yo vivo aquí me encanta 🙋🏼‍♀️😍 Agur

  • @eltiosam2036
    @eltiosam2036 5 лет назад +24

    Soy de Bilbao,es una ciudad pequeña y a la vez muy grande en sentimiento.Love Bilbao.In from Bilbao,its a small city and the same time greatin in feeling.Y al comentario de Sevilla,estube de vacaciones y nos trataron como marqueses muy buena jente,que mala jente los ailo en todos lados, y ya no ablemos de Sevilla Ciudad me enamoro...Un saludo Adios,agur....

  • @sorofin
    @sorofin 5 лет назад +11

    Came back home from Bilbao a few days ago. Bilbao is the coziest and nicest place I know! My second home ever since my exchange year there 13 years ago. One should also visit the outskirts of the city, parts like Algorta, Sopelana, Plentzia and Gorliz, which all have beaches too.

  • @AlexShutyuk
    @AlexShutyuk 4 года назад +13

    I've visited Spain a month ago and it really impressed me, amazing country. Bilbao is also one of the cities i want to visit, so thanks for the video. Liked, subscribed)

  • @ByronHundley
    @ByronHundley 4 года назад +14

    Beautiful Bilbao!! 😍 I've been a couple times and Bilbao is so refreshing after coming from visiting Barcelona or Madrid. As always, great video!! 👍

  • @FordAdventures
    @FordAdventures 3 года назад +18

    I'm english but have lived in Southern Spain for 6 years and after visiting Bilbao I'm now planning on heading back up there to live. Such a beautiful city with lovely people, great food and such a calm place. Thanks for the upload!

    • @mariabarco7226
      @mariabarco7226 2 года назад +2

      Seems like you’re slowly travelling back home!😂😂😂😂

    • @Sabestianthetraveller
      @Sabestianthetraveller Год назад

      Wellcome home 🏡

    • @vibes..585
      @vibes..585 Год назад

      Hi Billy, I'm Jay. I'm a Pro Musician from lreland... did you move to Bilbao ? What's the live music scene like ? Thanks

    • @user-wn4kj6wo6c
      @user-wn4kj6wo6c Месяц назад

      I'm sorry for you.

  • @welshtoro3256
    @welshtoro3256 5 лет назад +62

    My parents in law live in the centre of Bilbao, not far from the Abando train station. I married my wife in the beautiful renaissance church of San Vicente. It's a city that has been transformed beyond recognition from what it was 30 years ago. I think it's a fantastic city but I've only seen it since its makeover. My wife spent most of her formative years in Bilbao and went to university there and she remembers it when it was dirty and industrial. The estuary was filthy but today it's full of life and you can see the fish. It's been a masterpiece of urban planning that has won many awards. The Guggenheim was a brilliant idea but we also have the bridge, metro and airport which have all won awards. The tram system is good and large parts of the city have been sympathetically pedestrianised.There's also a great deal of public art and sculpture. It's been so successful that other cities have tried to emulate it and bankrupted themselves in the process.
    One of the great things about Bilbao is the excellent quality of the shops. The New Town has many top Spanish shops and has a great deal of panache. I love the Old Town (Casco Viejo) which has a delightfully alternative feel. Keep an eye out too for the many beautiful Art Nouveau buildings in the centre of the city. The food, of course, is fantastic and even the menu del dias in Bilbao are the best in Spain. 10 euros will get you a fine meal and a bottle of wine. Some of the less glamorous looking places will still serve great food. The pintxos are great and every Basque city will say theirs are the best. There's an art to a pintxo and it's not going to be free. Besides, tapas isn't free in most of Spain, except for some olives or crisps, etc
    Transport in and out of Bilbao is great. Getting a coach to San Sebastian is astonishingly cheap. You can jump on the metro and for a couple of euros go north to the coast to places like Getxo and Plenzia and both places are well worth visiting. There's a history of money in Getxo and that's reflected in the volume of beautiful houses although the oldest part still retains a strong, salty, Basque, maritime flavour. There are some delightful places to eat in Getxo, particularly seafood, but it's not cheap. Plenzia, the last stop on the metro, has a delightful beach and atmospheric old centre.
    The one thing you will see on the metro to these places is greater Bilbao, where the city has expanded, and it's not glamorous. There is poverty. There's a lot of money in this region but there are many people that struggle and we must not forget that. This city has a history of struggle and I would recommend visiting the Maritime Museum and the Basque Museum to understand the very hard history of the Bay all the way down to Bilbao. That really puts the modern transformation into perspective. I love the fact that this is a special part of Spain and I love the Basque culture and people. I come from Wales (Gales) so I know what it's like to have a powerful joint neighbour. Great video Stuart. Thanks. WT

    • @MoreChannelNoise
      @MoreChannelNoise 5 лет назад +10

      Wow, very informative, you should have your own channel on Spain!

    • @welshtoro3256
      @welshtoro3256 5 лет назад +8

      @@MoreChannelNoise Thank you, I really appreciate that. I am tempted but all technical stuff puts me off. I'm quite old school really. Stuart knows that I speak my mind and I point out the good and bad things about Spain. The bottom line is that I think it's a wonderful country but there are some issues. Cheers

    • @ismaelmorcillomartinez1287
      @ismaelmorcillomartinez1287 5 лет назад +2

      @@ikerdelpalacio5160 Yes, you speak for yourself

    • @rad3234
      @rad3234 5 лет назад +1

      It’s funny you say that there is poverty in grater Bilbao and there are towns with highest incomes per capital than Bilbao

    • @welshtoro3256
      @welshtoro3256 5 лет назад +10

      @@ikerdelpalacio5160 I certainly didn't mean to offend Iker. Read my comment again and I think you will agree that I love the Basque region. I come from Wales (Gales) so I'm well aware of how you feel. I reject that I am "utterly offensive" and you really need to learn to accept praise when you see it. Please try to lower the level of hate and think calmly about your response to comments. There's too much of that in the world and I'm sure you don't wish to contribute. WT

  • @juliank5145
    @juliank5145 5 лет назад +46

    I am visiting my spanish family close to Bilbao right now. I am from Vienna with the highest standart of living in the world but Bilbao is simply great!

    • @evatoth7482
      @evatoth7482 4 года назад +3

      Bilbao is very cheap compared to Vienna. I am from Hungary and I should say that Budapest is more expensive than Bilbao.

    • @krugmeup2162
      @krugmeup2162 4 года назад +2

      Vienna - nice architecture but boring for food. Austrians are friendlier than the Swiss though.
      Greetings from Australia

    • @DavidVargasCarrillo
      @DavidVargasCarrillo 3 года назад +2

      @@evatoth7482 Budapest is on line with cheap southern Spanish cities such as Granada. I’d say Bilbao is a step more expensive.

    • @1986Richard
      @1986Richard 3 года назад +4

      "with the highest Standart of living". You are ridiculous! Seriously do you think Viena and Austria generally has higher Standart of living than Spain? Please, go back to bed with your dreams

  • @jesusoropezaoviedo6029
    @jesusoropezaoviedo6029 4 года назад +16

    Y una de las mejores de Europa! En 2018, obtuvo el premio a la "Mejor Ciudad Europea 2018"!!!
    Soy venezolano y vivo en Bilbo desde hace 12 años y me fascina Bilbao poque es una ciudad pequeña, con no muchos habitantes pero con mucho swing! Cosmopolita sin ser bulliciosa... cómoda porque todo queda cerca... magnífica comunicación vial... bajísimo índice delictivo... gente amable y amigable... y una gastronomía exquisita! Musicalmente es amplia, con su Getxo Jazz, donde se presentan músicos del primer nivel (en esa calle Ledesma me encontré una vez con el conguero trompetista de jazz latino Jerry González). Su relación músicos-habitantes podría compararla con Viena, Nueva York, La Habana, Londres o Nueva Orleans... Bella ciudad!!!

    • @izaroylujan2684
      @izaroylujan2684 3 года назад +6

      Nombrado Bilbaino de pro. Ya sabes que los de Bilbao nacemos donde queremos, con amar la ciudad ya se es de Bilbao

    • @jesusoropezaoviedo6029
      @jesusoropezaoviedo6029 3 года назад +4

      @@izaroylujan2684 Jajajaja... Sí, lo sé! Gracias!

    • @jesusoropezaoviedo6029
      @jesusoropezaoviedo6029 3 года назад +6

      Del botxo! Creo que nací en Caracas porque me dió la gana!

  • @TheBasqueWasp
    @TheBasqueWasp 5 лет назад +46

    Pintxos are much more elaborated and high-end than tapas.

    • @OrihuelaClubDeAlterne
      @OrihuelaClubDeAlterne 5 лет назад +1

      Calla anda

    • @TheBasqueWasp
      @TheBasqueWasp 5 лет назад

      @@OrihuelaClubDeAlterne calla tú y vete a Donosti un día, payaso

    • @rsnankivell1962
      @rsnankivell1962 5 лет назад

      Y??? ....o no!!!

    • @mikelurbin
      @mikelurbin 4 года назад +3

      Soy de Bilbao pero prefiero tapas, que no te cobran 2€ por un bocado de nada. A los de donosti se les ha ido la olla con los precios, y a los de Bilbao como nadie nos gana a nada ala, subidón de precios jajaja

    • @muysinmas8696
      @muysinmas8696 4 года назад +4

      @@mikelurbin la tapas son más baratas pero peores. Yo prefiero pagar algo más y comer pintxos

  • @ianohlinger1330
    @ianohlinger1330 5 лет назад +33

    Just spent the past semester in Bilbao. It's the true gem of Spain!

  • @asierib
    @asierib 5 лет назад +16

    It was amusing that at 2:31 when he's talking about the cleanliness of the city, a green cleaning (or trash) truck "Bilbaogarbi" just passes by.

    • @Hemestal
      @Hemestal 5 лет назад

      And la Ria's poisonous water.

  • @frl5700
    @frl5700 5 лет назад +65

    As a football fan, like most of spanish, you missed San Mames Stadium, another fantastic must see attraction in Bilbao

    • @danio6704
      @danio6704 4 года назад +3

      @Mara L Why would you say that?

    • @layth6857
      @layth6857 4 года назад +2

      I would love to go to a bilbao game

    • @layth6857
      @layth6857 4 года назад +3

      @Mara L football

    • @aseuvella6102
      @aseuvella6102 3 года назад +1

      Completely agree with F RL one of the best spanish football teams

    • @javierlopezmaza182
      @javierlopezmaza182 3 года назад

      bilbao was a lot more fun before the transformation in a turistic city....in the xx century it was full of bars and gigs....a lot of r,n,r places(a lot more than now)...and people were richer ...there was money spending a lot more than now...the true spirit of bilbao was stolen after the transformation....now is another dull city in a globalized world....

  • @andreiadearaujo1326
    @andreiadearaujo1326 4 года назад +10

    When you were in Getxo, what you were seeing on the other side of the River was not Bilbao, it was Portugalete and Santurtzi, another 2 cities worth visiting. Portugalete is my hometown,beautiful in every way... The hanging Bridge the most beautiful one, and the medieval part is magical... Santurtzi with its fishing port and loads of history ... Bilbao is beautiful but there are more places worth seeing around the city...

  • @marisadetorres2100
    @marisadetorres2100 5 лет назад +117

    mi querida ciudad, que guapa te has puesto 💪💃

    • @dariodistaso765
      @dariodistaso765 5 лет назад +2

      de acuerdo

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад +1

      Que pesadez de genteee

    • @rsnankivell1962
      @rsnankivell1962 5 лет назад

      Si porque hasta hace bien poco era sucia, negra y bastante desagradable la verdad...ahora está un poco mejor, a base de ser los vascos unos insolidarios y quedaros con vuestros impuestos, asi yo también, no te jode!!!

    • @oskarobit
      @oskarobit 4 года назад +5

      @@rsnankivell1962 en la época que tan mal describes también había concierto económico, tarugo apolillado, que existe desde las Guerras Carlistas! La puta envidia que siembran los fachas en los descerebrados crece con facilidad. Trabaja, paga más impuestos como hacemos aquí, elige líderes políticos "menos" corruptos y se te quitarán esas envidias. Y ya que te pones a ello... LEE!

    • @oskarobit
      @oskarobit 4 года назад +2

      @@gemacustodio1899 Tiene usted un problema de odio muy grande y una ausencia de educación tan amplia como su incultura. Perdón, tiene una gran cultura, pero en falsedades. Váyase a su reducto de fascistas a cultivar u odio y desprecio hacia todo lo que no encaja con "sus normas" de lo que es español.
      Ve usted la paja en el ojo ajeno pero no es que tenga una viga en el propio, tiene toda una central metalúrgica...
      A pastar!

  • @alumnouned5756
    @alumnouned5756 3 года назад +7

    Bilbao is absolutely spectacular. I visited last July and loved it. It’s the kind of city I see myself living in. Being from Sao Paulo Brazil, the weather is very similar. The pinchos are not free but are of great quality.

  • @alvarohernani6645
    @alvarohernani6645 5 лет назад +15

    Of course it is the best. Bilbao is the center of the universe and capital city of the world

    • @alvarohernani6645
      @alvarohernani6645 5 лет назад

      @@ikerdelpalacio5160 i know 😣

    • @dhavebur
      @dhavebur 5 лет назад +2

      Capital of ETA's country

    • @alvarohernani6645
      @alvarohernani6645 5 лет назад +1

      @@dhavebur that's San Sebastián

    • @jalejandromartin7642
      @jalejandromartin7642 5 лет назад

      @@ikerdelpalacio5160 pero so tonto. Vas a comparar una capital como Madrid con un pueblo grande como Bilbao? 🤣🤣🤣

    • @nicolasbaroja3814
      @nicolasbaroja3814 5 лет назад

      @@jalejandromartin7642 No tienen ni comparación en Bilbao se está de puta madre y en Madrid da asco. Además nosotros si tenemos orgullo Aúpa Athletic eta Gora Euskadi

  • @notfound_63
    @notfound_63 5 лет назад +8

    Be careful with this title. Most people in Euskadi will not consider themselves as Spanish people, and so, neither will they think Bilbao is in Spain. You can and will offend some people. I have a similar feeling whenever saying Barcelona is in Spain. Something moves inside my guts and impotence takes me on.

    • @antoniodelgado4930
      @antoniodelgado4930 5 лет назад +2

      Bilbao está en España y Barcelona también. Los deseos y sentimientos son respetables pero los hechos son sagrados. Ambas ciudades son españolas porque la historia lo ha querido así.

    • @notfound_63
      @notfound_63 5 лет назад +1

      @@antoniodelgado4930 Taiwán, o también conocido, no tan popularmente, como República de China, está bajo dominio administrativo de la República Popular China, el gran país de mil millones de habitantes. Si preguntas al govierno Chino si Taiwán es de su propiedad se van a reír, luego van a respirar hondo y decir que sí, Taiwán es territorio Chino. Pero si preguntas a un taiwanés, o a alguien de cualquier otro país del mundo, lo más probable es que te respondan que Taiwán es un país independiente.
      Es tema de historia que se haya llegado a este punto. Pero se ha llegado. Y por temas de historia, hay una gran parte de ciertas comunidades autónomas que reclaman, al igual que Taiwán, la independencia respecto un país que les retiene. Es cierto que las comunidades aún forman parte de España, pero por simple respeto como estranjero es mejor evitar ciertos temas, y este es uno de ellos sin duda. Puedes herir muchos sentimientos.

    • @JavierSanchez-dn4yn
      @JavierSanchez-dn4yn 5 лет назад +2

      That's not true at all. Mostly of them consider Spanish people, don't say bullshit, because Basque Country is much more calm down than Catalonia in terms of Independence.
      No digues mentides a l'internet, i és més possible que trobes amics. Adéu amic

    • @FranciscoCamino
      @FranciscoCamino 5 лет назад +1

      Most people? Really? I would say, just some of them.

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад

      90% NOS SENTIMOS ESPAÑOLES. MAS CON EL ASCAZO QUE DAN TANTOS NIÑATOS CON LA BADERITA.. A UNO SE LE QUITAN LAS GANAS Y LE DA VERGUENZA SER VASCO.

  • @shaguftamughal2289
    @shaguftamughal2289 5 лет назад +31

    Love Spain and Spanish people ❤️

    • @gontzallekzeit2050
      @gontzallekzeit2050 10 месяцев назад

      Gut, Spanier sind gute Leute, ja, aber das Baskenland und dabei die Basken?

  • @banderadetafalla8658
    @banderadetafalla8658 5 лет назад +5

    No, Bilbao can't be the best city in Spain, BECAUSE BILBAO IS NOT SPAIN!!!!

    • @kurogawakun
      @kurogawakun 5 лет назад

      Many people feel that way, not just a couple.

  • @lrdkuzco
    @lrdkuzco 5 лет назад +61

    No se si es la mejor, pero es una seria candidata a ese puesto, eso seguro.

    • @itxaroneamantegi4321
      @itxaroneamantegi4321 5 лет назад +7

      La mejor de Euskalherria. Spain es el país vecino y sin embargo amigo....no competimos por ese puesto......

    • @Abc-vk3yc
      @Abc-vk3yc 5 лет назад +2

      @@itxaroneamantegi4321 jajaja ja me parto. Sigue soñando. The most beautiful city in Spain is Donostia-San Sebastian

    • @malmasinmalmasin7349
      @malmasinmalmasin7349 5 лет назад +15

      Efectivamente bonito barrio de las afueras de bilbao

    • @jalejandromartin7642
      @jalejandromartin7642 5 лет назад +4

      @@itxaroneamantegi4321 ese pais imaginario? No existe

    • @DavidGarcia-et1mh
      @DavidGarcia-et1mh 5 лет назад +4

      @@jalejandromartin7642 Acaso no son todos los países fruto de la imaginación de unos pocos con poder? Que hace a España más digna de considerarse un país que al País Vasco? Quiero decir, las barreras españolas tal y como están no llevan así ni 2 siglos, con lo que en un siglo más o asi ya habrán cambiado de nuevo si es que España sigue existiendo para entonces

  • @aritzgaraneda3782
    @aritzgaraneda3782 4 года назад +4

    I'm from Bilbao and I can confirm it's the best city in the whole fucking planet!!!!!

  • @calvinsmith7250
    @calvinsmith7250 5 лет назад +11

    Wow......it looks very prosperous and well maintained. Hardly any (hideous) graffiti scrawled all over beautiful building and monuments either, that is so common in so many European cities. I hope to visit there next year.

    • @krugmeup2162
      @krugmeup2162 4 года назад +1

      I noticed that too. Impressive

  • @winghoh1271
    @winghoh1271 4 года назад +6

    Love Bilbao....Spain Is great country to visit... and I was lucky to visit the country in 2016 from North to South by train. Spain is doing a good job in all cities with parks, pedestrian lanes and gardens. Great food and great culture.

  • @anguspatterson9449
    @anguspatterson9449 2 года назад +3

    I like driving into Bilbao from the A8 I think Valencia and drop down past beautiful scenery of trees and Swiss style house, breathe taking

  • @johnpalacios5914
    @johnpalacios5914 4 года назад +8

    I would love to visit Bilbao! The Basque people are so proud and wonderful and the food/culture in unmatched.

  • @gaizkagaizkaa6412
    @gaizkagaizkaa6412 5 лет назад +9

    Bilbao is basque country no spain

    • @otmanel-azzaouy9544
      @otmanel-azzaouy9544 5 лет назад

      Y es

    • @gcarm0n134
      @gcarm0n134 5 лет назад

      Nice bait

    • @josemanueld5413
      @josemanueld5413 5 лет назад

      Thats just your opinion

    • @mikelroa6028
      @mikelroa6028 5 лет назад

      Hay una expresión en madrid "Que viene la vasca". Se utiliza cuando vienen amigos o parte de la cuadrilla. Su uso se remonta a cuando en guerra, bajaban las tropas vascongadas, porque siempre tuvimos fama los vascos de defender a la corona siendo los más valientes repartiendo estopa como los que más.
      Recuerda que alla donde el imperio español estuvo siempre quedaron apellidos vascos. Si no hubiesemos sido hispanos, la corona nunca hubiese permitido que nuestros apellidos hubiesen colonizado el mundo.
      En resumen, si eres vasco, eres más español que los conejos.
      No hablo de lo que tu te sientas. Yo no me siento español ni nada por el estilo. Hablo de conocer tu propia historia y no dejar que te engañen los de siempre, que ya bastantes mentiras hemos de aguantar por estas tierras.

    • @gaizkagaizkaa6412
      @gaizkagaizkaa6412 5 лет назад +1

      @@mikelroa6028 y todo eso ponía en la Wikipedia

  • @itxaroneamantegi4321
    @itxaroneamantegi4321 5 лет назад +12

    What about the best football team of the world? ( Athletic Club Bilbao). We only play with basque players and never have been in the second division.....and our stadium ( San Mamés) is modern and beautiful . Athletic is a proud for all of us

    • @mikelroa6028
      @mikelroa6028 5 лет назад +3

      Falso. Por el athletic han pasado jugadores de nacionalidad rumana, venezolana, mejicana, brasileña, francesa.... Y por supuesto navarros y riojanos.

  • @yolandapatinobolivar2449
    @yolandapatinobolivar2449 4 года назад +9

    Si es una ciudad encantadora yo vivo en el norte pero en Asturias Oviedo y Bilbao q ciudad tan bonita

  • @ОльгаЦыганова-т6м
    @ОльгаЦыганова-т6м 4 года назад +10

    Бильбао - это шикарный город в Испании. Я здесь и вижу это своими глазами. Я влюблена в Бильбао❤

    • @gontzallekzeit2050
      @gontzallekzeit2050 10 месяцев назад

      Прекрасная русская девушка, Бильбао - это баскский город, и это является фундаментальной частью его успеха. Он баскский и европейский.

  • @stryk3r360
    @stryk3r360 2 года назад +2

    half basque here, yes... yes it is the best city its near perfect

  • @anonymousv5502
    @anonymousv5502 5 лет назад +5

    As a spanish guy, here is my top of cities in Spain, Europe:
    1 - Madrid
    2 - Barcelona
    3 - Bilbao
    4 - Gijón
    5 - Valencia

    • @孖住移加
      @孖住移加 4 года назад

      I thought more foreigners seems like Valencia more?

    • @MegaLenny1000
      @MegaLenny1000 4 года назад

      Interesting! Would love to know, why you make your choice like this :) Care to share please? ;)

  • @oihanaoh
    @oihanaoh 5 лет назад +24

    Great video of my home! just an appreciation: I will say that our pintxos are sophisticated tapas ;)

  • @gordoncraig8238
    @gordoncraig8238 4 года назад +5

    Good memories from Bilbao. I cycled in on the Camino del Norte. It has the worst off road uphill section and a steep cobblestone section to get into town. I met a local cyclist who joined me all day showing me the sights like the transporter bridge and a little boat museum. He even carried my bike up the steps to the coast path as he told me it was better than the road route.

  • @skgarra9512
    @skgarra9512 5 лет назад +9

    Lo que hace que una ciudad sea bonita de verdad es su gente y Bilbao es un ejemplo.

    • @gemacustodio1899
      @gemacustodio1899 4 года назад +1

      El casco viejo de Bilbao lleno de correligionarios de ETA, ¿ también te resulta bonito?
      No hay nada como el egoísmo de olvidar la masacre de ETA y la sangre inocente derramada por los asesinos en las Vascongadas y en el resto de España.
      ¿ Gente bonita con bilduetarras andando por las calles?...

    • @Salomious
      @Salomious 3 года назад +1

      Totalmente de acuerdo.

    • @skgarra9512
      @skgarra9512 3 года назад +1

      @@gemacustodio1899 🤮

    • @carlosspagnuolo8373
      @carlosspagnuolo8373 3 года назад

      Puro Etarra

    • @skgarra9512
      @skgarra9512 3 года назад +1

      @@carlosspagnuolo8373 Tranquilízate, disfruta de tu vida... Qué desperdicio.
      Solo das lastima y algo de risa.

  • @Mrpatilla
    @Mrpatilla 5 лет назад +59

    Llevo 5 años viviendo en Bilbao! Y la verdad es que es una ciudad fantástica. No la cambio por nada! 👏🏽❤️

    • @anonymousv5502
      @anonymousv5502 4 года назад +3

      Puedes vivir sin hablar nada de euskara¿?

    • @adelinod.5568
      @adelinod.5568 4 года назад +7

      @@anonymousv5502 Si. Viví allí varios años y, si trabajas en la empresa privada, no vas a necesitar el euskera para nada. Agur.

    • @jonlopez745
      @jonlopez745 4 года назад +9

      @@anonymousv5502 ,sí. Toda la gente conoce el español/castellano , aunque para algunos su lengua materna es el euskera (vasco) , pero te puedes comunicar con todos en español

    • @jorgepascualfuentecilla3746
      @jorgepascualfuentecilla3746 4 года назад +8

      Yo no se casi nada de euskera (algo que me gustaria cambiar, pero ese es otro tema xd) y llevo viviendo aqui toda mi vida. No hay problema, aqui nadie va a dejarte de hablar por eso vamos.

    • @janebell8787
      @janebell8787 4 года назад +7

      @@anonymousv5502 aquí se habla castellano ,por si no lo sabias y se habla muy claro mejor k en otras ciudades de España

  • @AlbertoBaranano
    @AlbertoBaranano 5 лет назад +8

    You nailed it. Thanks for your accurate description of BILBAO.

  • @stiannobelisto573
    @stiannobelisto573 5 лет назад +6

    Spain is filled with history and great architecture, and yet most tourist end up in Ibiza, Canary Islands or some resort, rolling around their chubby bodies in the sand and mingle their sweat together in the sea, they are missing so much.

  • @cittatresnati8232
    @cittatresnati8232 5 лет назад +11

    Gonna move there in two months for my study, I'm so excited! Great videos

  • @badabing2545
    @badabing2545 5 лет назад +8

    would love to see a video about how to find quiet villages ...with cheap rent ;-) ...preferably far from Madrid

  • @arrateuribe1020
    @arrateuribe1020 5 лет назад +23

    I am from Bilbao! I really enjoyed this video, congratulations!
    Have a great day or how we say in basque "Egun on bat izan!"

    • @otmanel-azzaouy9544
      @otmanel-azzaouy9544 5 лет назад

      Agur

    • @skgarra9512
      @skgarra9512 5 лет назад

      Naiara R . Tu opinión es lamentable... Seguro que no lo hablas.
      Si odias todo lo que desconoces... mejor no salgas de casa .
      Ah!!! Cámbiate de nombre, pobre desdichada, si es que sabes su traducción al español.
      No seré yo el que te ilustre en ese sentido, investiga, coge un libro que no muerde. Aunque a seres de tu especie...deberían.
      Estudia mucho que septiembre está a la vuelta de la esquina, aprobando dos al año, en cinco añitos podrías pasar de curso.
      Suerte, maja!!!

    • @tximeleta35
      @tximeleta35 3 года назад

      @Dorset Deb bats? Never. Come relaxed.

  • @Straga27
    @Straga27 4 года назад +9

    Llevo 7 años viviendo en Bilbao, me ha brindado tanto, su cultura, su gente, mi trabajo, amigos,... Una vida, y claro está que una ciudad como esta es incomparable porque aparte me ha permitido viajar y la comparación es grande, gracias bilbao y su gente 🤗

  • @garypowell9006
    @garypowell9006 4 года назад +12

    I lived in Bilbo for almost 7 years. It has the upsides of a large city without the downside of a mega city. It is my favorite place in the world.

  • @sneaks123
    @sneaks123 4 года назад +4

    life before covid... like if youre watching this after covid.

  • @koozhao
    @koozhao Год назад +2

    I congratulate you for such an excellent report on this magnificent city. You forgot to say that it is also one of the safest cities in Spain and even in Europe. You will not have problems and dangers like in Barcelona or Madrid. I will be back soon!

  • @dhavebur
    @dhavebur 5 лет назад +6

    Bilbao is not even Spain. Visit Burgos, Granada, Segovia, Sevilla to find a real spanish city.

    • @kurogawakun
      @kurogawakun 5 лет назад +2

      I agree entirely 12 years living in the beautiful Basque Country

  • @jurgimolinerounda7288
    @jurgimolinerounda7288 4 года назад +8

    Los vascos somos los mejores aupa bilbo jajjaja👏

  • @bj-th7ul
    @bj-th7ul 5 лет назад +8

    Hey, thanks for sharing a view of Spain in a language I understand... Wow - Spain... I'm impressed & I'm looking forward to another visit... Gracias.

  • @Falconlibrary
    @Falconlibrary 3 года назад +2

    Most Americans ignore the north of Spain, I think. But Bilbao looks like a "must visit".

  • @HectorFernandez83
    @HectorFernandez83 3 года назад +3

    Bilbao es precioso, pero ya que estás ahí, echa un vistazo a San Sebastián o Santander

  • @mimialiu1402
    @mimialiu1402 5 лет назад +8

    bilbao is beautiful thank God I live there ,,

  • @ios1022
    @ios1022 5 лет назад +7

    Bilbao is not spain its basque country

    • @marsoles8498
      @marsoles8498 5 лет назад

      Izurra Izurraa Bilbao is spain, Basque Country (pais Vasco) is not a country of its own. It’s part of spain, one of the provinces (“states”) of spain

    • @kurogawakun
      @kurogawakun 5 лет назад +3

      It’s actually an occupied county which isn’t allowed to decide if it wants to be its own country. I hope we have that opportunity soon. Gora Euskadi Askatuta!

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад +1

      ya está el tonto de la banderita

  • @cesardelosrios1691
    @cesardelosrios1691 5 лет назад +5

    Hi there!! You missed out Café Iruña, a must visit!! Next block to Ledesma St, in Albia Gardens. Also missing Bilbao views from Artxanda hill balcony, New San Mamés football stadium, almost no pintxos showed on screen... Any way, fantastic video!! Being honest, Bilbao is the center for the Milky-way... :)
    A Bilbao guy who appreciated your task very deeply.
    Hola: Te has pasado por alto el Café Iruña, imprescindible, en Jardines de Albia. Las vistas desde Artxanda, casi no se ven pintxos en pantalla, San Mamés... aún así, ¡¡video enoooooorme!!
    Y sí, Bilbao es el centro de la Vía Láctea.
    Un chico de Bilbao que apreció mucho tu video.

  • @ChroniclesofTaylor2
    @ChroniclesofTaylor2 4 года назад +3

    Mostly a video of you. I saw what you looked like. You missed loads of great shots of showing what you were seeing, not showing us your kisser. Sorry, but accurate criticism. Turn the camera around!

  • @hablemosdepolitica-i2q
    @hablemosdepolitica-i2q 4 года назад +2

    Unemployment in the Basque country has always been much lower than other parts of Spain, about 12 per cent in the worst days of the 2008 crisis. Nice post anyway. Gracias.

  • @Comentarios488
    @Comentarios488 5 лет назад +31

    Some parts of the rioja region are in the basque country, so they are our wines as well

    • @sonofdurin8044
      @sonofdurin8044 5 лет назад

      Bilbao Bizkaia
      Lebensraum?

    • @Comentarios488
      @Comentarios488 5 лет назад +2

      @@sonofdurin8044 ???

    • @rsnankivell1962
      @rsnankivell1962 5 лет назад +2

      La riojanos alaveses nunca han sido gente vasca, fueron castellanos toda la vida...habéis convertido a la Rioja Alavesa en vasca a base de matraca y mentiras nazi-onalistas!!!

    • @catalannationalist9847
      @catalannationalist9847 4 года назад +3

      @@rsnankivell1962 Lol, basque people used to extend in a bigger area than what is Basque country nowadays.

    • @gemacustodio1899
      @gemacustodio1899 4 года назад

      @@rsnankivell1962 Totalmente cierto. Logroño quedó como Comunidad Autónoma porque al PNV le salía urticaria teniendo a Castilla de Frontera y se inventó la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja. En cuanto a lo de "La Rioja Alavesa" es un puro cuento de los Nacionalistas, al igual que quieren apropiarse de Cantabria, también territorio castellano.

  • @waxel8426
    @waxel8426 5 лет назад +7

    I don't know how you don't have more subscribers. I liked the video⭐

  • @2kool4myskool
    @2kool4myskool 5 лет назад +9

    Valencia, Madrid and Bilbao are my favourite cities in Spain.

    • @sergi4338
      @sergi4338 5 лет назад +1

      Barcelona is the best in Spain

    • @josurodriguez5717
      @josurodriguez5717 5 лет назад +3

      @@sergi4338 no lo veo asi de claro... siendo tan sucia y con la tasa de criminalidad mas alta de españa

    • @doritoman9494
      @doritoman9494 5 лет назад +3

      @@josurodriguez5717 yo me llevé una decepción con Barcelona. Le falta carisma, personalidad. Algo que le haga diferente de las demás.

    • @SETILES1991
      @SETILES1991 5 лет назад +2

      Barcelona cada vez es peor ciudad, cara, masificada, mucha delincuencia y prostitución y se ve cada vez un ambiente peor, además podría decir y esto es mi opinión, que es el sitio de España donde la gente es menos agradable y peor tratan al de fuera, nada que ver con Bilbao, Madrid, Sevilla, Vigo etc...

    • @catalannationalist9847
      @catalannationalist9847 4 года назад

      @@doritoman9494 Es porque está muy masificada y despersonalizada con lo "typical spanish" que van a buscar los turistas. Pero personalidad y carisma tiene y mucha, pero está eclipsada por el turismo.

  • @oskarobit
    @oskarobit Год назад +1

    Please, not again. Pintxo and tapa are not the same thing, they are not even similar. Pintxo is great cuisine in small portions: this includes some easy-to-make recipes (such as potato omelette or gildas) and others more complex that take hours to cook (stews, cod in pilpil, squid in black sauce, seafood au gratin...). And the vegan option is growing every day (Garibolo is a vegetarian restaurant that has been open for almost 40 years).
    Of course that having such good foods and cooks (the Basque Country has the highest density of Michelin stars just behind Tokyo) we are very reticent to world fast food franchises the like of BK, MD, Starbucks. Why will you spend 10€ in a ultra-low quality menu if you can have a starter, main dish, desert, bread and drink for less than 15€ from M to F?
    Come and visit the Basque Country, you'll never regret it.

  • @translanguager
    @translanguager 5 лет назад +6

    Trying to boil Spain's best down to one city is kind of a long shot. I've visited Spain about 20 times in my life. I lived in three different cities and got to know the country well. You do such a good job portraying its beauty. Thank you!

    • @gontzallekzeit2050
      @gontzallekzeit2050 10 месяцев назад

      Gut, aber wir sprechen jetzt über dem Baskenland, nicht über Spanien.

  • @Thejosniel
    @Thejosniel 3 года назад +5

    Spain is awesome!😍

  • @Trainspotting13
    @Trainspotting13 5 лет назад +5

    Basque country is not spain. Is not france

    • @raul46170
      @raul46170 5 лет назад +2

      ya está el tonto de la banderita. Para uno que habla bien de Bilbao venis a estropearlo. Solo faltan los MENAS aqui diciendo que les van a robar... TORPES.

    • @Trainspotting13
      @Trainspotting13 5 лет назад +1

      @@raul46170 ninguna bandera. Español

  • @cuban72
    @cuban72 5 лет назад +7

    13:14 Lol spectacular, good vid though

  • @ahsanurr4219
    @ahsanurr4219 18 дней назад +1

    Bilbao - Is this the best city in Basque country?

  • @freemanjefferson2093
    @freemanjefferson2093 5 лет назад +5

    Bilbao, Granada, Madrid and San Sebastian are my favourites cities of Spain. Also Salamanca but different. Very very nice

    • @sergi4338
      @sergi4338 5 лет назад

      Barcelona is the best

    • @freemanjefferson2093
      @freemanjefferson2093 5 лет назад

      what is Barcelona is a city with a correct past and a stalemate without solution in the next years. It wants to be what can not be. one of the great European and world cities. such as London, Paris, Vienna, Rome, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, New York or Shanghai. For that, history and much international weight are necessary. Work correctly one or two centuries more and it will look.

    • @elserdeluz1202
      @elserdeluz1202 5 лет назад

      Vitoria,pamplona,zamora o a coruña y santander tambn son very nice

    • @gontzallekzeit2050
      @gontzallekzeit2050 10 месяцев назад

      Aber ... Bilbao und Donostia liegen im Baskenland, nicht in Spanien.

    • @freemanjefferson2093
      @freemanjefferson2093 10 месяцев назад

      solo hace falta que estudies un poco de historia (la que te han contado creo que no vale por lo qsue parece), de geografía política y una pastillita de realidad y realismo. Tranquilidad, poco a poco se cura casi todo@@gontzallekzeit2050

  • @mcp2112
    @mcp2112 2 года назад +2

    So clean and green!

  • @IvdV9700
    @IvdV9700 5 лет назад +6

    91 people from san sebastian?

  • @oroit-idazki
    @oroit-idazki 4 года назад +2

    In The Basque Country some of the best red wines are produced. That is why it is not correct to say
    as it is said in the report that in Bilbao the wine is imported from La Rioja because La Rioja ( with article) is an autonomous comunity and Rioja ( without artcle) is a denomination of viticulture origin that includes part of the autonomous community of La Rioja and part of the autonomous community of Euskadi, specifically Álava region of Errioxa ( Rioja alavesa in Spanish) which produces excellent wines with its own character within the Rioja designation of origin, was to the point that requested to create their own denomination I was denied them I suppose for polítical reasons.
    Therefore in Euskadi not only its cuisine is excellent but also its wines.

  • @veronica5072
    @veronica5072 3 года назад +5

    La mejor ciudad del mundo 🌎 💕

  • @barbudomotero3903
    @barbudomotero3903 5 лет назад +1

    Really nigga??come to Vitoria or Gijon or Oviedo. Even Donosti. What about lovely little town and country side villages?