Bizkaia - Bizkaia

Biscay(Spanish: Vizkaya) is a province in spanish Basque Country. It borders the Basque provinces Gipuzkoa and Álava, to the province Burgos as well as to the region Cantabria.

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Location of the province of Biskaia in Spain

Regions

Map of Bizkaia

The province of Biskaia is located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, it is the second smallest province in the country after Gipuzkoa with an area of ​​2,217 km². Your length of coast to the Bay of Biscay is 80 km. In the interior of the country, the Cantabrian Mountains are a natural border and, at a height of over 600 m, are both a cloud barrier and a watershed.

places

  • 1 BilbaoWebsite of this institutionBilbao in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBilbao in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBilbao (Q8692) in the Wikidata database - Capital of the province
  • 2 BarakaldoWebsite of this institutionBarakaldo in the encyclopedia WikipediaBarakaldo in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBarakaldo (Q487801) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 GetxoWebsite of this institutionGetxo in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGetxo in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryGetxo (Q492420) in the Wikidata database
  • 4 PortugaleteWebsite of this institutionPortugalete in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPortugalete in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPortugalete (Q548441) in the Wikidata database
  • 5 SanturtziWebsite of this institutionSanturtzi in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSanturtzi in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSanturtzi (Q917886) in the Wikidata database
  • 6 BasauriWebsite of this institutionBasauri in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageBasauri in the Wikipedia encyclopediaBasauri in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBasauri (Q765496) in the Wikidata database
  • 7 LeioaWebsite of this institutionLeioa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLeioa in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLeioa (Q530302) in the Wikidata database
  • 8 DurangoWebsite of this institutionDurango in the Wikipedia encyclopediaDurango in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryDurango (Q732094) in the Wikidata database
  • 9 GernicaWebsite of this institutionGernica in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languageGernica in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGernica in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGernica (Q189848) in the Wikidata database

Other goals

  • Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve
  • Santimamiñe cave near Kortezubi. Since 2008, together with the Altamira Cave, part of the World Heritage Site.

background

language

getting there

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • 1 Gernikako Arbola Árbol de Guernica
  • 2 Cueva de Pozalagua
  • 3 Bizkaiko Zubia Puente de Vizkaya in Portugalete, UNESCO World Heritage since 2006
  • 4 Cueva de Santimamiñe, the cave is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • 5 Palacio Euskalduna
  • 6 Torre Loizaga old defense tower with car museum (40 Rolls Royce)
  • 7 Gaztelugatxe Island
  • 8 Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve
  • 9 Lekeitio: Basílica de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
  • 10 Basilica de Begoña
  • 11 Bilbao airport

activities

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

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