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25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

There is no doubt that one of the most wonderful cities in all of Spain is Bilbao.Located in the Basque Country, it is the capital of Biscay and, according to the census, it has almost 350,000 inhabitants the million if we cover the entire metropolitan area.Thanks to the curiosities of Bilbao that you can discover in this post, you will fall in love with it even if you have not visited it.

The culture, landscape or people who live in the city will instantly bewitch you.If you have visited it and want to know curiosities that you might have missed on your previous trip, this article is made for you. Discover them!

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25 curiosities of Bilbao that...did you know? | With images

1.The old city had a great wall and, after demolishing it, many inhabitants took the opportunity to play ball on the wall that was left.Calle de la Pelota.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

2.The origin of the skewers, comes from the fact that formerly the gangs of friends went out to eat « little kids » and crossed these little bites with chopsticks , so that they did not drop any ingredient.

3.In the Casco Viejo, you can find a legendary lantern on top of the figure of the Holy Trinity.a lady from Bilbao was in charge of turning it on every night and that nobody has turned it on since the day she died.

4.We dare you to locate it in the old part of the city a big star on a tile a, its meaning is that since it is the only point of the Seven Streets where you can see the Begona Cathedral.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

5.The exterior of the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is composed of 33,000 plates of titanium , one of the strongest materials that exist.

6.The wall, which we have talked about earlier, was more than six meters long and two meters wide before it was destroyed.

7.Antonio Ligero was the first visitor of the Guggenheim , he had that honor since he arrived three hours before the inauguration, because he got confused with the time.

8.On the occasion of the visit of Amadeo de Savoie, the Bilbao people flooded the New Square so that the king felt as if he were in Venice, there is a picture that proves it.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

Work of Manuel Losada in which it is illustrated how the flood of the New Square was in order to look like Venice

9.This square, changed its name to «Martyrs Square» in Franco, but the town kept calling it by its old name.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

10.Full Bilbao, it is possible to find old cannonballs , used as decoration very close to the main Library of the city.

11.Another of the curiosities of Bilbao, which shows that the city is very old, is that you can find a house dating from early 14th century .

12. The source of the dog , actually shows lions, but since the inhabitants of Bilbao at that time had not seen any they thought they were dogs and with that name this famous site has remained.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

13.The honor of being the darkest street in all of Bilbao , is the Ronda street where the famous writer was born Miguel de Unamuno.

14.The people of Bilbao are reputed to be bluffs and ensure that the champagne drank in that city like water, so this drink is known as « Bilbao water ».

15.One of the saddest things about Bilbao is that Barrenkale Barrena street it had to be completely rebuilt after the severe floods that the city suffered in 1983.

16.The old slaughterhouse of the city was located throughout the center, but after the numerous complaints of the neighbors due to the foul smell moved to the suburbs.So, the street was known as "Carniceria Vieja".

17.The Tenderia street is one of the most famous in the history of the town, since it connected Bilbao with the port, so most stores were located, where there were famous murders and even the Catholic Monarchs stayed at her.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

18.Another of the curiosities of Bilbao that you might not know is that in the mid-twentieth century a fat club was established, for all those citizens who weigh more than 100 kilos.

19.In the Plaza Circular We can find a lot of large clocks concentrated in a very small space of space, one of the curiosities of Bilbao that surely you have not noticed and attracts a lot of attention.

20.You can also find an old bunker in which the city government met during the Civil War, now it is a very nice room that belongs to the Carlton Hotel .

21.The wolves that appear on the shield of the city are in honor of Haro's house .Despite this, those who come out in the coat of arms of this illustrious family have a lamb in their mouths.

22.There are fans of the Lord of the Rings, who assure that the name of Bilbo Bolson has its origin in the city of Bilbao, since Tolkien had ancestry and relationship with Spain.

23.Each one of the famous Seven Streets of Bilbao , had a pattern for festivities.

24. Inaki Azkuna It was a of the most distinguished personalities of the city, in fact he was named the best mayor in the world in 2012.

25 Curiosities of Bilbao that ... did you know? [With Images]

25.The oldest street in Bilbao is the so-called Somera Street , whose name means« the one above »since it was located in the upper part of the city.

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We are sure that these curiosities of Bilbao will have surprised you, did you know them all or Have you discovered many new? If you are an expert in this city and want to leave us more curious information in our comments, write us! We would love to read you and, if possible, expand this compendium of curiosities so beautiful city!

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