Abandoibarra

Time to hop over to the other side of the estuary, to Abando, District 6. Beginning at the monument on the Plaza del Sagrado Corazón, stroll down the Gran Vía de Don Diego López de Haro. Measuring one-and-a-half kilometers, this avenue is lined with houses with charming façades—keep an eye out especially for the Edificio Sota and the Edificio de la Diputación. A stroll down the Gran Vía will take you along the relaxing Parque de Doña Casilda Iturrizar with its Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao (Museum of Fine Arts). Halfway down the Gran Vía we come to the quaint Plaza Moyúa. At the far end of Gran Vía, we come to Plaza Circular where monument in honor of the founder of the town sits. Other places worth checking out in this area are the Palacio de Justicia, the Iglesia de San Vicente (a church in 12th-century Basque Gothic style), the Jardín de Albia and the Mercado del Ensanche. As well, we're not far from two streets that are very popular for bar hopping, Ledesma and Licenciado Poza. From here we can see the city's "other" cathedral, that is to say, the Estadio de Fútbol de San Mamés, which may not be quite as spiritual as the Catedral de Santiago, but you can be sure there are many citizens of this town that consider the city's soccer team, Athletic de Bilbao, to be sacred! For real soccer fun head all the way to Mazarredo street and visit the little palace that houses the headquarters of the Athlétic. The area around Mazarredo is another very popular night haunt, as are the pubs found in the Urquijo galerías (passageways). And for lovers of a bloodier sport, we're not far from the Plaza de Toros de Vista Alegre (whose name ironically means "Happy View Bullfighting Ring") and its bullfighting museum, the Museo Taurino. There's a lot of other places to visit in this district, such as the Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, the Palacio Euskalduna, the Estación de Abando (a.k.a. Estación del Norte) with it's magnificent stained-glass windows, the Santa Casa de Misericordia, and the Alhóndiga.

Nightlife

Globo (El)

Blue Moon

Ein Prosit Bilbao

Congreso

Palacio de Congresos y de la Música

Dakar

Crystal


Attractions

FNAC Bilbao Alameda

SC Gallery

Librería Cámara

Museo Guggenheim Bilbao

Campo Volantín

Tienda del Guggenheim


Restaurants

Guggenheim

Metro Moyúa

Zortziko

Blue Moon

Etxanobe

Ein Prosit Bilbao

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