City guide Bilbao
- Budget Accommodation Hostel Ganbara (€25-€35/night), Poshtel Bilbao (€30/night) Wikivoyage lists Ganbara Hostel at Prim 13, in the Seven Streets, and Bilbao Hostel at…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments accepted almost everywhere, including most Pintxo bars The airport bus takes a contactless card (€4.50 as of 2025 on Bizkaibus A3247). Renfe…
- Casino & Gaming Halls Gran Casino Bilbao (Alameda de Urquijo, 13) Wikivoyage lists Gran Casino Nervión at Calle Navarra 1, with two bars and a restaurant…
- City Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain Bilbao, the capital of Bizkaia, in the Basque Country, on the Nervión estuary.
- Community Centers Azkuna Zentroa (Culture and leisure center) Azkuna Zentroa, Arriquibar plaza 4, the city centre for contemporary culture, in the…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, Spanish CFC rules apply Yes. The Spain tax profile applies CFC rules when more than 50% of a foreign entity is…
- Cooking Classes Bilbao Cooking (Pintxo workshops and traditional Basque cuisine courses) none
- Corporate Tax 24% (Special Basque local tax regime; slightly lower than Spanish 25%) Bizkaia foral corporate tax has a general rate of 24% in 2026, and 20% for small…
- Cultural Districts Bilbao La Vieja (Bilbi) - the artistic and bohemian district Casco Viejo and its seven streets for bars and old churches. Abandoibarra, along the…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD; Euro (€) is the official currency Euro. The Spain cost run uses the ECB rate of 19 October 2026, 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Ria de Bilbao promenade; Paseo de Abandoibarra The river path between the Guggenheim and the Casco Viejo is about a 30-minute walk. From…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 28% for residents In Bizkaia in 2026, savings income, which includes dividends, is taxed at 19% on the first…
- E-commerce/Online Store Amazon.es, El Corte Inglés online none
- Gaming Lounges Elite Gaming Center Bilbao none
- Grocery Delivery Mercadona, Eroski, and Carrefour Glovo delivers supermarket shopping in Bilbao. For a counter, Mercado de la Ribera is open…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Metropolitan Begoña (€70-€100/month); Basic-Fit (€24.99/month) Basic-Fit Comfort in Spain is €24.99 every 4 weeks after an introductory 4 weeks at €4.99…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 49% (Varies slightly based on Bizkaia provincial rules) 49% in Bizkaia in 2026, on general taxable income above €208,390. The Spain profile state…
- Highway Access AP-8 (Cantabrian Highway) and AP-68 (to Vitoria and Zaragoza) The museum driving note uses the A8 from Santander and the A68 and A8 from Donostia or…
- Historic Buildings City Hall (Ayuntamiento); Azkuna Zentroa (Alhóndiga) redesigned by Philippe Starck The city hall on Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka opened in 1892. Azkuna Zentroa, Arriquibar plaza…
- Historical Sites Santiago Cathedral; Vizcaya Bridge (UNESCO site in nearby Getxo) Catedral de Santiago in the Casco Viejo, and the Vizcaya transporter bridge (Puente…
- Internet Speed Average 150-300 Mbps; Fiber optics widely available via Movistar and Orange Orange sells prepaid 5G on Prepago 10. No Bilbao median download speed was on a page this…
- Language Classes Instituto Hemingway (Spanish classes); AEK (Basque language) none
- Laundry Services Tintorería Speed Queen (Self-service laundromat, approx. €5 per load) none
- Libraries & Study Spots Biblioteca Foral de Bizkaia; Mediateka at Azkuna Zentroa Biblioteca Municipal de Bidebarrieta, Bidebarrieta 4, in the Casco Viejo near Teatro…
- Local Brewery Boga Mari (Basque Craft Beer); Basqueland Brewing (Found in local bars like Penguin Bar) La Salve, Telleria 31A, 48004 Bilbao. The brewery started in 1886, closed in 1978 and…
- Local Heritage Ikurriña (Basque flag); Euskara (The ancient Basque language) Basque language and culture, which Wikivoyage treats as the reason to come. Kafe Antzokia…
- Local Markets Mercado del Dos de Mayo (Antique and craft market, first Sunday of the month) Mercado de la Ribera, mornings except Sunday. Plaza Nueva has a Sunday morning market of…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Bilbao-Abando Indalecio Prieto Station Bilbao-Abando Indalecio Prieto, by Plaza Biribila, is the Adif station for Renfe…
- Museums & Art Venues Bilbao Fine Arts Museum (Museo de Bellas Artes); Itsasmuseum (Maritime Museum) Guggenheim, adult €12, and the Museo de Bellas Artes at Plaza del Museo 2. A joint adult…
- Music Scene Kafe Antzokia (Live music and Basque culture venue) Kafe Antzokia, San Vicente 2, is a former theatre used for Basque and international…
- Must-See Landmarks Guggenheim Museum Bilbao; Jeff Koons' 'Puppy' statue Guggenheim Museum, Abandoibarra etorbidea 2. Adults €12, students and over-65s €6…
- National Parks Nearby Urkiola Natural Park (45 mins drive); Gorbeia Natural Park There is no national park on the edge of the city. Urdaibai, toward Gernika and Bermeo on…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Mount Artxanda (Accessible by funicular for city views) The Artxanda funicular climbs to a viewpoint over the city. Barik is accepted and is…
- Networking Events Silicon Drinkabout Bilbao; Meetups hosted at BBK Kuna none
- Parcel Delivery Service Correos (Main office at Alameda de Urquijo, 19); SEUR; DHL none
- Popular International Cuisine Demaio (Gourmet Pizza); Kimchi (Korean cuisine) none
- Population 345,000 (Metropolitan area approx. 1 million) 351,124 people on 1 January 2025, the official padrón figure for the municipality. Bizkaia…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C and F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type F (Schuko). Type C europlugs fit.
- Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles), approx. 0.4% - 1.1% of cadastral value IBI in Bilbao in 2026 is 0.183% of cadastral value on urban property and 0.0518% on rural…
- Property Transaction Tax ITP (Property Transfer Tax) at 4% in Bizkaia (One of the lowest in Spain) ITP on a second-hand home in Bizkaia is 4%. A habitual home of no more than 120 m², or a…
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