BILBAO

Bilbao, an industrial port city in northern Spain, is surrounded by green mountains. It is the de facto capital of the Basque Country, and its city center is full of skyscrapers.

It represents the main axis of economic and social development of the Bay of Biscay, as well as an essential factor of modernization. Major architectural and infrastructure projects have been the driving force behind the city's economic recovery and urban renewal.

The Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, the Euskalduna Congress and Music Center, the Norman Foster Metro, Calatrava Airport and the Towers are all examples of the buoyant dynamism of Bilbao.