Hotel Ercilla Lopez De Haro Bilbao

Travel Blogs from Bilbao

The Coast...

A travel blog entry by cmalin

We arrive at the northern coast of Spain, now its time to relax! We are staying at Hotel Lopez de Haro, and we plan on making frequent visits to San Sebastian, on the beach. Bilbao Jul 22, 2006 06:38 EST by cmalin (87.216.182.57) New! Basque Country! This is a beautiful area.The city is beautiful. It is a different dialect hard to describe but it …

Bilbao, Euskera and El País Vasco!

A travel blog entry by jr.hammond

... down for an incredible lunch where Martin tried a great seafood dish with squid ink sauce. I as well had heard great reviews of this type of sauce, so I had to give it a try myself. At first, I was surprised when my "Pimientos Rellenos" (Stuffed Peppers) came covered in a sauce blacker then I have ever seen before. But with a mix of great cilantro and parsley spices and the incredibly tasting cheese within the peppers, I was delightfully surprised at ...

::Thankfulness::

A travel blog entry by onegirlbigworld

... 8211; and anyone who knows me knows how many questions I ask! I learned about Spanish history and politics, about the educational system and its flaws, about wine and bonsai trees, about the language of the Pais Vasco… He was a treasure chest of information. He also taught me how to use the Nescafe maker – The European equivalent of a Keurig.

Never has a Cappuccino tasted sweeter J

That’s all for now! I will post more as soon as I ...

Herri txiki neska hiri handira doa

A travel blog entry by norainspain

Can you read that? Probably not...because it is in BASQUE. I made the 2.5 hour bus trip to visit long lost amiga KATE MATTINGLY! I have not seen her in almost 2 years when she came to NYC for New Year's Eve. I was so happy that we were able to reunite in Spain! She is teaching in Bilbao, which is in Basque Country and one of the most prosperous cities in Spain. I had been wanting to visit Bilbao for a long long time, so ...

Transports of delight

A travel blog entry by jobloor

... beautiful, and sell now for millions of Euros. There is a wide and eclectic range of building styles, mock Tudor, Swiss Chalet, Scottish Baronial, Italianate Castles and everything in between.

Overall it looks like a very prosperous and pleasant city, the part nearer the bridge being more salubrious than that near the old port. Today the port is running a free shuttle to the bridge and the old town, but we decide ...