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The Basque coast, European surf capital

The Basque Country, as well as having an unrivalled coastline stretching along more than 200 kilometres, is a major surfing centre and a European [...]

The Basque Country and its enviable weather

With regard to climate, the Basque Country is not a homogeneous area. According to climate characteristics, it could be divided into three zones: [...]

Administrative organisation in the Basque Country

The Statute of Basque Autonomy or Statute of Gernika, passed on 18 December 1979, is the basic institutional document that grants the Basque [...]

The Guggenheim Bilbao, “the most beautiful museum in the world”

Bilbao has become a reference city, a meeting point, a business hub, and a destination for leisure travellers from the country and beyond. All [...]

Bilbao, along with Vigo, are the happiest cities in the Spanish State

David de la Iglesia Villar The Basque city is the happiest in the Spanish State according to the Happy City Index 2024, and it is number 59 in [...]

Guidance

One of the goals of Bizkaia Talentt is to guide highly qualified people who have concerns about their career. To view all the possibilities our [...]

Basque Country guide

The aim of this guide is to make easier the search for practical information for the highly qualified professionals (researchers, technologists, [...]

Leisure and entertainment

Travel and tourism Throughout Bizkaia there are many spots where the green mountains and the blue ocean come together. Peaks for mountaineers, [...]

Where to live in Bizkaia

Bizkaia is a land of contrasts (land and sea, coast and hinterland). The Historical Territory offers lots of towns, villages and developments to [...]