Places to visit in Basque Country, Spain
5 places to visit in Basque Country, Spain, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Vizcaya Bridge, Gaztelugatxe, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Basque Country volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 2 Famous places to visit · 2 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Basque Country (1)
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Vizcaya Bridge
A transporter bridge over the Nervión estuary, linking Portugalete and Getxo. Opened in 1893, it carries cars and people across in a gondola hung from a high iron frame, and it is still in service.
Famous places to visit in Basque Country (2)
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Gaztelugatxe
A rocky islet on the Biscay coast, joined to the mainland by a stone bridge and a stairway of about 240 steps. A small hermitage to Saint John the Baptist sits at the top, and the site featured in Game of Thrones.
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
A museum of modern and contemporary art on the bank of the Nervión, designed by Frank Gehry and opened in 1997. Its curving titanium clad forms helped to revive the city, and a giant flower covered dog stands outside.
Hidden gems in Basque Country (2)
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La Concha Bay
A small shell shaped bay on the Spanish coast that separates the city of San Sebastián from the Cantabrian Sea. Its name means the seashell. A curved promenade and a wide city beach run along the bay, with Santa Clara island at its mouth.
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Peine del Viento
The Comb of the Wind, a group of three steel sculptures by Eduardo Chillida set into the rocks at the end of Ondarreta beach. The architect Luis Peña Ganchegui arranged the site as an architectural work. Waves send spray through holes in the stone plaza.
Collecting in Basque Country
What are the best places to visit in Basque Country?
LOQAH lists 5 places in Basque Country. The best known include Vizcaya Bridge, Gaztelugatxe, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, La Concha Bay and Peine del Viento. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Basque Country?
5, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Basque Country?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Basque Country before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Basque Country and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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