Itsasmuseum BilbaovsEuskal Museoa Bilbao Basque Museum
Both Museo Maritimo Ria de Bilbao and Euskal Museoa Bilbao Museo Vasco are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Euskal Museoa Bilbao Museo Vasco ranks significantly higher than Museo Maritimo Ria de Bilbao. Euskal Museoa Bilbao Museo Vasco comes in at 84 with endorsements from 5 reviewers such as Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Concierge.
Itsasmuseum Bilbao
Frommer's
Fodor's
Lonely Planet Frommer's
Muelle Ramon de la Sota n0 1, 48013 Bilbao
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Frommer's "The indoor displays focus both on the sea-going history of the city and on the transformation of the industrial waterfront into an amenity for Bilbainos and an attraction for visitors." Full review
Fodor's "This carefully researched nautical museum on the left bank of the Ría de Bilbao reconstructs the history of the Bilbao waterfront and shipbuilding industry beginning from medieval times." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This space-age maritime museum, appropriately sited down on the waterfront, uses bright and well-thought-out displays to bring the watery depths of Bilbao and Basque maritime history to life." Full review
Frommer's "Now it is a city about information and information technology, so this excellent maritime museum, built on the site of the last active shipyard, is a requiem for Bilbao’s seagoing era. " Full review
Euskal Museoa Bilbao Basque Museum
Concierge Frommer's Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide Fodor's Fodor's
Plaza Miguel de Unamuno, 4, 48006 Bilbao
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Concierge "Though the exhibits are captioned only in Spanish and Basque, this small Casco Viejo museum will still give you a strong sense of the Basque region's history."
Frommer's "Exhibits showcased Basque commercial life during the 16th century with everything from ship models to shipbuilding tools, along with reconstructions of rooms illustrating political and social life." Full review
Lonely Planet "This is probably the most complete museum of Basque culture and history in all of Spain." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Set up in the old College of Saint Andrew, the Vasco museum boasts a fine enthnological collection with an immense relief «model» of Biscaye." Full review
Fodor's "One of the standout, not-to-miss visits in Bilbao, this museum occupies an austerely elegant 16th-century convent." Full review
Fodor's "This not-to-miss museum on Basque ethnography and Bilbao's cultural history occupies a 16th-century convent." Full review
