Just a dislike for the affirmation "the Spaniards wake up late". Where did you fall from? A rainbow? STOP SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT SPAIN. For your information: Italy 1.669 hours per year, Portugal 1.649 h/y, SPAIN 1.641 h/y, AVERAGE IN EUROPE = 1.566 h/y France 1.490 h/y, Germany 1.349 h/y. A regular worker in Spain get up around 07:00 and end their turns around 18:00. Another fact you obviously miss is that we are in the South of Europe: today July/05 the sun dawn at 6:03 and sets at 22:30. Some bars open their doors before 07:00 to start serving coffees and breakfasts. The regular shops like food stalls, fashion shops, malls, groceries, etcetera opens at 10:00 and the usual is too find them open until 20:00 or 21:00 Fine? Ok, some more info. · IMHO the Guggenheim is work of art itself, but when I want to enjoy art, my first choice is the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, wich holds a stunning art collection with works from every century and a notable collection of Basque Artists: El Greco, Goya, Van Dyck, Bacon, Sofonisba Anguisola, Sorolla, Doré, Regoyos, Hockney, Zurbarán, Oteiza, Cézanne, Saura, Rembrandt, Zuloaga, Chillida, Robert & Sonia Delaunay, Murillo... Definitively deserves a half day visit and you can buy ticket for both, Guggen and Fine Arts, at a cheaper price. The Museum is now in works for ampliation by Sir Norman Foster (he also did the design of the Metro Stations. · BTW, there are works by SEVEN ARCHITECTS WITH PRITZKER PRIZE in Bilbao. · Bilbao is tenth in Spain in extension but is FOURTH IN GDP (gross domestic product). · Tolkien put Bilbao in The Lord Of The Rings! The name of Bilbo Baggins is taken from a short sword known in that times as "bilboes", because they were made with iron from Bilbao. · NEVER! I'll write it again, NEVER COMPARE PINTXOS and TAPAS. Tapas are for free (normally cheap fried food or nuts) while pintxos are small portions of great cuisine. Because... · The Basque Country is one of the best areas for foodies in the world. · Bizkaia, the province wich Bilbao is the Capital of, has the highest concentration of Michelin starred restaurants in the world just behind Tokyo. · Athletik Club has only local players... And never went down from Premier League. Nowadays that football is just business, this is something to be proud of. PS: we don't have or stop everything for siestas. That's a habit (that not everybody do) in the South half of the peninsula. Second PS: I'm gonna remove the dislike and I'll gave a like. ;)

Sounds great!I hope this helped!

Thank you for the good comments and yes I prefer the south of Spain

@@GregorBrown Hi Gregor, would appreciate your thoughts on planning for my next Spain trip- I love the scenery, vibe, and weather in south of Spain and Barcelona etc, atmosphere/rustic/mediterranean- I I am craving to go back to that area of Spain and worry I may not enjoy the north of Spain much, is it drastically different and less sunshine? I read you prefer the south of Spain :) - any specific locations you suggest? thanks!

I was just at the Museum two days ago

Hope you enjoyed it! Am I a fast talker?

I think it is clear when you speak :) No need to slow down@@GregorBrown

under-rated, cool place!

Fascinating insight, thank you for sharing! It's always enriching to learn more about the historical context and development of cities like Bilbao. 🏙️📚

I love the town