Plaza Bizkaia

Plaza Bizkaia, the modern face of Bilbao

Since its metamorphosis in 2008, Plaza Bizkaia displays the modern face of Bilbao. The Bilbao audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this contemporary square, which breaks with the traditional image of the city.

A square inaugurated in 2008

The new Plaza Bizkaia was inaugurated in 2008, in the centre of Bilbao. With its resolutely contemporary layout, it breaks completely with the traditional image of the city and illustrates the urban metamorphosis of Bilbao. A modern public space, it is part of the architectural renewal of the city, alongside the Guggenheim and the Euskalduna.

What to see

Here you discover the contemporary layout of the square, which illustrates the modern face of Bilbao. Plaza Bizkaia contrasts with the traditional image of the city and is part of its urban metamorphosis. It is a stop for lovers of contemporary architecture and urbanism, in the heart of the centre.

Practical information

Plaza Bizkaia lies in the heart of Bilbao, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a public space open at all times, freely accessible and on the level. The place is discovered during a walk in the modern centre of the city.

When was Plaza Bizkaia inaugurated?

In 2008; its metamorphosis makes it a resolutely contemporary square, which displays the modern face of Bilbao.

Where is Plaza Bizkaia?

In the heart of the centre of Bilbao.