Women’s football match in Spain attracts record number of fans
A European record for the number of fans watching a women’s football match was broken in Spain on Wednesday as 48,121 people turned out to
Bilbao
New edition for Bilbao traditional dance festival
Dantza Plazetan, Bilbao’s year-long festival dedicated to traditional dance and culture, commences its 2019 edition on 26 January. With the aim of promoting and sustaining
Thousands demand transfers for ETA prisoners
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the Basque Country on Saturday demanding that prisoners linked to the former armed separatist group ETA be transferred to
Bilbao welcomes ‘El Olentzero’ gift-giver
This weekend in Bilbao sees the return of El Olentzero, a legendary Christmas character and charcoal maker from the Basque Country. According to local tradition,
Spain in ‘complicated’ group for Euro 2020 qualifying
Spain’s coach Luis Enrique believes his team have been handed a ‘complicated’ qualifying group for Euro 2020. The 2008 and 2012 European champions were drawn
Bilbao fills with traditional Nativity scenes
From 30 November, nativity scenes (belenes) can be seen in various venues across the city of Bilbao as part of local Christmas celebrations. This traditional
‘Architecture Effects’ exhibition at Bilbao Guggenheim
The Guggenheim Bilbao opens a new four-month exhibition on 5 December entitled Architecture Effects, which has been created in conjunction with the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Blue wine? Spain start-up shakes things up
Five years ago, a group of university students in Spain’s Basque Country decided they wanted to shake up a sector – any sector – but
