Bilbao city tour: architecture, history and culture

Emma was very responsive and helpful, providing restaurant recommendations and other sites to see in the area. She was a pleasure to be with and helped us get a good introduction to Bilbao and the Basque Region. Highly recommend as a way to "get your bearings" on your first day.

We really lucked out in Bilbao with Emma, who is smart, informative, funny and great company. We walked all over Bilbao from the new to the old, stopping along the way to observe the interesting architecture and style. We covered so much ground in just a few hours, ending up at the river and of course the Guggenheim. She explained it all from the exterior as we marveled at the titanium clad structure glimmering in the sun. Then she entered the interior of the museum with us and directed us towards the most important exhibits. We were only in Bilbao for a day. In fact we flew there from Porto just to see the Basque city and the most famous museum. We got so much more out of our day because of Emma. We will be seeing her again next year to tour San Sebastián where she resides. We can’t wait to spend another full day with her in her home town!

Great tour of the Bilbao city center. The guide Emma was very knowledgeable and provided a lot of information about the city and its history, architecture, etc.

Loved the tour. Fascinating look at history and architecture.

Emma was a delightful and informative tour guide. She was both cordial and knowledgeable while answering our many questions throughout the tour. She made the tour abundantly fun.

Emma goes at your pace - my wife wasn't up for the tour so it was just my daughter and I and we were willing to keep a fast pace. Of course, the highlight of a walking tour is the Guggenheim and we got to view it from different visual perspectives while Emma told us all the intrigue relating to Bilbao being selected by the Guggenheim Foundation, its design and its construction. She mentioned the existing exhibitions and we went the next day. We would have overlooked the Fine Arts Museum without her recommendation. Other architecture is related to the ups and downs of Bilbao's economy and family wealth that went into grand homes as well as the municipal center that was once a wine warehouse - all interesting. With Emma, we even got to go on the Metro and how it was designed.