Oct22
Published by Asya in Chillin, Europe, Hotels, Museums, Spain, Urban Tourism

Just a few meters away from the famous Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao is located Gran Hotel Domine. It is a luxury five-star accommodation, comprises 145 rooms. Its designers are Javier Mariscal and Fernando Salas with their respective teams. The hotel was designed, in the same spirit as its neighbor – the Guggenheim Museum – one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. Amongst the dining options count the Buena Vista Terrace that offers a spectacular view over the museum from the hotel’s rooftop terrace.
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Aug10
Published by Asya in Chillin, Europe, Hotels, Photos, Relaxing, Romantic, Spa, Spain, Swimming

This ribbon-like construction is an unique hotel in Spain. The hotel is designed by renowned architect Frank O. Gehry – the architect of the epoch Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Wine hotel “Marques de Riscal” is nestled in the “City of Wine” – in the heart of the Rioja.
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Oct20
Published by misha in Europe, Fitness&Gym, Photos, Spain, Swimming

The sports complex is an uneven volume that complies with multiple conditions in the lot. The center is located in Bilbao, Spain. Bilbao is the largest city in the Basque Country. The city has 354,145 inhabitants (2006) and is the most financially and industrially active part of Greater Bilbao, the zone in which almost half of the Basque Country’s population lives.
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Aug28
Published by misha in Arts, Cultural, Monuments, Museums, Parks, Photos, Urban Tourism

The public sculptures and monuments have become a contemporary exciting areas over the last 15 years. Artist can do their best work in public scene. Koon’s ”Rabbit”, for example was part of Macy’s Thanksgiving day parade in 2007. The Koon’s art presents the main exchange of public sculptures. His buoyant forms reach deep into observers childhood with accompanying feelings of hope and optimism.
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Feb24
Published by misha in Arts, Eating, Europe, Hotels, Museums, Photos, Restaurants, Spain, Travel Stories, Urban Tourism

Miro Hotel is located in the city centre of Bilbao Spain, just 200 m from the Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Oct03
Published by misha in Airlines, Europe, Flying, Spain, Travel Stories

The new terminal of Bilbao Airport, Spain is a production of Aerodynamic roof over the administrative areas, restaurants and waiting areas. So this exciting architecture is design by the architect Santiago Calatrava. The investment is 43 million Euros($39million). It covers an area of 25, 000 square meters and will be able to handle up 3 million passenger per year.
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Mar02
Published by vanhal in Arts, Cultural, Museums, North America, Shopping, United States of America, Urban Tourism
Frank Gehry’s Weisman Art Museum is a four-story structure housing approximately 11,000 square feet of gallery space. A precursor to the architect’s more famous
Disney Hall and
Guggenheim Bilbao, the Weisman is made of brushed stainless steel and terra-cotta colored brick. The building, on the campus of
University of Minnesota, is dramatically sited on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
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