Convento de Santa Mónica

Convento de Santa Mónica is a monastery in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country. Convento de Santa Mónica is situated nearby to the square Jose Maria Makua plaza, as well as near Hotel Occidental Bilbao.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Begoña and Hotel Occidental Bilbao.

Basilica of Begoña

Church

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

The Basilica of Begoña is a basilica in Bilbao, in Spain, dedicated to the patroness saint of Biscay, the image of Our Lady of Begoña. The current parish priest is Jesús Francisco de Garitaonandia. Basilica of Begoña is situated 250 metres northwest of Convento de Santa Mónica.

Hotel Occidental Bilbao

Hotel

Photo: Xabier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hotel Occidental Bilbao is situated 170 metres west of Convento de Santa Mónica.

Santutxu

Metro station

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

Santutxu is a station on Lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao Metro. The station is located in the neighbourhood of Santutxu, in the district of Begoña in Bilbao. It opened on 5 July 1997. Santutxu is situated 390 metres southwest of Convento de Santa Mónica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Begoña and Atxuri.

Begoña

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Photo: Fernandopascullo, CC BY 2.5.

Begoña is a historical municipality of Biscay and is a neighbourhood and urban district of Bilbao. Begoña, or more puristically but also more rarely spelled Begoina, means 'the lower foot', referring to the slopes of Mount Artxanda which lie to the north of the city.

Atxuri

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Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Atxuri is a neighborhood of Bilbao, Basque country, Spain. It was originally a suburb south of the old walled town. Modernly it stands between this neighborhood and those of Solokoetxe, Santutxu and the estuary of Bilbao.