Plaza Miguel de Unamuno
Plaza Miguel de Unamuno is a square in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country. Plaza Miguel de Unamuno is situated nearby to the museum Bizkaiko Arkeologia Museoa, as well as near the government office Oinezkoen lehentasuneko eremuen bulegoa.Photo: Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Nueva and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
Plaza Nueva
Square
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plaza Nueva or Plaza Barria of Bilbao is a monumental square of neoclassical style, designed in 1821 and inaugurated in 1851. Its name comes from the previously existing Plaza Vieja or Old Square in the place where the Ribera Market was built. Plaza Nueva is situated 120 metres northwest of Plaza Miguel de Unamuno.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Museum
Photo: Naotake Murayama, CC BY 2.0.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is situated 1½ km northwest of Plaza Miguel de Unamuno.
Euskaltzaindia’s headquarters
Government building
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
Euskaltzaindia’s headquarters is a government building, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Plaza Miguel de Unamuno.
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.
Bilbao la Vieja
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Photo: Mentxuwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bilbao La Vieja in Spanish, "Old Bilbao" in English and Bilbo Zaharra in Basque. It is a neighbourhood of Bilbao and part of the 5th district of the city.
Plaza Miguel de Unamuno
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Also known as: “Plaza Miguel de Unamuno / Miguel de Unamuno plaza”
- Category: square
- Location: Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.25844° or 43° 15′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.92153° or 2° 55′ 18″ westNamed after
Miguel de UnamunoOpen location code
8CMV735H+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 260942333OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q12263580
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Plaza Miguel de Unamuno” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Miguel de Unamuno plaza”
- Basque: “Miguel Unamuno plaza (Bilbo)”
- Basque: “Miguel Unamuno plaza”
- Chinese: “乌纳穆诺广场”
- Spanish: “Plaza Miguel de Unamuno”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monument to Miguel de Unamuno in Plaza Miguel de Unamuno and Bizkaiko Arkeologia Museoa.
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