San Sebastián Food Guide

Basque Cider Houses and Bilbao Guggenheim

Spain’s original cider houses were a meeting of land and sea, right down to their menu that featured mainstays of cod omelet and steak. These historic houses and the traditions they carried are still alive and thriving today. Sip cider fresh from the barrel while snacking on fried cod with peppers in the evening, and during the day, wander around the grounds of the Bilbao Guggenheim, a magnificent, bruting architectural feat that contains work by some of the art world's greatest.

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Stop 1

1:00pm Mountain, Sea or City?

As you drive up the base of a mountain that is somewhat reminiscent of the Swiss Alps, you’ll see a rustic two-story hou…

Stop 2

4:00pm Bilbao Guggenheim

Set on the edge of the Nervión River, the Guggenheim Museum is a modern and contemporary art museum, and a magnificent e…

Stop 3

8:00pm Cider House Dinner

A 16th-century family-run cider house, Lizeaga’s doors are open almost year-round, beginning in January when txotx (cide…

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