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School trip to Bilbao

From port and industrial hub to city of architecture: in Bilbao your students see for themselves how the Guggenheim and the new waterfront have transformed an entire city.

Destination
Bilbao, Spain
Type of trip
Study trip
Target group
Upper secondary and vocational schools
Duration
5 to 6 days
Price
Price on request

About this school trip

Bilbao is the textbook example of urban regeneration in Europe. Where shipyards, docks and heavy industry once lined the banks of the Ría, there now stands Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum, opened in 1997. With its gleaming, curved titanium panels, the building became the symbol of a city that reinvented itself after the industrial crisis.

On a study trip your students follow that story on the ground. In the Abandoibarra district they walk across former port and industrial land that has been turned into parkland, quays and a cultural quarter. On the Zorrotzaurre peninsula the transformation is still in full swing. In the museum itself they encounter modern and contemporary art. Art, economics, industry and spatial planning come together naturally in a single programme.

We would be delighted to take care of transport for you and your students to Bilbao. We spread the drive over the day with generous rest breaks, or plan an overnight stop on the way. In our comfortable coach with an experienced driver your group travels safely and in comfort, and in the Basque Country we take you to every part of your programme.

Highlights

  • Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum
  • Urban regeneration in Abandoibarra
  • From port and industrial city to city of culture

Included

  • Return coach travel
  • Experienced driver

Not included

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Entrance tickets and excursions

Day programme

  1. Day 1: Departure and first leg of the outward journey

    An early departure from your school. With two drivers and regular breaks we cover the first part of the route, with an overnight stop on the way.

  2. Day 2: Outward journey through France

    Another early start. A long day on the road with regular rest breaks, arriving late in the evening or with an overnight stop on the way.

  3. Day 3: The Guggenheim and the Ría

    A visit to the Guggenheim Museum and a walking task along the Ría and through Abandoibarra on the port, industry and urban regeneration.

  4. Day 4: Return journey

    A short morning task in the old town, then the journey home with rest breaks and a stopover if needed.

  5. Day 5: Final leg of the return journey

    After breakfast we drive the final part of the route, arriving back at school at the end of the day.

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