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Bilbao
September 28th 2014 Bilbao’s great achievement has been to reinvent itself since the collapse of its traditional industrial base at the end of the last century. The dramatic success since 1997 of the Guggenheim Museum, which transformed a post-industrial wasteland right in the city centre into a major tourist attraction, triggered further visionary redevelopments that continue to this day.
The Rough guide
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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
