From the ridge at Aretxbaleta Bidea looking in the opposite direction to Bilbao you can see right over to the city’s airport – off to the left of this photo of a distant bridge:-

In the park area at the top of the ridge is this sculpture. For obvious reasons it’s called “The Fingerprint” whether officially or informally I don’t know:-

Looking towards south Bilbao:-

Looking towards north Bilbao:-

Even further north:-

Bilbao sits in a bowl of hills with the Ría del Nervión O de Bilbao running through it.

View towards South Bilbao from Aretxbaleta Bidea:-

Panorama from Aretxbaleta Bidea (stitch of three photos):-

Bilbao is a stunning city but due to its surrounding hills is very compact.

Buildings across Ría del Nervión O de Bilbao from Guggenheim Museum:-

University Buildings from fountains outside Guggenheim Museum:-

Bilboa Opera House:-

Mural Under Salbeko Zubia Bridge over Ría del Nervión O de Bilbao:-

River view:-

The river loops through the city. Another bridge view:-

Telefonica tower throuugh trees:-

Telefonica tower:-

The attraction, for me, of the cruise we decided to take was the opportunity to visit the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, whose url I note has a Basque Country (Euskadi) stem.

Designed by Frank Gehry, the museum building is distinctive and idiosyncratic. It has no straight lines in its construction.
This view is from Aretxbaleta Bidea in the hills above the city. The Salbeko Zubia bridge over Ría del Nervión O de Bilbao is in the middleground here in front of the museum:-

This model, in the museum shop, bears a resemblance to a ship:-

The musuem from road and tramway:-

Closer view:-

Moving towards entrance:-

Part of exterior:-

Exterior (other side):-

There was a man in the waterway with a fishing net!:-