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Coat of Arms of Biscay
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Biscay ( Basque: Bizkaia Spanish: Vizcaya) is a province of Spain, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The name also refers to a historical territory of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Bilbao.

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  • Santimamine-Santimamiñe

    Entrance of Santimamiñe cave, in Busturialdea.

  • Forua, poblado romano

    Roman town remains in Forua

  • Portugalete Casa Torre Lope Garcia de Salazar

    Monument to Lope García de Salazar (1399-1476), opposite one of his tower houses, in Portugalete.

  • Bilbao1575

    Bilbao in 1575.

  • Bilbao Begoña-Galeria

    House where Carlist General Tomás de Zumalacárregui was hurt, and the Basilica of Begoña in 1835, after the Siege of Bilbao.

  • GernikakoArbola-improved

    The historic Oak of Gernika, symbol of the Basque institutions.

  • Gaztelugatxe Connected

    Gaztelugatxe, in Bermeo

  • Urkiola

    Untxillaitz, in Urkiola mountain range.

  • Bizkaiako kosta 2

    Coast of Biscay from Elantxobe eastwards

  • Comarcas de Bizkaia

    Map of Biscay's regions or "comarcas".

  • Puente Txonta

    The Cantabric Highway.

  • Bilbao Airport interior

    Bilbao's airport, in Loiu.

  • Bilbao-Abando1

    Bilbao's main train station.

  • Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05

    Guggenheim Museum and the Estuary of Bilbao

  • Gaztelugache, Bermeo, País Vasco, España, 2019-08-13, DD 02

    Gaztelugatxe islet

  • Avellaneda-casa-juntas

    Casa de Juntas of Avellanada

  • Mundaka eta Ogono

    Urdaibai

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