Department of Health of Basque Lands, Spain

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A unique building of asymmetric form you can see in the Spanish city, Bilbao. This architectural masterpiece looks very good in the city but it is quite hard to imagine how this project could be materialized. In Bilbao design of all new houses is strictly regulated. The rules say that all buildings have to look similar to the buildings in the particular region. More than that, all new buildings don’t have to be higher than the nearby.

Notwithstanding all these restrictions, specialists from Coll-Barreu Arquitectos agency made something unbelievable. They built a unique construction that doesn’t have analogues in the whole world. The wonderful glass building is situated on the beautiful historical street that was built in the 19th century. The unique seven-stored building is taken by the Department of Health of Basque Lands. Two floors are used for laboratories. Glass walls cover offices, conference rooms, records.

The building has two basement floors that are used as a parking zone. The original façade is made from glass panels and has not only decorative but also practical function. It helps to increase the building thermoinsulation, protects inner rooms from the noise and has a special firestop. Since the building has finished the building became a popular touristic sightseeing. A lot of people like to take pictures of it, especially in the evening. At this time the rooms are full of light and it looks quite unusual.

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ATM bankomat: 'LABORAL Kutxa' located in 0.42 km (

check the route on the map).

Car rental office: 'Leioa Rentacar' is located in 1.01 km (

on the map).

Fuel station: 'Repsol' in 0.05 km

Supermarket: 'Transseve S.L.U.' in 0.24 km

Parking: 'Parking RIBERA DE AXPE' in 0.29 km

Apotheek: 'Calle Mezo' in 0.29 km

Police station: 'Guardia Civil' in 1.05 km

Cafe/restaurant: 'Arrantzale' in 0.21 km

Railway station: 'Sestao' in 0.87 km

Nearest airports:
» Bilbao Airport BIO - in 6 km

» Vitoria Airport VIT - in 52 km

» Santander Airport SDR - in 68 km

» San Sebastian Airport EAS - in 96 km

» Agoncillo Airport RJL - in 109 km

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Hotel Naval Sestao

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The air-conditioned rooms at Hotel Naval Sestao are decorated in soft natural tones and have wooden floors. Each room includes free Wi-Fi, a … More: photo, rates and booking

Apartamentos Paratene

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Ibis Bilbao Barakaldo

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Hotel Igeretxe

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Each stylish, air-conditioned room at Hotel Igeretxe is decorated in contemporary grey tones. There is free Wi-Fi, a flat-screen TV and a minibar. … More: photo, rates and booking

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25 km - Mundaka Beach

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Top destination around Department of Health of Basque Lands - Bilbao

Clean and cozy streets of Bilbao traditionally attract tourists. Here you will also see numerous green parks and widest selection of places of interest for any taste. Main sights of Bilbao include the Museum of Fine Arts, San Anton Bridge, the Museum of Guggenheim, Santiago Cathedral, the statue of Don Diego de Ar, Dona Casilda Park, and more.
A chain of underground stations were opened in this city in 1995. This helped to get rid of traffic jams and make this city even more beautiful. You can also use other convenient types of transport as tramways or railroad.

In the end we should mention that there are two main languages in Bilbao – Spanish and Basque. This city is a wonderful place for rest. It’s beautiful, accurate, modern, and well-developed; it has many sights and places of interest, so there’s no wonder why each year Bilbao attracts maximum number of tourists who want to have a great rest and enjoy observing cultural values.

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