Accessible Companion: Bilbao and Guggenheim Museum

OVERVIEW

This excursion is for guests that use a cane/walker, have limited mobility issues or for companions of those guest that have booked mobility equipment tour.

Those guests that are fully dependent on their mobility device please book: BBO-A2 ACCESSIBLE Mobility Equipment- BILBAO AND GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM.

Tour includes step-free routes, shorter distances and no stairs. Accessible restrooms with wide doors for wheelchairs are present along the tour route. Vehicles are adapted with an access ramp (or lift where available) to accommodate a limited number of wheelchairs and/or mobility scooters. Guides are not allowed to push wheelchairs; therefore, guests needing special assistance must be accompanied by an able-bodied.

Browse the spectacular collection of modern art in the Guggenheim Museum, whose dramatic design by famed architect Frank Gehry is also a work of art. Before even entering the museum, you will be captivated by its whimsical design. Clad in swirls of titanium and huge glass panes, the exterior of the Guggenheim is sculptural, wildly expressionistic and a wonderful indication of what lies inside. As you will discover while browsing, the names of the artists read like a Who’s Who of modern talent and include Andy Warhol, Willem de Kooning, Jeff Koons and Robert Rauschenberg. After admiring the collection, you will proceed to the pedestrianized Old Quarter, a wonderfully vibrant district full of historical monuments, tapas bars and splendid shops selling traditional Basque items. You will also see the nearby Vizcaya Bridge, which was built in 1893. UNESCO deemed it a World Heritage site for its outstanding Industrial Revolution construction.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Behold the cutting-edge design of the Guggenheim Museum, whose exterior is a work of art.
• Browse the extraordinary collection of modern art within the Frank Gehry-designed museum.
• Meander through Bilbao’s Old Town, an easy-to-negotiate pedestrianized area.
• See the 19th-century Vizcaya Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.