I’ve designed an algorithm that selects the top select attractions in Bilbao based on their historical/cultural significance, price, and reviews, and creates a travel plan based on proximity. I’d love to hear in the comments how your trip goes and if you have any feedback, as I’m always looking to improve my algorithm.

Day 1
1. Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
- Tue-Sun: 10:00am-8:00pm
Why you should visit: “Notable for the lengthy period it covers (from the 12th century to the present day) and the extraordinary variety of art works acquired since its inception, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum collection currently boasts more than ten thousand works including 1,500 paintings, 400 sculptures, more than 6,500 works on paper and 1,000 pieces of art applied..”

2. Plaza de San José

3. Plaza Moyúa

Day 2
4. Plaza de La Salve

5. Jardines de Albia
Garden.

6. Plaza de la Convivencia
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7. Plaza del Ensanche
City park! Get some fresh air in Plaza del Ensanche.

8. Plaza de Jado

9. Teatro Campos Elíseos

Day 3: People Watching and Photography in Plazas
10. Plaza del Funicular / Funikularreko plaza
11. Plaza Pío Baroja

12. Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka

13. Plaza Venezuela
Plaza.

14. Plaza Circular

Day 4: People Watching and Photography in Plazas
15. Plaza Bizkaia
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16. Galería Alhóndiga
Art gallery.

17. Plaza Arriquíbar
City park! Experience the great outdoors in Plaza Arriquíbar.

18. Plaza de Eguillor

19. Plaza Zabalburu

20. Parque Amézola
Garden.

Day 5

21. Etxebarria Parkea
City park! Nothing beats Etxebarria Parkea.

22. Plazuela de San Nicolás

23. El Arenal
City park! Unwind in El Arenal.

24. Arriaga Plaza

25. Teatro Arriaga
“The Arriaga antzokia in basque or Teatro Arriaga in Spanish is an opera house in Bilbao, Spain. It was built in Neo-baroque style by architect Joaquín Rucoba in 1890, the same architect that built the city hall.”

26. Hirukigunea | El Triangulo
Plaza.
27. Plaza Nueva / Plaza Barria
“The Plaza Nueva or Plaza Barria (New Square) of Bilbao is a monumental square of Neoclassical style built in 1821. Its name comes from the previously existing Plaza Vieja or Old Square in the place where the Ribera Market was built.”
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28. Plaza de Miguel de Unamuno
Plaza.

29. Museo Vasco / Euskal Museoa
History museum.
Day 6
30. Plazuela de Santiago

31. Plaza Zumárraga
32. Plazuela de los Santos Juanes
Plaza with a beautiful cathedral.
33. Hika Ateneo
- Tue-Fri: 5:30am-11:30pm
Performing arts venue.

Day 6
34. Guggenheim Bilbao Museum
This museum really deserves an entire day.

*Anything in quotes is from Wikipedia.
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