Badulake

Bilbao


A well-known address on the nightlife circuit, Badulake bursts to life on Thursdays when Las Fellini, a local cabaret act, ham it up in front of a largely gay audience. On Friday and Saturday nights the fun is fuelled by '80s disco, mainstream pop and DJ-spun electronica.


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1. Fuente del Perro

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2. Las Siete Calles

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Forming the heart of Bilbao's Casco Viejo are seven streets known as the Siete Calles (Zazpi Kaleak in Basque). These dark, atmospheric lanes – Barrenkale…

3. Catedral de Santiago

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4. Casco Viejo

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5. Concordia Train Station

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6. Plaza Nueva

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7. Plaza del Arenal

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8. Iglesia San Nicolás de Bari

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