Visitor health insurance for visiting Bilbao and for Bilbao residents traveling overseas

Bilbao is the industrial port city in northern Spain. Having a population of close to One million residents, it is the commercial and the cultural hub of the Basque country. Bilbao is located near the northern edge of the Iberian Peninsula, about 10 miles from the Bay of Biscay. With its combination of the sea and the mountain, culture and history, tradition and modern architecture, and being barely 90 minutes by bus or train to San Sebastian, Bilbao is a wonderful tourist experience. The opening of the Guggenheim Museum in 1997 enhanced the cities reputation as a tourist attraction and since then the number of tourists to Bibao has grown exponentially and it now attracts over 600,000 people annually.

The city has also attracted immigrated from South America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Most notably, you will find immigrants from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay, Morocco, China, Nigeria and Algeria. Travelers visiting Bilbao have to buy travel insurance which satisfies Schengen consulate requirements.