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 Car Hire & Driving in Bilbao, SpainWelcome to Bilbao Car Hire, Spain; available at Bilbao Airport.Bilbao Car HireBilbao is situated on the northern coast of Spain, in what is known as the Basque Country. This area is separated from the rest of Spain by mountain chains which extend along the bay of Biscay west of the Pyrenees, leaving the peaceful green river valleys set against dour peaks forming a backdrop to rolling farmland, lively fishing ports, inviting resorts and sandy beaches which form the Basque Country. The stunning Museo Guggeheim Bilbao put Bilbao (or Bilbo) on the cultural map, the opinion of many it launched the entire Basque Country in a rebirth of general optimism. As a result Bilbao has become one of Spain’s hottest tourist destinations; book well ahead – Bilbao is blooming. Bilbao’s history has had its ups and downs. In 1300 the then small fishing and iron mongering village of Bilbao received ‘Villa’ status and so began its growth to what we see today. Bilbao Airport Car HireBilbao Airport lies 9km (5 miles) from Bilbao in your hire car. Bilbao Airport has only one passenger terminal with an annual throughput of nearly 3 million passengers. At Bilbao Airport there are 500 short term and 400 long term parking spaces, should you need to leave your hire car at Bilbao Airport. Bilbao Airport has all the facilities you would expect, including a bank, bureau de change, auto exchange machine, restaurants, cafeterias, bars VIP lounge, duty free shop, car rental services and a tourist help desk which can provide advice on what to see and do in your hire car while in Bilbao. Spain Car HireSpain. To the ancient Greeks, Spain was the land where Hercules’ golden apples grew; to the Arabs, Spain was the ground floor of heaven; to writers such as George Orwell and Ernest Hemingway, Spain was an area where history skittered between heroic feats and tragedy, and bullfighters flirted with death in work of an afternoon. Few other places so dramatically stimulate the imagination as Spain, as you will be able to discover in your hire car. Despite the steady traffic from Spain’s coastal resorts, Spain has remained in the eyes of outsiders a mysterious, half-mythical country. Spain’s long stretches of isolation from the rest of Europe began with Spain’s peninsular geography and were underscored by history. 700 years of Moorish occupation, were followed by a powerful empire that colonised the New World, the failure of which led via the Spanish Civil War 1936-9 to the oppressive regime of General Franco, all of which have left their mark of Spain, as you will be able to discover while touring in your hire car. However years of isolations for Spain has made it far from homogeneous. Spain embraces four languages and around seven dialects, and climate ranges go from the Subtropical south, sweet with its mangos ,and hibiscus, to the emerald north, with its gorse and heather and plunging fjords, providing you with so much choice of country side to investigate while touring Spain in your hire car. During your trip to Spain you will find some constants while in your hire car. One is light, the glorious sunshine that northern Europeans flock to bask in; but don’t make a mistake of just lying by the pool while, with so much to see and do, take advantage of the glorious light to tour the sights in your hire car. The other constant is a tremendous vitality, which you can observe in cafes and strolling Sunday evening crowds, in haughty urbanites and exuberant fiesta crowds while touring Spain in your hire car. Spain covers an area of 194,885 square miles (504,880sq km) with its capital, Madrid, situated almost in the centre. The Kingdom of Spain is a constitutional monarchy under King Juan Carlos I of the House of Bourbon, which has been on the Spanish throne since the death of Franco in 1975. Spain is divided into 17 autonomous regions, each with its own legislature. Spain is a member of the European Union, accepting the euro as its currency in 2002; the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Foreign motorists must have either an international driving licence from their country of origin and this also applies when using a hire car, so make sure your driving licence is packed before you leave for Spain. Spain has about 195,850 miles (317,000km) of highway for you to explore in your hire car; however only a few thousand kilometres of them are fast, convenient and relatively safe motorways. There are toll fees payable if using the modern motorways in your hire car while, which have rest areas, bars and service stations, and roadside telephones are also places at convenient intervals, to enable you to call for assistance in the case of emergency or breakdown in your hire car. The speed limits while driving in your hire car are 120kph (75mph) on motorways, 100kph (60mph) on all other roads and 60kph (35mph) when driving through cities and towns. In Spain seatbelts must be worn by the driver and all passengers in your hire car, and your hire car should be quipped with a spare set of head and rear-light bulbs or you could face a penalty fine. To hire ca car you have to be at least 19 years of age with either an international licence or a valid licence from your own country. With so much varied countryside around Spain it’s recommended to have a hire car to really be able to explore Spain’s full potential without having to worry about public transport. A hire car will also enable you to investigate the more remote areas of Spain where public transport may not be readily available. The Basque Country region Car HirePeaceful green river valleys set against dour peaks form the backdrop to the lively fishing ports, inviting resorts and sandy beaches of the Basque Country, all of which you can explore in your hire car while. While in the Basque Country in your hire car you can also investigate the mountain chains, which one historian described to be like ‘bones showing through skin’ that extend along the Bay of Biscay west of the Pyrenees, separating much of the rolling farmland of the Basque Country, which you can explore in your hire car, from the rest of Spain
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