{"id":143800,"date":"2025-02-19T16:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turismovasco.com\/4-reasons-to-visit-the-basilica-of-andra-mari-de-begona\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:57:38","slug":"4-reasons-to-visit-the-basilica-of-andra-mari-de-begona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turismovasco.com\/en\/bizkaia\/what-to-see-in-bizkaia\/4-reasons-to-visit-the-basilica-of-andra-mari-de-begona\/","title":{"rendered":"4 reasons to visit the Basilica of Andra Mari de Bego\u00f1a."},"content":{"rendered":"

Home of the patron saint of the historical territory of Bizkaia, the basilica of Andra Mari de Bego\u00f1a is one of the most important in the province.<\/h2>\n

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Located in the upper part of the city of Bilbao, the Andra Mari Basilica of Bego\u00f1a represents part of the history of all Biscayan men and women. A jewel of Biscayan architecture, whose visit is usually merged with a visit to Etxebarria Park, another of the emblematic spaces of Bilbao, a place where some of the most important events of the city’s festivities, Bilboko Aste Nagusia, are held. We encourage you to continue your adventure through the capital of Bizkaia, remembering the iron and steel past of the city through one of its last remains, the Etxebarria chimney. A visit, which we recommend to finish in the Old Town, making use of the Calzadas de Mallona. <\/p>\n

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4 reasons to visit the Basilica of Andra Mari de Bego\u00f1a.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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History:<\/strong> The Virgin Bego\u00f1a, better known in Bilbao as amatxu Bego\u00f1a, is one of the most beloved religious figures in all of Bizkaia. Testimony of this is the basilica that bears her name, one of the most significant temples of Bilbao. Although there have been several occasions in which the figure of Amatxu Bego\u00f1a has traveled through the neighborhoods of Bilbao trying to bring peace and tranquility to all its inhabitants, we must highlight the floods of Bilbao, one of the most important catastrophes that the city has suffered over the years. A dramatic situation that caused many people to seek help from this Basque temple. <\/p>\n

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In Bizkaia, as in Gipuzkoa, religion and fishing have always gone hand in hand, two very present estates throughout the Basque coast to which we owe some of the names that today bear our squares, streets and neighborhoods. An example of this is the nucleus of La Salve, the name with which the fishermen baptized this neighborhood in Bilbao, the reason: being the first point from where you could see the sanctuary and greet it with the Salve. <\/p>\n