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> Ensanche area
On the opposite bank to the old quarter, on the other side of the river, lies what is known as Bilbao’s ensanche or expansion area, which is now in fact modern Bilbao. This area has the broadest streets and the City’s most beautiful parks and gardens.
This is a particularly attractive area of the city, comprising mostly buildings constructed in the nineteenth century.
The Expansion is not only the centre of commercial and financial activity but also a large urban space ideal for contemplating the many beautiful façades, the shop windows of the very best in retailers as well as for savouring local cuisine in its cafés, terraces, taverns and restaurants..