The Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) Is the headquarters of the Feria de Muestras de Bilbao. Its facilities are located on land formerly occupied by the company Altos Hornos de Vizcaya in the neighbourhood of Ansio in the Vizcaina de Barcaldo Resort Bilbao

Bilbao

Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

 of Baracaldo in The Basque Country, Spain. These new facilities, opened in April 2004, allow international competitions and higher capacity , better services, infrastructure and communications.

Overview

The Bilbao Exhibition Center covers an area of 251 055m², Of which 246 457 are intended for exhibition in six pavilions, and the rest houses a shopping mall and a hotel. Besides the exhibition halls , the Fair has a VIP hall , a conference center , 6500 square feet (603.9 m²) dedicated to offices and a large atrium . It also has an underground car park with capacity for 4,000 vehicles.

On the cover of the enclosure is installed park photovoltaic solar energy which has become one of the largest The Basque Country. The park has 628 solar photovoltaic panels and achieves an output of 100 kW in an area of 1,000 m².

Torre BEC

The Tower BEC , 98m high , making it the tallest building The Basque Country, above Torre Banco de Vizcaya, 88 m in height. In 2009 , the title of tallest building was going to be for Torre Iberdrola under construction.

In the tower are a restaurant and offices of the BEC company.

Bizkaia Arena

Bizkaia Arena

Bizkaia Arena

Bizkaia Arena is an indoor arena in Barakaldo, Greater Bilbao. It is the biggest multipurpose hall in Spain as it can hold up to 26,000 people, 18,640 for most indoor sports. The arena is part of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre complex, the new Exhibition and Congress Centre of Bilbao and Biscay...

is the largest multi-purpose hall in Spain. Because it can accommodate up to 26,000 people, 18,640 for most indoor sports. The complex is part of Bilbao Exhibition Centre ( BEC ) and the Center for Exhibition and Conference Bilbao and Biscay since April 2004.

The venue regularly hosts basketball matches. From 2009, it is the pavilion of Bilbao Basket (In 2007 and 2008 Was used several times for meetings more attractive). The arena has hosted the final stage of Basketball Cup 2010, and will be one of the sites of 2014 FIBA World Championship, Hosted by Spain.

Contests and Celebrations

In the BEC facilities fairs are held various national and international competitions Ferroforma highlighting the Machine-Tool Biennial and Euskal Encounter. The flag of Bizkaia Arena games are held basketballAre represented theater and music concerts. The main political parties in the region made campaign events and sometimes held their congresses. For their part, several unions and business organizations perform a variety of meetings and conventions. In May and December, has for some time, the Jehovah's Witnesses.

Visits

With the construction of the BEC, also built Metro station AnsioIn Line 2 of Bilbao Metro. The station supports a passenger traffic when there is some activity in the BEC, so Bilbao Metro performs special services for such events , increasing the closing time and frequency step. Also, opposite the main entrance of the BEC , there are two stops Bizkaibus one for the 3142 line (connection with metro) and a line 3136, also close to that entry is a punctual service and there is a shuttle bus terminal is not used for now. Also bordering the installation stops are other Bizkaibus.