Palacio Yohn o Edificio " la bolsa"

This guide to Palacio Yohn, also called Edificio la Bolsa, in Bilbao follows a persistent legend that a bricked-up archway in the harbor wall marks a smuggler's tunnel running from the estuary to this palace's cellar, dating to the early twentieth century when steep wine taxes drove trade underground. It traces the building's own history too, from merchant Leandro Yohn's ownership in the late 1700s to the stock exchange that later gave it its other name. You'll hear about the rare carved stone lintel above the door, almost unheard of on civil buildings elsewhere in Biscay. Look for the matching archway across the water at low tide.