Basque Country

No matter where you’ve just come from, be it the hot, southern plains of Spain or gentle and pristine France, the Basque Country is different. Known to Basques as Euskadi or Euskal Herria (‘the land of Basque Speakers’) and called El Pais Vasco in Spanish, this is where mountain peaks reach for the sky and sublime rocky coves are battered by mighty Atlantic swells. It’s a place that demands exploration beyond the delightful and cosmopolitan main cities of Bilbao, Vitoria and San Sebastián. You travel through the Basque Country always curious, and frequently rewarded.

Colourful facades of the Old District in Bilbao

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8 Days in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastián and La Rioja
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8 Days in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastián and La Rioja

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8 Days in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastián and La Rioja

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  1. 1 Trying an array of San Sebastián's flavorful and fun pintxos on a Basque-style tapas crawl
  2. 2 Crossing over Spain's border to experience French Basque Country in Biarritz and Saint Jean de Luz
  3. 3 Visiting a family-run winery in La Rioja for a guided tasting and traditional lunch
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