Bilbao and the Basque Country Travel Guide

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Northern Spain is a misty land of green hills, low russet rooflines, and colorful fishing villages; it's also home to the formerly industrial city of Bilbao, reborn as a center of art and architecture. The semiautonomous Basque Country, with its steady drizzle (onomatopoetically called the siri-miri), damp verdant landscape, and rugged coastline, is a distinct national and cultural entity within the Spanish state.

Hotels

Bilbao and the Basque Country Hotels

The largely industrial and well-to-do north is an expensive part of Spain, and this is reflected in room rates. San Sebastián is particularly pricey...read more

Restaurants

Bilbao and the Basque Country Restaurants

Basque cuisine in and around San Sebastián and Bilbao combines the fish of the Atlantic with a love of sauces that's rare south of the Pyrenees—a...read more

Things To Do

Things To Do in Bilbao and the Basque Country

Northern Spain's Bay of Biscay area, at the western...read more

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Bilbao and the Basque Country Experiences

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