Magnificent landscapes and spectacular views: the Cantabrian Sea with its sharp cliffs and golden beaches. Green valleys surrounded by mountains, dotted with centuries-old farmhouses. Lush forests, caves, rivers, trails. And picturesque, medieval vil...
Magnificent landscapes and spectacular views: the Cantabrian Sea with its sharp cliffs and golden beaches. Green valleys surrounded by mountains, dotted with centuries-old farmhouses. Lush forests, caves, rivers, trails. And picturesque, medieval villages, palaces, tower-houses. An endless number of beautiful places to visit and photograph. The Basque Country (Euskadi), in the north of Spain, is green. Totally green. Everywhere there are mountains and in all of them there are people climbing or descending them or walking or cycling.
It is impossible to talk about the Basque Country without thinking of Bilbao, its capital, an internationally recognized urban reference because its avant-garde style is based on integration and respect for its industrial past. The icon of this city's transformation is the Guggenheim Museum, with its impressive architecture.
Another place in the Basque Country worth discovering is the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, a varied natural area of extraordinary beauty. Its heart is the Oka River, which transforms into an estuary when it reaches Mundaka. Visiting it you can discover unique marshes, spectacular beaches, cave paintings, and birds that are very difficult to see in the rest of Spain.
Basque chefs are a breed. There are four restaurants with three Michelin stars, one with two and fourteen with one. 28 stars in total. A small galaxy. On the other hand, in the wonderful city of Vitoria, and during the summer, the whole world comes together to enjoy its jazz festivals.
We can say that this Spanish community is relatively small in the territory. Which surprises with its large number of interesting places to see. It is easy to travel by car and the distances between points of interest are relatively short: in a few kilometers, we go from the sea to the hills or from the city to rural areas.
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