SEE THE SURROUNDINGS!
Beaches and fishing villages? Cities, it seems, were created yesterday?
Forests clothed in morning mist?
Mountains carpeted with green meadows?
Vineyards that form a spectacular landscape?
Euskal Herria awaits you, so you can visit and choose what you like the most.
EUSKAL HERRIA, KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE IN THE SURROUNDINGS
Located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 30km from the border with France, Donostia / San Sebastián is the capital of the province of Gipuzkoa and one of the most famous tourist destinations in Europe.
Its landscape dominated by the Bay of La Kontxa, its gastronomy and its architectural development, favored the development of tourist activity. All this, together with international events such as the Film Festival, the Jazz Festival, the Musical Fortnight or the Horror Film Festival, has given the city a projection abroad.
Located where the sea, the mountains and the mouth of the Oria River merge, the small fishing village of Orio has witnessed, over the centuries, the coming and going of the pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago. Sea bream is the star dish of this coastal town and if it has become known for something, it is for its fondness for trawler regattas.
If you are here in September, don't miss them.
Continuing west, the town of Zarautz has a historic center of interest from an artistic and architectural point of view, as well as an exceptional natural environment.
Its extensive beach, flanked by the cliffs of Santa Bárbara and Mollarri, stretches for 2,500 meters and is surrounded by a lively promenade, full of terraces and cafes. The beach is open to the sea and its spectacular waves serve as an attraction for thousands of surfers.
The lively riverside city of Bilbo / Bilbao, capital of the province of Bizkaia, is a center of architecture and design, where industries and shipyards give rise to modern sites, such as the Guggenheim Museum, covered in titanium, along a revitalized coastal walk.
Gasteiz / Vitoria, capital of Araba, is the official seat of the Parliament and the Government of the autonomous community.
Nestled in a crossroads, it has been throughout history, an important strategic point both in the military as well as commercially and culturally.
If, on the other hand, you head east, Hondarribia / Fuenterrabía houses historical treasures that give the town a special charm.
If we go into the walled old town, we can walk through its cobbled streets full of emblazoned houses and unique buildings such as the Castle of the Emperor Carlos V, converted into a parador.
Nearby is the La Marina neighborhood, with its colorful fishermen's houses, restaurants and typical pintxo bars with terraces.
As you are one step away from the French border, you can visit charming towns in the French Basque Country such as Ainhoa with its typical classical Basque style houses or Sare, characterized by its prehistoric caves and the famous cogwheel train that goes up to La Rhune .
Espelette, famous for its red peppers hanging from its facades, and the medieval village of Donibane Garazi / Saint Jean Pied de Portare two inland villages that you should not miss.
Then there is Baiona / Bayonne, the capital and main city, with its huge Gothic cathedral and its famous chocolate shops.
And if you are looking for beaches, in Biarritz, Donibane Lohizune / Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaia / Hendaye you can enjoy some of the best beaches on the entire Atlantic coast.
Large villas and palaces, spas, surfing, castles, prehistoric caves, art deco buildings and excellent gastronomy are some of the things that await you in Iparralde.
From Pamplona, its capital to tiny charming villages in the Pyrenean valleys, colored deserts, impregnable fortresses, fairytale forests, deep gorges, waterfalls and much more, all this is the community of Nafarroa / Navarra.
Pamplona is a magnificent walled city that brings together monuments, traditions and a lot of atmosphere in a fantastic historical center. But if there is something that stands out above all else, it is the San Fermín festivities. If you are here in the week of July 7, you cannot miss it.
A few years ago, the mountains of a thousand colors in the Bardenas Reales were a fairly unknown corner, but the Game of Thrones series put it on the map forever.
Another of the most visited natural areas in Navarra is the Sierra de Urbasa and Andía, with the famous source of the Urederra, the turquoise river. And the Sierra de Aralar, land of myths and legends, of vestiges of our past in the form of dolmens, impressive viewpoints such as Azpirotz, charming towns such as Betelu and places of deep tradition such as the San Miguel de Aralar Sanctuary. . The Baztan with its cave of Zugarramurdi. And the Roncal, with its small beautiful villages and the Irati Forest with its autumn colors and Olite with its castle of stories and the beautiful Ujué as a fortress perched on the top of the mountain and the magic of nature with its gorges, of so many small towns and monumental buildings, castles, monasteries, traces of a bygone era of great splendor.
