Basque Country (greater region) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Basque Country | Culture, Cuisine, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Basque Country, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of northern Spain encompassing the provincias (provinces) of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya (Biscay). The Basque Country is bounded by the Bay of Biscay to the north and the autonomous communities of Navarra to the east, La Rioja to the south, and Cantabria to the west.
Basque Country (autonomous community) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Basque Country ( / bæsk, bɑːsk /; Basque: Euskadi [eus̺kadi]; Spanish: País Vasco [paˈiz ˈβasko] ), [3] also called the Basque Autonomous Community, [4] is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa. It also surrounds an enclave called Treviño, which belongs to the ...
What is the Basque Country? - The Land Of The Basques
WEBMar 22, 2021 · The Basque Country consists of four provinces in northern Spain and another three in south west France. The main cities in Spain are Bilbao, San Sebastian (Donostia) , Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona in Navarre. In the seven provinces combined there are altogether more than three million people, around two-and-a …
The Official Tourism Website of the Basque Country
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The Basque coastline is unique because of the relationship between land and sea there. With its protected biotopes, wetlands and several nearby nature parks, the Basque coastline is an ideal destination for anybody looking to enjoy the best of the sea in a natural setting. Here in the Basque Country we have the best city beaches - …
French Basque Country - Wikipedia
WEBThe French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( Basque: Iparralde, lit. 'the Northern Region'; French: Pays basque; Spanish: País Vasco francés ), is a region lying on the west of the French department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Since 1 January 2017, it constitutes the Basque Municipal Community (Basque: Euskal Hirigune Elkargoa ...
Basque Country travel - Lonely Planet | Spain, Europe
WEBBasque 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 ...
Basque Country | France, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Basque Country, cultural region within the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, extreme southwestern France, bordering the western Pyrenees Mountains where they adjoin the Basque provincias of Spain, along the Bay of Biscay.The region extends from the Anie Peak of the Pyrenees to the magnificent rock-bound coast around Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz on the Bay of Biscay.
Basque Country – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBThe Basque Country ( Basque: Euskadi, Spanish: País Vasco) is a region in Northern Spain. The name can also refer to all the land of the Basques (Basque: Euskal Herria) from a historical, cultural, linguistic and identity standpoint. The Basques are the group of people who have inhabited this land for several thousand years.
Basque | Definition, History, Region, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 11, 2024 · jai alai. Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. In the late 20th century probably about 850,000 true Basques lived in Spain and 130,000 in France; as many as 170,000 Basques may live in …
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