Basque Country - Notes on Travel

Street scene in Calle Mercado, Pamplona, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, Pamplona, Spain

Notes on Pamplona, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

Pamplona is a beautiful city and was a lovely day trip from San Sebastián. It is famous for the festival of San Fermín, where the “Running of the Bulls” happens,

View from Monte Igueldo, Donostia San Sebastian, Basque Country

Basque Country, City Guide, Europe, San Sebastián, Spain

Notes on San Sebastián, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

San Sebastián felt to me like a city-sized buffet by the sea (a pay-per item buffet, but still!) Every bar/café you go to has a display of the most delicious

The Guggenheim Bilbao, by Frank Gehry, on the Nervión River, with Arcos Rojos by Daniel Buren over the river to the left, Basque Country

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Basque Country, Bilbao, City Guide, Europe, Spain

Notes on Bilbao, Basque Country

05/06/202331/07/2023 by jayne

We started and ended our trip to Basque Country in Bilbao. It’s a fascinating city with plenty to explore, look at and eat, as well as making a great base

Basque Country, Europe

Notes on travelling in Basque Country: Bilbao, San Sebastian and Pamplona

05/06/202305/06/2023 by jayne

We went to Basque Country in mid-November 2022 for a week-long trip, visiting Bilbao, San Sebastián and Pamplona. You can read about each stop by following the links below, see our

Category: Basque Country