Basque Travel

In this guide, a resident of Spain delves into every part of the Basque Country of Spain. He tells of the history and culture, and provides innumerable useful traveling tips. Everything is explored - the cities, the parks, the islands, the mountains, the foods. There is an extensive introduction to the whole of Spain, the history and culture, the foods and wines, the arts and architecture. Then all the practical details are covered. Next, we zero in on Bilbao, San Sebastian and other parts of this fascinating Basque region.

Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has drawn enthusiastic praise for his books, which are sharply-focused studies as well as glorious celebrations of their subjects. In The Basque History of the World, he turns his eye toward Europe’s oldest surviving culture - a culture as mysterious as it is fascinating. Settled in the western Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain, the Basque nation is not drawn on maps and the origin of their forbidden language has never been discovered.

What if the Basque separatist group, ETA, ever tried gaining support from within the United States? An international crime investigation from California to the French Basque Country. For fans of The Basque History of the World and the Baztan Trilogy. A prominent Basque-American politician is murdered in San Francisco. The politician criticized Basque separatist group Euskadi ta Askatasuna’s violent campaign for an independent Basque Country in Northwestern Spain and Southwestern France. With suspicion of ETA involvement, the first of its kind in the U.S., a seasoned FBI agent and a young ...

Did all members of the Basque separatist group ETA agree with the group's ceasefire declaration? Highly Recommended on Smithsonian Journeys Reading List for France and Spain's Basque Region. For fans of The Basque History of the World and the Baztan Trilogy. Europe’s longest war came to an end on October 21, 2011. On this date, the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) declared a ceasefire, ending a five-decade long campaign for an independent Basque Country in northwest Spain and southwest France. But is ETA really gone? Various factions refused to surrender their arms and ...

Where the wild Atlantic crashes against the Basque cliffs, a village of fishermen became an empire’s dream, a poet’s refuge, and a surfer’s paradise. In Biarritz: The Eternal Shore, historian Julien Peltier traces nine centuries of transformation — from medieval whalers and royal lovers to jazz-age stars and modern surfers. Through wars, empires, and waves, Biarritz has reinvented itself endlessly, yet always remained true to its soul: proud, untamed, and irresistibly alive. With cinematic storytelling and meticulous research, Peltier reveals how a remote Basque port became the ...

It would not be a stretch to say that for a very tiny geographical territory (just 20,747 square kilometers), the Basque Country has inspired a plethora of intense stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes have been cast upon its people from the outside, while others have been strategically propagated by the people themselves.

My “Addiction” to traveling began when I was 18-years-old, and beginning my three-year-tour of service at Sembach, Germany with the U. S. Air Force, holding a Top Secret Clearance in Communications. I had completed Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, and six months of Technical School at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Upon arriving in Germany, our work schedule was as follows: One week working a day shift followed by two days off, then beginning one week working an afternoon shift followed by two days off, then beginning one week working the ...

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit The Basque Country. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Bilbao. Greater than a Tourist: Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain by Jessica Leigh Crane is a compilation of tips and inside information about the city of Bilbao in Northern Spain.