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Urdaibai Reserva de la Biosfera

1 Rating

Slowly meandering toward the Sea of Biscay, the Oca River Estuary forms a vast wetland, the Iberian Peninsula's most important. It is protected by both the RAMSAR agreement and as a UNESCO Biosphere ... Read more

Bilbao

53 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

Though it isn't the political capital of the Pais Vasco, Bilbao is its cultural and economic heart, a city of almost a million that stretches from the beautiful Bay of Biscay to the foot of the ... Read more

Sanctuary of Loyola

4 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

In 1491, on the once much humbler site of this enormous and ornate Mudejár-style shrine that is the Sanctuary of Loyola, a family of minor nobility welcomed its 13th child, who would one day ... Read more

Vitoria

9 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

Until the 1980s, when the Basque Country earned autonomous status from the Spanish government, Vitori-Gaitez was just another quaint provincial capital, notable for its two outstanding cathedrals, ... Read more

Castle of Butron

3 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

Like a fantasy castle straight out of Middle Earth, the pride of the Vizcaya looms above the Butrón River, marking the spot of a key fortification that kept the Butrón clan in control. The ... Read more

Elorrio

2 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

The real appeal of the tiny town of Elorrio (population 7,000) is the opportunity to experience rural Basque culture, with a glass of red wine. Surrounded by cool mountains, most the village's ... Read more

San Sebastian

187 Ratings | Tours & Tickets

Wrapped around three glorious beaches - the perfect bays of La Concha and Ondarreta, as well as less visited Playa la Zurriola across the Urumea River - San Sebastian is already a priveleged local. ... Read more

Biarritz

This fabulous seaside town of Biarritz has been the Pays Basque's hot spot for centuries, a status made official in the late 1800s when Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, declared "One ... Read more

Basque Country Attractions

Urdaibai Reserva de la Biosfera

Bilbao

Sanctuary of Loyola

Vitoria

Castle of Butron

Elorrio

San Sebastian

Biarritz

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