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Professional Advice (11)
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“Overview of Basque Country” Frommer's
“Basque In Touch” TravelLady
“Basque Pride: Winsome Wineries and Villages” Go World Travel Magazine
“In Basque Country, Coming Home to Jai Alai” New York Times (free registration required)
“Ice Age Spain” TravelLady
“Spain: Reading Hemingway in the Land of Contradiction” inTravel Magazine
“Going To: San Sebastian” New York Times (free registration required)
“Basque in the glory” Sydney Morning Herald
“Biking 500 miles on Spain's ancient pilgrimage way” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“Easy Riding in Spain” Specialty Travel Index
“36 Hours in San Sebastián” New York Times (free registration required)
Web Comments from Travellers (3)
Title Source
“Bilbao & San Sebastian” VirtualTourist.com
“A Recent trip to southwest France and northwest (Basque) Spain” Eats and Drinks.com
“Sider in Gipuzkoa” VirtualTourist.com
La tranquilidad de Zumaia La tranquilidad de Zumaia Feb 2008 (caucacau)
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Top-rated hotels

1 Pension Bellas Artes 5.0 of 5 stars 363 reviews
2 Iriarte Jauregia Hotel 5.0 of 5 stars 85 reviews
3 Hotel Iturregi 5.0 of 5 stars 49 reviews
4 Ellauri Hotela 5.0 of 5 stars 33 reviews
5 Hotel Jaizkibel 4.5 of 5 stars 39 reviews
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Top-rated B&Bs

1 Hotel Lurdeia 5.0 of 5 stars 35 reviews
2 Erletxe 5.0 of 5 stars 39 reviews
3 Pension Regil 4.5 of 5 stars 100 reviews
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Attractions

1 San Juan de Gaztelugatxe 5.0 of 5 stars 52 reviews
2 Playa de la Concha 4.5 of 5 stars 203 reviews
3 Parte Vieja 4.5 of 5 stars 120 reviews

Tours

1 San Sebastian Food 5.0 of 5 stars 106 reviews
2 Basque Tours, Private Guided Tours... 5.0 of 5 stars 16 reviews
3 A Taste of Spain Culinary Day Tour... 5.0 of 5 stars 5 reviews
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Top-rated restaurants

1 Martin Berasategui 4.5 of 5 stars 83 reviews
2 Abarka Jatetxea 5.0 of 5 stars 33 reviews
3 Arzak 4.5 of 5 stars 184 reviews

Basque Country overview

Situated at the foot of the western Pyrenees near the French border, Spain's Basque country comprises three provinces: Guipúzcoa and the popular beachfront capital of San Sebastian; Viscaya, where capital Bilbao houses the jaw-dropping Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum; and Alava, whose capital Vitoria teems with medieval architecture. Running with the bulls at Pamplona and drinking rioja from local wineries add to the region's exotic romanticism. Travel in early summer and autumn to avoid the crowds.

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