 País Vasco Known as Basque County. País Vasco is made up of three provinces: Alva, Guipuzcoa, and Vizcaya. Its inhabitants have managed to preserve through the centuries an age-old culture whose most valuable jewel is its language, Euskera, a pre-Indoeuropean tongue whose mysterious origin has never been established.
Visit: Bilbao, San Sebastian-Donostia
Bilbao was founded at the beginning of the 14th century, is the largest city in the region. It has a beautiful Old Quarter that boasts a Gothic cathedral and its City Hall building. It is an industrial and financial center.
San Sebastian-Donostia is the capital of Guipuzcoa. It was in the last century one of the summer places most frequented by the Spanish aristocracy thanks to its beauty and the quality of its beaches. It has preserved a rare cosmopolitan and distinguished air.
Vitoria-Gasteiz is currently the capital of Euskadi. Its old Quarter enjoys wide renown. The city has two cathedrals, one in the Gothic Style that was finished in the 15th century and another begun this century that has yet to be completed. |
