San Sebastian. It’s the most famous city in the Basque Country.
With a population of 188,000, it’s not the biggest city – that’s Bilbao at 345,000. But its picturesque setting alongside La Concha Bay, its beautiful beaches flanked on both sides by prominent hills, plus the waterside promenade...
Precursors to the original Aberri Eguna or the “Day of the Homeland” first held in Bilbao were political demonstrations led by Basque exiles in South America during the late 1800s, according to an expert on Basque culture.
Born to a Basque father who was forcibly sent to Caracas, Venezuela by...
The five Basque poet-singers, who stood before the crowd at the bertsolari celebration in South San Francisco, were asked to impersonate different characters including a car salesman, restaurant critic and jai alai player.
Judging by the approval of the audience, the bertsolaris' efforts to spontaneously...
“Norbaitek ezagutzen du abesti hau?” (“Does anyone know this song?”), my teacher asks every so often. Each time the question is asked, all eyes turn towards me. After three-and-a-half months of studying Euskara (the Basque language) at the Maizpide immersion school in Lazkao, Gipuzkoa with nearly...
