As I write this, I’m enjoying a little down time in our apartment in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, sitting at my computer with a view of the green hills and txakoli vineyards, with Basque accordionist Kepa Junkera playing on the Bluetooth speaker. A strong smell of coffee comes in from the kitchen where my son...
San Sebastian. In the Basque language, it's known as Donosti. It’s the most famous city in the Basque Country.
With a population of 188,000, San Sebastian is not the Basque Country's biggest city – that’s Bilbao at 345,000. But its picturesque setting alongside La Concha Bay, its beautiful beaches...
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...
