If you love food and traveling, then Basque Country needs to be on your bucket list! Here it is acceptable to eat at all hours, and dining together is a crucial element of everyday life. You will get to taste entirely new flavors, and the uniqueness of this Spanish region will come to life through its wonderful food!.
Here you just need to know one magical word: Pintxos. Pintxos can best be described as Basque tapas, but in this region, you don’t go out for tapas, you can only “ir de pintxos"! The best part about pintxos is that you don’t go to just one restaurant and sit at the same table for hours. Instead, you hang out in pintxos bars all over the old town of San Sebastián. Each bar is set up with dozens of various sandwiches and small snacks that will satisfy all of your taste bud’s desires: local cold cuts, seafood, fish, tortillas, manchego or goat cheese, vegetables, mushrooms...the list goes on and on!
Of course it is not all about food in San Sebastian. This is a unique city with a strong sense of identity, a language unlike any other, and a unique history. The bay seems like it was designed by a painter and La Concha beach is considered one of the most spectacular city beaches in Europe. The coast around the city has a raw beauty, with green rolling hills and charming fishing towns. Nearby is one of the most important wine regions of Spain, La Rioja.
