About a quarter of a million people live in the French Basque Country. Nowadays Basque-speakers refer to this region as Iparralde (Basque for North), and to the Spanish provinces as Hegoalde (South).

4 days ago · Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains.

Mar 22, 2025 · The Basque Country is one of Europe’s oldest and strongest cultures. It encompasses the region located in northern Spain, on the Bay of Biscay at the western end of the Pyrenees …

But who are the Basques, anyway? What are their origins? The Basque people may be the oldest culture not only in Spain, but in Europe.

Jul 21, 2021 · Inhabiting a compact but mountainous region straddling the western Pyrenees in northern Spain and southwestern France, the Basques have maintained a distinct identity for millennia despite …

Basque pelota has become a top-level sport and several of the trail races organised in our country have garnered international acclaim. Groups of close friends, known as cuadrillas, are the core of Basque …

Mar 7, 2023 · Euskal Herria is the collective identity of this ancient people. From the Spanish and French valleys of the Western Pyrenees to the Atlantic coast of the Bay of Biscay, the historically isolated …

Sep 3, 2022 · Despite this oppression, the Basque people have been able to develop a very distinctive identity and culture – with well-documented traditions, colorful folklore, and internationally acclaimed …

Genetically and culturally, Basques are more closely linked to the ancient Aquitani people of what is now southwestern France. Although the northern Aquitani have largely assimilated into French identity, …

The Basque ethnic group comes from a region of southwest France and northwest Spain known to outsiders as Basque and to Basque people as Euskal Herria. “Euskal” refers to Euskara, the...