Our last day in Bilbao began after breakfast with a long drive to Altamira to see the paleolithic cave drawings of wild animals and human hands. The Altamira cave isn’t technically located in Basque country (it’s in Cantabria, 30 km from Santander), but is close enough to make a convenient day trip. It took us about 1.5…
Gernika and Bermeo – Bilbao Remixed
The second time in Bilbao, I spent more time exploring the area outside of the city and less walking through the city itself – this time in Gernika and Bermeo (and Rioja)…
Greater Bilbao Discovery
Today was a day dedicated to driving to Bilbao, and visiting the Greater Bilbao…
Basque Seaside – San Sebastian to Getaria
I woke up in my gorgeous Spanish castle in Hondarribia and before going down for breakfast, walked around the castle and took some pictures of the Basque seaside. Remember, Hondarribia is on the west shore of the Bidasoa river, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain…
Basque Country and the Peculiarity of Lourdes
We woke up to a quintessentially French Basque Country breakfast in our charming inn at Luz Saint Sauveur. French Basque Country Breakfast…
Barcelona to Andorra and Luz-Saint-Sauveur
This morning we met out guide for the next week, Aitor Delgado, at the Claris Hotel around 9AM to make our way from Barcelona to Andorra. I found him on LinkedIn through a mutual connection from my time in Bilbao (I think). Leslie, Aitor, and I had written dozens of emails over the past 2…