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Licenced by the Irish Aviation Authority, TA 0782
Licenced by the Irish Aviation Authority, TA 0782
Summer suits the Basque Coast — Atlantic air, cooler mornings and a culture where food quietly sets the rhythm of the day. In Spain, the pace is energetic and expressive: Bilbao’s contemporary edge and San Sebastián’s food-led daily life move quickly, shaped by markets, bakeries and busy pintxos bars where locals eat standing, one bite and one drink at a time. In France, the tone is softer. Biarritz brings surfer energy, boutiques, markets and wide sea views, while the Pyrenees sit quietly inland — pastoral, food-led and deeply rooted.
8 nights across the Basque Country, beginning in Bilbao and San Sebastián before continuing into French Basque Country. Includes flights, refined accommodation, private guiding, car rental, curated food and wine experiences and time to explore by car at your own pace.
This journey explores the Basque Coast through its defining elements — food, identity and landscape. In Bilbao, contemporary architecture and riverside energy introduce a region confident in its modern voice. In San Sebastián, cuisine shapes daily life. Mornings begin at markets and bakeries; late mornings and afternoons drift from bar to bar, pintxo by pintxo — gambas a la gabardina, txangurro, anchovies and tortilla passed across polished counters — before the day softens towards the sea. Some of Europe’s most influential kitchens sit quietly nearby, but the soul of the city lives in its bars, cider houses and shared tables.
Crossing into French Basque Country, the pace changes. Biarritz blends surfer chic with Belle Époque elegance — cafés facing the Atlantic, boutiques tucked behind the Grande Plage and sunsets that draw everyone back to the shore. Inland, the Pyrenees offer contrast: timber-framed villages, winding roads and auberges where lunch can stretch into the afternoon.
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Arrive in Bilbao and settle beside the Nervión River. A privately guided city tour introduces the city’s transformation, including time at the Guggenheim Museum, where art and architecture reshaped Bilbao’s identity.
Evenings are left for local dining and riverside walks.
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Pintxos counters stacked with gildas and txangurro, cider poured from height, surfers at sunset and village lunches that stretch into afternoon.
Expert private guides, carefully chosen hotels and food experiences that reveal the region from the inside.
A Basque cooking class, lunch at Argi-Eder, Atlantic sunsets in Biarritz and meals that define the journey.
The Basque Coast is led by appetite. Follow the rhythm of locals — eat standing, eat late, eat simply and often. San Sebastián rewards curiosity; Biarritz rewards wandering. Inland, lunch is rarely rushed, and that’s exactly the point.
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