Basque Country Languages
In the Basque Autonomous Community, two languages have been spoken for centuries, Spanish and Euskera or Basque. Basque, unlike the rest of modern Spanish languages, does not come from Latin nor does it belong to the Indo-European family. Spanish and Basque are co-official in all territories of the autonomous community. The Basque-speaking areas in the...
Basque Country Cuisine
Basque cuisine is an important part of Basque culture. According to the chef Ferran Adrià , San Sebastián "in terms of the average quality of the food, in terms of what you can get at any place you happen to walk into, maybe it is—probably it is, yes—the best in the world." The most popular dishes...
Basque Country Music
Among the classical composers we have to mention Juan Chrysostom de Arriaga, nicknamed the Spanish Mozart. And others like Jose Maria Usandizaga, Jose Maria Iparraguirre, Sebastian Iradier, Francisco Escudero, Carmelo Bernaola, Pablo Sorozabal, Luis de Pablo, Gabriel Erkoreka and Jesus Guridi. More recently singers such as Luis Mariano, Benito Lertxundi, Mikel Laboa, Kepa Junkera, Fermin...
Basque Country Sports
Basque rural sports, known as Herri Kirolak in Basque, are a number of sports competitions rooted in the traditional lifestyles of the Basque people, for example Basque pelota, the Basque version of the European game family that includes real tennis and squash. Basque players, playing for either the Spanish or the French teams, dominate international...