The Basque Country doesn’t do things the way the rest of Spain does, and that’s exactly the point. This is where you’ll find pintxos so good they’ll ruin regular tapas for you forever, a language that linguists still can’t fully explain, and coastal cliffs that make you wonder why anyone bothers with the Mediterranean. The food scene in San Sebastián alone has more Michelin stars per square metre than almost anywhere on Earth. Add in world-class surf, ancient cider houses where you catch your own pour from the barrel, and mountain villages where time seems to have politely stopped, and you’ve got one of Europe’s most underrated destinations. Come hungry, stay curious.
Nobody warned me before my first trip to San Sebastián: you’ll come back a different person. Not because the beach is beautiful (it is) or because the architecture takes your breath away (it does too). But because you’ve never eaten like this before. This small beach town in Spain’s Basque Country has collected 18 Michelin […]
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If someone had told me a couple of years ago that one February morning I’d pull on a wetsuit and run into the Atlantic Ocean waves, I would have said “yeah, right.” But that’s exactly what happened. Hendaye, this small French resort town on the Spanish border, is a place where even the most timid
