BASQUE COUNTRY
A land of bewitching contrast
A destination that will satisfy those who wish to feed the spirit as well as the body
When you visit the ultra-modern Guggenheim Museum, enjoy a concert or attend a congress at the state of the art facilities of the Euskalduna Jauregui; when you marvel at the sculptures of Chillida, or when you are fortunate enough to relish some of the innovative dishes of the renowned Basque cuisine, you discover a land so modern and trendsetting that it is easy to think that Euskadi was born directly in the Third Millenium.
Far from that, this outstanding present roots deeply into the past: follow the Road to Santiago through Alava to admire its Romanic churches, and do not forget to explore the Middle Age city of Vitoria while you are at it.
Travel even further back in time, to pre-Christian Euskadi, with its own traditions and folklore, and as you stroll leisurely among one of its truly enchanted woods, visit one of its many caves, or sit down on the grass to enjoy the relaxing babbling of a stream, look out for a lamia bathing her womanly body and bird feet in the waters, ask for the blessing of goddess Mari, and be careful not to awake drake Herensuge, he of the seven heads…
