Top 7 Things to Do in Bilbao, Spain – The Girl Who Goes thegirlwhogoes.com

After living in Spain for a year and visiting lots of different regions, I finally made it up north for the first time! I had always heard from others that País Vasco — Basque Country — was different from the other parts of Spain that I was used to, so I was really excited to visit. based my trip in the largest Basque city, Bilbao, with a day trip to San Sebastián.

I had no idea until one of my Spanish culture classes during college. But País Vasco, which is one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities, has its own language. In the Basque language it’s called Euskara. Interestingly, when it comes to linguistics, it’s a language isolate, which means it doesn’t have any discernible relationship to any other other living languages. “Basque Country” often refers to more than just the Spanish community; historically, it includes southwest France.