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Basque Country, Spain

The Basque Country is an autonomous community situated in the north of Spain, on the Cantabrian coast and alongside the French border. It consists of the three Basque provinces of Alava (capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz), Guipúzcoa (capital: San Sebastian) and Vizcaya (capital: Bilbao). Its capital is Vitoria-Gasteiz (Vitoria is the name in Spanish, Gasteiz in Basque), and the largest city is Bilbao. It is one of the most industrialized regions of Spain. At the same time the whole region is blessed with stunning landscapes: rugged mountains, narrow valleys, extensive forests, open farmland, fast-flowing rivers, a coastline with endless beaches, untainted by mass tourism and many areas of almost untouched nature (natural parks of Valderejo, Urkiola, Urdaibai). It is a great region for hiking, riding, golf and all sorts of mountain sports. Its mysterious origins, its completely autoctonous culture, including a language of its own (Euskera) which bears no relation to Castilian Spanish or indeed...