The Basque country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. About 90% of the Basque population lives on the Spanish side, in the counties of Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre, whereas the French side is known as .The Basque Country ( Basque: Euskal Herria Spanish: País Vasco French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. Yet, both sides have been sharing the same language, culture and traditions for centuries, long before the countries’ territories where defined. The Basque Country is famous for its beaches and scintillating modern architecture…and for its feisty, industrious natives.The Basque Country is often mistaken to only be “Spanish” and while San Sebastian and Bilbao attract all the fame, the French side isn’t as recognized as “Basque” as its neighbourhood.
The name can also refer to all the land of the Basques (Basque: .Spanish Basque Country Straddling two nations on the Atlantic Coast - stretching about 100 miles from Bilbao, Spain, north to Bayonne, France - lies the ancient, free-spirited land of the Basques. The Basque Country (Basque: Euskadi, Spanish: País Vasco) is a region in Northern Spain.
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