The Basque Country is a ground of passage, conquered or invaded by many people since the middle-Âge period. It is an area which changes a lot in the past years, with people from different origins, cultures and which left their marks there. Since the Middle Ages period, the maritime activity has developed and the grounds of the interior of the Basque Country have also knew periods of abundance; Throughout the centuries, the ways of Saint Jacques boosted the economy of the Basque Country.
1789 : the French revolution had as a consequence the degradation of the provinces and the administrative division of France in 90 departments.
1936-1939: civil war; an autonomous Basque state was recognized by the Spanish republican government. But autonomy of short duration because it was removed in 1937 under Franco's governement. He forbid the use of the Basque in Spain, burned the books written in this language and removed the Basque names from the toponymy and the registers of marital status. This repressive policy with justified even more the bascophones with becoming increasingly nationalist and believing that they could become an independent nation of Spain. So, during the History, the Southern Basque Country have knew successively Monarchy, the Republic, the civil war and the democratic transition.
1959 : foundation of ETA, separatist and military organization who asserts the autonomy of the Basque provinces by violence and terrorism .
1980 : The Basque was recognized with the Spanish as an official language in the three Basque provinces of the south.
1980 : Navarre (third administrative political entity of the Basque Country) mainly refused to be incorporated in the Basque Country and thus obtained the status of independant community: Comunidad Foral de Navarra .
1981,the Basque self government was made up, following the signature by the provinces of Alava, of Gipuzkoa and Biscay, and has the independant status. How to arrive at the Netherlands? - Each capital of each province has an airport located in the surroundings of Vitoria, Bilbao, Saint-Sebastien. - For the rail network, the Basque Countries are connected to many other cities in Spain, thanks to the company RENFE. - At the maritime level, they are two important harbors in the Basque Countries, in particular the one of Bilbao.
tourism office: Calle Reina Regente, 3 - 20003 Saint-Sébastien (Guipúzcoa)Tél. +34 943481166Fax +34 943481172
accommodation in the Pais Vasco: http://www.perfectsuntravel.com/en/cantabria_hotels/
sightseeing in the Pais Vasco, accommodation in the Pais Vasco, hotels in spain, tourism, monuments.
Discover the culture of the Spanish Basque Countries, what the area has to offer to you and to be discovered; cultural richnesses and splendid landscapes.
Culture of the Pais Vasco.
Get to know everything about the Basque culture, their culinary traditions, the festivals, their traditions. Enter in the Spanish Basque world !
