The Pyrenees mountains and Cantabrian sea create a craggy and colorful backdrop for Basque Country in northern Spain. Its largest city is Bilbao, an epicenter for architecture and design and where the ...

The Basque Country straddles the border of Spain and France, on the Bay of Biscay. A unique pocket of the world, the autonomous region is made up of seven provinces, split between the two countries.

The Basque Country is one of Spain's most distinctive regions, celebrated for its rugged mountains, rich culture and high quality of life. Its three provinces offer a captivating mix of tradition and ...

Some U.S. cities have become practically synonymous with the ethnic and religious groups who have settled there, such as the proud Irish Americans of Boston's "Southie" neighborhood (see also: every ...