Recently we were talking to one of our international travel agent partners whom ended up asking this: is it really possible to do all that in 6 days? He contacted go Basquing to create a tailor-made program for a Dutch builders' association. They wanted to know and learn about the urban development of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain), its references in contemporary architecture and the contrasts on how the city has evolved: ...
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The Bilbao’s Consulate was created in 1511. As indicated by papers from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the Basque and the English people created a commercial agreement to revitalise the estuary. Some of these papers are still kept in the Tower of London. At parties and official events, the Consulate welcomed senior officials and influential personalities of the time, in a spectacular Felucca boat to navigate the estuary. Nowadays, go Basquing also welcomes business groups ...
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If you ask people who know Spain well what is the most beautiful city in this country, 80% will tell you that Donostia-San Sebastián. And the NY Times, CNN Travel, Condé Nast corroborate it. At first, its natural beauty stands out; built around a shell-shaped bay, flanked by two mountains, with an island in the center. A perfection completed by the spirit that breathes in any corner: the summers of royalty, the sailing competitions, the ...
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Tomorrow is the Saint Thomas' Day market. A very special date in the Basque Country, especially in cities such as Bilbao, Mondragón and Donostia - San Sebastián. There is a very popular market in our town with fruits, vegetables and even cattle. Nowadays most of the locals wear traditional costumes which the farmers, in the old days, used to wear to come to the city to sell their products. A tribute ...
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The Basque-French Country is 20 minutes from San Sebastian by car. Only by crossing the Txingudi bay you can already feel the difference between the French and Spanish shores. In some of our programs we include special places in this area. Stéphanie, host of the go Basquing team, was born in Bordeaux (France). She has lived in Bilbao for more than 25 years. From a family of wine-makers, she enjoys introducing our ...
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We like to combine options. Mix and match; get the most out of any activity. Even when we talk about walking around the city. Bilbao or San Sebastián, for example, invite to walk around, with a medieval old town that every few meters offer stops in bars where you can taste some wonderful pintxos* while observing the bustle of the locals conversing around the bar with their glass of Rioja wine in ...
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Our gourmet guests know well the specific characteristics of our local white Northern Albacore compared to the common tuna. It represents the high range of tuna, differing fundamentally for its exquisite flavor, smooth texture, and white tone. Also for its size, around 10 kilograms, which provides fat and juiciness. The Northern Albacore fishing takes place during the summer months in the waters of the Bay of Biscay using traditional selective and ...
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The company groups that look for a rural activity, with some action, love one of our star sports: a boat-racing tradition (rowing regatta) between two or more teams of their own company. This activity brings such a great emotion because, within the tailor-made program, we seek interaction with a local rowing team, so our guests participate in training and talk with the rowers about the demands of the sport and what ...
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One of the most representative salt flats in Europe is located in the Salt Valley of Añana (Alava- Spain), at 60 km from the sea. Difficult to believe that this unique and magnificent place was a sea 200 million years ago! Now it is a white lake of 120,000 square meters, divided into 5,000 wooden structures (eras) so that it does not affect the flavor. The production is done by hand ...
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In the Basque Country music is rooted in culture. This characteristic allows us to offer interesting and very different alternatives to the groups we welcome as boutique DMC. When the Basques come together in cider houses and gastronomic societies, the lyric comes with the food. Songs of our ancestors, many of them linked to the sea and fishing, which have reached our times thanks to the oral tradition. In Basque folklore ...
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