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  • Опубликовано: 18 авг 2013
  • Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2010 | The homeland of the proud and resilient Basque people is split between France and Spain. From our San Sebastián home base, we tour the ancient Basque capital of Guernica, the dazzling Guggenheim Bilbao, and then cross into France for more Basque Country charms. From yummy tapa bars to lightning-fast jai alai games, we'll experience Basque culture at its most vivid. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #basquecountry
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  • @rebekahhakeber5093
    @rebekahhakeber5093 4 года назад +204

    My beautiful momma (RIH) was Basque/ Norwegian. She said the basque gave her the special rh negative blood type. Which she was able to donate to me after emergency surgery from giving birth. Literally my momma gave me life then saved my life! ❤️

    • @mikemer79
      @mikemer79 2 года назад +4

      Nice story Spanish people are great

    • @user-lo9qk2uh6r
      @user-lo9qk2uh6r 2 года назад +2

      The same thing happened to me at birth. My mom us Norwegian and gave me a blood transfusion at birth and u have RH neg blood.

    • @molokioi
      @molokioi 2 года назад +1

      O- the universal doner

    • @yomismo7746
      @yomismo7746 Год назад +12

      @@mikemer79 We are not Spanish. we want freedom or at least the right to be able to vote for it. And the Basque country, unfortunately, is not only part of Spain, but also part of France. We are in the middle of two countries

    • @CPREnjoyer8996
      @CPREnjoyer8996 Год назад +1

      @@yomismo7746 Ni espainiarra naiz eh

  • @kevincaldwell4707
    @kevincaldwell4707 Год назад +28

    The great part of Rick's shows is that he doesn't mince words for the current or past issues of the location he's visiting, yet never seems to take sides. He is truly a world traveler.

  • @aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    @aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 2 года назад +30

    In Colombia, you can find a lot of similarities with the Basque Country (architecture, people, way of talking) in fact, it’s the country with more basque descendants outside the Basque Country.

    • @kemojoaquin
      @kemojoaquin 8 месяцев назад +4

      My family came from Bogata, but mostly of Basque descent. Which I expected mostly Spanish descent, but the Ancestry test said that I was mostly Basque, which is how I found out about the culture.

    • @robertico14
      @robertico14 7 месяцев назад +1

      Es cierto, yo soy descendiente de vascos pues mi apellido es Vengoechea, cuya verdadera manera de escribir es Bengoetxea.

    • @pcarebear1
      @pcarebear1 7 месяцев назад +3

      Not surprising, a lot of the Spanish that came to the Americas were Basque and from North Spain because they were the experts with landstock/ganaderia. My family is Honduran/Nicaraguan and I recently went to French/Spanish basque country and Burgos and was blown how much they influenced our pastries, dairy farms, etc. It was our first time seeing our last names everywhere (outside our little areas of Honduras and Nicaragua), not a very widespread name

    • @MaureenDeVries-wd9mh
      @MaureenDeVries-wd9mh 2 месяца назад +1

      Sofia Vergara, from Modern Family, (Colombia) probably has Basque ancestry. There is a town named "Vergara. "

  • @AAA-rd1um
    @AAA-rd1um 2 года назад +166

    As a Basque person, this was such a good documentary. It covered everything so respectfully! Eskerrik asko for such a nice little documentary, thank you :)

    • @lindatulley8407
      @lindatulley8407 2 года назад +5

      Im rh- as well but was born in Missiouri.

    • @getmesomefries
      @getmesomefries Год назад +7

      I came to watch this as a person with RH negative blood. It appears that my ancestors may have been Basque? IDK.

    • @olgasampis9745
      @olgasampis9745 2 месяца назад

      @@lindatulley8407it’s fine I am rh + but I think one of my kids is rh -

  • @Nora-ez2qe
    @Nora-ez2qe Год назад +47

    This is an excellent documentary, I really enjoyed it. As a basque myself, I love finding these videos because they introduce the Basque Country to many people.
    Anyone who might be considering visiting the Basque Country, you are more than welcome. You'll find fantastic gastronomy, people, places, and culture.
    Eskerrik asko eta agur!

  • @Majnun74
    @Majnun74 3 года назад +33

    Greatest channel on RUclips! I’m just a blue collar worker, I’ll never go to these places. Following the adventures of Rick Steves has been a history lesson, but also a lesson on how to be an ambassador of the human soul🙏

    • @coolguywithshades34
      @coolguywithshades34 Год назад +8

      Yes you can ! Europe is less expensive than usa in most ways (assuming you’re from usa). And save up airline reward miles with credit card purchases

    • @johnascialpi5247
      @johnascialpi5247 Год назад +5

      I hope you get to see it Randall 🎉🙏

  • @grandadan
    @grandadan 5 лет назад +340

    I am from Portugal living in Spain: The Basque country and its people deserves all my respect, consideration and admiration. A place that offers me the most joy and pleasure on each time i go there.

    • @nholmes86
      @nholmes86 4 года назад +8

      the baques people looks like some people in portugal

    • @cinderelladevil1687
      @cinderelladevil1687 3 года назад +3

      @@nholmes86 chorradas.

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад +5

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @cinderelladevil1687
      @cinderelladevil1687 3 года назад +10

      @@mt3645 this Rick is another patronizing arrogant loaded with bad intention. This show is biased against catholic countries, but if he has to pick up one country to destroy, Spain is his obvious choice. His "well- meaning" angelic countenance does not mislead anybodym

    • @pedrorodrigues7285
      @pedrorodrigues7285 3 года назад

      @David Rodriguez never even in your dreams

  • @joebanish7517
    @joebanish7517 2 года назад +28

    San Sebastián is hands down my favorite city to eat and drink around in Europe. Amazing pinxtos, seafood dinners, pastries, cider, wine, and a growing craft beer scene. Can’t wait to be back.

    • @jaengen
      @jaengen 11 месяцев назад

      I agree but food wise for sheer variety and deliciousness nothing beats London these days.

    • @aterrizandoensansebastian
      @aterrizandoensansebastian 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@jaengen I think that, specially these days, many places in the world beat London... and San Sebastian is one of them.

  • @charlesreed5839
    @charlesreed5839 5 лет назад +103

    We travelled here for our 20th wedding anniversary. It was hands down the best vacation we have ever had in Europe. Strongly recommended for the people, the food, the culture, and the landscape.

    • @ameise4038
      @ameise4038 3 года назад +1

      next ime try in Galicia, better food. Or Asturias. Both.

    • @antoniaa.9354
      @antoniaa.9354 2 года назад +4

      Best food in Europe

    • @ingrafaelcobas
      @ingrafaelcobas 2 года назад +8

      @@ameise4038 better food, hahahahahahahah no way dude, your product is good, but your food is far away from Basque food.

    • @brianfigueroa3404
      @brianfigueroa3404 Год назад +1

      Did any of ya visit ya ancestral land . No right trying to change demographics.

  • @davepatton7932
    @davepatton7932 4 года назад +23

    Proud to be an American with Basque Heritage!

  • @jonimestas9692
    @jonimestas9692 Месяц назад

    I love the basque culture. A culture of virtue and character and the absolute love of JESUS CHRIST. My mother was from this phenomenal northern part of Spain i e Basque Country. Thank you for this walk down Basque Lane.

  • @francescahamilton6856
    @francescahamilton6856 2 месяца назад +2

    The Basques ahhhh the greatest Cuise of all time. The people are beautiful The Countrywide a dream. They have it all and preserve it's Beauly. Excellent documentary. Thanku Steve. 😅

  • @kyzasosa3861
    @kyzasosa3861 3 года назад +5

    One of our Sons lives in Barcelona for a 4-year assignment. He called and spoke non-stop for an Hour about going to the Basque area and how wonderful the food is. He also talked about a Region where the Men get together and Cook - and you must be invited if you want to join in the cooking. He did not get an invite, but He said the Food was unbelievably delicious and he is certain that, in his opinion, this area of Basque is where many of the world's finest restaurants get their 'ideas' for Recipes. . . it's THAT good.

  • @mcasaniu
    @mcasaniu 4 года назад +103

    I'm chilean with Basque roots. My family came here before the civil war, and they choose the city of Concepcion by the similarities with Basque country: a region known for its fishermen, miners and farmers. Agur!

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @marcmarc8524
      @marcmarc8524 3 года назад +18

      Basque Country with its 7 counties or historical territories

    • @leobalan7387
      @leobalan7387 3 года назад +4

      @@mt3645 no need to be rude, in Spanish people say “País Vazco” so it could be easy to get confused mate...

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад +1

      @@leobalan7387 First of all sorry if you feel hurt. Is usual that lot of people say "País Vasco" but that is a pervers invention to break up Spain because Spain united wouldn't be accepted by France, England or Germany. Basques are as Spanish as Catalans or Gallicians. Global power doesn't want sovereign countries so a division is promoted to destroy cultural identities and weaken them. Have a good day.

    • @felipeoyarzun5424
      @felipeoyarzun5424 3 года назад +6

      @@mt3645 u mad?

  • @ZehnWaters
    @ZehnWaters 4 года назад +29

    I'm from Idaho and we have a great many Basque in our state! Our capital, Boise, has an entire Basque street (we're not big enough for a "town").

    • @jonanalex5904
      @jonanalex5904 Год назад +1

      I know lolpart of my family is from there my last name is vidaure

    • @angelinimartini
      @angelinimartini Год назад +1

      That’s crazy. Would have never known that such a small overall population of people could have little clusters other places.

    • @MaiPengWen
      @MaiPengWen 9 месяцев назад +2

      My best friend is basque and her family lives in Fruitland ID!

    • @ZehnWaters
      @ZehnWaters 9 месяцев назад

      @@MaiPengWenThey might know my uncle.

  • @PictureitPerfect
    @PictureitPerfect 6 лет назад +117

    This show is so addictive! Like travelling around the world with Rick Steves!

    • @zimasamadikizela2346
      @zimasamadikizela2346 4 года назад +11

      Yhoooo Rick's videos are the best I'm telling you am so addicted.. Europe is so amazing . Greetings from South Africa

    • @souvik609
      @souvik609 4 года назад +1

      Indeed very addictive, recently discovered and simply enjoying the beautiful europe

    • @Ryan-gx3hs
      @Ryan-gx3hs 3 года назад

      Right?! It's amazing for quarantine.

    • @twanabaiz9516
      @twanabaiz9516 3 года назад

      He doing well

  • @14404145
    @14404145 5 лет назад +8

    I contacted a ham radio operator today from Basque country. I looked up the history
    of the Basque language and was impressed with the culture and beautiful country side
    in Basque country. I hope to visit this area of Spain in the near future.
    William from NY USA

    • @Txetxuurki
      @Txetxuurki 5 лет назад +1

      William Corp Basque country is not part of Spain. Basque country is in Spain and France.
      You must see the Orson Welles film about Basque country "Land of the Basques". You will learn.

  • @asterixmemes1422
    @asterixmemes1422 7 лет назад +110

    I'm Basque and live in the Basque Country. I'm so glad to see people who like our little country, we've been struggling to keep our language 'alive' since Franco prohibited it because "we live in Spain, we must talk Spanish no matter what." A result that proves our efforts were worth it. Thank you all

    • @zhannaibrasheva8167
      @zhannaibrasheva8167 6 лет назад +1

      Asterix Memes Continue keeping it alive! It is not an isolated language as most linguists claim. It is related to Kazakh language. I just recently compared a few words and verb infinities and found suprising similarities. Euskara verb infinitive ends with "u", same with Kazakh. Biratu - бұрату (buratu), baztertu - бас тарту (bas tartu), heldu - келу (kelu). Not many words but there are.
      Dar-dar - дар-дар.

    • @aquadulce9470
      @aquadulce9470 5 лет назад +10

      Hello......Im from Mexico living in the USA.....my lastname is Verastegui....I look so basque that even ppl have asked me few times while walking on the streets if I'm Basque.....and YES I consider myself as a Basque person.....my dream is to go to the Basque country one day!!!! so proud of my Basque ancestrory!!

    • @kingwilson06ad
      @kingwilson06ad 5 лет назад +4

      Asterix, I don’t like your little country. I LOVE IT!!! In fact, I feel totally addicted to the Basque Country, whether bacalao al pil pil, txacoli, pelota, green lush valleys, pintxos, Zuloaga paintings, and a long etcetera. Keep it great, my friend!

    • @elle7981
      @elle7981 5 лет назад

      Aqua Dulce : I thought i was the only one xD pensé que era la única mexicana aquí

    • @screenprintman
      @screenprintman 5 лет назад +2

      I just recently found out that I am 1% Basque. It is a very interesting Place! The Food looks very good! What a beautiful place!

  • @jasminemccullough9230
    @jasminemccullough9230 3 года назад +4

    I'm from Elko, Nevada and Basque people take up most of the population. They planted their roots there with the Western Shoshone native americans. Every summer they have the Basque festival with lots of wine music and dancing.

  • @glorianafranco7669
    @glorianafranco7669 9 лет назад +7

    Gorgeous country gorgeous people

  • @nathaliemann3145
    @nathaliemann3145 4 года назад +28

    I m from Bayonne, but live in the US and I miss my Basque Country so much.

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @xubanagirrezabalaga7443
      @xubanagirrezabalaga7443 3 года назад +15

      ​@@mt3645 The spanish constitution recognizes Bizkaia, Araba and Gipuzkoa as País Vasco or Basque Country in english. Which means that it's correct to say Basque Country.

    • @anderboronat4348
      @anderboronat4348 3 года назад +2

      @@xubanagirrezabalaga7443 But Bayonne isn't in Spain, it's in France

    • @xubanagirrezabalaga7443
      @xubanagirrezabalaga7443 3 года назад +7

      @@anderboronat4348 I just said that the term Basque Country is correct. Bayonne might not be in Spain but it is in Euskal Herria

    • @anderboronat4348
      @anderboronat4348 3 года назад

      @@xubanagirrezabalaga7443 But the term Basque Country, or Euskal Herria, is only valid for Spain, because it doesn't imply so in the french constitution, so technically Bayonne isn't in the Basque Country

  • @lordclaret5075
    @lordclaret5075 3 года назад +75

    The Basque people have done an amazing job of preserving their culture and customs - would love to visit one day.
    Also, AUPA ATHLETIC!

  • @Shania-rx8jo
    @Shania-rx8jo 2 месяца назад +1

    Just found out I am Spanish/Basque on my mothers side. I love learning about what makes me me! And the beautiful history of my ancestors

  • @norachamberlain5187
    @norachamberlain5187 4 года назад +18

    I am French Basque. And I can COOK. My family came here before the French Revolution. Great Video. Thank you Steve.

    • @siomaraalonso361
      @siomaraalonso361 2 года назад +1

      Hi Nora, my grandfather was born in the French Basque side. Our last name is Etcheverry and I also can cook! Very proud of my basque ancestry!

    • @sandrajohnson9926
      @sandrajohnson9926 2 года назад

      Do you think you should create a cookbook?

    • @littleflor2975
      @littleflor2975 Год назад

      What's your blood type and eye colour?

  • @lazpolar72
    @lazpolar72 5 лет назад +9

    Mis Abuelos por padre y madre eran Basque. I am very proud of my roots. VIVA los Basque

  • @petkofenersky1644
    @petkofenersky1644 3 года назад +32

    Basque have preserved their own adorable language. This is one of the miracles in the history! I would learn it.

    • @sakebiouka
      @sakebiouka 3 года назад +7

      I wouldn’t call basque language adorable 😂

    • @belstar1128
      @belstar1128 2 года назад +5

      I don't recommend learning it unless you love communism.

    • @goiurillanos
      @goiurillanos Год назад

      @@belstar1128 Sure! Because learning a language will make you comunist.... Please learn more about a place before trying to trash a whole culture.

    • @luisasensio3011
      @luisasensio3011 Год назад +1

      ​@@belstar1128 Que tontería es esa, deja el bebercio .

    • @paulm2467
      @paulm2467 Год назад +1

      It’s difficult, it hasn’t much in common with any other languages, it’s also very rural and its words for modern concepts and things are borrowed from other languages like aireportuak(airport) or ordenagailu (computer from the Spanish Ordenador).

  • @petecardona8203
    @petecardona8203 Год назад +3

    I love Steve’s head going in the oposite direction at the Jai Alai match 😂 hilarious!

  • @ivonotei
    @ivonotei 7 лет назад +200

    Proud to be Basque ancestry from Navarre!!

    • @criderick
      @criderick 6 лет назад +9

      That's right. Mines are from Vizcaya, but also from so many other cities in Spain. It's amazing when you investigate all that. Had a lot of fun last year.

    • @ivonotei
      @ivonotei 6 лет назад +7

      ...and my last name is Oteiza❤️

    • @rebzav4747
      @rebzav4747 6 лет назад +6

      Same here. My last name is Zavala, but the Basque surname is Zabala.

    • @Semper_Paratus
      @Semper_Paratus 6 лет назад

      YvoOP5597 You're beautiful!

    • @catolicosubditodelrey4287
      @catolicosubditodelrey4287 5 лет назад +23

      Navarra has never been basque

  • @andahtheo4237
    @andahtheo4237 2 года назад +3

    My spirit travels to Europe with Rick..I think I have traveled alot.😂😂😂

  • @all4musica
    @all4musica 6 лет назад +26

    A little bit of Basque blood in my veins from great~great grandparents...Enchanted
    by their culture...Ethnic groups intertwined make up such proud and colorful people!
    Bellisimos sitio!💝🌻🍃🌹

    • @aledbp2849
      @aledbp2849 4 года назад +1

      You're over my responsibility tough.. If you get Iranians, they never dated us. This' why they differ from Germanic, Dutch, Greeks,.... etc So.. deeply. Once Basque... forever Basque

    • @skgarra9512
      @skgarra9512 4 года назад +1

      Betty Guest . Bellísimo sitio = toki oso polita= toki zoragarria

  • @michaeldidomenico7
    @michaeldidomenico7 4 года назад +16

    My neighbors are Basque and the 2 brothers are professional Jai-hi players.

    • @diogopretoneves8415
      @diogopretoneves8415 4 года назад +1

      i love Pelota Vasca, paddle, Pelota, Fronto, Pilota, jai-alai...it's all the similar sports that you play on a FRONTON!!

  • @ethanfreeman9074
    @ethanfreeman9074 7 месяцев назад +3

    Rick is a boss

  • @gregorv4172
    @gregorv4172 7 лет назад +47

    rick is the hardest in the game

    • @ameise4038
      @ameise4038 3 года назад +1

      Rick is being a fool. He make videos without getting inform. And changes the history of all. Very extremly ignorancy everytime open his mouth. really perturbed man. If you want to know why just read the history of the basques. he changed it all

  • @gengen1655
    @gengen1655 2 года назад +1

    I ve lived here for 18 years and dont wanna go nowhere else drom here to live- the best landscape to travel in my personal experience- mountain routes of all kinds and levels, climat is unique and irreplaceable like Elvis Presley😁, beautiful and handsome people, great food tradition, fiestas with free of charge wine, cyder and pintxos- artistic tapas. Smile, you are in Spain

  • @AspieMediaBobby
    @AspieMediaBobby 2 года назад +1

    Proud ta be of Basque descent from Alsace-Lorraine and Al-Andalus.

  • @georgemarlborough6049
    @georgemarlborough6049 2 года назад +4

    An interesting, unique people of Europe, I want to wish the Basques peace in their land, and all the best.
    Greetings from a descendant of Charlemagne. 😉

  • @clarepellerin
    @clarepellerin 3 года назад +24

    Wonderful, instructive video!! My French-Canadian side of the family is part-Algonquin, and through the Algonquins, part-Basque (1%). The Basque fishermen and whalers were in Canada from 1520s to 1620s. I was curious to find out more about these people!!

  • @billbergendahl2911
    @billbergendahl2911 8 месяцев назад +1

    I have been watching Rick Steves' travel programs since they were on PBS.

  • @kolobokb151
    @kolobokb151 6 лет назад +19

    Caucasians love the basgue people! With love from Caucasus!

  • @teresitavarilla4863
    @teresitavarilla4863 3 года назад +13

    I like Rick's insights in every country or place he visits. It is as if he has lived in the place for awile and absorbs the life as well. Great travelling with him!

  • @tavialew3224
    @tavialew3224 5 лет назад +9

    I am basque caltalan French Portuguese Italian Navaho my moms side. I love my culture

    • @amparoalvarez9001
      @amparoalvarez9001 5 лет назад +5

      I am Universal...Meaning from the Universe....All Earth is beautiful...All countries are beautiful, all cultures are to be respected...as One human community....Separation is what keeps us limited...

    • @imamessbutitsfine2377
      @imamessbutitsfine2377 3 года назад

      what

  • @notrabmas12
    @notrabmas12 Год назад +1

    Literally just saw the bartender in the opening scene 2 weeks ago. Crazy stuff!

  • @rockg001able
    @rockg001able 2 года назад +1

    I just recently discovered through my DNA that I am Basque. This was enlightening, thank you!

  • @shaungordon9737
    @shaungordon9737 8 лет назад +76

    such a beautiful country with pretty towns and cities

    • @asiaw727
      @asiaw727 6 лет назад

      Shaun Gordon !

    • @hecf4668
      @hecf4668 3 года назад +9

      It's not country, It's an Autonomic Community

    • @lucassalaberry7218
      @lucassalaberry7218 3 года назад +5

      I’m Uruguayan and my grandpas on both sides of my family are from the Basque region of France and came in the late 1800s!

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @lucacardoza2533
      @lucacardoza2533 3 года назад +2

      @@ggg-ky6go And Rhode Island isn't an island...

  • @eeeecccc
    @eeeecccc 5 лет назад +184

    "So tell me about this marijuanna store."

    • @princesscake70
      @princesscake70 4 года назад +16

      Exactly! lol...hmm, stoner Steves?

    • @justo9564
      @justo9564 3 года назад +10

      Hahaha I was like: Why would you show something that irrelevant when you are in the basque country?!

    • @Noeljr92
      @Noeljr92 3 года назад +2

      Nada que ver con el reporte, le da una imagen sucia y menos atractiva a esa Bella ciudad. 😡

    • @jonbadiolapuente9501
      @jonbadiolapuente9501 3 года назад

      Julio Lopez cuanta razón tienes

    • @CM-gw8rk
      @CM-gw8rk 3 года назад +5

      Lol, I have my apartment just across the street from the kaya weed shop.

  • @anjalymenon8278
    @anjalymenon8278 3 года назад +2

    thanks, @Rick Steves' for the video. I studied in Basque Country. It is so beautiful than in the videos. I really miss Basque Country.

  • @guptapawan6822
    @guptapawan6822 7 лет назад +57

    Beautiful country and nice people....Love from INDIA.

    • @albertocastellanovalderram3920
      @albertocastellanovalderram3920 5 лет назад +13

      IS a part of Spain

    • @areg83eg6
      @areg83eg6 4 года назад +5

      Is a Country, we are basques

    • @albertocastellanovalderram3920
      @albertocastellanovalderram3920 4 года назад +7

      @@areg83eg6 jajajaaj no eres español

    • @areg83eg6
      @areg83eg6 4 года назад +6

      @@albertocastellanovalderram3920 ni de coña vamos, soy solamente vasco, además con todos los apellidos vascos y no como la película, quedaos con vuestra apestosa corrupción, España no nos representa, ni su bandera, ni su monarquía...ni nada

    • @albertocastellanovalderram3920
      @albertocastellanovalderram3920 4 года назад +5

      @@areg83eg6 jajaja

  • @Mrbeahz1
    @Mrbeahz1 4 года назад +7

    Thank You for including the details of the Guernica bombing.

  • @aquadulce9470
    @aquadulce9470 5 лет назад +6

    Hello......Im from Mexico living in the USA.....my lastname is Verastegui....I look so basque that even ppl have asked me few times while walking on the streets if I'm Basque.....and YES I consider myself as a Basque person.....my dream is to go to the Basque country one day!!!! so proud of my Basque ancestrory!!

    • @arianam9977
      @arianam9977 4 года назад

      Aqua Dulce Your comment makes no sense. Basque people look basically the same to the rest of Spaniards and Southern French people.

    • @santiagoandresmartinez3093
      @santiagoandresmartinez3093 3 года назад +3

      @@arianam9977 sepa usted , qué los castellanos , son de origen vasco!!!

    • @pedroviriato9356
      @pedroviriato9356 3 года назад

      O los vascos castellanos.

    • @Nono-dk5hl
      @Nono-dk5hl 3 года назад

      @@arianam9977 like if there was any difference between southern and northern French people. Southern France is in europe, as well as Spain.

    • @arianam9977
      @arianam9977 3 года назад

      @@Nono-dk5hl Of course there is. Northern French people have more Germanic blood while Southern French people have more Iberian.

  • @porfirioayarzagoitia6966
    @porfirioayarzagoitia6966 4 года назад +10

    This is definitely on my bucket list. I would love to experience the culture of my people.

  • @argonaut4981
    @argonaut4981 Год назад +1

    I was just in Bilbao at the Gugenheim and I'm from california but now I have to go back! I love this.

  • @badecnamor
    @badecnamor 6 лет назад +25

    9:53, the best food in Spain is from Basque Country and Andalusia!!!!!!! (i'm from bcn)

  • @gaetlolo
    @gaetlolo 4 года назад +6

    Egun on ! Pays basque sud ou nord ! une magnifique destination gastronomique et culturelle

  • @lMobiuscidl
    @lMobiuscidl 4 года назад +5

    Difference between tapas and pintxos:
    Both are extremely tasty, but Pintxos are usually High-End, more elaborate and expensive. With tapas you'll usually have more quantity (less elaborate), but equally good!

  • @elektraeuskadi
    @elektraeuskadi 2 года назад +3

    It's been 7 years that i'm in love with Basque country

  • @bielochka3435
    @bielochka3435 7 лет назад +37

    Beautiful Basque Country, would love to visit it in the future. Thank you for sharing.

    • @javierxhr
      @javierxhr 3 года назад

      it's a part of Spain

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @javierxhr
      @javierxhr 3 года назад

      @@mt3645 a country within another? Xdd

  • @ELENA4HAPPINESS
    @ELENA4HAPPINESS 5 лет назад +12

    Just learn my Great grandpa was from here I want so much to learn all I can.

  • @sauvage2123
    @sauvage2123 6 лет назад +16

    I want to congratulate you on a very well presented Documentary of the Basque country that I grew up in .
    I would like to make a correction that most Americans make in describing what is known as the sport of "Jai Alai".
    In fact , the name of the sport is not called "Jai Alai" but rather "Cesta Punta" which is played in a building called a "Jai Alai".

  • @BeltranMD
    @BeltranMD 8 лет назад +20

    fui por primera vez en mi vida al pais vasco y pais vasco frances ) st jean de luz) el an pasado. No se como he estado toda mi vida sin conocer esas tierras . Fabulosas. sin duda la parte mas bonita de este pais. No pasare un an sin visitar el pais vasco y pais vasco frances

    • @hatealwifidemicasa5947
      @hatealwifidemicasa5947 8 лет назад +1

      Me alegro de que te guste el Euskal Herria.
      La verdad, no pensé que hubiera gente a la que le gustara el Euskera haha

  • @shakilnasir3829
    @shakilnasir3829 5 лет назад +26

    Thanks Steve , I always love your history knowledge, I never knew that Basques were French and Spanish , I used to think they are Spanish only citizens. Thanks for the info.

    • @arianam9977
      @arianam9977 4 года назад +7

      There are Basques in Spain and Basques in France. They aren't from both countries.

    • @Non-religiou
      @Non-religiou 2 года назад +4

      They're between Spanish and French

    • @ignacioramirezserrano1485
      @ignacioramirezserrano1485 2 года назад

      Basques country is Spain...

    • @Asenay22
      @Asenay22 Год назад +3

      @@ignacioramirezserrano1485 The name "Basque Country" is officially a region of Spain, yes, but the Basque region, culturally and historically is located in both France and Spain.

    • @kathyannpardi9888
      @kathyannpardi9888 10 месяцев назад +1

      My Great Grandfather comes from the French Basque who settled in Avon, Montana.

  • @astridmaharani4858
    @astridmaharani4858 6 лет назад +13

    I'm Indonesian and I love to speak Basque! The Basque Country became my home😉

  • @mattloveohiost5
    @mattloveohiost5 7 лет назад +2

    This place looks raw.... But seriously looks awesome to visit

  • @cat_pb
    @cat_pb 6 лет назад +17

    About the cod fish, also portugal does it this way! ~~ most likely learnt from the basque :D so interesting

    • @amparoalvarez9001
      @amparoalvarez9001 6 лет назад +5

      According to history the Vasque people used to go far away even to New Foundland in what is now North America (Canada) much before the discovery of the Americas, following cod and that is why they came out with the idea of salting the fish to preserve it...I have a book that speaks of this...

  • @LabelettebleueInkTattoo
    @LabelettebleueInkTattoo 7 лет назад +34

    Congrats for this video, its much better than any French TV show about Basque Country
    ! ;)
    Cheers from Bayonne!

    • @mt3645
      @mt3645 3 года назад

      The Basque province is a COUNTY not COUNTRY. You need to learn how to write it properly. Read a bit of history aswell.

    • @ameise4038
      @ameise4038 3 года назад

      el problema es que Rick se inventa la historia. Casi todo lo que dice es mentira y falso. No existe un pais vasco. Viene del reino de Navarra! y nunca fue un país! its county, no country, en la acepción formal de la palabra! es un mentiroso patologico. Pero lo puedes leer en los libros. Yo no me invento nada. El si!

  • @ricardosannicholas7405
    @ricardosannicholas7405 4 года назад +6

    My grandfather was born in Bilbao :)

  • @coelhocointech9841
    @coelhocointech9841 2 месяца назад

    I was born in northern Portugal, it’s crazy how my town in northern Portugal is so similar in culture, food and people.

  • @dominique4859
    @dominique4859 2 года назад +1

    thank. My country is so beautyful

  • @jsjalwpdpr
    @jsjalwpdpr 9 лет назад +14

    Euskadi es un lugar precioso con gente muy amable,espero volver pronto

    • @deiniou
      @deiniou 6 лет назад

      For the next time you could aso learn some of the language that is supposed to be spoken here ;) I, at least, would appreciate it

    • @hodeiertz2155
      @hodeiertz2155 6 лет назад

      Relax my friend, don't be so rude ;)

    • @hodeiertz2155
      @hodeiertz2155 6 лет назад +4

      Siempre que quieras, serás bienvenida :) Laster arte!!

    • @deiniou
      @deiniou 6 лет назад

      nun izannaiz ni bordia ba? bakarrikan esandet urrengo bueltan euskera re ikastia dakala ya ke amen daon; eztakit nun ikusteezun zuk bordekeya

    • @eskorbutopunk6211
      @eskorbutopunk6211 4 года назад

      Daniel Gimenez madre mía, me sangran los ojos con tu euskera.

  • @mariamaria-nv4ec
    @mariamaria-nv4ec 3 года назад +4

    We also have jai alai sport in philippines sometimes its televised. I was surprised that the basque country also play this kind of sports i guess we inherit this sports as well from colonization.

    • @justdont2378
      @justdont2378 Год назад

      A lot of "Spanish colonizers" actually came from the Basque Region to colonize The Philippines

  • @themagicalfox6
    @themagicalfox6 5 лет назад +2

    Found out through Ancestry DNA I have Basque in my blood :) im Native American, Spanish, French, Italian, Turkish, African, Irish, English and of course Basque

  • @versatil89
    @versatil89 9 лет назад +103

    Really good video! I already miss my city, San-Sebastian :(
    There is no place anywhere like the Basque Country :)
    Regards from London.

    • @BradleyPitts666
      @BradleyPitts666 6 лет назад +2

      Why are you in London then?

    • @Odrade100
      @Odrade100 5 лет назад +3

      @@BradleyPitts666 Better salary and less unemployment.

    • @lensperspective9753
      @lensperspective9753 4 года назад +4

      versatil89 Oomph, sorry about the transition of food

  • @VictoriaWilder95
    @VictoriaWilder95 4 года назад +8

    I was born in Bilbao ❤️💚

    • @leonardog668
      @leonardog668 3 года назад

      My last name Gastelum originates from there😁

  • @margotka1000
    @margotka1000 8 лет назад +13

    Bless you for sharing this video! Such a good one. I love both sides of the Basque country. One of best areas in Europe!

  • @swamibubba
    @swamibubba 8 лет назад +145

    found out i am basque working on my ancestry i want to go home some day

    • @rarbizu2078
      @rarbizu2078 6 лет назад +4

      Rich Allen same here

    • @lindalaustra7761
      @lindalaustra7761 5 лет назад +4

      I did too!

    • @pgh412east
      @pgh412east 5 лет назад +6

      Are you rh neg

    • @raybon7939
      @raybon7939 4 года назад +5

      im born in the usa my parents are cuban, my
      great great grandfather on my fathers side.
      was basque spiniard.
      not claiming anything. just want to know
      if i can claim heritage. or thats nothing.

    • @raybon7939
      @raybon7939 4 года назад

      @Fred Teall yeah that's what I thought. But I'm not interested in claiming that as much as I am interested as my nature , tends to identify with a Basque like personality.

  • @wickedbloke4884
    @wickedbloke4884 4 года назад +6

    I was brought here out of curiosity since I found out most of my hometown (Medellin- Colombia) has Basque ancestry, so I am kind of getting to know more about my ancestors. Very interesting.

    • @joelcarranza5056
      @joelcarranza5056 Год назад

      I'm Ecuadorian and my last name Carranza came from a province known as Basque

  • @JudoLover71
    @JudoLover71 6 лет назад +10

    Viva Hispania!!!

  • @snarfsnaf69
    @snarfsnaf69 4 года назад +4

    My gosh this place is beautiful!!!

  • @GruesomePizza1992
    @GruesomePizza1992 5 лет назад +15

    I want to see the land of my people, ive lived my whole life in the cultural soup sandwhich of the US. And from what I see the land I came from is beautiful.

  • @chivitalokadlnr
    @chivitalokadlnr 3 года назад +3

    I’m here because my ancestry DNA results showed that I have Basque DNA... excuse my ignorance but I didn’t know what is Basque Country.
    It is beautiful!
    Maybe one day I could visit it. ❤️

  • @jlhsablo
    @jlhsablo 7 лет назад +4

    Spanish food yummy yummy

  • @cirqu3859
    @cirqu3859 3 года назад +7

    I love Basque food! Bakersfield introduced me and now me and my family go every year.

  • @akatxupowell4431
    @akatxupowell4431 3 года назад +2

    Long live to the basque people

  • @aryanverma2788
    @aryanverma2788 3 года назад +2

    All love and respect from India 🇮🇳

  • @thebentley71
    @thebentley71 4 года назад +3

    I am Basque, my grandfather was from Vitoria Gaestiz Spain. Our surname/clan name is AYALA, from the village of Avala.

  • @zyxwut321
    @zyxwut321 6 лет назад +9

    Of course as usual Ol' Ricky has to find out about the local herb. ;)

  • @lianking5665
    @lianking5665 4 года назад +2

    Rick is a nice man

  • @AngeliqueEngel
    @AngeliqueEngel Год назад +1

    Thank you. I enjoyed it very much.

  • @christinemelo6008
    @christinemelo6008 6 лет назад +4

    Amazing place. Thank you

  • @Travagsta
    @Travagsta 8 лет назад +37

    What an amazing country!

    • @sittig904
      @sittig904 8 лет назад +3

      That's all I can say too!

    • @miguelmateo7829
      @miguelmateo7829 7 лет назад +19

      is not a country is a place from spain

    • @ogbkballa
      @ogbkballa 7 лет назад +2

      well I live in Pamplona and am in Euskadi at times and there are differences and things that are like anywhere else in Spain

    • @bathorytepesviktor2250
      @bathorytepesviktor2250 7 лет назад +21

      WRONG. The Basque country is both in France and Spain.

    • @1981moondancer
      @1981moondancer 7 лет назад +6

      Yes it is between France and Spain. However, the Basques , want to be a different country, so they still fight. I have been in there so i know about it.

  • @MsBackstager
    @MsBackstager 2 года назад

    Beautiful Basque and beautiful original segment that was put into his Monday night live travels.

  • @justdont2378
    @justdont2378 Год назад

    It's so interesting to see people from other countries comment about their Basque roots
    I wonder how many Asians like me with Basque roots exist

  • @leepfart1323
    @leepfart1323 7 лет назад +19

    Theresa lot of Mexican basque, I just wish we knew more about our lineage. I am proud to be part basque

    • @marcusfigueroa8681
      @marcusfigueroa8681 6 лет назад +4

      Leep Fart no

    • @tavialew3224
      @tavialew3224 5 лет назад +11

      Your only basque if you're mixed. There are no Mexican basques. Basques have nothing to do with Mexicans. Spain is not Mexico.

    • @Cheleartsanddesigns
      @Cheleartsanddesigns 5 лет назад +12

      @@tavialew3224 Basque Mexican is actually a thing, research it. Basque people were great sailors and went everywhere. You can be a mix of basque and native Mexican (aboriginal). I'm in Nova Scotia and they traveled here too. Some stayed and some have went of recent years too.

    • @sanjuanagasca7476
      @sanjuanagasca7476 4 года назад +6

      @@tavialew3224 Well Spain being a European Country next to Basque and French border they were probly many migrations from those particular regions Centeries ago . And a highly chance Spanish Conquestadores took there mixed DNA to The Americas. You know Mexico is just a Nationality many Mexicans are Mixed Race. Many findings with DNA is suprising that Many Mixed Mexicans have DNA from North Africa , Spain ,Iberian Penninsula, Portuguese I've heard even some having a bit of Medittarian ect, due to the Spanish Conquest and the mixing of Race. I suggest you do Reasearch on the Topic.

  • @SamiP-ik7vj
    @SamiP-ik7vj 5 лет назад +10

    The non-urban natural wonders of the Basque Country were neglected completely.
    Sights which one finds for instance in Artikutza forest, Bidarrai, Holtzarte, the Kakueta Gorge and La Población.

  • @suffixedecisif126
    @suffixedecisif126 Год назад

    Basque country is such a forgotten place in Europe, I'm glad to see this kind of content from someone who might live in the US (sorry for the mistake if you don't)

  • @PeterFritzWalter
    @PeterFritzWalter 4 года назад +2

    Thank you Rick Steves, this is one of your best productions, and about a region that people know barely, me included. Thank you so much!

    • @anndeakin1508
      @anndeakin1508 3 года назад +1

      Great video in an interesting place thanks Rick for your research and positive Video of this usual place love it.Ann Deakin Warwick UK

  • @jlluna2633
    @jlluna2633 8 лет назад +7

    because I heard the city of Bilbao mostly speaks Castilian Spanish

    • @ramsuporter8
      @ramsuporter8 8 лет назад +6

      +JL Luna the majority of people in Bilbao speak both Basque and Spanish. Although basque words are very commonly used when speaking in Spanish.

  • @embajadortalleres2593
    @embajadortalleres2593 7 лет назад +3

    grasias por compartir estos bellos tesoros.

  • @danielwilkins7509
    @danielwilkins7509 5 месяцев назад

    My one younger sister, and her eldest, her daughter, may have visited Baque territory, when the went to Europe, this summer. Keep up the good documentaries.

  • @vincentcao5111
    @vincentcao5111 4 года назад +2

    Beautiful place. I'll add Basque to my travel list.

  • @xavi4694
    @xavi4694 4 года назад +6

    Magnifico pais, saludos de un nieto de vascos y fundado por vascos también en 1600. Saludos desde la ex Nueva Vizcaya, pero los indigenistas le cambiaron este precioso nombre por Chihuahua.

    • @akatxupowell4431
      @akatxupowell4431 3 года назад +1

      Saludos desde bizkaia

    • @tesorredondo1
      @tesorredondo1 3 года назад

      Saludos al Virreinato de Nueva España.

    • @akatxupowell4431
      @akatxupowell4431 3 года назад

      @@tesorredondo1 saludos desde el Virreinato de.. Navarra xd