In Spain's Basque Country, an afternoon or evening at a cider house, which is similar in spirit to a Bavarian beer hall, is a seasonal ritual that begins in January with the opening of the first ...

The land of the Basque people, split between Spain and France, is a "nation without a state” – left off the map when they ...

The Basque Country, a mountainous region that presses up against the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees in the north of Spain, has long regarded itself as distinct from the rest of the nation. It has ...

FILE PHOTO: Protesters carry Esteladas, Catalan separatist flags, and Basque flags, during a rally in favour of a referendum on independence from Spain for the autonomous community of Catalonia ...

That preparation kicks off Monday at the Tour of the Basque Country. In Spain’s cycling-mad province, we’re in for a real spectacle: the stages are packed with the trademark short, steep climbs.