Basque country: Unique country within Spain | Local cuisine, language and Game of Thrones 

I am Basque. Thank you for your vídeo. I have spent many summers in Zumaia...My mother loved it. These three towns are very special to me. I am ill and cant do much nowadays. I miss all these places so much. I liked it so much in Zumaia because eberybody spoke Basque. In every shop, cafe ,in the streets..I also love the smell of Zumaia. It smells of grass, countryside mixed with the salty and fresh air of a coastal town. I used to go for long walks with my dog Lagun. Lagun is the Basque word for friend. Some 15 years ago Zumaia wasnt widely known. I always said it was a treasure to be discovered. And Bilbao,San Sebastián...I know them like the palm of ny hand, specially San Sebastián as I worked there for 10 years. Until I became ill. I suggest taking the tube in Bilbao and go to the coast: Getxo, Sopelana, Algorta (Getxo jazz festival in July, the cervecerias in summer). I am not saying Euskadi is the best place in the world. It's the best in the world for me. The world is so big and beautiful... As for the North of Spain, I love Asturias and Galicia. The landscape is superb. I went there on holidays and they blew out my mind. The coast there is wild, Finis Terre was the end of the world once. Its as frigtening fierce as delicious and quiet and quaint and also lively but not annoying... Everything is so green. Great places, two diamonds. Thank you for your video. It brought me so many good memories...I am glad you enjoyed your time among us so much. I only hope too much tourism dont spoil it all. I hope I wont be there to see it. I would ask tourists to please be respecful and my goverment to handle it the best way possible. Thank you so much for being so kind and for your I ❤️ Euskadi video. I appreciate it so much. Cheers.

In my opinion, there is a difference between Pinxtos and tapas. Tapas are generally smaller and less elaborate. Tapas are sometimes free with the drink and are designed to fit on top (tapar) a glass. Pintxos aren't free in most places I've been. If you were drinking sidra or xacoli the reason why it wasn't carbonated because you have to have it poured from 1 meter or so and drink it immediately. The aeration is what makes it refreshing and gives the bubbles.

Dari, you scratched off your bucket list with the beautiful sights, cultural significance and food of the Basque Country. A pity if tourists miss it! It has so much to offer and people who only visit central Spain and Barcelona aren’t appreciating everything there is to discover there. Thanks for the video and take care, remain safe and be blessed! 😊

Hi Dari, As always another great video. Thanks again for sharing. Many cheers! :)

Amazing Basque Country. The fog adds so much atmosphere to San Juan de Gaztelugatxe 😍.

Thank you for another beautiful video. This region of Spain is so picturesque. The landscape is breathtaking! 😍

Great job Dari! I liked the video very much

Great video, I love Game of Thrones so it was cool to see parts of where it was filmed. Have fun hun.

I love this! Getting the local opinions is always fascinating.

Outstanding job! The interviews with the locals were really interesting! Also, great job with editing!

Beautiful shots. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing! 😍

Another awesome video, Dari! I’m really impressed by the way the people of the Bilbao area have transformed their industrial city into a beautiful, vibrant place to live and visit.

The scenery looks amazing!

Great video. I stayed 1 week in Donostia/San Sebastian for a Spanish course and it was super. It was easy to get around on buses and trains.

If Ireland would have a child with Spain it would look like Basque Country 😆

So many beautiful places. Thank you for sharing them with us!

Very nice finish to the video, and so glad you got to spend quality time with your friends too.🕊️

It's so beautiful, thanks for sharing！

Nice! Thanks for sharing, looks like a great experience!

I love this beautiful video!! Basque country is so very beautiful. This is the most I have ever seen of it, and I am very impressed. The food certainly looks very tasty, too. Thank you for this wonderful treat!!

The Basque Country looks very interesting and beautiful landscapes. I'd like to visit some day.

Another great video Dari thank you!

What a great travel video Dari! I think all of the areas in the North of Spain that you showed us looked absolutely great and all of them deserve a visit when one visits Spain. The fog was absolutely atmospheric. Really thoroughly enjoyed this video Dari and thank you for bringing it to us 😊

Thanks for sharing this part of the world with your viewers!!!❤️❤️❤️ I completely understand getting emotional when seeing other people's pets while traveling, and yours are so far away at home.💙💙💙

Dari, excellent video! Thank you for your hard work and thank you for taking me along on your adventure.

Beautiful country! Thanks for showing it to us.

Nicely done! Informative and interesting. Bravo! 👏

How Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing the Basque country/region Dari ❤ A very interesting and Amazing video. You did a great job introducing both cities and country sides etc.

Thanks for showing us around Dari some beautiful towns around there and interesting to hearing what the locals have to say, good idea interviewing them, hope your keeping well, another interesting video take care and safe travels

Hi Dari, cool video. Like your attitude, positive spirit - keep up the video style!

Visually stunning! Thank you a great travel experience without traveling.

Yes. I do think this area is worth a re-visit. Thanks for the reminder Dari. Safe travels.

Hi Dari, Always enjoyed your travel videos. Keep up the great work, and wishing you the best!

Beautiful scenery! Worth seeing❤. Thank you for sharing 😊.

That was a great watch Dari. Really enjoyed the foggy landscape and those walled steps from the TV show. Your idea to interview locals was also great as you picked some nice people to chat to. Great new style!

Dari, I so enjoyed your visit to the Basque Country, which is one of my favorite places. Watching your video brought back a 'Ton of Good Memories'. And I agree. If one travels to Spain, the Basque Country in the north is an unforgettable experience! 😆👍👍

The moving camera editing was really well executed. Loved finding out about this area which I knew nothing about.

Great video Dari. You give a very nice summary of Basque country. It is beautiful there and the people seem to be very nice. Thanks Dari.

stunning. i typed in basque country as i have about 25 percent northern spanish/basque in me and this is so cool to see. thanks for making this :)

So amazing. Thank you!

Very beautiful beaches & mts. Love the tour of the cities.

Great video, Dari. You have such a talent for this type of content.

Ohhh rhank you for this video!!! I wish i could go! I am basque and i have alot of basque in me. My last name is basque! Ysasaga Amazing vieeo....i love all tour videos 😊

Great video. Beautiful area!

Absolutely amazing views thank you for filming and sharing! the written Basque language reminded me a bit of Mongolian.. 🙂 and the museum - wonderful.

Nice tour of the highlights of the Basque Country.

Fantastic video well edited.

Thanks for always sharing your travels and insights. Most of your videos of late have stirred up a sense of wanderlust - hoping someday to be able to spend time traveling one of these years. For now it is work, work, work. Safe travels and fun adventures to you.

Really good to get the opinions of locals about their unique Basque culture. Great stuff. So much to explore here - the symbology on the old architecture looks really amazing and different to most other Euro cities. The street trees give off a kind of gothic effect. Very fitting to have the House of the Dragon filmed within this super ancient culture. Pretty rugged and amazing coastline as well. Thank You for the insights. Yet another major destination I want to explore and live in for a while - I would spend a lot more time than a day in these Basque towns and cities.

I ate food from this culture in the United States, as some people migrated to an area in Surrounding Elko Nevada.

I loved this!

Great videos Dari.

The episodes in Spain with the distinct regions have made for some good episodes. Love the drone shots they give a feel for the larger environment. The interviews went well and I'm hoping they become a regular feature in the videos even if they can't all make the final cut due to their hit or miss nature. 👍

The fact you made a better than Travel channel level video with just yourself and a Lavalier Mic is amazing, your friendly and open personality helps.

This was a fantastically done video. My sister and I are planning a trip to see the Basque country specifically, in part because we have ancestry who were Basque. Also I lived your humor with that foggy view. It was a clever joke 😂

Oooh Basque - I've always wondered about that part of Spain The countryside views look amazing - without fog 😁 Great interviews, very interesting. Always good to know how the locals see their part of the world. Food and weather😂😂 That museum looks like a wonderful attraction Great tour video Thanks Dari 👋😁

This is really awesome, Dari! Thank you. Good food, seemingly friendly people, and beautiful (if a bit dangerous) views. Great job with your interviews. As someone who doesn't do well in public, asking perfect strangers random questions sounds like a nightmare to me. 😅 Kudos for actually doing it. 👍

It continues to amaze me how many beautiful places and cities there are in the world that many people never hear about. I never knew a city called Bilbao existed. I had to laugh when you tasted that white wine. At times one does not need to use words to describe something; your facial expression tells it all! That sandwich looked scrumptious. Watching you walk along that old wall where the Game of Thrones was filmed was amazing. The drone shots were very nice. Those small towns of Zumaia and Getaria and San Sebastian were charming. Another video well done!

How can anyone not love Spain after viewing this video? Thank you for your gorgeous camera work.

Wow! That setting looks just like the Game of Throne’s last season, I can’t see a damn thing that’s going. I’ve always wanted to visit Spain’s Basque country. You post confirms that I must go in the near future! Thank you and keep up the good work.

Hi Dari, great job with the street interviews! I hope you'll kep it up. Of all the places you've visited, the Basque region is the one I'd most like to visit. Such beauty! I'm so jealous.🙂

and most people just travel through this area without exploring it to get to the South and South East, what a shame its so beautiful thanks Dari great work as usual...

This was a thoroughly enjoyable video, Dari. You have a talent of making one fully absorb what you're seeing and your thoughts along the way...time always flies when watching your travels! You did a great job for impromptu street interviews 👏🏻 and I also really like your direct and honest opinions. If you like something, or don't like it, you're genuine about it! The Basque Country looks amazing: scenic and green! You did a phenomenal job showing it off; it is remarkable how you've shown the uniqueness of Basque and Catalonia...two areas that have often been considered to break away on their own, and yet show how the Spanish culture melds in with it. Really well done, as usual. 👏🏻

I'm so glad you went to the Guggenheim Museum!

Such an interesting contrast of old and new architecture and terrain. Beautiful

Nicely done indeed! 👏

It's about incredible!!!

Thank you Dari very good video

Great video!

Great job

Lots of nice stone work and the citys are so clean

Oh Dari, I do love it so. I want to go right now.

DARI thanks for the great work you do for us 🤗 I always love to watch your video 💕 you are the best 🤗 please keep up the great work you do 💪💯 just like to say you are so Gorgeous 😍 take care 🤗🙏💖

Thank you Dari for showing this beautiful Sea Side Community. Lots of walking trails, Sea Views, Food and Attractions. PS, you have beautiful Eyes.

Fantastic video Dari..... I liked the interviews with the locals.... They can help you find the best places to visit... I used to drive to the South of Spain Many Many times and often drove through this area, but only using the Motorways.... The scenery is amazing, but from the Motorway it did look very Industrial..... I wish I had had time to see more..... Keep up the good work Dari.... :-))) xxxx

Dasha, thank you for your honest videos from your side of the world. 🍻

Hi Dari!..ThanksMuch!

"Jon Snow? Where are you, boy?" 😂 That made me laugh 😊 Another great video - thank you

Very interesting

Fantastic landscapes; fantasric cities; exquisite food etc ; the paradise of travelers

So wonderful 😊❤

Thanks!

Most excellent.

Great video including the street interviews, food and wine tasting 😊 I did travel twice along the northern coast of Spain and may go back there again in summer, when the weather is fine. You should visit Cape Finisterre near La Coruna. It's the western end of the Eurasian continent. The eastern end is opposite Alaska on the Bering Strait 😉 This trip may take some time, but you can do it 😍

Basque country looks a lot like County Cork in Ireland. Beautiful scenery and no people.

very interesting

Beautiful

Dasha, blessing for you. 🌹

Wow. It's interesting to see how you act different in a climate that is warm like where I live in the USA on the beach

Muy buén video...Gracias por presentarlo...Saludos desde EE.UU.

🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸love you❤ spain From 🇮🇳

Merci!

Nice job with the street interviews!

Very nice 💜💜💜💜💜👍

wow, what a documentary, TV team would not do it better. congratulations!

I think I'll skip Paris and spend that time in Basque country, it seems far more relaxing, food looks fantastic and I understand more spanish than french.

Another well crafted, well paced vlog, Dari! I'm so glad that you tried your hand at street interviews again. I enjoy the local perspective of the regional sites to visit, their history, culture, and food/drink. Hopefully, when you get more comfortable with talking to complete strangers, you will be able to have a larger cross section of interviewees. It will come in time. Practice, practice. 😁 Even though the rock pathways on the Spanish bluffs were shrouded in mist and fog from the sea, it made the place feel more magical and mysterious. Actually, I'm glad you got to experience it this way, Dari. Now you have an excuse to return when the area is more sunny. Bilbao seems nicer because it isn't quite so touristy and busy/crowded, which I don't like as much. I enjoy a slower pace when traveling. If I want a crush of people and the "joy" of waiting in long lines for attractions, I will go to a Disney theme park. LOL! All in all, the coastal towns of the Basque country look amazing! I miss the coast and the ocean so much! You are lucky to be experiencing the world and all that it has to offer.

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The camino de Santiago costal route passes along the coast there. It is much less popular than the French route so sometimes people confuse the "pilgrims" with homeless people.