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Basque Country, Navarra & La Rioja

Why Go ...... 408 The jade hills and drizzle-filled skies of this pocket of Spain San Sebastián ...... 425 are quite a contrast to the popular image of the country. The Vitoria ...... 437 Basques, the people who inhabit this corner, also consider ...... 442 themselves different. They claim to be the oldest Europeans The ...... 448 and to speak the original European language. Whether or not this is actually the case remains unproven, but what is Logroño ...... 454 beyond doubt is that they live in a land of exceptional beauty Wine Region ...... 459 and diversity. There are mountains watched over by almost- forgotten gods, cultural museums and art galleries, street parties a million people strong, and arguably the best food Best Places to Eat in Spain. Leave the rugged north behind and feel the temperature » Arzak (p434) rise as you hit the open, classically Spanish plains south » La Cuchara de San Telmo of Pamplona. Here you enter the world of Navarra and La (p432) Rioja. It’s a region awash with glorious wine, sunburst col- » Rio-Oja (p416) ours, dreamy landscapes, medieval monasteries and entic- ing wine towns. » Mesón las Migas (p452) » Querida María Restau- rante (p440) When to Go Bilbao Best Places to °C/°F Temp Rainfall Inches/mm Stay 40/104 8/200 » Pensión Bellas Artes 30/86 6/150 (p430) 20/68 4/100 » Palacio Guendulain (p444) » Hospederia Las Pedrolas 10/50 2/50

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