Imagine your daily chores becoming Olympic events. That’s what happened when industrialization made physical labor nostalgic. These rural activities, known as herri kirolak, changed from survival ...

“Here, each village was its own universe, cut off from everywhere,” says Bernardo Atxaga. “San Sebastian is only a short drive away these days, but back then it was like another world.” Atxaga is one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 24—When the Kern County Basque Festival, which takes place each year over Memorial Day weekend, approaches there's a buzz not ...

The land of the Basque people, split between Spain and France, is a “nation without a state” — left off the map when they drew Europe’s national borders. The Basque Country is often left out of travel ...

During the second half of the 19th century, thousands of immigrants from the Basque regions of northern Spain and ...

Ooh la la! A French Riviera adventure is the very definition of charm and indulgence. Picture sparkling blue waters stretching to the horizon, mornings that begin with buttery croissants still warm ...