Basque Country Events Archives

The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Azurmendi’ (No.14)

Ben Norman31st July 201915th September 2025

31st July 201915th September 20258664

Following on from our first article about The World’s 50 Best, an organisation that ranks restaurants around the world, we now focus on Azurmendi in the Basque Country. Seven restaurants in...

The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Mugaritz’ (No.7)

Features22nd July 201915th September 2025

22nd July 201915th September 20259052

Following on from our first article about The World’s 50 Best, an organisation that ranks restaurants around the world, we now focus on Mugaritz in the Basque Country....

Basque Country Food & Drink Spotlight

The 13 Spanish restaurants ranked in the World’s Best 120: ‘Asador Etxebarri’ (No.3)

Ben Norman26th June 20191st July 2020

26th June 20191st July 202012140

There are seven restaurants in Spain that have made it into the World’s 50 Best – and a further six Spanish restaurants ranked between 51-120. Out of...

Concerts happening in March

Hannah Pennell1st March 2019

1st March 20195534

JESS GLYNNE – The British singer-songwriter is currently on tour in Europe promoting her second album, Always In Between (2018), which replicated the success of her...

Carnival week brings fun and festivities to Spain

Hannah Pennell27th February 2019

27th February 20195405

The week of Carnival gets going in Spain from this Thursday, with parades, concerts, dances, dressing up – and much more happening all across the country....

Basque Country Culture Festivals Music

Bilbao classical music festival returns

Hannah Pennell26th February 20198th October 2020

26th February 20198th October 20203743

Over 1,500 musicians will take part in this year’s ‘Musika : Música‘ festival in Bilbao, which takes place from 28 February to 3 March. Organised by...

Basque Country Culture Film LGBT+

Bilbao holds 16th LGBTI film festival

Hannah Pennell15th February 20198th October 2020

15th February 20198th October 20202776

From 18 February, Bilbao opens the 16th edition of its international LGBTI film festival, Zinegoak. The theme for this year’s event is a call for...

Basque Country Culture Music Opera

Bilbao stages Rossini opera

Hannah Pennell14th February 2019

14th February 20192917

Bilbao’s Palacio Euskalduna continues its 2018/2019 opera season this week with four performances of Semiramide, a two-act work by Gioachino Rossini that was premiered in 1823...