9. The highest mountain in the Basque Country The Basque Mountains are a small chain in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. They rise from the Cantabrian mountain range to the west and the Pyrenees to the east. Chain through the Basque Autonomous Community. This mountain has an area of 7202 km2 with a population of 1,483,572 inhabitants. It crosses 230 municipalities .
16. The four main rivers that cross the Basque Country Adour (Aturri in Basque) Nive (Errobi in Basque) Nivelle ( Urdazuri in Basque ) Bidassoa (Bidasoa in basque)
17. The climate of the Basque Country is diverse and heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The coast enjoys the influence of the Gulf Stream, which gives a temperate climate and mild temperatures. The average annual temperature is 13 ° C. The prevailing winds are oriented from west to east and bring regular rainfall in winter. The summers are mild by the ocean. Rainfall is fairly abundant and fall very quickly in the form of thunderstorms which gives a rich, green vegetation in summer. Basque Country climates
Here is the Basque Country flag. The flag of the Basque Country is made of a white cross and a green oblique cross ,the cross of St. Andrew, on a red background. The white cross represents Catholicism, the red background represents the Basques. The cross of St. Andrew would be the green oak of Guernica, a symbol of courts of Biscay.
The Basque country is situated in Europe, in the north of Spain. On the map you can see the town of our Comenius partners.
the Basque country est à cheval sur la France and Spain, and is crossed from east to west by the Pyrenees mountain range.
The Basque Country is situated in the north of Spain
The Basque Country (Euskal Herria, sometimes Eskual Herria in Basque) is an area that extends west of the Pyrenees, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It covers just over 20 500 km2 inhabited by about 3 million people.
The Basque Country is divided into three entities: two autonomous communities of Spain, the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (also denoted "País Vasco" in Spanish), composed of the three historical territories of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya's, which is over 70% of the total population, and Navarre, which represents over 50% of the territory, and the French Basque Country .
- the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country , composed of the three historical territories of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya's, which is over 70% of the total population - Navarre, which represents over 50% of the territory - the French Basque Country .
The highest mountain in the Basque Country. The Basque Mountains are a small chain in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. They rise from the Cantabrian mountain range to the west and the Pyrenees to the east. Chain through the Basque Autonomous Community. This mountain has an area of 7202 km2 with a population of 1,483,572 inhabitants. It crosses 230 municipalities .
The highest peak : Mesa de los Très Reyes.The name of this mountain (The table of the Three Kings) alludes to a legendary meeting between the kings of Aragón, Navarra and France. This peak is certainly the only place where they could meet with none of them leaving their kingdom. The table of the three kings then is both a frontier and a meeting place.
The Basque country Capital is Vitoria Gasteiz.
Here you can see Vitoria - Gasteiz in winter
With 350 000 inhabitants , Bilbao is the biggest town
In Bilbao, you can visit the famous Guggenheim museum
Here are living our partners, a small town of 20 000 inhabitants surrounded by mountains.
The four main rivers that cross the Basque Country : Bidassoa (Bidasoa in basque) , Nive (Errobi in Basque), Nivelle ( Urdazuri in Basque ), Adour (Aturri in Basque)
The climate of the Basque Country is diverse and heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. The coast enjoys the influence of the Gulf Stream, which gives a temperate climate and mild temperatures. The average annual temperature is 13 ° C. The prevailing winds are oriented from west to east and bring regular rainfall in winter. The summers are mild by the ocean. Rainfall is fairly abundant and fall very quickly in the form of thunderstorms which gives a rich, green vegetation in summer.
Bilbao has an oceanic climate, generally mild, with no extreme temperatures. In January the average temperature is 9 ° C, it is 21 ° C in July. Rainfall is about 1200 mm per year, mostly rain, but three days of snow on average each hiver.
You can see the Atlantic coast.
San Sébastian on the atlantic coast, a very beautiful place.
Spain has several official languages . Spain is a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliament. Catalonia, Basque Country and Galicia have special status due to their own language. The languages spoken are Castilian Spanish, it is the official language and Catalan, Valencian, Galician and Euskera.
The basque language , euskara is the oldest remaining spoken language in Europe. Basque people are very proud of it.
