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Basque Country People and Culture.Travel Guide. The Basque Country (Euskadi in Basque) isn't a nation like its name would let it appear. Located across both France and Spain along the Atlantic coast, the area is split between the two European countries by the western side of the Pyrenees mountain chain. It includes 4 regions on the Spanish side Guipúzcoa, Vizcaya, Navarra and Alava and 3 sub-department on the French side Labourd, Basse Navarre, and Soule. The Basque Country is often mistaken to only be "Spanish" and while San Sebastian and Bilbao attract all the fame, the French side isn't as recognized as "Basque" as its neighbourhood. Yet, both sides have been sharing the same language, culture and traditions for centuries, long before the countries' territories where defined. A mistake we would regret a much as the lack of recognition of the Catalan side on the Mediterranean sea also split between the two countries but mostly believed to be restricted to Barcelona and its region