The geo-political and historical explanation for the name Basque Roads for a bay so far from the Basque Country is Euskal Herria.
Rick Steves' Europe - 2000 Basque Country was released on: USA: 18 December 2010
Eastern lower Navarrese (Nafarroa Beherea) is the kind of Basque language which historically is spoken in Navarrenx, France.Specifically, the location is within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in terms of southwestern France and within the northwestern part of Euzkadi ("The Basque Country"). It is within an area which historically is associated with Labourdian Basque (Lapurtara/Lapurtera), the other of the three main kinds of Basque -- along with Souletin Basque (Zuberera) -- spoken in the northern Basque Country/southwestern France.
The Basque area of France ("Pays Basque") is in the South-West of the country. The Basque area extends on both sides of the French-Spanish border, the larger part is in Spain.
University of the Basque Country's motto is 'Eman ta zabal zazu'.
None, French is the official language everywhere.But some regions have their historical and cultural language. The French law protects those as cultural patrimoine and can sometimes be learned at school.- Breton in Brittany- Basque in The Pays basque (the north part being in France, the south part in Spain)- Alsacien - in Alsace (Strasbourg)and some other.
The iconic tree species in the Basque Country during pre-historical times was the oak tree (Quercus robur).
olive tree
Tour of the Basque Country was created in 1924.
University of the Basque Country was created in 1980.
The capital city of the Basque Country is Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Basque: variant of Gernika, a habitational name from Guernica in Biscay Basque country. (ancestry.com) Basque: variant of Gernika, a habitational name from Guernica in Biscay Basque country. (ancestry.com)
Gasteiz in Basque, Vitoria in Spanish.
Basque is spoken in Basque Country in Spain.
Zuberoa is the province in Basque Country where Xiberotarra is spoken.
Basque Country - autonomous community - was created in 1979.
The patron saint of the Basque country is St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Spanish (Castillian) is the dominant language in both Navarre and the Basque Country, but both regions recognize Basque as a co-official language. Around 30% of Basque Country residents speak Basque (but almost all of them also speak Spanish) and a far smaller number, around 10% speak Basque in Navarre.