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Basque Fact of the Week, Euskadi

Basque Fact of the Week: Donostia, the Capital of Gipuzkoa, Part 1: The City

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My first stay in the Basque County began in the city of Donostia. I really didn’t know anything about the city and I ended up staying in a flat in the Egia neighborhood. I would walk, weather and time permitting, through the tunnel that connected Egia with the downtown, and along La Concha to classes […]

Basque Fact of the Week, Euskadi

Basque Fact of the Week: La Concha, the Iconic Beach of Donostia

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You can do worse than having La Concha be the path you take to class. When I lived in Donostia, during my attempt to learn a bit of Euskara, I lived in the neighborhood Egia. While I often took the bus, when I wasn’t late and the weather was decent, I’d walk along the beach […]