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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, Film

Basque Fact of the Week: The San Sebastián International Film Festival

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The 70th edition of the San Sebastián International Film Festival began on Friday and runs through this week. Donostia Zinemaldia, as it is known in Basque, has been a showcase of some of the best of the film industry since 1953. Some of the most recognized names in cinema have appeared on the festival’s red […]