The Cote Basque, that splendid, hilly, 20-mile stretch of Aquitaine from Biarritz down to the Spanish border is known for many good things, among them, its fine beaches, its prickly chefs and their ...

Filmed by Javi Muñoz and Arthur Genie, edited by Tom Vaughan. Cover shot by Edu Bartolome. Winter is over in the northern hemisphere, but it certainly doesn’t feel that way. A huge swell made its way ...

Possessing an enormous amount of talent, Basque shredder Natxo González is one of Europe’s most prominent big wave surfers. From the moment Natxo González first planted his feet on fibreglass at the ...

I just returned from a week in the Basque Country, on the border of Spain in southwest France. I think the most telling thing about the region is what it’s called: Pays-Basque, or Basque Country. I ...

A ferry ‘cruise’ from Portsmouth to Santander brings the surf, cuisine and mountains of one of south-west France’s most distinctive regions within easy reach The Bay of Biscay is renowned for its ...

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Our hugely successful Made In series is back and this time we're heading to the land of surf, cider and jai alai; the Basque Country. Growing up in Plentzia in the Basque Country, young Natxo González ...

Australia's Gold Coast, the Bukit Peninsula in Indonesia, and the Hawaiian island of Oahu are widely considered some of the best surf spots in the world. Europe has its own rankings, with Mundaka, ...