Cadogan Guides: Bilbao & the Basque Islands

This book offers an overview of the Basque lands and culture, a general travel guide for the region, followed by more detailed guides for specific towns and areas (listings of accomodation, restaurants, buses, things to do, etc). Contents: 1) The Basque Lands: a photo essay 2) Introduction 3) History 4) Culture - The Language that Defeated the Devil Himself - Giants, Shaggy Men and a Not-So-Virgin Mary - Basque Accessories - Music, Dance and the Basque Yodel - Surviving the Pilgrimage to Sanitiago - The Sporting Life 5) Food and Drink - Traditional Basque Cuisine - New Basque Cuisine - Learning to eat like a Basque 6) Travel - Getting there - Entry Formalities - Getting Around - Self-catering and Special Interest Holidays 7) Practical A-Z - Before you go - Climate and When to Go - Crime and the Police - Disabled Travellers - Eating Out - Embassies and Consulates - Festivals - Health and Emergencies - Internet - Maps - Markets and Shopping - Money - Natural Parks - Opening Hours - Post Offices - Sports and Activities - Telephones - Toilets - Tourist Information - Where to Stay 8) Bilbao - Getting there - Getting around - Tourist information - Shopping - Sports and Activities - Where to Stay - Eating Out - Tapas/Pintxos - Entertainment and Nightlife - The Casco Viejo - The Ensanche - Along the Nervion - The Guggenheim Museum - Around Bilbao 9) Euskadi - Vitoria (Gasteiz) - Alava Province - Haro - Around Haro - Inland: Bilbao to San Sebastian - San Sebastian (Donostia) - Inland from San Sebastian - Along the Coast - San Sebastian to France 10) Navarra - History - Pamplona (Iruna) - West of Pamplona: Aralar and San Miguel in Excelsis - West of Pamplona: The Camino de Santiago - Estella - South of Pamplona to Tudela - Sanguesa, Javier and Leyre - Routes into France: Up the Valleys of the Pyrenees 11) The Pays Basque - The Cote Basque - St-Jean-de-Luz - Ciboure - Biarritz - Bayonne - The Labourd Interior: Around La Rhune - Sare - Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle and Ainhoa - The Valley of the Nive - St-Jean-Pied-de-Port - The Haute Soule Reference - Chronology - Language - Menu reader - Glossary - Further Reading - Index