A cultural history of the Basque Country, exploring the region’s political past, its distinctive folk culture and its achievements in the fields of literature, architecture and the arts.
They say your journey starts once you decide to take one! To help you get excited and prepared for your Fresco Tour, we’ve developed a list of some of our favorite books and we’ve thrown in a few films too.
A cultural history of the Basque Country, exploring the region’s political past, its distinctive folk culture and its achievements in the fields of literature, architecture and the arts.
Map of the area where we will be touring in the Basque Country.
A lively, anecdotal, all-encompassing history of Basque ingenuity and achievement.
Source: Atlantic Monthly
First appeared in 1926, and yet it’s as fresh and clean and fine as it ever was, maybe finer.
Source: Amazon.com
Great guide book and resource for traveling in Northern Spain.
An authentic small plates cookbook from the top Basque chef in America.
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