The Main 5 reasons to visit the Basque Country in low season…
Traveling to Spain is a good decision that you have made to spend the holidays this year that we have just released. If you have also chosen the Basque Country as your destination, then your decision has been perfect. It does not matter what time of year you visit us, because you have chosen a region of Spain where we consider ourselves a small country but with a great culture, tradition and diversity in every aspect you can imagine. Traveling to the Basque Country, either through the French or Spanish side, can be fantastic, but doing it in the spring and autumn season can also be a relaxing and unique experience, without as many visitors as it happens in the high season months of July. , August and September, by the way, date this when one of the three main competitions International Film Festival of Europe is held.
For this , I am going to discover these 5 MAIN reasons to enjoy a pleasant and exciting stay …
1st. REASON: Avoid unpleasant queues…
We all know what happens in the High season in Europe. Let me tell you that the Basque Country is no different, I mean …: Long queues to buy an entrance ticket to a museum, not having a table in a fashionable restaurant, not being able to enter a bar in the Old part to taste the magnificent pintxos, have to wait hours to buy a boat ticket for cruising the Bahía de la Concha in San Sebastián, etc., This is what usually happens in high season. Well, this is not going to happen to you if you follow my recommendation to visit us in the “other season”. The months of March, May, June, October and November are excellent to avoid those obnoxious queues, full restaurants for dinner at night, bars full of people etc … Although the weather is somewhat cooler, temperatures can reach perfectly reach 18 to 20 degrees if the sun accompanies during the day.
2 nd. REASON: You Will Get much better prices in accomodations ¡
If coming to our land in low season you will benefit from better price offers in accommodation of up to 30%. Lately, new accommodations of all types and categories have been opened, but in low season the hotels have much lower occupancies than in the summer months. For this reason, they offer their best promotional rates and what you want me to tell you, there is no better opportunity or excuse to visit the Basque Country outside of the highly demanded high season.
3 rd. REASON: Presence of Local people …
We are human and therefore we have become sensitive to the phenomenon of tourism. As in any other destination in Europe, the Basque Country is no exception. Especially in the main cities (San Sebastian, Bilbao and Vitoria), mass tourism makes the locals withdraw from their favorite places of hostess and this happens in the season with the highest influx of visitors. That is, you lose direct contact with them and you do not have the opportunity to interact and enjoy interesting conversations. We will always find the best advisor in the local person, if more interest in making your stay as pleasant as possible and they will passionately recommend which unique corners of the city you should know, where to have a typical dish, etc. In the spring and autumn season you can meet local people in the usual hostess centers, either in the city center or in fashionable neighborhoods, enjoying themselves in their favorite establishments with the best disposition, before retiring to their neighborhoods of habitual residence when the high season arrives.
4th REASON: The roads are not saturated with traffic…
What do you want me to tell you about the traffic? Access those unique landscapes that we have asked to visit, those routes that take us to idyllic places, as I assure you that these accesses and regional roads will be much quieter and safer in times outside of the high season. You can easily reach the nearby mountainous areas from where you have the best views of the city.
5th REASON: The counters with The exclusive “Pintxos” for you …
If there is something that distinguishes Spain and the Basque Country worldwide, it is the quality, variety and presentation of Pinxtos or Tapas. Our miniature gastronomy is the object of desire for all visitors. If we can also do it in a relaxed atmosphere, as we find them in low season, what more could you ask for. What can you tell me if you can also find these counters full of pintxos with the exclusivity of being practically alone or only with local people ?
The gastronomy of the Basque Country is a unique phenomenon worldwide. It has about 24 restaurants that add more than 35 Michelin stars hanging on their menus. This makes it a top-level gastronomic destination. What can you tell me if I tell you that we have this haute cuisine in its form of miniature gastronomy and it is possible to have this unique culinary experience to which everyone has access to extraordinarily low prices! This is what we do in the Basque country with our pintxos. Throughout the year and in any part of the city we can enjoy this delicatesen. But it is that in the low season we will have easier access to these traditional bars, without getting nudged with the other customers for trying to reach the counters full of pinxtos. Therefore, there is no greater delight than having 3 pintxos with 3 good glasses of red, white or “Txakoli” wine that will lead us to an accumulation of unforgettable experiences.