SUMMER IN THE FRENCH BASQUE COUNTRY

French Basque cheesemonger at the open-air market
in St.-Jean-de-Luz

I can’t help it, when spring comes, I have thoughts of France, the French countryside, and French food which recur with increasing frequency. 

Once again my wanderlust and enjoyment of France will be satisfied this summer with an extended stay in the Basque Village of Itxassou in the French Basque Country. Itxassou is located 20 minutes from the seashore of the Bay of Biscay in southwestern France and only 20 minutes from the French-Spanish border. Although the French Basque Country is part of France, the area has a special identity in food, Basque language, history and traditions. 

Click the link below for an interesting article by international travel and food writer, Sharon Hudgins.

http://www.europeantraveler.net/taste-of-basque.php