Basque Country

About this gallery

This gallery brings together views of the Basque Country taken in Irun, on the border with France, around San Sebastián and across Gipuzkoa, as well as in Bilbao. In Irun, the camera lingers on the town hall's classical architecture, the old town's colorful façades, a pink apartment building decorated with a Basque lauburu, and two weathered doors with peeling paint, one of them passed by a cyclist. Terraced stone walls are rendered in black and white.

The Gipuzkoa countryside appears in the mist, around a peak framed by trees and a mossy creek threading through rocks. Two images from Bilbao show another side of the region: an industrial site with steam rising at dusk, crane in view, and a refinery flare stack overlooking the coast. Two street portraits round out the gallery, both of the same man in a white cap and sunglasses, against a blurred bokeh background.

From heritage architecture to industry, street portraiture and misty landscape, these photos add up to a varied picture of the Spanish Basque Country. Royalty-free, they suit travel writing, a feature on northern Spain or content about Basque culture, and can be downloaded for free on Pexels.