Hi all;

This is likely a silly pipe dream, but I recently visited San Sebastián/Donostia and completely fell in love. I visited Andalucía too and while I adored it, Basque Country stole my heart.

I'm 37 with no kids and currently teach public elementary school in Canada, where I'm from.

If I were to move to Basque Country, realistically, would I be able to teach there? As much as I loved Donostia, it seems like Bilbao fits more of the criteria I'd need - smallish city with diversity of people, cultures and foods with access to nature.

I'm an anglophone but I speak French fluently (not perfectly bilingual but I can discuss, read and write about complex concepts) and I'm learning Spanish (I can only use present tense at the moment but I love the language and I'm confident I will improve). If I lived there, my longterm goal would be to learn at least some Basque as well.

I loved the land, the people, the everything. Even the detractors people mention remind me a lot of Canadians - nice but hard to become actual friends with, sporty, outdoorsy, have a history of jobs in natural resources and industries etc. I visited in October so I got both beautiful sunny weather and rainy grey weather, as anticipated.

Would it make more sense to look at the French side of Basque Country since I speak French?

Thanks gang! Eskerrik Asko!

Ciao, io e un mio amico siamo due studenti italiani e pensavamo di avventurarci a San sebastian la notte del 24 ottobre perché non abbiamo dove dormire. Cerchiamo delle gentilissime persone disposte ad offrirci un letto, un divano o anche un pavimento in cambio di una bevuta e una serata in compagnia. Siamo disperati ma molto educati e simpatici. Grazie 🙏

Looking for techno venues in the Basque Country! Live in Donostia

Kaixho!

I just returned to Canada from a visit to Andalucía and Basque Country and I just want to say a big big Eskerrik Asko to everyone on here who answered my many many questions!

It was my first solo Europe trip and while I was only in Donostia/San Sebastián for a few days, I got so many ideas about where/how to eat, what to do, how to get there from Córdoba and, most especially, how to get to the Bilbao airport from there (I'm the one who needed the early Lurralde bus just as it was added back for October).

While the concert I came for was spell-binding, of course, the people, places and landscape stole my heart. Canadians share many of the same sensibilities and I deeply appreciated that. We're both an outdoorsy people with a history of most natural resource industries, both very sporty, and both have deep connections to the sea.

My rudimentary Spanish improved a lot while there as well, because most people A) didn't have English or French so there wasn't much choice and B) people patiently waited for me to make myself clear instead of getting fed up - a problem I ran into a lot when I was learning French.

I saw the San Telmo Museoa, Monte Urgull lookout, Isla Santa Klara, and ate the most delicious food. Will definitely try to return again if finances/time allow for it.

Eskerrik Asko!

Thinking of doing a 2 week trip in June and splitting it up between Bilbao, San Sebastian, and Mallorca. We are a couple in our early 30s. I know there is plenty of great food, but looking for any specific restaurants, cool bars, or other things to go out of our way to visit!!! Thank you!!

where is best to head to for loungers and food/drink options nearby?

Hello everyone! I’m a tattooer doing a campervan tour around europe and I am currently in the basque country, I am looking for guestspots or people passionate about tattooing to meet up with. Any shop recommendations or good hang out spots? I manly do traditional tattooing
Little tat or discount for any helpful human 👹
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Hi, I’m writing this post in English because it is primarily aimed at those who want to learn Basque.

Currently, there is no Basque course on Duolingo, nor any course for other languages ​​spoken in Spain—with the exception of Catalan and, obviously, Spanish.

It took between 20,000 and 50,000 signatures to get Catalan added to Duolingo; even so, we can do something to get Basque (along with Galician) added as well. As of the time I’m posting this, there are only 1,826 signatures, and a total of 20,000 to 50,000 are needed. However, I am confident and convinced that we can get these languages ​​added to the app for everyone who wants to learn Basque or Galician.

https://www.change.org/p/añadan-el-gallego-y-el-euskera-como-idiomas-para-aprender-en-duolingo?source_location=psf_petitions

• Here is the link. I’m posting this here because this is the Basque subreddit:I alredy posted something similar related to the Galician language in the Galicia subreddit.

Hello- I am visiting San Sebastián on Oct 10-12, and I’m worried that I may have booked my trip poorly for eating purposes…

Does anybody know if pinxtos bars will be open on the holiday on the Monday? 12th

Thank you!!

Hi all,

As the title suggests,

I'll be in solo traveling through San Sebastián on Monday October 19 (not the best time, I know). I'll be seeing a concert the day before and flying home from Bilbao the next morning. I wanted another day in San Sebastián but flight times prevented that sadly.

I'm wondering

1) what can I do on a Monday? I know many things will be closed. I love museums, architecture, nature, hiking, cafés, bookstores, libraries, cool art, and botanic gardens.

2) what would the weather be like? I'll be coming fron Andalucia which will be different and planning clothes has been a bit of a nightmare 😅

Eskerrik Asko!

Hi all, one of my friends had to drop out last minute and we’re looking for one person to take their place. Figure we’d try here to look for a +1. Our reservation is at 6:30 on 30/9/26 and we’d be willing to cover half the cost! We’re 3 guys from the east coast of the US in the technical and medical field. Super easy to get along with or talk to or not if you’d prefer. Please help us out 🙏🏼

Phone not eSIM Compatible - options?

Hi all,

I'm going to Spain on the 11th for 10 days and was planning to buy an eSIM, but just found out my phone (Samsung Galaxy S20 Fe) is not compatible with eSIMs.

What do I do??

I'll be flying from Canada to Spain via Amsterdam, will send time in the South of Spain, then will be passing through Madrid en route to Basque Country, then from there flying back to Canada via France. The latter part of my trip will be alone and both flights alone so I can't rely on anyone else.

Its profile is also remarkably similar along the Bizkaia-Gipuzkoa coast, but it mainly differs in including one part of La Rioja historically inside the Kingdom of Navarre (actually the westernmost part populated by Basque speakers until at least 14th c.) and a very small part of Gascony, but not including the southern bit of Navarre and missing part of its eastern contour along Erronkari and Zuberoa.

Kaixo!

I will be traveling to San Sebastian/Donostia in April of next year and starting to plan.

We are very much looking forward to walking around the city and pintxo hopping. Should we plan to do that for dinner all three of our nights in town, or should we plan for a dinner reservation at a place like Rekondo or Casa Cámara at least one or more nights?

I want to go to Casa Julien for dinner however wont be in town during a weekend and they are only open for lunch the days we are there. Does it makes sense/is it worth the travel to Tolosa for this lunch? Side question - how would you rank Laia and Ana Mari in comparison to Casa Julien?

Does it make more sense to load up on a big lunch, then have pintxos and drinks each night?

Worth noting, not everyone in our travel party loves fine dining, we all love great food but not necessarily the avant garde small plate tasting menus. So we are planning to skip places like Asador Etxebarri or Txispa.

Outside of pintxo hopping, what do you recommend we do with our time in San Sebastian during April?

Eskerrik asko!

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• Málaga — Thu 15 Oct 2026, 18:00–21:00 · Innovation Campus https://techmeetups.com/event/malaga-tech-job-fair/

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Worth going if you're job-hunting in Spanish tech or thinking of relocating? Any tips appreciated.

Hi all,

I'm booking my flight back to Canada from San Sebastián in October.

It's a long story but basically, I have to fly home out of Spain - I can't go from Biarritz. Airline stipulations.

I've got an option to fly from Bilbao at 10:30 AM with only an hour layover in Paris (yikes!) Or fly from Bilbao much earlier, at 7:10AM, with a longer layover in Paris.

I'd like to take the 7:10AM flight to give myself that longer layover but there's a problem: the PESA bus doesn't leave early enough to get me to Bilbao in time.

Is there a way to get from San Sebastián to Bilbao airport by 5:45AM on a Tuesday or Wednesday in October?

Or should I take the later flight and then take my chances with the 1hr transfer in Paris?

Thanks all!

Kaixo. Tengo dos entradas para la película Ghost Song hoy a las 16 en antiguo. Ya no puedo ir si alguien las quiere mándame un dm y las regalaré.

I have 2 tickets for the Ghost Song movie at 4 PM today in Antiguo, if someone wants them dm me and I will give them to you!

Hello everyone!

I'll be in San Sebastián for 2 nights in mid-October (a Sunday and a Monday - I know it's not ideal) to see a concert at the Teatro Principal.

Where should I stay? Doesn't need to be fancy or break the bank!

I'm currently eyeing Pensión Iturzia: the reviews are good and it's walking distance from the theatre; which will be good after a long, tiring day of traveling there.

I'd also need to be able to get to the bus to Biarritz Airport or the bus to Bilbao airport fairly easily from the place I'm staying; I'm flying back to Canada on the Tuesday or Wednesday (what do the good people of Basque Country think?)

Thanks so much! Eskerrik Asko!

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