Basque Country, in Spanish País Vasco, lies in the north of Spain. It is made up of 3 provinces: Araba (spanish Álava) capital Vitoria-Gasteiz (also capital of the País Vasco) Álava lies in the south of the País Vasco making it a perfect destination for your Spain holidays from Travelmatch. It borders on the provinces of Burgos, La Rioja, Navarra, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya. Within Álava is Treviño, an enclave in Álava which is part of Burgos province in Castilla y León. The province has mountain peaks reaching 1481 meters. The capital of this province is Vitoria, which is also the capital of the País Vasco. The province consist of seven district: Añana, Ayala, Campezo, Laguardia, Salvatierra, Vitoria and Zuya. Bizkaia (spanish)Vizcaya, capital Bilbao Vizcaya lies in the northwestern part of the País Vasco. Vizcaya borders on the provinces of Cantabria and Burgos to the west, Guipúzcoa to the east, and Álava to the south, and on the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay) to the north. The coast line if this province is 154 km long. There are the river-mouth of Bilbao and the river-mouth of Gernika (Urdaibai). The coast is high, rocky and there are small creeks. In the central part of the province you find the main river's valleys of Nervion, Ibaizabal and Kadagua. The Nervion flows from south to north from Orduña, the Kadagua from west to east from Ordunte, and the Ibaizabal east to west from Urkiola. The Arratia River streams to the north from Gorbea. In the south are mountain ranges, which form the water divide of the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins. From west to east these mountains are divided in Ordunte (Zalama, 1390 m), Orduña (1100 m), Gorbea (1481 m) and Urkiola (Anboto, 1296 m). The highest mountain top in Vizcaya reaches 1481 meters. The capital of this province is Bilbao. Roughly 35% of the population lives here. Other important cities are Barakaldo, Getxo, Portugalete, Durango, and Balmaseda. Guipúzcoa capital San Sebastián. Guipuzcoa is located in the northeast of the País Vasco. It is the smallest province is Spain. It borders on the provinces of Viscaya and Álava, on the autonomous community of Navarre, on the French Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and on the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay). Its coast line is 92 meters long and there are mountain tops of 1551 meters high. The capital of the province is San Sebastián, where about a quarter of the population lives. The city lies in the northeast of Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, close to France. San Sebastian's beautiful coastline makes it a popular beach resort. Other important cities in this province are Irún, Errenteria, Zarautz, Arrasate, Eibar, Tolosa and Beasain. Shaded Relief maps of the provinces in the Basque Country
