{"id":10510,"date":"2023-02-11T13:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/photo-diary-hondarribia-the-beautiful-seaside-town-in-the-basque-country\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:26:24","slug":"photo-diary-hondarribia-the-beautiful-seaside-town-in-the-basque-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/photo-diary-hondarribia-the-beautiful-seaside-town-in-the-basque-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos And Postcards: Visiting Hondarribia In The Basque Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

The name of the towns and villages in the Basque Country sure is a tongue twister! Luckily, they more than makeup for it in their sheer charm and beauty when you do visit so it’s definitely worth learning the name (and even a few Basque Country phrases<\/a> to get you started).<\/p>\n

Hondarribia is one said towns. After finishing breakfast at this brilliant little guesthouse<\/a>, we piled ourselves into a taxi and headed for Hondarribia – which was, thankfully, mere minutes away.<\/p>\n

Random fact:<\/em> Although Hondarribia is in Gipuzkoa in the Spanish Basque Country, it’s right on the border with the French Basque country so you can quite literally see France from your doorstep!<\/p>\n

As this is a photo diary, I will stop with the jibber-jabber now and start with the photos (I may have interjected from time to time though – I talk way too much and just can’t help myself).<\/p>\n

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We started off at the Parador de Hondarribia<\/a> – which is a hotel in an old historic fortress in the town. It still holds onto a lot of its history and is definitely worth popping into…<\/p>\n

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There’s that the view of France I mentioned earlier…<\/p>\n

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The cobbled streets across the town only do more to add to Hondarribia’s idyllic Basque charm… You could almost picture what it was like decades (even centuries) ago.<\/p>\n

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The church here is rather impressive (inside and outside) and has one of the longest church names I’ve ever heard  – Iglesia parroquial de Santa Maria de la Asuncion y del Manzano. Talk about a mouthful! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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That below, by the way, is made of reach shell. The hand-piece-thing holding it is about the same size as a regular hand so can get a sense of how big that shell is! There are two of these (one for both sides of the church)…<\/p>\n

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I’m such a fan of the cute side streets and alleyways strewn across the town…<\/p>\n

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How brilliant is this Barber’s shop sign? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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I may have had to pop back in to take one last sneaky look at the view of the harbour again…<\/p>\n

\"Photo<\/a>…before leaving Hondaribbia for our next stop – San Sebastian<\/a> (which is one of my favourite places not just in Spain but in Europe).<\/p>\n

Read more: Best things to do in Bilbao<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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12 Best Things To Do In Bilbao, Spain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n