Culture Basque Country

Contemporary and geometric, with its huge tower overlooking the surrounding area, it offers a refined design… The avowed goal from its inauguration in 2003? To make Irun the centre of the future eurocity with a common desire: combining the ports of Bayonne and Pasajès, as well as the airports of Bayonne and Fontarrabie! Ficoba, created by the architects Astigarraga and Lasarte, has an area of 3 exhibition halls of 5 000 m ², an outdoor space of 7 500 m ² for fairs and exhibitions as well as a parking space of 1 000 places. At the disposal of companies, nothing less than: a press room, 6 private offices for exhibitors, three main meeting rooms, an auditorium and three simultaneous translation booths. The hotel is of course equipped with a cafeteria and a panoramic restaurant for up to 500 people.

Inaugurated in 2011, the French Institute of Bilbao is a French language teaching center, as it exists in many countries with a French diplomatic representation. It also offers an interesting cultural program with exhibitions, film screenings and conferences, often in collaboration with the city's main festivals (ZINEBI, Dantzaldia, Bilboloop, BAD, Kalealdia, FANT).

This Way of St. James Interpretation Centre is housed in a former 16th-century palace in the historic heart of Orio. The first floor houses the offices of the municipal tourist office. On the second floor, an exhibition tells the history of the pilgrimage route and of Santiago de Compostela, with also legends, statistics... Finally, the third floor focuses on the two routes that run through the Basque Country.

You will find on this website the calendar day by day of cultural activities programmed in the city (concerts, theatre, dance, exhibitions, cinema, literature, folklore, etc.).

Created in 1918, the Academy of the Basque Language ensures the protection and promotion of '. It is present on all the territories constituting Euskal Herria (Historical Basque Country). The headquarters is in Bilbao, and there are delegations in San Sebastián, Pamplona, Vitoria and Bayonne. Within the Academy, members meet in working committees to study different aspects of the Basque language (grammar, lexicography, literature, etc.).