YOW - Made in the Basque Country

On the northern coast of the Iberian peninsula, there exists a place unlike any other on Earth. These lands feel drawn straight from legend, with jagged limestone mountains, endless windy expanses of verdant pastures, and a craggy coastline formed by the stormy Cantabrian sea. Euskal Herria, known as the Basque Country in English, is home to an indigenous group of people. The Euskaldunak - the Basques - possess a totally unique culture, world-famous gastronomy, and notoriously difficult language. In fact, Euskara - the Basque tongue - is a “language isolate,” meaning that it’s entirely unrelated to any other existing language. This alone reflects the strong and self-sufficient character of the region, which has fiercely resisted all types of colonization for thousands of years. But that’s not to say it isn’t inclusive. In order to identify as Euskaldun - as Basque - it does not matter where you’re from; you only need to speak the language itself. The Basque folk tradition is as rich as it is ancient. Th