bilbON Bizkaia Nº3 (otoño-autumn 2022)

bizkaia land of autumn

There are some places that stand out for a long summer. They boast sunny weather. Or snowy. And that’s fine. They all have a charm.

But autumn is a wonderful cocktail. Two parts mild summer and two parts balmy winter. Not all latitudes enjoy it, however. In Bizkaia,fortunately, it manifests itself with its complex personality characterised by pleasant temperatures, light rain and the scent of soil. The waves improvise their energetic ballet against the cliffs; the forests are dressed in gold and red on the slopes of Gorbea, in Urdaibai and Enkarterri the hedges of mushrooms and fungi appear in meadows and beech forests; the twilights and auroras compete in colour; the birds that seek wintering in Africa chatter in the wetlands; the streams hum downhill.

Kitchens smell of game and stew, corn cakes called ‘talo’ are toasted; friend groups sing under the eaves of taverns; museums, concert halls and theatres, cosy as they are, refine their programmes.

“Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard,’’ said Walt Whitman. He would have relished it in Bizkaia, land of autumn.

CONTENT

• Restaurante Antomar Jamón ibérico as a hallmark
• Flavors of Old Town
  The historic taste of Bilbao
• Visit a farmhouse-restaurant
• Do you know basque?
  Do you know basque?
• Flowers market Every Sunday, Flower Market
• Funicular de Artxanda
  Bilbao desde las alturas. Bilbao from above
• BEC Fairs, markets, concerts and conferences
• Bilbao City for autumn
• Teatro Arriaga
  Theatre in a magnificent building