Guía para vivir y trabajar en Bizkaia

In the Basque Country food and drink are considered to be part of our culture. The extraordinary quality of the raw ingredients and the wide range of natural seasonal products have led to the Basque Country becoming internationally synonymous with good food.

The most traditional features are the wide range of "pintxos", traditional snacks which are ever closer to being miniature creations, the cider bars, the gastronomic societies and the food festivals which have seen the creation of the most cutting-edge dishes by the chefs forming part of the movement known as "New Basque Cooking".

Also worthy of special mention are the wines produced in Rioja Alavesa, created within the Denomination of Origin Rioja. In addition to its Rioja wine, the Basque Country has its own wines such as the Basque wine "Txakoli" from Bizkaia, Getaria and Araba, which has also received Denomination of Origin, and the cider with its many fans, particularly during the "cider season" which runs from January to May.