The magazine ‘Hemingway Traveler’ describes the journeys taken by Hemingway in each region, featuring the places known as ‘Hemingway’. It explains the development of the American writer and Nobel Prize winner’s ties to his beloved and admired Navarra, during his stays in Pamplona for San Fermin, Aoiz, Burguete; Orreaga / Roncesvalles, Selva de Irati; Lekunberri, Sunbilla and Tudela. In Gipuzkoa, he visited San Sebastian, Tolosa, Hondarribia, Irun, Txingudi Bay, Zarautz, Zumaia, Loiola, Deba (with its geopark on the Basque Coast), Markina, Etxebarri, Eibar (Armera Industry Museum). In Bizkaia he traveled to Bilbao, Ermua, Gernika, Urdaibai, Mundaka, Bermeo and Orduña. In Álava, Vitoria and Ollauri. In Iparralde he walked through the streets of Hendaia, and in La Rioja his stays are recorded in Logroño, Haro and Calahorra. The magazine presents photographs of all the locations that the writer visited from 1923 to 1960. Along with the images you can read Ernest Hemingway’s phrases highlighting the main characteristics and annual events of those municipalities. Recipes from some of the oldest restaurants in each region is also included – Gipuzkoa, Alameda de Hondarribia (1880); in Navarre, the Benta Miguel, from Ventas de Arraitz (1800);  in Bizkaia, Los Fueros de Bilbao (1878); in Álava, El Portalón de Vitoria, which has been a post house and inn since the 15th century; and in La Rioja, Casa Terete, in Haro (1877).

That the American writer and Nobel Laureate Ernest Hemingway was in love with Gipuzkoa and its bordering territories is no secret. uniqueness of Ernest Hemingway as the thread of its storyline, connects the links between Euskadi, Iparralde, Navarra and La Rioja through a variety of proposed trips and getaways. The places, people, parties, and customs that the Nobel Prize winner knew in these three neighboring autonomous communities left a strong mark on both his life and his writing. These experiences went beyond those of  San Fermin which Ernest Hemingway made famous through the world with his first great novel, published in 1926 ‘The Sun Also Rises’ (titled ‘Fiesta’ in its Spanish version).

Where Are We?

Hemingway had a gift for finding places with a unique flavour and identity of their own — and our “Heming-WAY” territory is no exception.

It spans three distinct cultural communities with more than 3,000 years of history to uncover, nestled in the angle formed by the Bay of Biscay and the Franco-Spanish border. In less than 300 kilometers, you’ll travel through:

• Two UNESCO biosphere reserves

• One of Europe’s best-preserved ancient forests

• A European Cultural Capital and a European Green Capital

• Some of the world’s most beloved festivals

• A dazzling variety of landscapes — from Atlantic beaches to vineyard hillsides — plus a culinary scene renowned across the globe.

All this lies within a short trip from Europe’s great cities: 6 hours by train from Paris, 4 hours from Barcelona, 3.5 hours from Madrid.