Basque Border Crossings
Jun 18, 2007 | 8:50 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Basque Border Crossings
Will be spending a few days in San Sebastian in late August. Have hired a car for other purposes and am considering a day trip, possibly overnight, to see Biarritz and some of the French Basque countryside.
What border cross difficulties should someone traveling on an American passport expect? I presume I'll need to coordinate with rental car agency to obtain whatever tax stickers might be required. Considering the time of year and recent reports of unrest should I be expecting absurd queues?
What border cross difficulties should someone traveling on an American passport expect? I presume I'll need to coordinate with rental car agency to obtain whatever tax stickers might be required. Considering the time of year and recent reports of unrest should I be expecting absurd queues?
Jun 18, 2007 | 9:08 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2006
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I did this crossing last May and it was like going from Pennsylvania to Ohio... no great barriers. You may want to stop at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a great French Basque coastal town right after you cross the border into France and before you begin the ascent on A63 (the French side of the Spanish A8)
Enjoy
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Jun 18, 2007 | 9:16 am
#3
Join Date: May 2005
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Both France and Spain belong to the Schengen area so there are no border controls between the two countries.