The Basque Block
Category: Cultural Attractions & Organizations
Grove St between 6th St & Capitol Blvd Get Directions
Boise, ID 83702
ONGI ETORRI!
WELCOME TO THE BASQUE BLOCK
Numbering about 16,000, Boise's Basque community is one of the largest such communities in the United States. Boise area Basques are very proud of their unique heritage like all other Basque communities, but the Boise and Treasure Valley Basques have a unique area to call their own - The Basque Block!
The Basque Block is one of Idaho’s most compelling examples of conservation and documentation of a living ethnic neighborhood. Located downtown between Capitol Boulevard and 6th Street on Grove, the Basque Block is comprised of two boarding houses - the Cyrus Jacobs-Uberruaga house, and the Anduiza with its unique indoor frontón court (jai alai, now pala arena), the Basque Center, the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Bar Gernika, Leka Ona restaurant, and the Basque Market...
The Basque Block occupies only one block in downtown Boise, but it is felt around the world! The Basque culture in Boise, Idaho and the surrounding region call The Basque Block home. And in many ways, it was home to many of the Basque emigres and immigrants who came to Idaho in the 1800's through the end of the Franco era in Spain. It was a place where they could find a bed, food of their home country Euskadi and keep the Basque language Euskera alive.
Upcoming Events
- Fiber Frolic Festival - in the Basque Block Saturday, Sep 24, 2022 10-4pm
- The Basque Museum & Cultural Center611 W Grove St (90 feet SW)
- Oinkari Basque Dancers601 W Grove St (100 feet SE)
- The Basque Center601 W Grove St (100 feet SE)
- Egyptian Theatre700 W Main St (498 feet N)
- Leku Ona Basque Hotel117 S 6th St (119 feet E)
- Home2 Suites202 S 6th St (365 feet S)
- The Grove Hotel245 S Capitol Blvd (417 feet W)
- Residence Inn400 S Capitol Blvd (751 feet SW)
- Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery610 W Grove St (78 feet NE)
- The Basque Market608 W Grove St (108 feet E)
- Leku Ona117 S 6th St (119 feet E)
- Bar Gernika202 S Capitol Blvd (163 feet W)