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Explore the Basque art garden where nature meets outsize sculpture

Andreas Drouve, dpa
Sep 14, 2026
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Explore the Chillida Leku Museum, the Basque garden home to some 40 sculptures by Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida. (Andreas Drouve/dpa/TNS)

Andreas Drouve/dpa/TNS

Head to the gardens on a dry day and enjoy the lush greenery that is thanks to the Atlantic weather pattern. Atlantic maritime weather brings consistent moisture and mild temperatures, creating the ideal environment for lush, vibrant foliage. (Andreas Drouve/dpa/TNS)

Andreas Drouve/dpa/TNS

Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida's works are dotted around the grounds, beneath trees or out in the open, framed by the green grass of this spacious sculpture park. (Andreas Drouve/dpa/TNS)

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Andreas Drouve, dpa

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — His sculptures adorn public spaces around the world from the UNESCO headquarters in Paris to the German Chancellor's Office in Berlin, Plaça del Rei in Barcelona and the World Bank in Washington, D.C.

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