Saint-Jean-De-Luz (Open All Year) St-Jean-De-Luz and Socoa N Le Petit Train Trackless Tram Ride to Discover the Town
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SWIMMING TRAIN AND BOAT RIDES n At the beaches in Guéthary, Saint-Jean-de- n Le Nivelle Luz and Ciboure, and the beach at Saint- Boat trips. Pée-sur Nivelle Lake. www.croisiere-saintjeandeluz.com n Swimming pools in Ascain, Sare (June to n Le Passeur September), Souraide (July and August), Sea shuttle between Ustaritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz (open all year) St-Jean-de-Luz and Socoa n Le Petit Train Trackless tram ride to discover the town. www.petit-train-saint-jean-de-luz.com SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ AND NEARBY VILLAGES HERITAGE ACTIVITIES GASTRONOMY CRAFTS n Guéthary n Sare Nappe Végétale Christine Bruniau: lessons in La Rhune train: rack-and-pinion railway engraving for textiles dating from 1924 takes you up to an www.nappevegetale.com altitude of 905m www.rhune.com n Larressore Makhila Ainciart Bergara: Visit the production TO coNtact US: workshop (traditional walking sticks), reservation required • Arcangues : • Urrugne : www.makhila.com +33 (0) 559 430 8 55 +33 (0) 559 546 080 [email protected] [email protected] • Ascain : • Ainhoa : n Saint-Jean-de-Luz +33 (0) 559 540 084 +33 (0) 559 299 399 Sacs Manufactoum: leatherwork [email protected] [email protected] www.sacs-manufactoum.com Saint-Jean-de-Luz • Ciboure : • Espelette : +33 (0) 559 476 456 +33 (0) 559 939 502 [email protected] [email protected] n Ascain • Guéthary : • Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle : Lartigue 1910 (Basque linen): guided visit +33 (0) 559 265 660 +33 (0) 559 541 169 upon request and reservation [email protected] [email protected] www.lartigue1910.com • Saint-Jean-de-Luz : • Sare : +33 (0) 559 260 316 +33 (0) 559 542 014 Simon and Simon: pearl bead workshop [email protected] [email protected] Guided visit FIND US ON OUR INTERNET WEbsITE www.simonetsimon.com www.en-pays-basque.fr FOLLOW US © Pierre Carton Photographers, Facebook : enpaysbasque Begi Kliska - Carole Pro - JC Rivas Partners with Basque Country Instagram : En Pays Basque_Euskal Herrian Tourist Information Office THE BasQUE coast aroUND SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ AND Nearby VILLAGES • Lurretik: Exhibition corner with 10-minute Typical inland Basque villages, an exceptional SAVE THE DATE! film on pimento pepper production, tastings. coastline, beaches for the family and fans of surfing Guided visit of the pepper fields on Tuesday : wood pigeon festival in October and paddle-boarding, lush green nature ideal for VISUEL • Ainhoa and Friday at 11am. • Ascain: village fête in mid-August, walks and hikes, and architecture that proudly Hasparren • Chocolaterie Antton: free visits of Pastore Lore festival in October displays its strong Basque character drawing on its the workshop and chocolate tasting. extraordinarily rich culture: these are the assets of • Ciboure: Xaltaian Best, music festival, www.chocolats-antton.com this region. Here, the mountains rub shoulders with beginning of July the ocean and provide boundless opportunities for a • Brasserie Arrobio: find out how the craft • Espelette: pimento pepper festival in multitude of activities. organic beer is made, direct sales from 8am October to 6pm. www.arrobio.com • Guéthary: village fête, end of August n LARRESSORE n Guéthary: dry-dock port, Saraleguinea • Saint-Jean-de-Luz: Andalusian festival Conserverie Bipia: guided visits of HERITAGE AND SITES TO VISIT Museum (drawings, sculptures, paintings) Pentecost weekend, Saint-Jean fête • and its park. the canning and bottling factory end of June, Tuna festival beginning of followed by a cooking demonstration n Saint-Jean-de-Luz: Saint Jean-Baptiste July, Ravel classical music festival end of n Ainhoa and Sare listed among the Most and tastings. Reservation required. Church, House of the Infanta, fishing port, August/beginning of September Beautiful Villages in France pedestrian town centre. www.bipia.com • Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle: village fête, end n Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, Pays House of Louis XIV: King Louis XIV stayed of June or first week-end of July d’Art et d’Histoire seal of approval here at the time of his marriage in 1160 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz • Sare: village fête, second weekend of n Ainhoa: bastide-street, Notre-Dame de www.maison-louis-xiv.fr September l’Assomption Church, Labourdine-style Botanical Garden: landscaped garden with houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, • Urrugne: village fête, beginning of species from around the world. discoidal steles in the cemetery September. www.saintjeandeluz.fr n Arcangues: church and its unique nave, n Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle: Saint-Pierre Church, grave of Luis Mariano, Théâtre de la Nature Labourdine-style houses, the old wash house GASTRONOMY n Ascain: Roman bridge, little port. n Sare: village square, Labourdine-style houses, Saint-Martin Church, the oratories n Biriatou: Saint-Martin Church, fronton Gâteau Basque, pimento peppers, sagarno Sare Caves: guided visit. (cider), tuna, anchovies, sardines, line-caught n Ciboure: Saint-Vincent Church, the house www.grottesdesare.fr hake, sheep’s milk cheese and black cherry where Maurice Ravel was born and Quai Ortillopîtz basque house: guided visit or jam, macaroons…. Just a few of the region’s Ravel, Bordagain Tower, fishing port and simple admission. www.ortillopîtz.fr mouthwatering specialities! marina, Socoa and its fort. n ESPELETTE n Espelette: Barons of Ezpeleta Château, pedestrian village centre • Pimento Pepper workshop: discover all there is to know! www.atelier-du-piment-espelette.fr n CIBOURE • E giategia – to discover the sea vinification process. Visits twice a day, at 11am and 4:30pm, from Tuesday to Saturday. www.egiategia.fr n SARE • Gâteau Basque Museum: visit to discover this mouthwatering treat, workshops... n Urrugne: Saint-Vincent Church and its www.legateaubasque.com organ, Notre-Dame de Socorri Chapel, Mt. Calvaire Chapel, Urrugne corniche n SAINT-PÉE-SUR-NIVELLE Château d’Urtubie: château belonging to • Pimento pepper farm: films screened in the same family since the 14th century. English and Spanish about growing pimento Visit of the château and park. peppers. Reservation required. www.chateaudurtubie.net.