The Basque Country is rich in its history and culture, which has made it a bold and creative country. It draws its inspiration from its heritage and harmonious contrasts between the ocean and the mountains. This territory offers a guaranteed change of scenery just a step away from Spain, "the other side" or "the south", which influences the way of life. The natural spaces, its charm, its character and its identity, make it a little paradise.
To the east of the department, the Béarn Pyrenees, epicurean land, emotion or tradition where it is good to live :
A country of mountains with majestic peaks, plains, plains and hillsides where the vine is queen, the villages contain heritage treasures and gastronomic richness.
The 3 Pyrenean valleys of Ossau, Aspe and Barétous are home to playful, sporty playgrounds, home to rare animal and plant species.
Local specialties
From the tapas to the starry, through the Maîtres Restaurateurs and the Plates de Pays, the Basque Country and the Béarn Pyrenees offer a cuisine of the Southwest with its specialties, sometimes in the colors of Spain. Enjoy our good restaurants or in the gastronomic markets of our towns and villages.
To taste : Espelette pepper, Basque cake, chocolate, Bayonne ham, sheep's cheese, Gave d'Oloron salmon, hen in the pot, garbure, red or white wine (Madiran, Irouleguy or Jurançon ...) ...
Major events and venues
We could come to the Basque Country and spend our time partying ! Spontaneous or organized, villages or gastronomic, great festivals or sports meetings ... everything is a pretext to share moments of simple pleasures or intense emotion, to live new encounters.
Bayonne Festivals, International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA), Basque Cake Festival, Cherry Festival, Mauléon Festival, surf festival ....
The Bastide Clairence, Aïhnoa, Sare, the Bastide Clairence, the Bastide Clairence, the Bastide Clairence, the La Verna caves (the largest room in Europe) The forest of Iraty, the Gorges of Kakuetta ...
From the village festival to the international competitions all the pretexts are good in Béarn Pyrenees to meet with family or friends !
Human-sized festivals with the Cheese Festival, the transhumance of the shepherds and their herds towards the high pastures and their return from the summer pastures. Sporting events in Pau with the stars of Pau (elite riders for a complete 4-star riding competition), the world of canoeing, the Formula 3 Grand Prix ... The harvest in celebration: in the cellars of the winemakers of the Route of the Wines of Jurançon like those of Madiran ....
To visit or visit : Two "Pays d'Art and History" (Béarn des Gaves - Orthez and Pyrenees béarnaises), Pau city of Art and History, Artouste train, Aspe Valley, Vallée d'Ossau, the Valley of Barétous, the castles of Morlanne and Montaner ...
