The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrenees
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1. Brèche de Roland
Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookOne dramatic sight is 12 km (7 miles) west of the village of Gavarnie. Take D923 up to the Col des Tentes, where you can park and walk five...Read More
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2. Cirque de Gavarnie
Viewpoint/Scenic OverlookA spectacular natural amphitheater, the Cirque de Gavarnie has been dubbed the "Colosseum of Nature" and inspired many writers, including Victor...Read More
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3. Musée National du Château de Pau
Castle/Palace/ChateauPau's regal past is commemorated at its Musée National du Château de Pau, begun in the 14th century by Gaston Phoebus, the flamboyant count...Read More
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4. Musée Pyrénéen
Castle/Palace/ChateauThe château on the hill above town can be reached by escalator, by 131 steps, or by the ramp up from Rue du Bourg (from which a small Basque...Read More
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5. Petit Train de la Rhune
Tour–SightNot much on the Petit Train has changed since its inaugural voyage to the peak of La Rhune on June 30, 1924. Today, passengers still ride in...Read More
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6. Basilique Souterraine St-Pie X
Religious Building/Site/ShrineLourdes celebrated the centenary of Bernadette Soubirous's visions by building the world's largest underground church, the Basilique Souterraine...Read More
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7. Cachot
Historic District/SiteThe cachot, a tiny room where, in extreme poverty, Bernadette and her family took refuge in 1856, can be visited. ...Read More
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8. Cathédrale
Religious Building/Site/ShrineBuilt mainly in the 13th century, the Cathédrale (called both Ste-Marie and Notre-Dame) is one of France's southernmost examples of Gothic...Read More
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9. Église Orthodoxe Russe
Religious Building/Site/ShrineEugénie and her Carlist compatriots weren’t the only exiled royals to arrive in Biarritz. White Russians found refuge, too, turning the city...Read More
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10. Église Saint-Martin de Sare
Religious Building/Site/ShrineOne of the Labourd province's prettiest churches, Église Saint-Martin de Sare was built in the 16th century and enlarged in the 17th with a...Read More
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11. Église St-Jean-Baptiste
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThe marriage of the Sun King and the Infanta took place in 1660 in the church of St-Jean-Baptiste. The marriage tied the knot, so to speak,...Read More
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12. Grotte de Massabielle
Religious Building/Site/ShrineLourdes wouldn't even be on the map if it weren't for this deep grotto near the Gave de Pau where 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous first claimed...Read More
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13. Grottes de Sare
Tour–SightFollow the Sare Valley up to the panoramic Col de Lizarrieta and the Grottes de Sare. Just outside these huge caves, you can learn about the...Read More
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14. La Chapelle Impériale
Religious Building/Site/ShrineIf you wish to pay your respects to the Empress Eugénie, visit La Chapelle Impériale, which she had built in 1864 to venerate a figure of a...Read More
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15. La Grande Plage
Beach–SightBiarritz's urban beaches are understandably popular—particularly the fine, sandy strands of La Grande Plage and the neighboring Plage Miramar...Read More
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16. Les Bains du Rocher
Bath/Hot SpringThe naturally heated sulfur water here was particularly popular among 19th-century aristocrats who arrived in Cauterets to "take the cure."...Read More
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17. Maison de l'Infante
House/Mansion/VillaThe Louis XIII–style Maison de l'Infante, between the harbor and the bay, is where Maria Teresa of Spain—accompanied by her mother, Queen Anne...Read More
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18. Maison Louis-XIV
House/Mansion/VillaTake a tour of the twin-tower Maison Louis-XIV. Built as the Château Lohobiague, it housed the French king during his nuptials and is austerely...Read More
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19. Moulin de Boly
Historic District/SiteAcross the river is the Moulin de Boly, where Bernadette was born on January 7, 1844. ...Read More
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20. Musée Basque
Museum/GalleryThe handsomely designed and appointed Musée Basque on the right bank of the Nive offers an ethnographic history of the Basque Country and culture. ...Read More
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