The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées Travel Guide
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Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City 2013
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A pelota-playing mayor in the province of Soule recently welcomed a group of travelers with the following announcements: the Basque Country is the most beautiful place in the world; the Basque people are very likely direct descendants of Adam and Eve via the lost city of Atlantis; his own ancestors fought in the Crusades; and Christopher Columbus was almost certainly a Basque. There, in brief, was a composite picture of the pride, dignity, and humor of the Basques.
The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées Hotels
From palatial beachside splendor in Biarritz to simple mountain auberges in the Basque country to Pyrenean refuges in the Hautes-Pyrénées...read more
The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées Restaurants
Dining in the regions of the Basque Country is invariably a feast, whether it's seafood, local lamb, or the famous migratory palombes (wood pigeons). Dishes...read more
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Things To Do in The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées
- 3-Star Best Western Plus Karitza Biarritz Fr $144+/Nt Save with Hotels.com, $14/night less
- Sofitel Biarritz Le Miramar Thalassa sea & spa in May: $567 & Up Save with Expedia, $328/night less
- Save $$ in Biarritz: Book Fr $320+/Nt — $320 Save with Hotels.com, $80/night less
- Save Big This May! Book 3 Nts in Biarritz Fr $117+/Nt — $117 Expedia
- $155 & Up: Cheap Biarritz Stay — $155 Hotels.com
The Basque Country, Gascony, and Hautes-Pyrénées Experiences
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Catch a wave in Biarritz: Today Biarritz is Europe's surf capital, a far cry from its start as the favorite watering place of Empress Eugénie... Read more
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The area around Biarritz has become Europe's hot-cool surfing center. The season kicks off big-time every summer with the Roxy Jam longboard... Read more
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Supping on the hearty regional cuisine makes perfect sense after a day of hiking the Pyrénées, which are best explored on foot... Read more
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If you are gonzo over games, you've come to the right place. Perhaps the best known and most spectacular of Basque sports is the ancestral ball... Read more
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News, Cruises
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Restaurants
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Trip Ideas
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· Forums Trip Reports
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I began planning this wonderful trip last September for my husband and I. Read more
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We avoided lines yesterday by taking a combination of RER B and bus 48 to the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Read more
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We had booked Paris Perfect Muscadet in the First for mid September, I got this email today, saying, basically, take it or leave it, we are offering you the Pomerol apartment because your original apartment/building Read more
