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Basque Country: 5 good reasons to go to Guéthary

village located between Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Guéthary has only 1350 inhabitants year round. But, even if it is the smallest village on the Basque coast, it has serious arguments to seduce summer visitors. The village opened up to tourism in the middle of the 19th century, with the arr ...

01
Mar
2023

The Espelette Pepper Festival

A party that is full of excitement. The "Fête du piment" in Espelette is one of the most beautiful festivals in the Basque Country. This village, known as the capital of chili pepper, celebrates its AOP condiment every year in October. The festivities take place on the last weekend of October, un ...

16
Oct
2015

Cannes is awarded the City of Surfing label

Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the French coastline is not short of surf spots. Surfing enthusiasts know of course the cities of the Landes and the Basque Coast, such as Hossegor, Guéthary and Biarritz... But did you know that the craze for this discipline has also spread to the Mediterranean ...

04
July
2022

Getaria in the Spanish Basque Country: 5 must-sees

lead to the port. Here you can admire an image of Piety which dates from the 16th century. 4- The port of Getaria Like many coastal towns in the Basque Country, Getaria was once a fishing and whaling village. This town in the Spanish Basque Country can also boast of being the birthpla ...

10
June
2021

Let's go to the sea with Doisneau : a photo exhibition in La Rochelle

o the rise of Seaside tourism in the 1950s and 1960s. These images also show the photographer's interest in fishermen, whether tuna fishermen in the Basque country or sardine fishermen in Brittany. The author of the famous Baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville immortalized them with the same empathy and ...

13
Aug
2021

Tourism in France: the 5 favorite villages of the French for a weekend getaway

iago de Compostela! This very touristy destination located less than an hour from Biarritz is also one of the most picturesque villages in the French Basque Country. View this post on Instagram A publication shared by ?????? (@x2p) On site, you can visit its famous Va ...

30
Mar
2022

I Clean My Sea: a mobile application to track waste at sea

itz, tourists and residents alike can report trash floating on the surface of the water through a dedicated mobile app. This seaside resort on the Basque Coast chose this solution for its simplicity and effectiveness. The success of this waste detection and reporting system relies on the mobiliza ...

23
Aug
2022

Murders in...: 5 things to know about France 3's collection of crime novels.

duo. Before the anniversary episode Nouveaux meurtres à Saint-Malo, Antoine Duléry and Claire Borotra investigated together twice, in Meurtres au Pays basque and Meurtres à Guérande! 3- She has highlighted 15 French regions to date. In the collection of "Murders in...", the criminal cases, as g ...

02
May
2023

Garden: 5 unusual facts about bell peppers

ocados, bell pepper is usually sold in the vegetable section, but it is actually a fruit. It is mostly used in savory dishes such as ratatouille and Basque piperade, although it can have a sweet taste, especially when it is red. This plant belongs to the large family of Solanaceae, which includes ...

31
July
2023

Sport logging: a sport that brings the wood.

een a federation in France for 15 years, but it only has 200 members. While most French people are not yet interested in competitive woodcutting, the Basques are familiar with this type of competition. In fact, there is a local version of logging called "trontza" in the Basque Country. It is a Basq ...

22
Aug
2023

My House, My Story: the new show by Stéphane Bern on France 3.

gazine "Ma maison, mon histoire" highlights these unknown treasures: traditional character dwellings such as an Alsatian half-timbered house, a typical Basque house or an earthen farm. No one was better placed to host this program than Stéphane Bern, a great lover of heritage and owner of the form ...

29
Aug
2023