Inside this plain and rather severe church, the raised choir is closed off by a beautiful wrought-iron screen, and a glistening gold reredos dating from the 17C. To the right of the main entrance, note the blocked doorway, the custom after a royal ..

This is a noble dwelling the façade of which is distinguished by its corner turrets and corbelled construction. Inside the old-Basque style is reflected in the straight run staircase. The manager of the Lohbiague ship probably had no idea of what was..

The town centre has a lot of character with its pedestrian streets (honouring Gambetta and the Republic) and Basque houses. The oldest house in St Jean is at n° 17 Rue de la République. Surprisingly it is built from ashlar stone, unlike its neighbour..

Yet another wax museum. This one illustrates events in the 17C in the Basque country, the treaty of the Pyrenees and the marriage of Louis XIV.

This amiable Louis XIII epoch building in brick and stone with its Italian galleries which look onto the port was the place where Marie-Thérèse waited for Louis.

Protecting the port from the fury of the ocean, in the heart of the Barre district, is a small strip of land on which the shipowners built their houses in the 17C. In 1749 a terrible tidal wave occurred, in which 200 houses were flattened and two-thi..

This is an important fishing port for sardines, tuna and anchovies (whales are sadly a thing of the past here), located at the end of the harbour that indents the Landes coast between Arcachon and Bidassoa. There are some sturdy sea-walls and breakwa..

This Basque farm will introduce you to every aspect of traditional Basque culture: making Izarra (a brandy-based liqueur); the history of Basque linen, pelota, traditional dancing, and craftwork (berets, espadrilles, flasks).