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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
St-Jean-Pied-de-Port is an attractive village overlooked by a citadel on the hill above. The village itself is in the valley below, on the banks of the Nive River.
Not a large town (pretty much one street) the town was at one time an important regional Basque centre, and also an important pilgrimage centre because of its position at the head of a pass through the hills en route for Spain and Santiago de Compostela. .
The old town, enclosed by stone walls, has a cobbled street of houses made from the local pink and grey rock - the houses appear little changed since their construction perhaps 400 years ago. Keep an eye open for the inscriptions above the doors of several of the buildings. The red church is also in the same rock.
The bridge at the bottom of the street is the best place from which to see the village, and the balconied houses over the river.
(There is a newer section to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, of less interest to visitors, outside the walls).
The region is very well suited to walking and cycling, the best way to enjoy the countryside around the town.
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