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Ciboure
La Nivelle Golf. A land for playing between the forest and the valley,
bordering the Nivelle river. Its location offers magnificent
views of the sea and the mountains.
La Nivelle is not easy since it demands a lot of
precision because the land forms small valleys and is
continually in a uncomfortable position.
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Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Golf de Chamtaco. A field designed between a forest with small valleys.
Difficult and very diverse. It has two starts: 9 holes in the
forest and other 9 with obstacles in the water. The Greens are
considered the best of the region.
www.golfdechantaco.com
Souraïde
Golf d'Epherra. This rustic field is located in the
heart of the French Basque Country. It is located in an
exceptional landscape, 20 minutes from the coast. In spite of
its easy appearance and the calmness of its country environment,
this field may give you a few surprises...
Arcangues
Golf d'Arcangues. An exceptional environment full
with green hills, diverse landscapes and adventures...
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Bassussarry
Makila Golf Club. A long and varied path, with an
American style in a space full with sights of the Pyrenees.
www.makila-golf.fr
Bidart
Golf d' Ilbarritz. Near Biarritz, considered the
Capital of the French Golf. This center is considered the only in its
genre. All the shots, all the methods, all the obstacles of a real field
joined for a unique learning. A set of 14 hectares located in the border
of the sea allows the players, amateurs as well as professionals, to
train, improve, etc.
www.golf-biarritz.com
Biarritz
Golf Le Phare. This is one of the oldest fields in the continent.
Located in the center of Biarritz, it offers excellent playing
conditions. This field has the advantage of not being too difficult for
the player.
www.golf-biarritz.com
Anglet
Golf de Chiberta. Considered one of the top 10
fields in France, it is located on the border of the beach. When the
ocean winds blow, playing by the sea becomes one of the most interesting
things.
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City Hall
A neoclassic building, built in 1776. The first
floor is formed by a six arches porch depressed on pillars built in
ashlars. In 1983, when the facade was being fixed, some rests of old paintings appeared. Based on what appeared, Julio Caro
Baroja did the sketch for the reconstruction of those paintings and the
local painter Juantxo Larramendi was in charge of repainting it with
polychromes.
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San Esteban's
Parochial Church
A gothic church from the 15th century.
There is not too much left of its primary construction due to
the different wars that between the 16th, 17th
and 18th centuries devastated the village because its
frontier location. In its interior, it keeps the best romantic
organ in Navarra (three keyboards and pedal). It is the work of
the brilliant master Aquilino Amézua y Jauregui (native from
Guipúzcoa), who wanted to place his great work in the frontier,
to show the foreigners and the native what he was capable of
(1.895). Surprisingly, the three keyboards from the organ are
expressive, reducing the volume at will of the executer. It’s
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It is said that Amézua studied and practiced to
achieve its tone with throats of goats and sheep, and even with
human corpses in England. It is also interesting the choir
chairs that accompany this organ, built in two floors.
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Its
Streets
In its streets we can find very diverse architectonic
styles, although we will not see too many old buildings because
the town was set in fire and ransacked in numerous occasions by
the French.
In 1638 it was totally set on fire, and because of this the
oldest houses in the urban area are from 1639, several of them
with the dates. Two of these houses have written on their façade
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We should not forget of mentioning the floral decorations we
will find in the entire town, in balconies, as well as in
facades, walls or stairs.
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San Miguel
Bridge
When the new French occupation began on September 1st,
1813, the English regiment together with the Spanish fought the
battle for the Spanish independence and defense at the San
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The
landscapes
This village is located in a small valley surrounded
by numerous mountains such as Santa Barbara, Labiaga, Alto de
Lizuniaga, Larún and Alto de Ibardin, on the north-east area
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EXCURSIONS
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A walk through the old railway line of the
Bidasoa.
This railway was built in the 19th century
by an English company for the mines exploitation in the
surrounding mountains. The first journey was on February 1st,
1916 and the last one on New Year’s Eve on 1956. Next, the
railway disappears and after some time passed some stretches and
tunnels were restored until it became the path we nowadays can
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It is a soft route with no difficulties, however, it
is advisable to take a lantern to walk through the tunnels. The
complete route has about 11 km. walked between 3 and 4 hours.
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Ascending the Larun Mount (905 meters high)
You can go up by the old train as one day the
characters of the monarchy did, as the empress of France Eugenia,
when they came to spend the summer in the Atlantic coast.
Departures from Col de Sant Ignaci from 19th March to 5th
April and from 1st October to 10th November.
Closed Mondays and Thursdays. (15 minutes by car from the Hotel to
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Señorío
de Bertiz. A natural space with a Botanical Garden, the Center
of Interpretation of Nature and the Forest. Guided visits. (20 km.
from the hotel ). 2040 hectares of an Atlantic forest.
Selva de Irati. It is one of the most extensive and best kept beech-fir
wood spots in Europe, where you can find several intact areas of
the primitive jungle ecosystem. It has at least 17.000 hectares. |
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Roncesvalles. The main entrance to the Camino de Santiago towards
Spain. It is a hill with 1066 meters where several battles were
fought, between them, the ones of the Christian hosts of Charlemagne.
(2 hours by car from the hotel).
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And
besides...
A visit to the caves of Zugarramurdi, Sara and Urdax.
The Ruta del Hongo (Mushroom Route) in Elgorriaga.
A walk interpreting mushrooms and toadstools.
Walking.
This place offers the chance of going to different excursions through
the paths that were used in the old times by the smugglers. Following
these paths you will have the opportunity of arriving to old sales
that, lost in the woodland, feed the mountaineers. |
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OTHER
VISITS OF TOURIST AND CULTURAL INTEREST |
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Fuenterrabia |
San
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To relax and rest
- Serge Blanco Thalassotherapy Center in Hendaya (France).
20 minutes from the hotel.
- La Perla Thalasso-sport Center (San Sebastian).
30 minutos from the hotel.
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