Souraïde

• The Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur: nothing remains of the Romanesque building, if not his plan lying single vessel. It was completely rebuilt in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and the bell tower was added to it in the nineteenth. Labourdin of style, adorned with a remarkable period altarpiece and beautiful galleries. See all four windows dated to the early twentieth characters and signed Henri Gesta, master glazier in Toulouse and the paneling of coverage.
• The cemetery around the church, has discoid steles and tabular according to Basque tradition perpetuated since the dawn of time.
• The mayor of Souraïde is installed in a very old house (dating from the sixteenth century), formerly Priory Gostorro Elizaldea and parsonage until the beginning of this century (separation of church and state: 1905) before to host the town hall. It may be noted there among other huge beams of a length and an impressive diameter, placed wall to wall.

Three days of celebrations at the end of July.

• Close by: ocean, golf, pelota, rafting, climbing, many hiking and equestrian in the surrounding mountains.
• Do not miss:

• One of the most beautiful villages in France: Ainhoa ​​and Sare.
• Espelette.
• Home Arnaga in Cambo-les-Bains.
• Road Corniche Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Hendaye.
• No Roland and its history in Itxassou.
• Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

• Festivities around:

• April: about 24, Bayonne ham fair: a tradition since 1462. The fair welcomes craftsmen butchers and various exponents of the local gastronomy of the region to the tile on the mall Les Halles Chaho Pelletier.
• In May: in early Bayonne Days Chocolate. For historical heritage, Jews fleeing Spain fled to Bayonne with their know-how in chocolate, Bayonne became the Southwest chocolate capital.
• In June: 1st Sunday in Itxassou, feast of the Cherry. We celebrate the feast of the Cherry early June to Itxassou since 1949 when the first "Earth" holiday. Black cherries appeared along the paths of Itxassou from the twelfth century. In the nineteenth, they fed the homes of Bayonne, with an average production of 30 tons.
• September: around 26 in Cambo-les-Bains, Basque cake festival. Since 2002, competition for the best Basque cake, amateur categories and young professionals under 20 years. Throughout the day, the streets of the city: manufacturing workshops and sales Basque cakes and artisan booths, local products, artists, etc.
• October: the last weekend in Espelette Pepper festival. The small condiment known at the time mostly around Espelette had its place in the local cuisine. Over the years, the festival Pepper hit a wider audience. It hosts more than 20,000 visitors from the four corners of the hexagon.