Spanish gate in Bayonne
April 17 in France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °CStart point of the Via Bayona is the Spanish gate in the Bayonne fort in the old town where the road leads towards Spain.
Start point of the Via Bayona is the Spanish gate in the Bayonne fort in the old town where the road leads towards Spain.
First site of the sea after a wet start and needing to hide under a car wash canopy for 20 minutes and a very pleasant walk around a lake.
On the coast looking towards the Spanish border. Surf is up!
A very picturesque and affluent holiday village of southern France with typical Basque architecture.
7 km into todays walk along the coast and have arrived in a very stylish coastal town of Saint Juan de Luc.
It has taken all day to walk from Guthary in France to Irun in Spain. It started damp but because hot and bright in the afternoon. Arrived at 17.00 and went straight out to eat. Most pilgrims in theRead more
On the way up the hill above Irun, only just in Spain.
Up at 547m with the bearded vultures, communication masts and with stunningly clear views towards France and the Bay of Biscay. It has been a savage climb up.
Some more views of the harbour from the albergue, including the ferry for tomorrow.
A pleasant walk up from the port of Pasias if you ignore the 360 steps up out of the harbour. Pasias has a historical whaling history and the locals still race a type of rowing boats that were usedRead more