Complementary influences

Anglet, Angelu the Basque, far from relegating its share of Gascon culture to a bit part, makes a point of defending its importance.

It remains the ideal base camp from which to explore the authenticity of the Basque Country embodied by its close and more distant neighbours: Bayonne, Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Sare, Ascain or Espelette.

Can you quote the famous Basque triology of the inland villages?

In every one, you will find a church, a square and a fronton.

The further inland you go, leaving Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, the mountain passes of Cize et and the Iraty forest behind you, the more you will see the influence of the Béarn. The villages of Haute-Soule, Larrau, Sainte-Engrâce will make their appearance, heralding the mountains of the Pyrenees.

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