| Navarrenx | |
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| Navarrenx Town Hall | |
| Information | |
| Country |  France |
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| Regions | Pyrénées-Atlantiques Béarn des Gaves |
| Area | 6,21 km² |
| Population | 1 052 hab. () |
| Density | 169,4 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 64190 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 43 ° 19 ′ 18 ″ N 0 ° 45 ′ 34 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Navarrenx is a French commune located in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the South-West of France, in the region New Aquitaine. Navarrenx is located in the vast territory of Béarn des Gaves, halfway between the towns of Pau and Biarritz not far fromSpain and at the gates of the Basque Country.
Understand
Navarrenx is ranked among "the most beautiful villages in France "Since 2014 and is labeled" Country of Art and History ". It is the first labeled village of Bearn. Several criteria prevailed in the award of the label, including economic wealth and cultural activity.
The city is also the capital of salmon fishing on the Gave d'Oloron and it is also a stopover city on the way to Santiago de Compostela.
Navarrenx has a rich and prestigious history, linked to the lords of Bearn and Navarre. It is both a bastide and a fortified city.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Navarrenx was erected as a bastide in the 14th century and then surrounded by an imposing bastioned wall from the 16th century which made it the first bastioned city in France built on the then revolutionary Italian type.
To go
By car
Toulouse - Pau (Autoroute A64) exit 8 Orthez or 9 Artix.Bordeaux - Bayonne Autoroute A63 / Bordeaux –Pau Autoroute A65
By train
- Orthez station – 23 km
- Pau train station – 40 km
By plane
- Pau airport – 40 km
- Biarritz airport – 60 km
By bus
- Transport 64 ,
33 800 64 24 64 – Bus to Orthez, Pau, Oloron and Mauleon
Circulate
To see
- 1 Ruined
Military heritage
- 2 Saint Anthony Gate
- Battlements
- 3 Powder magazine
- 4 Military fountain
- Arsenal
Do
Whitewater sports
The Gave d'Oloron with its irregular beds and wooded banks is ideal for water sports.
- Rafting
- Canoe
- Stand-up Paddle
Peach
Navarrenx is also renowned for being a hotspot for salmon fishing. This king of the Gave is part of the heritage. Fished since the dawn of time, it was, from the end of XIXe century, the object of intense sport fishing practiced by Lords vacationing in our region. Salmon is fished in these specific places called "Pools", calm part of the Gave, between two currents, where it rests before continuing its journey upstream. To help him in this "upstream", the men have built "salmon ladders" which allow him to cross the steep drop in the dikes. In Navarrenx, this ladder was fitted out in the old passelis, at the Masseys pool: a legendary pool with its memorable past. The fishing festival celebrated at Pentecost is one of the highlights of Navarrenx.
Hiking and mountain biking
Many hikes are possible in the surroundings. Navarrenx is surrounded by rolling, green landscapes, through which the Gave winds. Also suitable for nature walks by mountain bike, many marked mountain bike circuits departing from the center of Navarrenx are offered in the countryside of Béarn des Gaves.
Other sports activities
- First flight in a hot air balloon – to fly over the slopes and valleys of the Gaves with a view of the Pyrenees.
- 1 Golf – and leisure complex in a large estate.
Paths of St Jacques de Compostela
The village is located on the Voie du Puy-en-Velay, which is the most frequented route for pilgrims to reach Santiago de Compostela. At the gates of Bearn, it is the last stop and the last stopover city before the Basque Country ...
To buy
Market days in Navarrenx: Wednesday morning and Sunday morning from June to September.
- The South-West, renowned for its well-being and eating well, has many addresses where you can find very good products. In Béarn des Gaves, around Navarrenx, the Erbin Farm in Angous, welcomes you to show you around the farm and the salting room and to taste a sheep's cheese with the Ossau Iraty appellation.
The butcher's delicatessen Brana offers a wide range of products and local specialties, canned or fresh (pâtés, andouille, sausage ...)
- As for delicacies, pastries, artisanal jams and jellies and other specialties will delight you.
- The Shakespeare Shop offers real English beer bottled and brewed with authentic ingredients.
- On the crafts side, cabinet makers, jeweler, painter, sculptor, photographer… will make you discover their unique know-how and their passion for creation and their profession.
Eat
- Good food is a tribute to the region's gastronomic tradition.
Restaurants, traditional inns, brasseries ... offer a gastronomic richness which can be explained in part by the variety of good local products. Some offer the country plate which is a gourmet encounter between local products and a chef who has magnified them. Some restaurants have the quality of the title "master restaurateur" and assure you of the excellence of the best professionals in traditional catering.
Have a drink / Go out
Among the city's events:
The craft exhibition on Easter WE The fishing festival at Pentecost The fire of Saint-Jean in June The local producers' market in July Local festivals in August Medieval days in August Tapas evenings during summer
Housing
In town or in the countryside, several types of accommodation are available in Navarrenx and its surroundings. Hotel, guest rooms, vacation rentals, camping, collective accommodation, lodges for pilgrims ...
- Beau Rivage Campsite
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Around
- 1 Gurs – The Gurs Camp 10 km away, the largest internment in the South of France during WWII.
- 2 Laàs – the principality 10 km away, with its Serbat museum, its castle of Enigmas and its Escape Castle.
- 3 Salies-de-Béarn – the Cité du Sel 30 km away, with its thermal baths, its salt museum, its crypt, its saltworks and the adjoining museum area.
- 4 Sauveterre-de-Béarn – medieval town 20 km away, with its important remains which bear witness to a privileged place of stay for the Princes of Béarn.
- Béarn des Gaves
