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High mountain trails, Pyrenean passes and exceptional panoramas around Irún — Hendaye · Return.
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- Bidasoa
- Hondarribia
- Bay Panorama
The loop is complete — return to the Bidasoa. From the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and back: Via Pirineo is a complete circuit.
Irún — Hendaye · Return — etapa emblemática en el corazón de los Pirineos
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- Bay Panorama
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Passes & Mountains
The passes around Irún — Hendaye · Return
240 m
16 km
Col de Lizuniaga
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Petit col frontalier dans le Pays Basque, reliant Sare (FR) à Bera/Vera de Bidasoa (ES). Itinéraire bucolique au cœur de…
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847 m
39 km
Puerto de Belate (Velate)
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Col navarrais sur la N-121-A reliant Pampelune à la vallée du Baztan et la frontière française. Passage routier majeur d…
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Events in Irún — Hendaye · Return
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April
Bayonne Ham Fair
🇫🇷 Bayonne · 2 km · 0h05
The oldest fair in the Basque Country (1462). 10,000 IGP hams on display during Easter celebrations.
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October
Espelette Pepper Festival
🇫🇷 Espelette · 2 km · 0h05
The last weekend in October, the entire village turns red. Mass, blessing of peppers and AOP market.
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October
Basque Cake Festival
🇫🇷 Cambo-les-Bains · 2 km · 0h05
The festival dedicated to the Basque cake with traditional recipe competitions, pastry chef demonstrations and direct sales. Exhibitors in the center of Cambo-les-Bains, 10am–7pm.
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