{"id":7294,"date":"2026-04-13T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsas-mendi.geek-tonic.dev\/tourisme-pays-basque\/tourisme-ainhoa\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:24:20","slug":"tourism-ainhoa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itsas-mendi.geek-tonic.dev\/en\/tourism-basque-country\/tourism-ainhoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainhoa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Campsite near the village of Ainhoa<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

From our campsite in the Basque Country<\/a>, Ainhoa can be reached in around 30 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This traditional Basque village<\/strong>, perched in a vast green setting a stone’s throw from the Navarrese border, is one of the “Most Beautiful Villages in France”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourism in Ainhoa attracts visitors every year, who come to admire one of the most remarkable examples ofLabourdine architecture<\/strong> and discover a heritage that has been preserved over the centuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Discover<\/strong> the history and nature of Ainhoa 30 minutes from the campsite<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here you’ll find the classic village with its pediment, town hall, church and half-timbered Labourdin-style<\/strong> dwellings. Founded in the XIII\u1d49 century by Premonstratensian monks, this bastide-street was designed to welcome pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela<\/strong>. This hospitable vocation has shaped the village’s identity and remains inscribed in its stones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remarkably well-preserved architecture<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

To visit Ainhoa is to walk down a single main street that resembles an open-air museum. Traditional Basque houses <\/strong>from the XVII\u1d49 century line up their white facades enhanced by oxblood red or dark green half-timbering, perfectly identical with a few exceptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look closely: among these harmonious residences, a house with light-blue shutters and another with black half-timbering stand out, like charming intruders. These carved lintels indicate the name of the house, the date it was built and, in some cases, the occupation of its first occupants – precious evidence of the history of each home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous bastides<\/strong>, very fashionable when they were built in the XIII\u1d49 century, were erected side by side in the town center. The purpose of these imposing houses was to provide shelter for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela<\/strong>. Today, they are an important part of the town’s heritage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\"Basque Religious heritage<\/strong> and Maison du Patrimoine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church<\/strong> reveals all the charm of the Labourdin style. Typical of Basque churches, its carved wooden galleries surround the unique nave. Don’t miss the choir, with its sumptuous Spanish-influenced gilded wooden altarpiece. <\/p>\n\n\n

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