Bayonne, the capital of the region, at the junction of the rivers Adour and Nive, is a busy commercial town, with a long history. At every turn of the narrow lanes with their distinctive colombage houses that make up the town centre, you will come upon vestiges of the rich past that contributed to the growth of Bayonne. From the beginnings of the town fortifications in Roman times, of which certain elements are still visible, to the magnificent 14th century gothic Cathedral Sainte-Marie in the town centre and the ramparts and forts constructed by Vauban under Louis XIV, the rich historical and commercial past of Bayonne will enchant any visitor.

Bayonne is famous, amongst other things, for it's chocolate, for the excellent Bonnat museum of art, the summer festival (the Fêtes de Bayonne) and for the invention of the bayonet. There is so much to see and discover in Bayonne that it is well worth taking one of the guided tours organised by the Tourist Office.

Aix-en-provence
Ajaccio
Alp dHuez
Amboise
Angers
Annecy
Annot
Antibes
Arles
Arras
Avignon
Azay-le-Rideau
Bar-le-Duc
Bastia
Baume-les-Messieurs and Cirque
Bayeux
Bayonne
Berck sur Mer
Bergerac
Biarritz
Blois
Bordeaux
Boulogne
Bourges
Bracieux
Brienne-le-Chateau
Caen
Calvi
Cannes
Carcassone
Carnac
Ceillac
Chalons-sur-Marne
Chambord
Chamonix
Charlesville-Meziers
Chartres
Chartreuse
Chateau de Val
Chaumont
Chenonceau
Cheverny
Chinon
Cirque des Navacelles
Clairvaux
Clermont-Ferrand
Cognac
Colmar
Cons-la-Grandville
Corse
Courthezon
Deauville
Dieppe
Dijon
Dinan
Disneyland Paris
Domme
Dunkerque
Entraygues-sur-Truyère
Epernay
Etretat
Fabulous rivers
Fleville
Fontainebleau
Fontevraud
Fraisse-sur-Agout
Giverny
Gorges-du-tarn
Grenoble
Guilvinec
Hattonchatel
Hautvillers
Honfleur
Huelgoat
Ile dOleron
L'Isle sur la Sorgue
La Rochelle
La Roque Gageac
Langeais
Laval
Le Blanc
Le havre
Le mans
Le Sidobre
Les Andelys
Les Beaux de Provence
Lille
Lisieux
Loches
Lormes
Loue valley
Lourdes
Lyon
Mailly-le-Chateau
Marseille
Menton
Mesnil-Val
Metz
Meung sur Loire
Mirande
Mont Aigoual
Mont-saint-michel
Montpellier
Montpoupon
Montréal
Monts de l'Espinouse
Morbihan
Morvan
Nancy
Nantes
Nice
Nimes
Olhain
Orange
Orleans
Paris
Perigueux
Perpignan
Pezenas
Pic Carlit
Pontgibaud
Provins
Queyras
Quimper
Reims
Rennes
Rochebrune
Roscoff
Rouen
Roussillon
Saint Malo
Saint Remy de Provence
Sainte Croix en Jarez
Salers
Sarlat
Saumur
Sedan
Sixt Fer-à-Cheval
St livrade
St Pons de Thomière
St Tropez
St-Benoit-sur-Loire
St. Aignan
St. Etienne
St. Omer
St.Jean de Luz
Strasbourg
Tarascon-sur-Ariège
Toulouse
Tours
Train des Pignes
Trouville
Troyes
Usse
Uzes
Valencay
Valence
Vannes
Verdun
Vernet les Bains
Versailles
Vezelay
Villandry
Villeneuve-Loubet
Villerville