alistair sawday special places to stay in france::The basques have a long connection with the sea.Legend has it that the early basque economy grew on fishing and boatcraft.
They taught the world to whale and travelled across the atlantic long before any other europeans, bringing back cod from the north atlantic and peppers from the south.
Sare otherwise known as the basque republic of sare , sare is a beautiful and very typical basque town with two pelote courts and plenty of opportunities for eating the wonderful basque food.
There are lots of places to stay in the immediate area although they do get very booked up in the summer.
St john pied de port artist josetta da costa bray paints picture of basque houses.
Things to do biarritz pelote club.
Pelote was developed in the region and is the fastest ball game in the world, it is similar to playing real tennis.
Most of the big championships are held in july and august, often in biarritz or stjeandeluz.
Horse riding emmanuel fagoaga runs the riding school in the basque country, the school is based in sare, for further information tel: 05 59 54 28 94 or general information about this part of france french tourist board, 178 piccadilly, london, w1j 9al, tel: 09068 244123.
Theme music for the series is vasymimile by marc perrone, track 8 from the album, rough guide to cafe paris , published by rough guides , rgnet 1084 cd.
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