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Basking in the Bounties of the Pays Basque

October 2-11, 2010 - Space Available

Have a small group? We can schedule a tour.

Distinctive & delicious regional cuisine, unique culture & architecture, a splendidly varied countryside including world-class seaside resorts, atmospheric fishing villages, surf-fringed cliffs, sandy beaches, deep-green mountain valleys, charmingly tranquil rural villages, vivacious small cities replete with medieval quarters, cathedrals & cobbled streets.  It’s all there for your enjoyment in the French & Spanish Pays Basque.  This nine-day trip will provide six fortunate guests with a fine taste of this delightful region.  In France we will visit Biarritz, Bayonne, St. Jean Pieddu Port, Bidarray, Ixtassou, St. Jean de Luz & Espelette.  In Spain, we visit San Sebastian, Spain’s ‘hot’ culinary mecca, resurgent Bilbao and the stunning Guggenheim museum.

Patisserie L. Raux, Bayonne, France - Play The Video

        

Highlights of the trip will include:

  • A guided visit to Les Halles in Biarritz with a personable chef.  After learning about the uniquely Basque seafood, Jambon de Bayonne, Espelette peppers, ewes milk cheese, wines, gateaux Basque & myriad other goodies, we will enjoy a cooking ‘party’ to prepare a delicious multi-course lunch with seasonal foods from the market. 
  • A leisurely gastronomic lunch crafted from seasonal Basque products at Ostapé, a luxe secluded hill top auberge in Bidarray.
  • Exploring vibrant markets & historic quarters in Bayonne, St. Jean Pied du Port, St. Jean de Luz and San Sebastian. 
  • Visits to culinary artisans, including a vigneron to taste & learn about the region’s distinctive Irrouleguy wines.  And we will enjoy a dégustation of Basque cheese & charcuterie.  We visit patisseries and chocolate shops to sample Basque specialties.
  • In San Sebastian, one evening is devoted to a Tapeo, a ‘tapas crawl’ where we will dine and drink in the legendary tapas bars in the atmospheric ‘old quarter’.
  • Shopping for Basque table linens, espadrilles, pottery & other regional treasures.

Basking In the Bounties of the Pays Basque is limited to six guests.  Included: three-star hotel double occupancy (two nights in Paris, four in Bayonne, three in San Sebastian).  Daily breakfast.  Meals & tastings as detailed in itinerary.  Round-trip TGV from Paris to Bayonne.  Transportation in the Pays Basque in a comfortable minivan with a local driver.   Optional: during our free day in San Sebastian guests can visit nearby Bilbao to tour the extraordinary Guggenheim museum, and Bilbao’s Old Town, or, enjoy San Sebastian at will. 

Price:  $3,795.    Deposit: $375     Single supplement available.

Interested? Contact Sally:  sally@yourgreatdaysinparis.com or call 781 391 6183
   

 

  

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