Navarrenx
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Navarrenx claims to be the first bastioned town in France built on the Italian model: between 1538 and 1546 Henri II d'Albret had it ringed with walls designed by Fabricio Siciliano after the citadel of Lucca. The 1,818-metre circuit, with five bastions and the Porte Saint-Antoine, is free to walk, above a 13th-century bridge on the Gave d'Oloron, a salmon river crossed by pilgrims bound for Compostela.
Highlights
- A walk on the ramparts, with views of the Pyrenees
- The Porte Saint-Antoine, with grooves left by its drawbridge chains
- Salmon fishing at the Masseys pool and the fishing festival at Pentecost
- Rafting and canoeing on the Gave d'Oloron
- A stop on the Way of St James from Le Puy-en-Velay
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Navarrenx (FR), Navarrenx (EN), Navarrenx (IT)), Wikivoyage (Navarrenx). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,042
Things to see
Events through the year
- Fishing festivalCelebrates salmon fishing on the Gave, a highlight of the year
- Local festivals
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Navarrenx). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Navarrenx). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
6 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Campsites 2
- Hotels 1
- Hostels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Hot spring: Source de La Commanderiie · ~38 min by car
- Hot spring: Source Bazin - Tillot · ~38 min by car
- Hot spring: Source chaude de Camou "Lamina ziloa" · ~43 min by car
- Hot spring: Eau souffrée · ~47 min by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- La Bastide-Clairence · 42 km
- Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port · 43 km
- Roncal – Erronkari · 58 km
- Ainhoa · 60 km
- Ansó · 64 km