Saint-Palais
Few places in the French Basque Country have a history as closely tied to the Kingdom of Navarre as Saint-Palais. Known in Basque as Donapaleu, the town stands on the Bidouze in the former province of Lower Navarre, between the Atlantic coast and the Pyrenean foothills. After the loss of Upper Navarre to Castile in the early 16th century, Saint-Palais became a centre of Navarrese administration north of the Pyrenees. Its streets and surrounding farm country belong to an inland Basque landscape of small holdings, rolling ground and long-established links between France and Spain. Pilgrim routes towards Santiago de Compostela have also passed through this part of Lower Navarre for centuries.
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Saint-Palais sits on the Bidouze River in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where the western foothills of the Pyrenees ease into the rolling countryside of inland French Basque Country. Known in Basque as Donapaleu, it became the capital of Lower Navarre after the northern part of the old Kingdom of Navarre came under French rule in the 16th century. Its compact centre reflects this administrative past, while the surrounding area is shaped by farming, small roads and Basque rural traditions. Browse other webcams across Nouvelle-Aquitaine to compare the landscapes and town settings of the French Basque Country.
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